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God is in the Storm

Sharon recently discovered that her marriage wasn’t what she had thought. For years she believed the words of her loving husband when he would say he loved and adored her. Around the third year of marriage, she felt uncomfortable, a sense of invasion, and eventually, she became empty.

The covenant was invaded and her spirit felt that something left. Sadly, Sharon would experience those same invading feelings thru the years. They would come and go and each time they were present, her spirit knew there was another among their union.

Recently, Sharon became aware that all those feelings and suspicions were in fact true and the storm came crashing in. The reality of what she suspected came true, it was no longer an illusion. How sad is it for someone’s life to come crashing down and find themselves standing alone wondering how did they get there? A person may ask why or how could this have happened?

The Storms of life are just that way; all seems to be smooth sailing and all of a sudden (so we think), this big wave comes into a person’s life and just consumes their world. They can’t help but focus on the storm.  They sometimes spend countless hours, days, weeks, and even years trying to understand what has happened. They feel like there is no relief in sight.  It sometimes feels that the wave is so big that it has wiped them out.

That wave is called your circumstance, your pain, your disbelief, your discovery, etc. The circumstances that come at you so fast that you just can’t think. Everywhere you turn, it crashing into your soul and you feel consumed with emotions. A person can get lost when they keep playing what has happened over and over in their mind.  Sometimes it feels like the waves multiply so rapidly that it magnifies the pain.

We find ourselves looking up and ask… Where is GOD! Why didn’t He stop this from happening! Why did God do this to me! We may blame God for our tragedies instead of those who caused the tragedies. Sometimes a wave is part of God’s plan to wake up his children. But rest assured God has been in the Storm all along. In fact, He knew we would experience these tragedies before we were even born.

So how do we handle such tragedies emotionally and spiritually? Especially when you have tried so hard to ensure you stayed on course to do what God’s word says. The truth is, we can be in the will of God and still go thru a storm. As I once heard a pastor say “A storm is always designed to increase your faith to give you a deeper experience with your Heavenly Father”.

Scripture tells us that Jesus himself said we would go thru trials and tribulations … John 16:33 says “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” You see, storms may not be pleasant, but they do come with a purpose.

This well-known pastor once broke down the three folds of a Storm.

Circumstantial Storm: This is when it’s out of your control. During this phase, a person feels helpless and sometimes hopeless. They can’t do one thing to change what has transpired. They have to accept what has happened and their starting point is post-tragedy. This is especially hard for those born to be natural leaders.  

These leaders are the ones that people rely on when they are going thru life’s difficulties.  They are the ones that people look at and admire for having it together.  Therefore, when they experience this out-of-control emotion, they find themself standing alone in shock at what has transpired.

Terrified of the Storm – It’s a storm of emotions. Your worse fear has become a reality and you have to face it. You may have played it in your mind thru the years on how you would handle the situation if you ever faced it. Then that day arrives and you find yourself in disbelief, and maybe even frozen in emotion.

Storms come in all shapes and sizes such as what Sharon had to face. Others are facing financial decisions such as should they stay in a company because of a recent job requirement (financial stress can be terrifying). No matter what your storm is, you may find yourself fearing the unknown which can be overwhelming.

Theological Storm – The spiritual storm.  When the circumstances are out of control and the emotions are going crazy, then they start to question where is God.   You start to ask.. where were you God? Why did you let this happen? I have been praying to protect me from this and now I am smack in the middle of the very thing I have always prayed wouldn’t happen. Why God Why?

Here’s the truth. For those of you that have read the story where Jesus and his disciples got in a boat, Mark 4:35. Scripture says, “As evening came, Jesus said to his disciples, Let’s cross to the other side of the lake. v36So they took Jesus in the boat and started out, leaving the crowds behind (although other boats followed). v37But soon a fierce storm came up. High waves were breaking into the boat, and it began to fill with water.”

The disciples panicked as outlined in v38The disciples woke him and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?” Now think about it, the SAVIOR was sleeping, these disciples have seen Jesus do all kinds of miracles and yet in the midst of the storm, they doubted. Jesus was asleep on purpose.

Look at v35 again; He said “Let’s cross to the other side of the lake”. But what happened to these men of God? THEY kept their eyes on the storm. THEY focused on the circumstance at hand over His Promise, which was they were going to the other side.

We either believe His promises or we don’t.  He already said let’s cross to the other side. His disciples took their eyes off on what He said and focused on the storm. Jesus wasn’t sweating the storm, but they woke Him up to tell him to look at the storm and Jesus wasn’t having it. He knew his purpose was not done. Just like your purpose is not done, even if you are facing a storm.

So what does Jesus do? Verse 39 tells us “Jesus woke up, he rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Silence! Be still!”  Suddenly the wind stopped, and there was a great calm. v40Then he asked them, “Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith?” They had the answer in their boat and He demonstrated that even in the Storm. We need to be still and know He is God and He will guide us. His plan will come to fruition if we continue to trust Him.  

Search His Word regarding your storm, meditate on His promises so that you can remind yourself that He is in control.  His promise doesn’t change because of the Storm. We have the answer, we just have to choose to believe His Word, which will build our faith in Him. 

As for Sharon, her storm is big, the waves are still splashing and sometimes overwhelming but she knows without a doubt that the promise given to her in Psalms 147:3 “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds“. She knows that Jesus is in the boat and she knows HE will take her to the other side and He will do that for you too!  Selah.

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Christianity DOESN’T guarantee a life without challenges

It’s incredibly interesting how christians have been viewed through the years as people that shouldn’t struggle. If they do face challenges, then whispers of gossip begin and blame the christian. I’ve heard many people say things like…

“If they are christian, why are they going through that?”

“I thought christians believed in a God that wouldn’t let them get sick.”

“God must be punishing them for that tragedy to happen to them.”

“Just look at who they are talking to; I thought they were a christian?”

The judgements goes on and on. It’s as though christians are to be immune from life challenges. Therefore, if a horrible sickness falls upon a christian then it’s the christians fault for not having enough faith. The truth of the matter is; Jesus who is the Son of God himself said…. we will face challenges.

John 16:33 (NIV)

33 “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”

Throughout scripture, there are countless challenges a believer in God had to endure and still do to this day. Just because he or she chose to say yes to God doesn’t mean they get a get out of jail free card on tribulations. Take Noah for example; God chose Him to basically help Him end the world because it was so full of evil (Gen 7).

The first challenge I see was that Noah was over 500 years old! He had to build an arc by hand to house every living creature. He had to secure food for each animal and his family members not knowing how long he would be in the arc. He had to search for specific materials in order to build it exactly the way God intended the arc to be. Can you imagine the ridicule he endured from everyone around him?

By the time the floods came, Noah was a ripe old age of 600 years. It rained continuously for 40 days and nights. Scripture says that the water was on the earth for one hundred and fifty days (Gen 7:24). Imagine building an arc and having faith in following Gods specific instruction so this big boat wouldn’t sink with everything and everyone in it. Talk about faith!

Then you have another guy by the name Joseph. Scripture tells us that his father Isreal favored Joseph over his other sons because he was born to him at an old age (Gen 27:3). Unfortunately, Joseph’s brothers took notice of their fathers love and favor and they became jealous. They also didn’t like the dreams Joseph was sharing which basically told them he would rule over them some day.

So what did they do? They decided to sell their brother and he was eventually taken to Egypt. The brothers turned around and lied to their father and told him he was killed. Talk about having a bad day when your own family sells you off out of jelously and claims you’re dead!

Then there’s Moses; a guy who didn’t want a platform of speaking publicly let alone challenge a Pharaoh. However, he like Noah chose to obey God and did things the way God wanted him to in order to accomplish His plan. He did it afraid and knew how powerful his God was and still is.

We can’t forget about King David. The guy sneaked his way on stealing someone else’s wife and made sure her husband was put away. He was king, he could have had anyone but he chose this route and tried to cover it up. To this day, scripture identifies him a man after Gods heart. He obviously had some challenging lust issues he had to get passed.

Others such as Daniel, who was placed in a lions den to be a hot lunch. Then you have Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego who were placed in a human furnace just for not bowing down to an arrogant king. All these men mentioned were God followers. Those that chose to worship the creator of the universe and yet they faced some serious challenges.

There are many others throughout scripture that faced their fair share of messes. Therefore, It makes no sense to me when people make silly comments about christian as though we are supposed to be exempt from tribulations. In fact, having faith in a God you don’t see can be challenging at times. Humans in nature want something tangible. They want to control and see the answer coming at them.

However, true christians have to chose to refuse their fleshly desires and ask God for help. They choose to believe that no matter what the circumstances are, God is in control. Even though they may see everything spiraling in the natural, they know God is still in control. They choose to place their burdens and fears in God and believe what His words says about the situation.

We also have to make a choice on giving up those so called pleasures of life that are not lined up with His word. Making a daily decision to turn away from habits that we viewed as fun knowing we shouldn’t be doing. We sometimes have to cut off people that contribute to our lives a negative way, which can be particularly challenging.

Yes, being a christians is not a walk in the park. We do get sick; we do have financial problems; we have debt; we sometimes experience failure. We have many challenges in this life with one major difference; we serve a God that has given us unlimited wisdom. All we have to do is apply His wisdom to our lives consistently so that we know we are headed in the right direction.

We must choose His direction .. DAILY. I have experience many times throughout my life that the world can be falling apart and walked in peace knowing that God is in control. He is our protector; our guidance, and our Savior. He gave us his Holy Spirit to speak to us in His still small voice. His scripture reminds us not to be anxious for anything but in everything we should pray and when we do, He gives the greatest gift of all… PEACE (Phil 4).

There is nothing like having sound guidance in your life that can prevent you from having to go around that same mountain of mistakes year after year. Think about that… people that keep dating the wrong person over and over and keep ending up with the same heart aches. People that keep hiking up credit card debt just to be a slave every month. People that want to keep up with the Jones when they don’t have the means too. Get away from that mountain and follow Gods word!

Jesus made that path for us to be able to talk to the Father and we have His word that give guidance for EVERY SINGLE challenge we can encounter. Therefore, we already know we will have trials and tribulations in this life, why try to figure it out ourselves if we already have the answer in His word?

I would rather face challenges in this life and not rely on myself and know that my success rate will increase in all areas of my life. Keep looking up and know God does have all the answers!

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Me with Legions?

I am Legions

Spiritual forces… what are they? Do they exist? Some critics say there aren’t any spiritual forces and that things just happen with no outside influence. Others strongly disagree based on their personal experience or belief system.

There have been many reported accounts where people have experienced firsthand how real the spiritual world is. I happen to be one of those individuals.

I recall at the age of 16 when I attended a prayer group that was led by a woman named Linda. Linda was a woman of faith and her goal in life was to share her faith in the Gospels.

Linda was a petite woman who was bold as a lion and her teachings were on point. One night she taught the group about keeping our spiritual guard up. She said we needed to watch out for people who were wolves in sheep’s clothing. She outlined scriptures on how the evil ones are always looking for ways to take someone out by any means.

She also said that the evil ones will always look for someone to do their dirty work. Their goal is to influence any soul that is willing to listen and carry out their plan. If you think about it; what would drive someone to take an innocent life or steal? Wouldn’t those actions be considered evil? Absolutely!

After her teaching, I spoke with her and asked if these spiritual influencers could be easily recognized. What she said next has stuck with me until this day. She said “oh Mija, the devil will never come to you in his true form, he will always come to you in a beautiful way and in a form that you desire. This is why you have to keep your guard up. You have to discipline yourself to hear God’s voice so He can reveal to you if its a wolf or His blessing. Just because it looks good doesn’t mean it’s always good”.

As the years passed, I have seen numerous miracles in my own family that has convinced me that we truly do have an awesome God. On the other hand, I’ve witnessed some really crazy evil manifestations proving the reality of an evil existence. In fact, I experienced one of these manifestations, and let me tell you it’s nothing to play with. This particular event happens to a friend by the name of Darin. One night around eleven pm Darin called, which was really odd since he had never called that late before.

He was confused and begged me to go over to his house because something was not right with his girlfriend Sandra. When I arrived, I felt something creepy as I approached his door; it was a bad feeling. I knew I was about to walk into something spiritual and not in a good way. Darin opened the door and he had a look of concern, confusion, and fear.

As I walked in, I saw Sandra and she was positioned on all fours like an animal. She was breathing hard and just staring at us, but she didn’t seem like herself. Darin looked at me speechless and I said “she is possessed”. Darin gave me a look as though I had lost my mind and he immediately went to his girlfriend in an attempt to snap her out of it.

What happened next floored both of us. His small 120-pound girlfriend overpowered Darin which stunned both of us, especially since he weighed around 210 pounds and he was all muscle. As the evening went on, this “spirit” would do things like turn her eyes completely black. She would beg for help and at one point she convinced Darin to kiss her and when he did, he began to bleed. This thing would laugh and say “I did that” in a crazy voice like the one in The Exorcist movie.

I called some of my friends and placed them on speaker while they prayed. This spirit inside Sandra would look at the phone and tell my friends about their past! Here’s what’s crazy; Sandra had never met those friends but yet she (it) was telling them these things. When I asked my friends if what this thing was saying was true, they said yes! Needless to say, it was one long crazy, and freaky night.

It was literally 3 am before it seems like Sandra was herself again. All she could say was she was tired. A few days past and Darin brought her to my house and wanted me to tell her what had happened. Darin said he tried to tell her but she didn’t believe him. She said she didn’t recall anything, which was interesting. I began to tell her the things that were said and how these spirits described why they were there.

It called itself Trinity because there were three. She apparently went through some traumatic things when she was younger because her mother kept her in a place where she was not safe. The people in that environment were drunks, addicts, and perverted which basically invited these spirits in. When I told her specifics things the spirits had said, she broke down. She said she had never told a soul about those things and she wanted to know how to get rid of them.

Sandra admitted there were times through the years that she would black out and she said that night was one of those nights. I told her “girl, that was no blackout because it was all full of action that night!” I felt bad for her since I had no idea how to help her. I suggested that she talk to her pastor to give her guidance on how to get rid of those spirits.

That encounter showed me that there may be situations where unwanted spirits make their way in and sometimes you may not even realize it. All this time she thought she suffered from blackouts and in reality, these Trinity spirits were hanging out deep within her soul. She wasn’t an evil person; she was a really nice gal who happens to have a deep secret and she felt it was best to keep that secret under wraps. Unfortunately, she had no idea this was happening to her.

So how do Legions come into this? Let’s turn our eyes to a scripture that will unveil some truth regarding this spiritual world. Mark 5: 1-11 (paraphrasing) There was a man who lived in the tombs of a nearby town. The people of this town recognized this man as having evil spirits in him. He was described as uncontrollable and has incredible strength.

At night, he would be heard crying out as he would cut his tormented self. One day Jesus arrives and as he steps out of his boat, this guy comes flying out of the tomb and bows down before Jesus. This man shouts and says “What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God?

In God’s name don’t torture me!” 8:Jesus had said to him, “Come out of this man, you impure spirit!” 9:Then Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” “My name is Legion,” he replied, “for we are many.” 10:And he begged Jesus again and again not to send them out of the area. 11:A large herd of pigs was feeding on the nearby hillside. 12:The demons begged Jesus, “Send us among the pigs; allow us to go into them.” 13:He gave them permission, and the impure spirits came out and went into the pigs. The herd, about two thousand in number, rushed down the steep bank into the lake and were drowned.

I bolded some keywords in those scriptures that are significant in terms of the vast number of spirits and how they were addressed. First, they recognized authority and knew they couldn’t win when this authority was on the scene. Second, they were afraid of this authority and had no choice but to obey whatever this authority directed them to do. Third, it showed there can be a whole lot of these spirits living in one person based on how many came out and went into the herd i.e 2000 pigs.

So what’s considered an evil spirit? That easy, what’s against morals, and what action do people act on that keeps them disconnected from the Creator? Maybe actions like i.e. addictions, pride, manipulation, etc? Do you really think those have no linkage to the spirit world?

Just because you aren’t throwing up pea soup and not spinning your head doesn’t mean you aren’t being influenced by the spirit realm (those of you who have seen The Exorcist know what I’m talking about). Evil spirits always want to influence you for one goal only; to draw you away from the truth of God’s word. Like Linda mentioned, “they will never come to you in their true form”.

The devil and his demons don’t MAKE you do anything, BUT they can INFLUENCE you and you can CHOOSE to follow their lead. So my question to you is… DO YOU HAVE LEGIONS? What could some legions name be? What about greed, foul mouth, lust, fornication, self-absorbed, pride, judging, stealing, false accusing, addictions, cheating, love of money, gossip, murder, and not only in the physical, what about murdering someone character?

What about being a glutton? This doesn’t only apply to food, it applies to anything in excess. What can’t you do without? Have you ever asked yourself why? You may have an influencer that you keep giving access to in your life. What about sexual immorality; do you really think its the right thing bouncing from one person to another?

What about lies? The bible describes the Devil as the father of lies (John 8:44), so who is the influencer there? What if you carry all these things and act on them in one day? What are you allowing to influence you daily? So I ask again, do you have Legions? It’s time to do some serious soul searching to figure that out. Recognize those areas in your life that you know need changing.

I challenge you to not only recognize but act on changing those areas. Claim that authority and quit agreeing with the “evil” influencers . Recognize them; resist them and by doing so, your life will change in a prosperous direction. Looking in the mirror is not a bad thing. You will never change anything you aren’t willing to acknowledge. Something to think about as we go about our day.

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The Mind Drives The Action

The struggle is REAL

You hear so much about the thought process and how it impacts your life, decisions and destiny.  There are slogans like; you are what you think; think positive; think happy thoughts; you are much stronger than you think, and the list goes on and on.

So what’s the big deal on this concept of thinking and why should we consider it a vital part of either our success or our failure in life?  That’s a question I’ve asked myself and I have to say, there is a whole lot of truth on how thoughts do in fact impact our life.  As I’ve research this topic, I must admit… one of my key resources on this is the Bible.

This book has so many life wisdoms that have proven to be true.  If you want to know what love really is, you may be surprised how much action is involved.  If you want wisdom on financial wealth, marriage, bringing up your kids, how to be honest, having integrity, confidence and more.  The Bible has it all.  

This book of wisdoms has been challenged, debated, fought for and archeologically tested.  Makes one wonder what all the fuss is about regarding this book.  The Bible has been on the best seller list for decades.  In fact, based on Guinness world records, it states that around 2.5 billion copies were printed between 1815 and 1975, but more recent estimates put the number at more than 5 billion.

With that said, for the purpose of this subject I want to point to a scripture in Romans 8:5.  This scripture says our living is based on what we set our minds on.  Either on fleshly desires… meaning I want what I want regardless of how or who it impacts.   Spiritual desires, which means bouncing our wants against what we know deep inside is the right thing to do.  At least that’s how I describe it.  So lets look at that scripture I mentioned above. 

8:5 For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit  set their minds on the things of the Spirit.

One word that jumps out at me in that scripture is “set”.  That spoke volumes to me because setting your mind on something will produce a result, ALWAYS.  If you set your mind on losing weight, you will begin to take action on achieving that.  

If  you set your mind on being financially free, guess what ….you will begin to look at your finances, establish a plan of action and eventually get there.  This works in pretty much every situation; even those that aren’t good choices such as i.e. having an affair.  It’s not like people wake up and say… hmm I think I’m going to screw up my marriage today… ahhhhh

It starts with those passing thoughts of dissatisfaction in your current situation.  You may say to yourself that you’re bored, not excited with your partner at the time, maybe you just had a disagreement and all kinds of negative thoughts start roaming through your head.  It ALWAYS starts with a thought and that’s how you “set” your mind.

Let’s take this affair subject and break it down.  When you think on negative thoughts, that’s when you’re open to be influenced.  You then “notice” that another person understands you; you find yourself welcoming those compliments; you convince yourself to have that “”innocent” lunch or dinner.  All this is happening while your future is being written in a direction that will be revealed to you and the world (your family and friends), and it all started with a thought.

In this case, that person just set their mind on their fleshy desires.  See how that works?  The result of that person setting their mind contributed to the family being broken, kids devastated, trust going out the window, anger flying everywhere and many times feeling like a failure. Crazy thing is, when a “new” relationship starts this way, its starts on a sandy foundation of lies and deception (sounds like a winner relationship huh?)

Many people who are in the early stages of this situation allow negativity to take place in the mind.  They mindlessly welcome “justification” to the thought party while they sing  the “I’m so happy now” song.  They continue this path until the curtain is drawn back and realize that it was nothing more than a facade of a happy ending.  Like I said, they want what they want regardless of who it impacts.  Get the picture?

Don’t give the kids SUGAR!!!!

Have you ever seen kids on sugar?  They are hyper as heck and talk your ear off!  They can get out of control and run all over the place.  Imagine having three, four or even ten kids on sugar!  If you want to settle them down, just imagine herding cats!  It will wear you out!

Well lets think on that same analogy with our thoughts.  They come rushing in and running all over your mind.  Here comes the I want food, then his buddy judgement makes the scene, and we can’t forget entitlement.  Next thing you know pity party made it with Ms. gossip and all of the sudden in the background you hear Beyonce’s song (crazy in love) in the mix of those thoughts!

You can’t get anything done because all these “kids” are running around your head and then realize the whole day has passed and nothing has gotten done.  Then you have the lazy kids that just sit around in your head and repeat the same ole stuff daily with the… If I had a million dollars I would.. If I could win the lottery I would do this or that.  If I lost weight I would feel this or that… If this, if that..

These kids are out of control and never accomplish anything because they are allowed all this sugar. Stop the SUGAR!  Sugar will kill your present and future.  Here’s the thing, when you let these thoughts run crazy in your head you will wake up one day and look back and realize how much time has been wasted.

On the other hand, some people accept this as being a part of life so they end up living a life of physical or spiritual mediocrity.  How sad is it to waste your present and future all because of allowing those kids to run your life.  What’s even sadder is that you HAVE control on how to direct those kids but choose not to.  Our thoughts need to be guided, settled down and told what to do.  They need to be evaluated and measured to ensure its the right thing to focus on.

How do we measure what is right in our thought life?  Well, that’s why I mentioned the scripture earlier on fleshly versus spiritual guidance. We are all born with both and I choose to measure my thought process on the spiritual because for me it’s a wise choice.  Don’t get me wrong, I’m not perfect in this action but I do strive to pause daily and pray for this guidance.  

I have fallen victim in having all kinds of kids on sugar and I can say, its exhausting and a waste of time. This life we live is truly short.  Think about it, we can live through twenty, forty, sixty and if we are blessed eighty summer seasons.  When I put it in that context; it really drives home how short really life is.  To waste that time on mindless thoughts would be, as kids say… Stupid. 

So now what?

Now anyone with any level of common sense knows that our desires can get us in a whole lot of trouble.  We don’t think about the impacts of our thinking, especially if we developed habits or ignore the fact that our thought process has anything to do with our current situations.

For example, If you think you’re not worthy of love; you will never experience it.  Regardless if  love came knocking at your door, you wouldn’t believe it because you “thought” your way out of it.  There is no mystery to this concept, there is no need to make this deeper than what it is.  You really do think your destiny into existance.

Oh I know that sounds like a lot of hosh posh but if you take a moment and reflect back on that last bad mood…. were you dancing with the thought?  The more you thought about a situation that made you upset, you became more upset because you set your mind on that event that made you upset.

Unfortunately, many people continue this cycle which can last for years, or worse, for their entire life.  As you continue this cycle you also set it in motion for this to take root in your heart.  When it reaches your heart, that result is hard to remove which makes change challenging.  Now here’s the kicker on negative thoughts;  sometimes people don’t think they are negative.

Let’s say you have a habit in thinking of you becoming a millionaire and you play it out in your head on what you would do. You think how you would spend the money, how you would help your friends and how you would help your community and church.  Sounds harmless right?  Just think all that goodness if only.

The thought process is playing in your head and a feeling of euphoria kicks in… ahhhh wouldn’t that be wonderful; if only.  Then you add to the process and start asking God to bless you with this “desire” you have in your heart. You go on to say to yourself “God bless me and place this fortune in my hands and I will prove to be a great servant”. You continue to think those thoughts of…..if only.

This thought process goes on for days, months and maybe even years.  On the surface, there is nothing wrong with this.  What’s wrong with someone wanting to be a millionaire and share their wealth?  What’s wrong with thinking that way?  Where it turns wrong is the time you spend on that thought process.  If you find yourself spending the majority of your time thinking about being a millionaire, then where’s the time to do what God wants you to do?

Where is that time where you are connecting with God?  You see, it’s important to be align with God and His desires.  It may be that He leads you into a path of extreme wealth, and that’s okay.  But in this case, if your wealth is your only light and your not spending time with the light… there is a disconnect. 

I will admit, I’ve been caught up in this thought process where it seemed that it was groundhog day.  Same thought, different day resulting in not getting closer to God.  So thinking about what we are thinking about is important. 

However, the “why” behind the thought is key and we must surrender our thought life to the Lord so that He gives us wisdom…  wisdom to act on the thought according to His plan.  We should rely on His knowledge and wisdom as He puts it in Proverbs 3, which is another great scripture.  

5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.  7 Do not be wise in your own eyes fear the Lord and shun evil.  8 This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones.  9 Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops; 10 then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine.  11 My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline, and do not resent his rebuke, 12 because the Lord disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in.[b]

I don’t know about you but that scripture sure does take the pressure off of me in having to figure everything out in this life.  The bottom line is that we need to pay attention to to what we are thinking about.  Catch those sugar racing kids that keep running around in your mind.

Take a pause and evaluate why those thoughts keep coming around and ask questions like; is that helping or hurting me in any way?  Is the thought or thoughts a bad habit or do I need to act on it?  Do I rely on certain thoughts as an escape?  If so, of what? Or do I need to place some action with that thought and if so, start today. 

Have a great and prosperous thinking day!