Growth

One of my best friends from college and me had a very intriguing conversation regarding the growth of people. However I read my bedside blessing afterwards and it said the following:

God uses an infinite of vehicles in the process of helping us grow. I do not know of any means that leads to instant growth. I've never met anyone who became instantly mature. It's a painstaking process that God takes us through, and it includes such things as waiting, failing, losing, and being misunderstood--each one calling for extra doses of perseverance.


Christian growth comes through hard-core, gutsy perseverance.

Apply your heart to discipline and your ears to words of knowledge. --Proverbs 23:12

Therefore it is clear to me that the only way for us to grow as Christians by having hard-core, gutsy perseverance no matter what. I must persevere through all things that come my way so I can achieve the goal that God has set forth for me. This is the only way to do that and I am thankful that God is helping me grow each and every day of my life. My Growth in life and with God occurs when I persevere through the bad and ugly just like it is good in order to see better and brighter days. This is what is expected.

Burnt Biscuits

I was forwarded the message below in an email and it related to my quest to figuring out love & I'm thankful for God each & every day I wake up because of the message & theme of burnt biscuits meaning to accept the good, the bad and the ugly in all relationships in life.

Burnt Biscuits When I was a kid, my mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then. And I remember one night in particular when she had made breakfast after a long, hard day at work. On that evening so long ago, my mom placed a plate of eggs, sausage and extremely burned biscuits in front of my dad. I remember Waiting to see if anyone noticed! Yet all my dad Did was reach for his biscuit, smile at my mom And ask me how my day was at school.. I don't Remember what I told him that night, but I do remember watching him smear butter and jelly on that biscuit and eat every bite! When I got up from the table that evening, I remember hearing my mom apologize to my Dad for burning the biscuits. And I'll never Forget what he said: "Honey, I love burned Biscuits." Later that night, I went to kiss Daddy good Night and I asked him if he really liked his Biscuits burned. He wrapped me in his arms And said, "Your Momma put in a hard day at Work today and she's real tired. And besides - A little burnt biscuit never hurt anyone!" Life is full of imperfect things....and Imperfect people. I'm not the best at hardly Anything, and I forget birthdays and Anniversaries just like everyone else. But what I've learned over the years is That learning to accept each others faults - And choosing to celebrate each others Differences - is one of the most important Keys to creating a healthy, growing, and Lasting relationship. And that's my prayer for you today. That you Will learn to take the good, the bad, and the Ugly parts of your life and lay them at the Feet of God. Because in the end, He's the only One who will be able to give you a relationship Where a burnt biscuit isn't a deal-breaker! We could extend this to any relationship. In Fact, understanding is the base of any Relationship, be it a husband-wife or parent- Child or friendship! "Don't put the key to your happiness in Someone else's pocket - keep it in your own." God Bless You..... Now, and Always.... So Please pass me a biscuit, and yes, the burnt One will do just fine.!.!.!.!

I Still Believe She's the One

I know the song by Bishop Trotter, "I Still Believe", is about believing in God--the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. However, I can't help but realize that I still believe she's the one for me because I don't want any other girl to have my kid yet alone to marry. I want her and only her. So every time I hear this song, I can only say I still believe in the Lord and I believe the Lord will help me move past her or will move us back to each other. Regardless I still believe in you God and know that you are making the right decisions for me regardless of what they may be.

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I Still Believe

Bishop Larry D. Trotter

I Still Believe Lyrics

Lead 1:

I may not be at the place i wanna be
but i have the faith
to believe beyond what i can see
and in those time when life
seems to get the best of me
I will be strong
I keep holding on
Even though there are some things to come
that have not yet appeared
I will find strength in midst of all my tears

Chorus:

I still believe
Regardless of what my past may be
I have victory
I will outlive my pain
and start over again
I believe

Lead 2:
I come too far for me to give up on my dream
I wont let my past interfere with what God has for me
See I have decided to start over again
I will be strong
I keep holding on
Even though there are some things to come
that have not yet appeared
I will find strength in midst of all my tears

CHORUS


VAMP:
If I lost everything
I still have Jesus
That's enough to
Start over again

CHORUS

I will outlive my pain
and start over again
I believe

Feelings & Insecurities

The story of my life and why I am trying to figure out love is because of my feelings and insecurities that I used to have. As much as I tried to tell myself that I wasn't insecure I was with her more than you can imagine and she was with me. So when I saw the quote below, I knew it spoke to me and her.

Actions don't break up couples, feelings and insecurities do! 

Still I am truly happy to say that my feelings and insecurities led me to have actions that resulted in me hurting her and her hurting me. Therefore it was our feelings and insecurities that made it difficult for us to survive. I know it is hard to accept but I know it is the truth. I miss her dearly but now that I'm with God, I know my feelings and insecurities are going away thanks to my belief that God is with me.

I'm seeking to be told "Well Done"

"Well done is better then well said." --Benjamin Franklin

I've been telling people that I want God tell me well done. I've told everyone that I live to hear the words "Well Done," at the pearly gates because God is who I am seeking to please. I don't want to hear well said but I want to hear my Lord tell me, "Well Done, come on in." Therefore I seek to hear those words from God and I seek to serve him every day that I am able to wake up. Thank you God for being in my life.

Fate

Meeting you was fate, becoming your friend was a choice, but falling in love with you was beyond my control. -Unknown 

I know for fact that it was fate that I met her. I know meeting you was fate and I'm thankful for that. I know that becoming your friend was a choice or should I say being my friend was a choice but I know that falling for you was beyond my or your control. It was all God and I know that God wanted us to be apart of each others lives for a reason and it wasn't to hurt each other but to show that we both needed God more so than we needed each other.

I know that it was fate that God allowed us to edge him out by putting each other above him but now that we are apart, God is showing me that no one is above him because without God there is no such thing as love. Thus, I know I told you I was in love with you but that is not possible because I didn't know what it was but I am figuring it out each and every day as I go forward in life. God is truly wonderful in how he works and I only hope that you are learning the same things I am learning from our break up which is to go to God and get in his kingdom.

Without God, Our Week Would BE

Without God, our week: Mournday, Tearsday, Wasteday, Thirstday, Fightday, Shatterday and Sinday!

God is truly good and great because without God, we would probably have the days of the week named as they are above. I know yesterday was Friday and God helped me win a new digital camera at a training I was at and many people in the training probably wanted to fight me for it because they were jealous and mad they didn't win it. However because of God, Friday's are not Fightday's but they are Friday's. So I'm thankful with God and that God is over our weeks and days. I'm glad that I don't have to mournday, tearsday, wasteday, thirstday, fightday, shatterday and sinday because God is with me & is doing great things for me as I walk with the Lord all day everyday that I am on Earth.