IT IS WHAT IT IS???

Have you ever prayed or asked someone to pray for you about something, then about ten minutes later; you say something contrary to your prayer?

I was talking to the Lord tonight about a predicament that I was facing. I had taken a few steps to work it out but was not feeling like it was going to change. I said, “Lord, I don’t know if this term fits this situation or not but, ‘It is what it is.’ Meaning, it’s the way it is and you [I] can’t change it. Its hopeless, just deal with it.

I said this in ignorance because after I thought about what that term means I had to recant that statement.  I said, ‘Wait a minute…that doesn’t apply to my life.’ It’s not what it is. It’s what God says it is.

I forget sometimes that nothing is too hard for God. It’s like I give Him easy stuff and I hold on to more challenging things with worry. You take care of that God but I’m going to worry about this one.  Why is it so easy to forget how mighty our God is? I forgot who I was talking to. Lord, forgive me for forgetting how great You are; that You are looking all over the earth to see who You can show yourself strong to.

The entrance of Your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple.

Psalm 119:130, NKJV.

God’s words bring light. That means it brings hope to dark, hopeless situations.  It brings insight. It causes you to take a look from another direction, taking a different point of view. My statement was indeed ‘simple’ but it eventually caused me to pay closer attention to the words that I speak. I can’t afford to speak words that imply that things are so hopeless that they can’t be changed.

I’m an optimistic person. Not only is the glass half full, my cup is meant to be running over. 

Are You Thirsty?

It's a lot of people walking around thirsting for God and don't realize it. I have been there myself. Doing all the right things, church, bible study, etc but really neglecting God. Not spending time in the Word or praying at home but going through all the motions at church. During these times, I get so frustrated because things are not working out in my life. Or shall I say working out the way I would like them to. I remember a mentor talking to me about how Christians can starve from not reading the Word. She said when believers go without reading their bibles their 'spirit man' begins to starve. Initially, they don't even realize it. Days turn into weeks and weeks turn into months and they haven't touched their bibles. The 'spirit man' just starves because it grows from you reading and meditating on the Word. Can you believe that many go and try to pray for someone else in this condition? I have to raise my hand because I've been there and done that; pouring out and not replenishing myself with the needed prayer, worship, and bible reading. Talk about running on "E". That's when the frustration comes in and we begin to carry burdens that should be casted over to the Lord. His yoke is easy and His burdens are light. So if you recognize that you are thirsting for God's presence when you are doing all the 'church' stuff, take an inventory to see if you're doing what really matters. What really matters is spending time with God. If you're thirsting, then He is missing you, too. Listen to Marvin Sapp's Thirsty (Reprise) to get a feel for what I'm talking about.