#ItsTime

#ItsTime

Have you ever felt like you are floating through life unable to settle in on your purpose in life?  Does that feeling make you unable to sleep, focus, or breathe?  Unwilling to commit or afraid to move forward in things that seem trivial to you?  Well, I've been there, done that and bought the tee- shirt, as they say.  I feel that personally, I have gotten to that place where I haven't seen the desired results as quickly as I've wanted them. The result has been my non-committal attitude and often shrugging off the very things I used to love and have passion for.

The question is, are we trusting God in the process, enough to step out on faith to the point where we feel that there's no more footing left?  Right now I am in a place in my life where I am trusting God, leaning upon His arms, and following His Word even more. I am not doing so solely for the "payoff", but because I want to show Him that I hear him, and I want to be obedient.  Obedience is much better than the alternative, which is sacrifice. When one is bombarded literally on a daily basis, or reminded of their purpose in life... it should make one wonder...how do I get to the next step, the next level? The bigger question is... "is it my time?"  I offer that nothing in this life is guaranteed, but I am reminded that if God said it, we can count on it... He will do just what He said.  Just continue to write the vision, make sure that it is very clear and YOU most of all know where you're headed and what you're called to do.  I am encouraged on today, I hope this encourages you too.

Peace and Blessings!

~LaShawna

#Facetime

#Facetime

 

As a young teenager I used to sing on our local church choir.  We’d sing until heaven’s gates were opened, and the angels themselves came and sat in the pews and danced alongside the saints in the aisles of my home church as a girl.  What a wonderful time we’d have!  I always felt the presence of God there on Sunday’s and Friday night services… and Tuesday evening bible studies, etc.  Our faces shone bright with the glow of God’s powerful presence and His anointing.  Now… when I was in my teen moments of angst… say, I had maybe gotten scolded by my mom prior to church for maybe not listening, or fully handling a responsibility that was required… or someone said something funny out of their mouth to me in church…or someone hit an off note in the musician’s corner or that note didn’t quite meet the mark… or even our pastor at the time said or sang a little something that sounded off … my countenance changed…(as teens tend to do). I'd be on the choir... with a sour face. My mother would look at me and some others… and they’d say, “Fix your face!”…I’d sigh and really try… try is the operative word.

I was never one to hold onto my expressions and pretend. I still do not today. I am not a “great pretender”.  I am saying all of this to say that in the church, and outside of the church walls… in our everyday lives, on the job, in the store, at our children’s schools… we must remember to show and share the “ministry of countenance”. It is one of the first things that is noticed… face time. Walk into a room… when folks look up, they see your face. They see your body language… it’s important always to keep your head up, keep a smile and a kind word in your mouth.  What does your face time show?

Proverbs 27:19 (New International Version) “As water reflects the face, so one's life reflects the heart.”

*Note to self: Of all the things you wear, your expression is the most important.

Peace and Blessings,

LaShawna

 

#WillingWorker

#WillingWorker

 

Growing up in the church (Church of God in Christ, Church of God Holiness) I learned how to be a “Willing Worker”. This was and still is a term given to a worker for the Lord, a servant of God, and a true spiritual team player in the game (if you will) of winning souls. Those who put their hands to work in the service and outside of the church walls were proud and humbled to offer themselves at no cost really… but only to the gaining of additional workers for/ and the up building of the Kingdom.

The question is, are we willing workers in our daily lives? Willing to reach out in other ways, willing to throw in our expertise and knowledge to help build the fabric of the daily lives of our brothers and sisters…Are we willing to stand up for right? Cry aloud and spare not? Willing to grow our communities, “each one, reach one”…Hmmm, I wonder how many are willing on today.

 

New American Standard Bible

Matthew 9:37 Then He said to His disciples, "The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few."  #WillingWorkersAreNeeded

 

Peace and Blessings,

LaShawna

 

*Note to self: Work unto God… not unto man.

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