Have you ever given up on the most important person in your life? Have you ever given up on YOU? It may be difficult to answer this question honestly at first, but if you dig deep, you'll find a goal that wasn't accomplished, a desire dismissed, a plan never implemented, a dream deferred. Why am I asking you this? Well, I came to realize that I had once given up on ME, the most important person in my life, but I realized that it wasn't too late to BEGIN AGAIN! I'm here to ignite that passion that's deep within you so that you too will BEGIN AGAIN!!!
Yes, I'm about to air my dirty laundry....now y'all know that I don't sugar coat this thing called LIFE! It gets ugly sometimes and that's just real! How can I help you walk in your truth if I'm living a lie? Now let's go back a little.....In October 2012 all hell broke loose in my world.....lost my unborn child in my second trimester, left my abusive husband, became a single mom overnight, after 12 years.....no job/income, no transportation, and no where to live....homelessness and seemingly hopelessness. I allowed my situation and circumstances to influence my decision to give up. Yes, I had lost my desire to push through.....I was dying! BUT GOD!!! In spite of what I didn't have, I still had God! Although I had quit, God was still working on the inside of me, through me, through my MESS! He said, BEGIN AGAIN!
Today, January 25, 2014, my kids and I are in our own home, our own transportation and my talent in cooking has ignited my entrepreneurial passion and given me the ability to generate income......and my passion for encouraging others is the air I breath, I can't live without it!!!! BEGIN AGAIN is what I keep hearing God say.
This new season has just begun and it doesn't matter what is going on around you, what's going on inside of you is all that matters.....God is working! Let's continue to walk in obedience to God's call on our lives....it's not for or about us! Remember, with God we can always BEGIN AGAIN! It is my prayer that you LIVE BETTER, BE BETTER....PERIOD!
Joel 2:25 says " I will restore to you the years that the swimming locust has stolen". In 2011, I lost my job and home and had to walk away from the only home my 2 children and I had known for years and move in with family. I was out of work for over a year and there were times I cried out to God and I felt so ignored!!! But I remember sitting in my Mom's kitchen and I heard God whisper this verse to me. I cried so hard but after all the tears, I realized that God never left me (MY GOD)!!!! God has restored EVERYTHING!!! And I walk through my newly built home thanking him for the carpet, the paint, the heat, the air, the appliances, everything. Reading your entry stirred something up in me and I thank you for being transparent!!! God is SO AMAZING!!! I'm just in awe sometimes!!! I truly enjoyed reading your post and I'm sure I'll enjoy all the ones to come. May God continue to bless you and your family.
ReplyDeleteIsn't God amazing? I'm reading your comment, thinking MY GOD! We came through the fire with no sign of it....oh it was hot, but we came out as pure gold....on the other side of war is peace....we're standing here together, how sweet is this? I'm thankful for your testimony....I'm excited about your future, keep pressing!
DeleteThat is a POWERFUL testimony! I too left an abusive situation. I lived at the local YWCA for 11yrs to get myself together. It has paid off. I now live in my own place, have transportation, working on a 3rd degree, and starting a business.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing yourself with us.
VICTORIOUS!!!! WHO? WHAT? REALLY? I know that you've experienced those reactions when sharing that testimony.....YOU are evidence that God gets all the Glory for the restoration of your will to expect MORE, expect BETTER...and when you stepped out on faith, God knew it was time! Thank you for BEGINNING AGAIN!
DeleteAmen! I love this. It's never to late.
ReplyDeleteYou're right, it's never too late!!! I love that you love it....that motivates me! Thank you love!
DeleteI am so proud of you letting God use the pure essence of you and sharing your most intimate concerns with the world. Through your testimony, you are blessing someone who feels that cant go another day, hour, or minute.
ReplyDeleteI needed these exact words! I pray that my spirit through my words will impact someone's heart enough to effect a desire to LIVE! I will only give you raw and uncut truths from my life experiences, in hopes that my transparency will be a mirror of sorts....look at yourself, find yourself, and be real with yourself.....that's the only way to heal. Thank you so much for your love and support. I love you♥
DeleteI am so excited to be writing again, this is my oxygen! I love to love you, and the only way that I can truly love is by being transparent.....revealing my ugliest truths allows me to live out of my beautiful soul! I was dying without my writing, my connecting, my expression of love....I was dying! I CHOSE TO LIVE, LOVE AND INSPIRE....and this is one avenue God chose for me to BEGIN AGAIN! I'm here to serve! God bless each of you....I appreciate the love and support. I LOVE YOU♥
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