What I am learning about God!
Every time I meditate on these truths, I am learning to trust Him all the MORE...
1) God will never leave me, nor forsake me...(Deuteronomy 31:6, Hebrews 13:5*)
2) He is my [forever] Friend...(John 15:15)
3) He is God and He cannot LIE, He cannot....(Numbers 23:19)
4) He sees me. He knows right where I am and He doesn't seem to be freaking out about it....(Genesis 16:13-14)
5)He loves me so much, that He is keeping me UNcomfortable..HE HAS A PLAN...(Proverbs 16:9, 2 Thessalonians 2:13, Jeremiah 29:11, Genesis 18:17, Job 42:2, Isaiah 25:1, Psalm 135:6, ISAIAH 43:19 & PHILIPPIANS 3:13-14)
Not saying this is easy. Remain encouraged! As will I!
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Sunday, July 14, 2013
Who are "My People"? Part I [The Questions]
I am having a hard time right now, with the phrase, "my people". Have I been so removed from the "black" culture that I don't consider them, 'my people'. Have I lost myself, the original, who God created me to be? Have I lost myself to Christ so much so that I cannot relate with "my people"? Who Are of My People? For real. Who are they?
I have a lot questions.
Deep ones.
Is it wrong that my husband and I don't focus on race, daily. On the 'us' and the 'them'.
Am I African-Amercan first, or a Christian first?
I mean really, which comes FIRST?
Was I created brown, black, mocha, chocolate, peanut butter..African decent for the mere purpose of staying amongst them, my kind? Was I saved for the sole purpose of witnessing to them, ONLY? You know, the sort of 'giving back' to my hood. I have all these emotions. I have all these thoughts and feelings of how our immediate families, the African-American family, view my husband and I and our family.
The ONLY Person that makes us different is
And where ever we go...we find people who sing His Name; whether black, red, yellow, brown or white. We SHARE JESUS with those in our arms' reach- regardless of age, religion, economic state or ethnicity. Sooooooo. What is the problem?
My heart is torn because of the injustice and the works of satan being carried out in this earth. All peoples and nations are guilty of these dreadful acts. Dreadful acts like believing the lies of the enemy AND failing to hold to the TRUTH.
To name a one:
The Lie that ANY Culture (not necessarily, ethinicity) and/or Ethnicity trumps any other.
The devil is such an instigator. This is his thesis throughout the universe: Stirring Up Mess! He did it with Eve in the garden, in the beginning and he is still doing it NOW, in the end. He continues to shoot blanks and we continue to disperse. I wonder when we will see all of this for what it is..Satan's Chess Game. I am sure you know what I mean-->I am trying to take your King so I go for your Queen.
Hasn't anyone stopped and thought to themselves. The devil is trying to start a riot. Trying to keep the hate. You know, opposite of peace, which is what WE as CHRISTIANS are commanded to do.
I cry for this world, this nation, my state, my city, my neighborhood. Because, we continue to bite the bait of the enemy...instead of realizing the prince of the air, satan, the liar....runs a muck at our distress...
I have a lot questions.
Deep ones.
Is it wrong that my husband and I don't focus on race, daily. On the 'us' and the 'them'.
Am I African-Amercan first, or a Christian first?
I mean really, which comes FIRST?
Should my Biblical World View be tailored to my ethnicity?
Was I created brown, black, mocha, chocolate, peanut butter..African decent for the mere purpose of staying amongst them, my kind? Was I saved for the sole purpose of witnessing to them, ONLY? You know, the sort of 'giving back' to my hood. I have all these emotions. I have all these thoughts and feelings of how our immediate families, the African-American family, view my husband and I and our family.
The ONLY Person that makes us different is
JESUS CHRIST
My heart is torn because of the injustice and the works of satan being carried out in this earth. All peoples and nations are guilty of these dreadful acts. Dreadful acts like believing the lies of the enemy AND failing to hold to the TRUTH.
To name a one:
The Lie that ANY Culture (not necessarily, ethinicity) and/or Ethnicity trumps any other.
The devil is such an instigator. This is his thesis throughout the universe: Stirring Up Mess! He did it with Eve in the garden, in the beginning and he is still doing it NOW, in the end. He continues to shoot blanks and we continue to disperse. I wonder when we will see all of this for what it is..Satan's Chess Game. I am sure you know what I mean-->I am trying to take your King so I go for your Queen.
Hasn't anyone stopped and thought to themselves. The devil is trying to start a riot. Trying to keep the hate. You know, opposite of peace, which is what WE as CHRISTIANS are commanded to do.
I cry for this world, this nation, my state, my city, my neighborhood. Because, we continue to bite the bait of the enemy...instead of realizing the prince of the air, satan, the liar....runs a muck at our distress...
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