Happy New Year!

Hello 2015, I welcome you with widely spread arms. 2014 was a year of defeat. 2015 will be the year I come in agreement with what God thinks of me. No more will I be defeated and hide the greatness that God has placed within me. I planned to write a wrap up of my 2014 but there's no need to. I suffered, struggled, cried and just gave up. Not again. This year I will pray harder, study His word so that I may gain a full understanding of who He is. This year I will be a better mother, daughter, sister, friend, etc. And I say all this now not off of my own strength but God's because it may be a new year but I'm clueless right now. I'm not as close to Him as I will be but all I can say is just watch. I'm ready to be a witness to my own miracle. I'm ready to be that light that brings other to God. I'm just ready to be what I've been scared to be for so long.

"Re-establishing the Presence of God in Your Life"

Toure Roberts is heaven sent and I'm completely convinced of that. So thankful to have been introduced to him. God presents us with messages exactly when we need them.

A Balanced Diet of Reality

My friend Jennie suggested I watch this video and I'm so happy I did. It left me feeling so convicted. Sermons like these are timeless and I'll continue to revisit this one in 2015. I'll also be spending a lot of time on his youtube page. I'm really aiming for a successful walk with God in 2015.

Planted Seeds

I've realized  I can be selfish, impatient, unreliable, mean, jealous, lazy, etc. I'm also aware that these characteristics can be a clear representation of the relationship that I have with God. How can these characteristics exist within someone who is suppose to not only be a follower of His word but someone who leads others to His presence. Recognizing our character flaws shouldn't be a disappointment at all. I see it as divine intervention. I don't know about anyone else but I'd much rather live a life filled with joy, patience, kindness, yes all the fruits of the spirit. And how can that happen, if in the midst of us thinking we have it all going on, He doesn't step in and slow us down by revealing us to ourselves? That's just amazing to me that even when we feel that He's punishing us, He's actually strengthening us to prepare us for the great work that's ahead for us. If we all would take time to evaluate ourselves, most would quickly realize that we aren't even close to being ready to fulfill our Godly purpose. And I've come to realize that it's nothing to be ashamed of because He finds joy in just knowing that we're thinking of Him and how we can get closer to Him, That is where the hard part comes in, at least I think so. So many times I've found myself telling God that I'm ready to release all that is keeping me from Him and then I find myself crawling right back to those worldly things. So many times I've begun my bible studies and after a few days, nothing. But here I am, a few days before the beginning of 2015, with my mind set on pleasing Him in the coming year. I'm tired of feeling incomplete because fleshly desires have reigned over His desires. I'm not promising perfect in the coming year, I'm just dead set on becoming better than I am now. 

I'm starting this blog to create accountability for myself. I'm one of those people who always has a million thoughts going through my mind but I never take time to explore them. I think that it's something God has set on my heart to do because for the past couple of weeks, I've had some great ideas to come through. And who knows, this may be Him working through me to help someone else. There are many people out there who are like me, tired of feeling a vacancy deep down because there has been no complete commitment to Him. So let's do something about it!