In his image

It may sound really cute and spiritual to be praying "Lord I wanna be more like you, I wanna be a vessel you work through..." or something like I wanna glorify you, I wanna be the Jesus that the world see. It's a great prayer just remember being more like Christ will require to live like him, love like him. God is love so he has the ability to love the unlovable, he loves the scums of the earth, for no reason at all just because of who He is.
Am I ready to love the unlovable? Love the Donkey-hole who hurt me? Is that even feasible? can I even do that Yes it is! God will never call me on an assignment he hasn't equipped me for. He has poured His love in me so I have enough to give to the unmerited jack-Donkey who thinks he's one over on me.
He poured his love so instead of biting my lips and have an internal aneurism because I'm trying to hold off from reading the riot act. I can smile with an open heart and say I love you anyway, no I'm not insecure, no I'm not afraid, I don't have low self esteem. I'm secure in Him, I'm loved by Him! I have more than enough of that sufficient grace that I'm giving some away! That peace like a river is flowing your way.
I'm secure, I'm confident, I'm gonna love instead of avenge I'm gonna forgive instead of holding a grudge. Yes! I'm loved like that!! and yes I can be like Him... Today! I don't know about tomorrow but today, I can.
Today I make the decision to be like Him, I'll make the decision again tomorrow and the next day and the next, if/when I miss a day, I dust off and get back.
Thank you God for grace.
Happy Monday!
Signed: "Work-in-progress"!!

Fighting The Good Fight

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Wake up singing: This joy that I have the world didn’t give it to me, and the world can’t take it away...

… and life shows up! with boxing glove determine to take that joy. hmph!!!
Yes! The world/situation can’t take my Joy away but they sure will try.
The mind will battle with the negative thoughts, thoughts of hopelesness, naggy little voice saying things like:

“you lose”,
“just give up already”
“there’s no more hope for you”
“wipe that smile off your face”
“it’s over”

As I sit quietly and listen to that liar tormemting me, I would cried so much that I would give myself a headache, but enough is enough! I take my stand. I'm fighting! Someday I have to fight harder to keep my joy and peace, someday it may look like I’m losing but I’m standing on a promise from almighty God That says:
I’m winner and not a loser
I’m the head and the tail
I’m above and not beneath
I’m blessed going in, Im blessed going out.
My children are taught of the Lord and great is their peace. My daugthers will be pillars in an adorn palace. He The Lord will pour fresh water on my dry land. (Is 54)

So yeah…I may get knock down but not knock out, I will get up because this fight? has been won for me already!

Fight for what is yours!

Dance Anyway

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Dancing in the rain! what does that mean?

You know that God is trying to tell you something when everywhere you go you keep hearing the same message.
We had a guest speaker at church he told a story of a famous violin player who in the middle of a very important recital one string of his violin pop, then 2, then 3 so he is left with one string on the violin but he never miss a beat. He kept on playing. He also read in Habakkuk 3:17-18

Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food,
though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior.

As I stumble thought the most difficult time of my life, at time I feel like just curl up in the hole and not come out. Have a pity party bash and cry my eyes out until something good come up, just in the mist of it all that sweet small voice is saying "dance anyway"
It's not about going through the storm...
It's about how you go through the storm.
It's about learning to keep on playing when all your string pop out and you only have one left.It's about dancing in the rain.
It's about praising God even when it's all bad, not in a religious kinda way but in confidence! Knowing that I'm a child of the King.
A King who promised good to me.
A King who watch over his words to perform it.
A King who does not lie.
A King who loves me.

When you know that, it's not hard at all to dance in the rain.
Now I invite you to clank your heels and flip your hair back and forth and dance like it's your birthday!!

Bloggers Do it Better

Hola Chicas!
Happy hump day! Last week end I got to hang out with some of my blogger pals and BLM sisters Cathy of MinisterOfStyle and Kerrisa of DivaMom. For those of you who follow me on Instagram, Facebook and twitter this is kinda old news but for the rest of you here's view :)

I got off work drove past my exit and went to pick up this diva here, check out her printed pants!

Snapped a few pick before we head out

After our Instagram takeOver

Cheesing with the DivaMom

 

 we found a mirror in the parking lot so you know what bloggers do in front of mirrors LOL

I absolutely enjoy my time with these ladies, and I owe it all to blogging. I'm so grateful for the blogsphere, I have met so many great women that I can actually call friends. Although Kerrisa and I met several years ago in church, it's through blogging that we really got to bond with each other. Now let me take a moment to shout out my BLMgirls this awesome group that Leslie of FashionDuJour Created. I met Cathy though our BLM (Blogger Like Me) group, it was love at first tweet, we quickly took our relationship beyond social Media, we talked on the phone, constantly texting each other, pray with each other, encourage each other... so you can only imagine how excited I was to finally get to meet her.
we had an awesome time fellowshipping with each other (Kerrisa is a blast) we laughed all night and of course continue doing what bloggers do best!

New Years Resolutions

Hola chicas!
It's so good to be back from this mini blogging vacation, it was good to just kick back and chill with the kiddos for a few days. Can you beleive we already burn a week out of the year? Anyway about that New Years Resolutions...
I'm sure everyone have already made their new years resolutions, and getting ready to tackle them. Whatever it is... spend more time with God, saving money, lose weight, gain weight, make career moves, read the bible, blog more yadiyada!
I am not much for making lists, but deep down I usually set some goals for myself, things I want to accomplish in the year but this year I'm gonna do away from the New Year resolutions list, instead I have just One.

Jesus at the center

Everything revolve around Him

See I realise this is the only sure way to get to that greater level that we all crave.

I had goals for my family but it blew up in my face, I had goals for my careers (turned out great) but it's nothing I had expected or plan for, I promise God I was gonna be good, I was gonna control my emotions, be a good example... I lose my temper and let my emotions run wild before I said AMEN. Either way my goals and plans will let me down, but when my all revolve around Him I know that even if my plans fail He will use it for my good. If I don't make good on my promises He still loves me and will pick me right up.

So this year all I desire is a greater Anointing!
What About you?