AT THIS VERY MOMENT ( as I type) I am extremely calm and it is extremely quiet and still. I have learned to LOVE and ENJOY extreme quiet and stillness. IT REMINDS ME OF THE AWENESS (EXEMPLIFYING STATE OF AWE) OF GOD. HE IS ALWAYS WORKING. I no longer want to KNOW HOW GOD is WORKING. I am learning to let HIM do HIM. I am learning to stop fretting over the WHEN. Fretting over the WHEN causes me great anxiety, which then leads to tension in my neck and back, weight gain, irritability and insomnia.
Since I don’t REALLY drink (4-5 times a year) and I abhor smoke, I would drown my sorrows in sweet tea (not flavored, not with a lemon, not VIP-I am a purist when it comes to tea), Big K cola, cream and sugar (coffee-I like a little coffee in my cream and sugar), Archway Oatmeal cookies (no raisins, hold the ice), salty potato chips: sour cream and onion, Kettle’s Sea Salt and Vinegar, jalapeno Cheetos. I had ALLOWED my CONCERNS to become WORRIES which THEN became bigger than my GOD. Instead of seeing the manifestation of GOD, I manifested (gained weight) as I TRUSTED (REALLY????) and WAITED on GOD.
THANK GOD for the HOLY SPIRIT. For the sweet tea, Big K Cola, and cream and sugar don’t taste the same. The soft Archway cookies provide NO comfort and they don’t taste the same. I even GOT TIRED of mindlessly eating chips. I would begin eating them and then throw almost a whole bag the garbage (poured them out of the bag). I was WASTING resources (health, energy, money) that would be NEEDED WHEN my DELIVERANCE, my BREAKTHROUGH, my MIRACLE came. My DELIVERANCE, my BREAKTHROUGH, my MIRACLE were not and are not in the bottom of a bag (family size) of chips.
The following passages are from Philippians 1:12-14, 21 (Easy to Read Version). It is concerning the Apostle Paul who is in prison and he sends a letter to the church of Phillipi to encourage them to continue the work of CHRIST.
12 Brothers and sisters, I want you to know that all that has happened to me has helped to spread the GOOD NEWS. 13 All the Roman guards and all the others here know that I am in prison for serving CHRIST. 14 My being in prison has caused most of the believers to put their trust in the LORD and to show more courage in telling people GOD’S message.
20 I am full of hope and feel sure I will not have any reason to be ashamed. I am certain I will continue to have the same boldness to speak freely that I always have. I will let GOD use my life to bring more honor to CHRIST. It doesn’t matter whether I live or die
This passage resonated with me. BLESS GOD, For I was in a car accident on 7-20-19 on Germantown Parkway and my car was totaled and I AM WELL. Like Paul, I am not going into any details about what happened. I KNOW THAT GOD IS GETTING HIS GLORY. FOR I AM TOTALLY DEPENDING ON AND TRUSTING IN GOD. MY SITUATION, NOT JUST THE CAR ACCIDENT, BUT ALL THAT I HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH, HAS CAUSED MANY TO DRAW CLOSER AND TRUST GOD.
I AM NOT ASHAMED THAT I DON’T HAVE A CAR. I AM NOT ASHAMED THAT I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE BANKRUPTCY COURT DISCHARGE MY CASE BEFORE I CAN GET ANOTHER CAR. I AM NOT ASHAMED OR ABOVE RIDING THE BUS TO WINCHESTER AND HACKS CROSSING AND THEN GETTING A CO-WORKER TO PICK ME UP AND DROP ME OFF AT THE MCDONALD’S ON HACKS CROSSING. I HAVE FAVOR AND THE GRACE OF GOD ON MY LIFE.
I AM OVERWHELMED BY THE AWENESS OF GOD. I OFTEN FIND MYSELF SHAKING MY HEAD AND WAVING MY HAND WHILE CRYING AND CRYING OUT. THANK GOD FOR THE HOLY SPIRIT WHO INTERCEDES AND INTERPRETS THE SHAKING OF MY AND AND THE WAVING OF MY HAND. I HAVE FAVOR AND THE GRACE OF GOD ON MY LIFE.
THE AWENESS OF GOD IS WHY I BOLDY DECLARE THAT:
“…Nothing will separate ME from the LOVE of GOD which is in CHRIST JESUS….”
Tangey V.
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