HUMILITY TEST

2 Chronicles 7:14 

If My people who are called by My Name will HUMBLE themselves, and PRAY and seek My Face, and TURN from their wicked ways, THEN I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and HEAL their land.

Over the years I can see where God allowed opportunities for me to HUMBLE myself to His Way of DOING things over what I FELT was the RIGHT thing to do.

One way was ALLOWING GOD to handle my concerns for my child over trying to STEP IN and BE God for the moment.

It may have been the chores I've REPEATEDLY asked to be completed. Maybe the talking back that I THOUGHT was disrespectful. Even the defiance of having visitors in our home when I was not there.

But oftentimes when I would be READY to DISCIPLINE HARSHLY, (if I took a moment to bring my concerns to the Lord and NOT LET anger/fear over take me), He would REMIND ME...

"I'M STILL IN CONTROL. Do you REMEMBER HOW YOU LEARNED? Remember what you did at that age?"

Sure enough when I took my hands off of it and acted/disciplined my child GRACIOUSLY and LOVINGLY instead of TRYING TO STAY IN CONTROL by DOING WHAT I FELT would be an IMMEDIATE CORRECTION to the situation...I SAW a change in my child's action. 

Most of our tests will take place right in our homes using our family members/those close to us to HELP us SEE OUR issues.

Let's take a moment to PRAISE GOD for the BLESSING of being HUMBLED during this Parenting journey...because it's BRINGING FORTH the BEST in us for God's Glory! 

STAY BLESSED!

~ALH, Always LOVING Him/Her'

Help My Unbelief

John 20:24-31(MSG)

24-25 But Thomas, sometimes called the Twin, one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. The other disciples told him, “We saw the Master.”

But he said, “Unless I SEE the nail holes in His Hands, put my finger in the nail holes, and stick my hand in His side, I won’t BELIEVE it.”

26 Eight days later, His Disciples were again in the room. This time Thomas was with them. Jesus came through the LOCKED doors, stood among them, and said, “PEACE to you.”

27 Then He Focused His Attention on Thomas. “Take your finger and examine my hands. Take your hand and stick it in my side. DON'T BE UNBELIEVING. BELIEVE.”

28 Thomas said, “My Master! My God!”

29 Jesus said, “So, you believe because you’ve seen with YOUR OWN eyes. Even BETTER BLESSINGS are in store for those who BELIEVE WITHOUT SEEING.”

30-31 Jesus provided far more God-REVEALING signs than are written down in this book. These are WRITTEN down so YOU will BELIEVE that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and in the act of BELIEVING, have REAL AND ETERNAL LIFE in the way HE PERSONALLY REVEALED it.


We as Moms will only be Fruitful in our lives and our family's lives when we LEARN to MOVE on the things God has REVEALED to us PERSONALLY! We stay STUCK in the things we KNOW aren't working when we have not TAKEN THE TIME to SEE what God has to SAY about it and BELIEVE!

Have you taken time to SEE what God has to say about your finances, the school your children attend, the work that keeps you from your family, and or that man you are dating??? God KNOWS it ALL and will REVEAL what is needed for your EVERY situation when you have the FAITH to BELIEVE what He Says OVER what you can see with your physical eyes!

With PRAYER for Guidance, take some time to SEARCH the Scriptures for topics that you want to see Fruit in your lives. Use a concordance, websites (biblegateway.com is a good start) and a journal to note what God is REVEALING to you...then MOVE when it has been REVEALED to you! 

~ALH, Always LOVING Him/Her'

FAITH...Can Get It Done!

I recently had to do some HANDY work around my house! Leaky bathtub faucet, broken sink stopper, and a couple of malfunctioning light switches. There is a sense of JOY that comes to me when I am able to accomplish a seemingly IMPOSSIBLE task...at least in some misguided male mindsets. 

I'm so glad I took the INITIATIVE and FOLLOWED THROUGH with OBTAINING a diploma in Property Maintenance and Repair a few years ago when I was IN-BETWEEN positions. It has proven to be VERY USEFUL and a major BLESSING...as a HOME Owner!

See after a few BAD episodes with some so called "good" handymen, I DECIDED I wanted to LEARN the skill for myself...in hopes of NEVER having to be taken advantage of again for Home Repair! 

BELIEVE me FAITH WORKS...once you MOVE by it! 

I BELIEVED and TRUSTED God was a GOOD God...He Provided WITHOUT FAIL...once I SHARED my frustrations, my HEART with Him and ASKED Him to HELP me! 

Only by the Grace of God was I actually one of the FEW women to complete the program as well as be AWARDED TOP Trades-person for my GRADUATING class. But the BEST PART is that it was ALL at NO COST to me except for SHOWING UP and putting in the WORK needed! 

Now isn't that just like GOD to take the most UNLIKELY student and make her the HEAD and NOT the tail among LIKELY candidates and PROVIDE the money for the program all in one?

You too are meant to SHOW the Glory of God through your MOVE OF FAITH!

What has YOU frustrated? What would YOU like to SEE take place? What FAITH MOVES do YOU need to take to make it happen? God has brought it to YOUR ATTENTION so YOU can DO SOMETHING about it...but will YOU MOVE on it???

Again, I say to You...BELIEVE me FAITH WORKS...once you MOVE by it! 

LIFE LESSON: NEVER LET MONEY dictate your DREAMING, LEARNING & GROWING...GOD is SURE TO PROVIDE it...along as it is part of His Plan for You and will BLESS OTHERS!

LOVE...has FAITH that MOVES!
ALH, Always Loving Him/Her'

LEADING WITH POWER

Ephesians 6:9-11 (AMP)

9 You MASTERS, ACT on THE SAME [principle] TOWARD THEM AND GIVE UP THREATENING AND USING VIOLET AND ABUSIVE WORDS, KNOWING that HE Who IS BOTH THEIR MASTER AND YOURS is in heaven, and that there is NO RESPECT OF PERSONS (no partiality) WITH HIM.

10 In conclusion, BE STRONG IN THE LORD [be EMPOWERED THROUGH your UNION WITH HIM]; DRAW YOUR STRENGTH FROM HIM [that strength which His Boundless Might Provides].

11 PUT ON GOD'S WHOLE ARMOR [the armor of a HEAVY-ARMED soldier which God supplies], that YOU MAY BE ABLE SUCCESSFULLY to STAND UP against [all] the strategies and the deceits of the devil.

As Single Moms, we can sometimes be short on time and end up being IMPATIENT with our children. Just because WE WANT something done NOW, does NOT mean our children understand it. In the process of TRYING to GET IT DONE when WE WANT, God still wants us to ACT in a way that is LOVING to our children and PLEASING to Him!

We may resort to tactics that are NOT KIND, that are THREATENING & ABUSIVE in nature, just to make our children MOVE towards what we want in the moment but are NOT BEST from God's Perspective!

We as LEADERS of our homes must LEARN to BE STRONG IN THE LORD and IN the POWER of HIS MIGHT...by CONTINUALLY PRAYING and TRUSTING GOD to MOVE our children in their HEARTS as we CONTINUE BEING GOOD EXAMPLES of God in front of them until HE CHANGES them.

Are YOU WILLING to WAIT for GOD to MOVE or will YOU TRY to MOVE them through your threats/abusive words SET UP by the enemy of your soul? CHOOSE THIS DAY WHO YOU WILL SERVE! ~ALH, Always LOVING HIM/Her