More of Everything!

Greetings Fellow Bloggers!

It has been a few weeks since I posted.  I have been writing curriculum for the past two weeks. So, this is my first breather to get back on the boards.  I am excited to be back!

Well,  it is hard to believe that  this is the last day of July 2011.  Half of the year has past and we are on our way to 2012.  There are so many new opportunities on the horizon. Election year (Goooo Barak!), Summer Olympics in London, lots of Food and Wine Festivals (NOLA, Las Vegas, New York, Santa Barbara, Barbados, Paris and Italy.)  I am claiming 2012 as my year of discovery and exploration!

This summer has provided me with plethora odysseys. I have been so very blessed with many new opportunities to teach. Cast Iron Skillet is on the move with two upcoming events!  God is good all the time, and all the time, God is Good my friends!

When we trust in the Lord with all of our hearts, He will truly grant us the desires of  our hearts.  And in doing so, He give us, more than enough.  MORE OF EVERYTHING! More time, more resources, more patience, more love.

 Just when you think about throwing in the towel, God is right there to hand you another one!  I love that about our Lord, He is so patient and kind, simply waiting for us to acknowledge His presence in our lives.  When we do He is more than able to meet each and every one of our needs.

I started this blog as a "relief from grief" and ins so doing it has led me on a mission of self-discovery.  That's just like Jehovah Rapha ~ The Lord who heals.  When we are in the midst of licking our wounds, he shows us a more excellent way.  Friends He merely wants us to come to HIM in the first place! 

As the song says...

I love the the Lord, he heard my cry
And pitied every groan, long as I, I live
And troubles rise, I hasten to his throne.

 

I want to truly encourage you all to hold fast to your faith, put God first in all you say and do and trust the Lord with all of your heart.  Whatever you are experiencing in your lives, God will bring it to pass.  I realize that when you are going through it is sometimes a very daunting task just to put one foot in front of the other a keep moving forward.  But (since), God is our Father and He is faithful, we mus move forward.

The apostle Paul puts it this way...

Philippians 3:13-14

King James Version (KJV)

 ¹³Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
 ¹⁴I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus

 Brothers and Sisters, we must press!  We have all things unto life and Godliness, it is up to us to live as though we do. There are times in our lives, especially when we are hurting, that we would rather cling to that which is familiar rather than move boldly into our destiny.  Unfortunately many of us never move forward into God's plan for us; in order to fulfill His purpose in our lives. Jesus tells us in Matthew 11:29-30...

²⁹ Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and YOU WILL FIND REST FOR YOUR SOULS. ³⁰ For My yoke is ^[a]easy and My burden is light.”

Be encouraged today that no matter what you are going through, God does indeed have a PLAN and a PURPOSE for YOU!  You are HIS craftsmanship, created in HIS image to do the "good works" He created you to do.  Do not despair or become discouraged., our GOD is able!

Take a list to the classic "I'd Rather Have Jesus" from the DFW Mass Choir!  Be Encouraged!  Until next time...Peace and Blessings.

Ephesians 3:20-21

New American Standard Bible (NASB)

 ²⁰ Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us, ²¹ to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations ^[a]forever and ever. Amen.