God is working in you, with you, for you and through you, in order to provide you with the dreams, visions, desires and power to do what is divinely designed to please both Him and YOU…despite the fact that the manifestation of your good deed(s) will always displease the Devil and its’ devoutly devilocious disciples! (Philippians 2:13 NLT Enhanced)
** Appetizer: Knowledge **
More often than not, the storms of life come fast and furious. And, sometimes the Tsunami waves coming at us seem larger than the world itself. But know that as long as you are willing to hold on to God’s promise of “salvation,” and cling only to Him, your relief will always arrive. But how soon it arrives depends greatly upon the depths of your perception of who God is, where He is and how He works. Then partnered with your willingness to be obedient to both His divine law and directives, the how and when becomes an elementary part of the spiritual equation that will manifest what you need and prove worthy of receiving…even if God has to send out the Calvary a split second before you go down for the last count, in order to facilitate both your rescue and resurrection.
** Entrée: Understanding **
God is not just a good God, He is a great God with power and resources beyond our wildest imaginations. And whatever He promises, know that delivery is bona-fide and certified to lift you out, pull you up and strengthen your resolve to keep-on-keeping on. However, there’s just one tiny little glitch. If you have not yet developed an intimate relationship with God and your personal relationship is shaky, then the lesson(s) you need to learn in order to earn the blessing you consistently cry out for will take longer than a “hot second” and, unfortunately, in many cases years. And whether you choose to use the “free-will” you were endowed with from the moment of your inception, the truth of the matter is the Spirit of God within you possesses the power to show up, show out and show the world what both you and He are made of. You are not just a “child of God’s,” you are a super-natural child of God with the ability to rise above and grow beyond all earthly impediments.
Now, just to provide you with an additional power-point to ponder on…if you think that any average human being possesses the depth of the X-ray vision that is required to see into your soul and identify the blockages that are stifling your ability to overcome and override all obstacles, then you are dead-wrong…and that’s not a good thing. Only God possesses the depths of the power that is needed to Xtract the weeds, preserve the soil, and protect the heavenly haven He created to accentuate and beautify the space within and all around the Xtraordinary life you were created to live. But if you’re into smoking weed rather than Xtracting them from your life, it’s time for you to give it up. And if you’re using a bottle of booze, on a regular, to water your internal garden it’s time to give that up too. Prayer and meditation produce much better results. And if you happen to be someone who over- seeds the soil within the garden of your soul with either prescribed or over-the-counter pills and/or are consuming phony boloney or marinated bullcrap of any type…on a daily basis, then you’re in more trouble than you think and might want to consider getting down and staying on your knees until you get God’s permission to get up and start moving in the opposite direction of all the storms you have either blindly or blatantly walked into more times than you care to count.
Just for the record, it is Xtremely difficult to pull yourself out of the abyss of a storm that seems hell-bent on destroying your spirit, your life, your hope, your faith and your blind-as-a-bat beliefs while simultaneously suffering and struggling to evolve and soar to new heights of Xcellence. Using warped thinking, superstitious beliefs, illogical concepts, ineffective rituals and a half- ____ prayer, as your primary sources of power, produce a razor-sharp double-edge sword that repeatedly wounds the mind, heart, spirit, soul and body. With all of the aforementioned information, if at this point you’re open to correctly filling in the blank with the “right” word then BINGO you might be overjoyed to know that you’re on the right track! However, if you wish to remain there and keep growing forward into the light and life that’s produced only by the truth, then you are going to have to stay tuned for PART 2 of this absolutely tantalizing and tasty spiritual meal that comes complete with a mind-nourishing dessert that is bursting with flavorlicious insight and succulectable wisdom. Bon Appetit. (TO BE CONTINUED)
Deborah Cofer is a mother of one adult daughter, six grandchildren, author of five Xceptionally inspiring spiritual self-help books, an inspirational speaker, women’s empowerment specialist and designer of wellness programs for women. She has received numerous awards for the outstanding work she has and continues to do to help women become their authentic selves and empowered on every level whether they are in the bedroom, boardroom or just cruising along the highways and byways of life. For more self-affirming Xercises you can purchase a copy of her book SISTAH POWER from your local bookstore or ask them to order it. This will prevent you from incurring shipping charges. Or if you prefer you can order any of her five books through http://www.amazon.com.