Recently I began posting to hubs which i expect will provide a community to read my work. However, 'hubbing' has taken me to another plain. i wrote twelve hubs in seven days. My newest challenge is to write one hundred and fifty hubs in thirty days. This will serve at least two purposes. I have tomes of material- manuscripts that are handwritten drafts. I needed something to motivate me. I purchased a Lexmark all-in- one but after changing the ink cartridge the machine registered a 'close the cover' error. Thus, I have been unable to use the scanner or any of its functions. the scanner at the public library is not functioning because of another reason. My primary purpose is to be published and read.
Do you know that God wants mankind to take Him at His Word? Believing God demands more than head knowledge. The Bible says that even demons believe and tremble. Maintaining a personal relationship with Jesus Christ surpasses Bible reading and prayers though these are integral elements.
This morning as I started my journey, i felt praises swelling within like a pipe organ."Living happy" provides a deficient explanation of such an experience. When a person thinks that Thursday is Wednesday, it is not merely being mixed up .Get ready! Yesterday, which was Thursday, forced me to face a chilling reality. God and I needed to chat! We needed to meet and sort out a complex matter. How could He have allowed that situation to happen? Most of all, how could I have been so foolish, like a giddy school girl? No! No! No God!.My path,I concluded, led to the bush- the wilderness, the woodland. We had to talk! Camp Ebenezer loomed on the horizon.of my mind. God was showing me better than He could tell me!
Where do you begin when you need to chat with God? Praise! Raise a stockade of praise! The Lord inhabits the praises of His people! Do you have a yoke? Put on the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness. As I began my praise session, I recalled a dream. A young child approached me and told me my singing sounded bad. Such a brazen child! But most children critics can offer advice.
":How can I improve my singing?" I asked.
"Sing in the Spirit," she replied. The dream ended.
Singing in the Spirit for me provides an opportunity to turn on the built in microphone in my throat, sing notes not found on the traditional keyboard- like the one between B and C or F sharp and G- and create words as well as music for the praise. Doesn't God want His people to make a joyful noise? Isn't the voice the instrument He provided as a gift? Every person is unique; and so is the human voice. Mahalia Jackson and Miriam Makeba have inspired me.I like their style.
Thus, with my car windows rolled down and while inhaling the refreshing,crispy Crooked Island breezes, I praised God boldly. Could I believe me? As the praise emerged,I felt the abiding presence of God. El Shaddai, the All Sufficient God entered my car to reassure me that nothing bypassed His vigilant watch. He does not slumber nor sleep!The mention of sparrows drove home this truth.
El Shaddai, El Shaddai
You are more than enough;
You are more than enough for me.
You supply all my needs;
And the sparrows you feed.
You are more than enough for me.
As soon as I reached my destination,I scribbled the words on a sheet of paper that I pulled from my Essential Piece portfolio, provided by loving cousins. Just days before, my brother had exhorted me to keep pen and paper handy after I had told him a dream. He, like some of my friends, realize that many of my dreams are significant - and straightforward.
Although my Thursday experience has reached a climax and a come to realize [CTR], i am still awaiting the resolution of the conflict which may have a Chekhov ending! But I will not give up nor give in for whatever concerns me is not too hard for God. A recent telephone call as well as an earlier one confirms that fact. Praise the Lord!