His Design for my life

God, grant me the Serenity To accept the things I cannot change... Courage to change the things I can, And Wisdom to know the difference. Living one day at a time,
 Enjoying one moment at a time,
 Accepting hardship as the pathway to peace.
 Taking, as He did, this sinful world as it is,
 Not as I would have it.
 Trusting that He will make all things right
 if I surrender to His will.
 That I may be reasonably happy in this life,
 And supremely happy with Him forever in the next. Amen. Attributed to Reinhold Neibuhr

"Nobody gets to live life backward. 
Look ahead that is where your future lies." Ann Landers Isn’t that the truth? We spend so much time in the past that we don’t see what is right in front of us! I know that I have spent much of my life doing just that. When I ponder why I do it, I am sad that it is because that is where I am most comfortable! That is all I know or rather all I have known. I know different now, but old habits die-hard. There are those that don’t understand survivors of abuse or individuals that battle addiction. In their eyes it is clear-cut. Leave the abuser (if you are an adult) or quit using. If it were so simple, would there even be an epidemic of mass proportion that we deal with in this day and age? Most of the time the abused & some form of addiction go hand and hand. There is absolutely nothing easy about breaking out of the chains that bind you, no matter what those chains are. People that don’t understand need to take a step back, and wa

Micah 6:8 (NLT) No, O people, the Lord has told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God. This verse is one I memorized years ago trying to discern how God wanted me to live my life. It has been awhile since I have actually written on this blog, but my heart felt compelled to share with loyal fans what has been transpiring in my life for the last couple of months. I have tried to pride myself in being transparent and honest (even if it is brutal). I have been struggling these last few months. When I finished the book I felt like I had closed that chapter in my life, but I hadn’t. My life has been spinning out of control, and I had no idea how to make it stop. I realized that anger and resentment had wormed their way back into my psyche, and they were slowing pulling me back down into that pit of despair. I finally came to realize that I still had not fully forgiven my father. It is so hard because

The more you doubt, the more you'll have to live without. Complaining is one of the worst traps that many Christians fall into. A complainer thinks, "I can't stand my boss. If she would only treat me better, I'd be happy. I hate this traffic. Why can the government improve traffic flow with all the tax money I pay?" This is a deceptive trap because it leads one to believe that life would be better if something would be different. However, it is far more productive for to believe that God can change the situation than to doubt him. This trap of complaining is the same trap that the Israelites fell into. They were not satisfied with what God had given them and they continually wanted more. Psalm 106:12-15 is a great example of what happens to people who are unthankful and always want more: Then they [Israel] believed his promises and sang his praise. But they soon forgot what he had done and did not wait for his counsel. In the desert they gave in

The way you become free from sin is by becoming a slave to righteousness. Paul, in one of the most quoted verses of Scripture, makes clear that every person has sinned:  for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God  ( Romans 3:23 ). Indeed, your sins hold you so deeply in bondage that they bring death to you:  you were dead in your sins  ( Colossians 2:13 ). Every one of us was born a slave to sin, but God offers to free us from that. How? We can choose to become slaves to righteousness:  When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the control of righteousness. ... But now ... you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God  ( Romans 6:20,22 ). In other words, your default human nature is to follow sin and to consistently choose sin.  The way you break free from sin is by following God and consistently choosing God; that is, you become a "slave" to God (to righteousness). One of the results of being a "slave" to God is being made righteou

When life is going well, it can be easy to forget God. So, sometimes God will use painful circumstances -- difficulties, trials, and troubles -- to get our attention and remind us of our need for Him.                        In James 1:2-4 , we are instructed to rejoice in trials: Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. Why are trials good for us? Because they make us more mature -- that is, closer to God. So, when you feel the pain of life know that God is with you. (christnotes.org) **My life right now is one of facing things I thought had passed. I realize that I had myself fooled. Self-awareness is the key to health and recovery. I refuse to berate myself being weak, because I know that I have to trust that all things will work according to His will not mine.  The only sage advice

What are your morals based on? Where do you find certain experiences are wrong? Abuse, molesting etc. What are you basing it on? Give me reasons why this is wrong and unjust. Trying to make you reach deep and answer. Letting it go….writing it out, takes that power away from the abuser! Believe that. Picture them being slapped down by your confidence!