Trust and believe that God is always in control.  Allow Him to order your steps and watch God move.  Today was everything I thought it would be and more.  I’ve been on an emotional roller coaster.  My eyes are swollen, my voice is strained and my body is tired. In my new season God has stepped in and showed me, if I make one step, He’ll make two.

I’m running…..

My chorus for today is: “You’ve been qualified, by his mercy multiplied.  You cannot be denied, cuz you’re finally certified. It’s official, go ahead and testify. He’s gone bless you, you gone bless me, now God be glorified.”~Mary Mary

As you grow up, you go through stages of relationships.  The things that matter at the age of 2 don’t matter when you are 20 and have changed again by age 25.  However, there are some relationships that evolve as you do with age.  Some people are  just destined to be by your side forever.

The challenge is to know when to nurture a relationship and when to release one.  Sunday May 6, 2012 is the first day of my new season.  I am nurturing my lifetime relationships.  As I move into this season, my lifers are providing everything I need.  I’m grateful for solid relationships that have withstood all elements of time.  I’m also thankful for every fair-weather relationship.  The negative made me appreciate the positive more.

My chorus for today is: “Took me a while but I’m finally here.  So, I just wanna testify, make this crystal clear.  See I’ve been picked out, to be picked on, talked about out of my friend’s mouth.  I’ve been beat down, til He turned my life around…”~The Fighting Temptations

I’ve learned over the years that the greatest gift I have to offer to the world is ME…There is no doubt about it, when I was created, the heavens sang!!!  Everyone should feel this way.  We are all here to fulfill a purpose and even when you can’t see your way, there is still value to your life.  Everyone won’t be for you but everyone is not against you, so shine anyway!!!

May 5, 2012 is drop-off day.  Just like a water filter, I’m purifying.  The good things are flowing through to fill my cup and the bad ones are being disposed of.  In order to grow, you must learn when to allow things to fall away.  Some people, situations or things have been hanging on by a thread, you must cut them off to eliminate the dead weight.

As I await day 3 of this journey, I am tired.  I released a lot and embraced so much more and this has drained me.  When you make room for the all the good, you wonder where all the bad ever fit in.

My chorus for today  is: “Bag lady you gone hurt your back, dragging all them bags like that.  I guess nobody ever told you, all you must hold on to, is you, is you, is you…”~Erykah Badu

As we develop in our mother’s womb, our journeys have already begun…

Life is a series of short stories with a common end.  Throughout life we travel down many different roads and sometimes lose direction but every road and wrong turn brings us back to our center.  There are times when we must toss out the road maps, close our eyes and follow our destined paths.  This may seem like a crazy thing to do but disorder can be an organizer(think about it).

As I embark on a new journey in my life, I would like to take you along with me.  Today, I gave “it” all up. “It” represents everything that is hindering you from walking in your purpose.  Friday, May 4, 2012 represents trash pick up day.  I pulled the dumpster from behind the house and took the garbage to the curb.  There it will stay and I won’t ever pick it up again.  Many people walk around dumping their trash in other people’s dumpsters, leaving that person with trash they don’t have room to store.  So, today I left problems, sorrow, heartache, bitterness, dislike and all things of the sort on the curb.  They were all things dropped off in my dumpster by others.  They represent burdens that I don’t have room to store.

“The best thing about life is, it goes on”….Each day will present new challenges and maybe even obstacles BUT if you survive that day, it never has to be relived again.

The beautiful thing about life is, we have choices.  Although there are many things that we can’t control, our reactions dictate our satisfaction.  You must become a lover of life.  Whatever amount of energy you spend contemplating the decisions you make, be sure to use twice as much energy enjoying YOUR life.  You must appreciate the simplicity of life.  The air we breathe is not guaranteed, it’s a privilege.  Someone’s dying prayer was to just be able to smell the fresh air one more time.  Take it all in.

YOUR life is YOURS to live.