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For The Moment…122

Nothing hits God by surprise. He knows the end from the beginning. We are like grasshoppers before him , yet he has compassion towards us. His loving kindness is for now and forever.

When we feel afraid, thrown into the deep without a life jacket, we must remember he is the rock of our salvation.

Fear not just whisper his name. He is the Deliver.

Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, until that he have mercy upon us.

Psalm 123 verse 2

Noseyness leads to malicious behavior.

What personality trait in people raises a red flag with you?

I am a very private person, I tell what I don’t mind others knowing. But when I meet someone for the first time or when I work with someone I am not too keen on, don’t ask me personal questions.

How old are you?

Where do you live?

Are you married?

Why not? Are you too old? Don’t you want kids?

(Not at this very second, thank you very much.)

I step back worried that the next question might be, how much money do you have saved for retirement? I wonder if they moonlight as an investment consultant looking to drum up business.

If I feel comfortable, which I never do, I will volunteer the information.

Transparency is one thing but only on my terms. I allows feel the more people poke around my life is, the more they are gathering  information that may come back to haunt me. Besides, I feel so exposed when speaking about myself.

Maybe I should be in therapy. Then again, maybe not. I will have to talk about my feelings. Yikes!!!!

I have trust issues.

For The Moment…121

We should not limit God. He is the same God who called into existence those things that did not exist.

There is no limit to his power and no measuring his love.

When we ask, we need to sit back and let him take control. He will do great things and different things you never thought about.

He is infinite.

Call unto me, and I will answer you and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.  The Lord is his name.

Adapted from Jeremiah 33 3 and 2 b.

For The Moment…120

I was glad when they said unto me, “Let us go into the house of the Lord. Psalm 122 verse 1.

It is a privilege, even an honor, to be able to worship the Lord. If we have the opportunity to meet with others and be together to sing unto the Lord and give thanks to him, that, too, is a blessing.

We don’t have to wait for the Lord’s day, but we have that grace to approach him at all times.

Let us never squander this freedom, this blessing, but let us do it to please our God.

Pinball Clemons

Name the professional athletes you respect the most and why.

I am not into sports, but one man keeps me intrigued. Micheal “Pinball” Clemons. He was a running back for the Toronto Argos back in the day, and now, among other things is a motivational speaker.

His charity work is impressive, and his belief and faith in God are outstanding. Also,he is a husband and family man.

In Canada, we have good athletes, but unlike America, celebrity status  is on a lower key, which is so Canadian. When I hear the good these men and women are doing for different communities, some that are under privilege and under funding, I can not help but admire them

For The Moment…119

The summer is ending, and it is back to school time. Change is something that can not be stopped.

Change happens in every aspect of life. Sometimes it is hard to accept newness or the difference of things, but if I want to continue to exist in this diverse world, I am learning I have to accept things and try to make them my own.

God helps me with this. I sometimes have not sown the seeds of change, and my harvest is, at times, not what I want, but God sees me through. He can change things to work out for my blessing.

All he asks is for me to believe and trust in him.

I will lift up my eyes unto the hills, from there comes my help. Adapted from Psalm 121 verse 1.

Relax? What is that?

How do you relax?

In this society of rush and speed, there is very little time to relax because I get worried about missing out on that something I was working hard to attain.

There is also the idea of relaxing as being interpreted as being lazy, slothful even.

But when my body slows down and I can not take another step, I understand the concept of relaxation. Too bad it takes me a while to figure things out.

I relax by sitting in my bedroom with the lights down low, and all electronics are off or just mainly put away. I close my eyes and take deep breaths trying to slow down my racing heart. My mind drifts, and my shoulders slump, legs, arms, fingers all loosen up. I stay like this for as long as I can the suddenly, the dogs start barking and my sister screams my name.

Relaxing was good for even a few minutes.

Counting my blessings

What motivates you?

I love life. I love the ability to move  and to breathe on my own. I try not to take simple things for granted. Many folks have it hard where poor health is a constant worry or concern. Some live through pain and suffering both physical and mental. When I think about others and what they are going through I count my blessings and I try to name them one by one

For me, what keeps me going is my joy in striving to reach and maintain a healthy lifestyle, which includes my spiritual life with the Lord. That is my motivation. It keeps me going

The Fantasy

What do you enjoy most about writing?

I love to create a world where I am in control or where I feel like I am in control.

I can create the scenarios, but when I write fiction, my characters surprise me and do things I never thought possible.

Characters can hit you by surprise. Once you get to know them, you either like them or hate them. If you like them, then they have a happy life. If you hate them, you can make them the villain and kill them off in the most brutal fashion  imaginable.

I just like writing things that can be enjoyable.

In other words, my imagination gets to break free and soar so high where only the sky becomes my limit.

For The Moment…118

My God is merciful and kind.

He has not dealt with us after our sins.

Thank the Lord, or we will be punished as the day is long.

Nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.

For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.

He does not treat us like we treat others for their misdeeds. He does not think like us, and I thank him for that.

If he were to think like us, then there would never be mercy for those who misstep.

There would never be kindness for the weak who mess up on a regular basis.

There would never be love for those who need a shoulder to lean on.

My God is not like us. He is not quick to condemn. He shows compassion when no one else would.

This he does for his children, for his people, to those who follow him and love him, for those who make him the Lord or their life.

Praise his name forever.

Adapted from Psalm 103 verses 10 and 11.