writer's life and thanksgiving

peace & blessings!

I hope u are all well
Okay so this is my "daily" blog but it occured to me that I don't write in it daily. My apologies for that :-). I don't necessarily know who out in the world is reading this blog, but to those who do, thanx for your patience & support. It means alot to me!!

My computer currently needs more memory so I kinda hafta be sparse w/programs that require alot of memory. But I'm still here yall!!

I'm trying to upload some pics and that ain't working either...lol..help! lol

So, I have a writer's life and as I was just speaking w/a fellow writer/friend of mines..it's a life of solitude. A writer must have blocks of time where there is just quiet and nothing else. As much as I love music and it many times is the backdrop & inspiration for my writing, sometimes I've had to jump up & turn that volume down so as to give the poetics in my brain full attention and nurture the creative "baby" that is trying to come forth.

I barely ever watch t.v. anymore and that is a miracle in and of itself!

I am also utilizing this new space in my life to get back to my daily prayer closet w/my Jesus. Not just once a wk or every couple of days, but every day. 'Tis not easy when the flesh wants to do what it wants to do...and it will NEVER wanna come to Christ in sacred fellowship. But praise be to God, He's faithfully drawing me and I know my spirit and new heart wishes to sup w/my Saviour!

In beginning to study my Word, I'm looking at the life of Paul and am really seeing how much this man suffered. But also how much Glory and wonder he beheld in being Christ's witness and minister. So this is very exciting for me and I can just feel the Holy Spirit bringing spiritual insight and illumination upon me drinking in the Gospel.

Thank you Jesus for interceeding for us and thank you for sending the Comforter, your Holy Spirit to us and thank you Father God for giving Jesus to us to reunite your lost sheep back to you.

What a treasure indeed!

I love u

that stinking flesh!

The flesh always wants some kind of credit...

"well, I went to the prayer meeting Lord"
"No my child, it was Me who put it in your heart to go"

"well, I increased my tithes Lord"
"No my child, it was Me who gave you the increase in your faith to do that"

"I gave to the poor"
"My child, it was Me who gave you a mind to give

What do we want? Brownie points?!
I guess it's the sound of the kingdom of self...tumbling down one brick at a time under the Lord's gentle, but mighty hand.

We are full of ourselves in many, many ways

We must be emptied out
and
refilled
with
Jesus Christ...every single day.

THANK YOU LORD. :-)

Log of DAILY blessings

Since my release from corporate america....

1st WEEK
8/7/07: granted divine favor to get some important papers required for an appointment
8/8/07: treated to an extravagant dinner by a good friend of mine!
8/9/07: news of an available new printer for me...a quick answer to prayer
8/10/07: monetary blessing
8/11/07: received the new printer! and treated to dinner again!!
8/12/07: news that another friend will bless me w/dinner

2nd WEEK
8/13/07: monetary blessing and early health appointment blessing
8/14/07: chinese food dinner blessing(I luv scrimps!)
8/15/07: treated to a day @The Franklin Institute(the IMAX theater rocks!) & lunch and an awesome and powerful prayertime @church
8/16/07: Karaoke dinner treat :-)
8/17/07: carfare blessing
8/18/07: deep rest in body, mind and spirit & phenomenal food sales at the grocery store!
8/19/07: Sunday dinner blessing & awesome family fellowship

3rd WEEK
8/20/07-8/26/07:
**okay, unfortunately I've lost my notes for my daily log and I can't remember! but I my heart remembers there was a divine blessing every day!**

4th WEEK
8/27/07: creative poetry blessing!
8/28/07: great phone fellowship w/my grandmom and brunch treat
8/29/07: received gift from a friend & chinese for dinner & divine favor w/the dentist
8/30/07: feeling better in body (it's allergy season!)


****UPDATE****
sorry it's been so long..okay so obviously I've taken the Log of DAILY blessings offline. Sometimes I couldn't find my notes to assort into a cohesive writing & then other times I forgot to note! But just know that Christ still blesses me to abundance every single day. It's all inscribed across my heart. Thanks for your continued prayers :-)

I work for Jesus, not for the company

I read somewhere that Christ promises us “adventures and risks”

Well I am no longer in the world’s cubicle and have come to truly understand that I work for Jesus, not for any company. Working through the “human side” of my emotions, I am rejoicing in my spirit for God’s will being done in this place. And it is in the new place that I am being called to trust Him
For higher levels…we’re always called to go higher. I am now free from the constant stress I was under, which had even recently brought me to breathing problems (panic-induced). So I shout HALLELULUJAH TO THE LAMB OF GOD! for divine deliverance.

Now, new adventures await me. God is taking my hand and asking me to run and leap on mountains with Him and exercise the muscles He built in that fire. In that fire, I learned I could fight and how to fight (He trains our hands for battle). In that fire, I learned I could take some things that I never thought I could. In that fire, I learned to continuously die daily to self; a process I sometimes resisted. In that fire, I learned to submit to the authority God placed over me, even if our spirits clashed.. b/c that honored God and worked in me Holy integrity. In that fire, I experienced God making my enemies to be my friends. In that fire, I saw some of my less than stellar ways and how I could hurt someone, just like they hurt me. I’ve had to ask for forgiveness & for God to help me not turn into the ugly that surrounded me. His holy fire searched every inch of my heart, showed me my mess and burned up things that were not like Him…ouch, ouch! In that fire, I witnessed Him prepare a table before me in the presence of mine enemies. In that fire, I saw God’s heart and how serious He is about the way we treat one another (even if we’re wronged). In that fire, I saw my capacity to love…expand & stretch. In that fire, I came to sometimes not like Christ and felt as if He was my enemy. But then in that fire, I came to know & love Him deeper than ever before & soar in the depths and breadths and heights of that love. HALLELUJAH!!

I am scared, but I am excited. I marvel at how His hand has guided me through all the smoke & fumes..how He illuminated my eyes to see His hand and footprints just enough for each step. Sometimes, totally blind.

I am in His bosom under construction for rejuvenation & restoration. I was wounded-deeply..and now I await His balm for inner healing. Now I move forward with the writing dreams He placed in me before I as born. Now I honor Him with His gifts lent to me and through me.

Now I pray for divine guidance and wisdom. To use God’s time wisely and make eternal choices. To seek His face like never before. To drink and eat His word.

Onto the next class…the next lesson…Glory-to-Glory for Christ’s sake!

ALL PRAISES BE TO THE NAME OF THE LORD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

gimme a sec

good morning Jesus!

okay I'm on for like 2 sec's just to let yall know I've got sooooo so much to update u on..many days of sun and many days of rain..so God willing, I'll blog it up later on today..aiight?
peace!
:-)