I Worship You. When I Feel Like It....

The expression on my face describes
how I felt.

"But when David saw that his servants whispered, David perceived that the child was dead: therefore David said unto his servants, Is the child dead? And they said, He is dead. Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and annointed himself, and changed his apparel, and came into the house of the Lord, and worshipped" 2 Samuel 12: 19-20

A few weeks ago, I was driving on interstate 66, on my way to work. This particular interstate has a reputation for having really bad traffic. On this particular morning, I woke up late and missed the 5:45 train that I usually take. So, to avoid the wrath of the director of the office in which I work, I decided to drive into the nearest Metro Station. (This is the subway for Virginia). During my commute to the metro station, I begin to pray and completely lost track of where I was. I totally missed my exit. This would be fine except for the fact that traffic really picks up after this exit and it is hard to turn around. So, I freaked out for a moment and then realized that I still had time to just drive to work. I would just have to pay the $14 for parking. Well, as I'm driving, I notice a sign for another metro station. I decide that instead of paying $14 for parking that I would rather still just ride the metro.

So, I get off at the exit. As soon as I took the exit, I see a police officer pointing a flashlight at me. I slowed down, perplexed, and looked at him like he was crazy. I know I wasn't speeding. What in the world is he stopping me for? I roll down my window and he tells me that I'm being pulled over for an HOV violation. I was so confused. Apparently, the ENTIRE exit was HOV only. ARE YOU SERIOUS?

It's A Process

Have these words ever come out of your mouth?

Lord, make me more like You. Or Lord, I just want to please you. Lord, take out anything that is not like you.

If you are serious about your walk with the Lord and have a heart for God, I’m pretty sure you’ve prayed that at some time or the other.

Well, guess what? The word says that the prayers of the righteous availeth much. God hears us, even when we don’t want to be heard. And He is faithful to answer prayer. So, don’t be surprised that, after seriously praying those words, all Hades breaks lose in your life!

I Hated You, But God....

Unforgiveness:

Jealousy. Anger. Bitterness. Bondage. Insecurity. Depression. Spiritual lockdown. Stagnation. Judegmentalness.

The words above are just a few results of unforgiveness. Unforgiveness is the root of many issues that we have. Unforgiveness holds us in bondage. As we hold on to that situation or person that has hurt us, we also hold on to the pain. By not releasing them, we allow ourselves to remain stuck. We become stagnant. We think that we are doing ourselves good by not forgiving. We are mean, hateful, and constantly judging the ones that hurt us. But all we're really doing is blocking our own flow and building our own mental jail cell.