Matthew 5: 11-15

New King James Version (NKJV)

 ¹¹ “Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. ¹² Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.¹³ “You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men. 

¹⁴ “You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. ¹⁵ Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to allwho are in the house. ¹⁶ Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

Really, that is enough said. 

I am Blessed! 

I am the light of the world!

You are Blessed!!

YOU are the LIGHT of the WORLD!!.....The World.....WOW!! 

Not the light of your home, your church, your job, your family, your circle of friends, your city, your state, not even your nation! 

But the LIGHT OF THE WORLD!!!

I think for me, it's time to step back and look at the bigger picture. I have been so hung up on focusing on JUST those in my immediate circle of contact....to be even more painfully honest....actually trying to limit my contact, so I wouldn't "burn-out" ......

WOW....Light of the WORLD. 

Just looking at the number of those I reach in my daily walk....that is just a fraction of a fraction of the number in the WORLD, so "burn-out" at my rate is impossible!

 I risk more of a "burn-out", due to me smothering or trying to conceal my own light with my own "basket" of life. 

If I remove that basket of life (my own personal daily struggles) that would give my flame oxygen to burn brighter! 

That gives me the opportunity to look outside of myself, home, and family, to reach another....and maybe....just possibly....shine some light in their darkness to guide them in the right direction unto our Lord and Savior! 

Although, it does gets hard sometimes.....with the daily struggles and persecutions. If we try to stay focused on that Word above: that we are BLESSED, when they revile and persecute us! I can rejoice and be glad, because I know, great is my reward in Heaven! So, should you!

I have to remind myself of this when I get down, and allow the stress of life to hinder my light. I have to encourage myself in the Lord as David did. So that I may be of encouragement to others that may cross my path. 

The bottom line, it's not just all about me, my troubles, my family, and my circle. There's a bigger picture....

I am the light of the WORLD!!!!! It's time to let this little light of mine, Shine!! 

So, that they may see my good works and glorify my Father in heaven!!!

What about you?

THEN WHO????

THEN WHO????

My previous blog, THEN WHAT?? A striking and real question to self and those listening.

But I have found through this yet revealing journey of seeking “then what?”.....The more and most important question that has been answered time and time again…..is THEN WHO???

THEN WHO,….. am I?

THEN WHO’s…. am I?

THEN WHO….???

It has been revealed to me time and time again….that I can’t answer the “THEN WHAT’s”, until I have the answer to the “THEN WHO’s”. The far more important question.

SO,… “THEN WHO”…..?

Who I am? Please come along with me as the answers to this question come to me as “daily revelations”.

I thought to make this one blog in response to the first…..but that is literally impossible, as my “THEN WHO” dies and revives daily!

This is a Christian walk, and as Paul states in 1 Corinthians 15:30-31

King James Version (KJV)

 “³⁰And why stand we in jeopardy every hour?

 ³¹I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.”, 

I do die daily.

Each day GOD shows me more of myself; of WHO I AM, WHO I AM TO BE, and painfully, WHO I AM TO BE NOT.

As I thrive to be WHO GOD SAYS I AM, it is a daily struggle. I will attempt to post daily passages that have helped me along this journey coupled with personal mini-testimonies of how GOD is changing me!

This journey is for my strengthening of Faith and self-encouragement, as I do as David and Encourage myself in the LORD. 

I pray it helps others do the same!

I pray that this sharing of my daily journeys, struggles, revelations, and blessings, becomes a blessing to others.

SO, ….Now you and I know,  WHO’s I AM!!!!

Watch, while HE REVEALS…..WHO I AM!!!!

I am a minister of reconciliation

2 Corinthians 5:20

New International Version (NIV)

²⁰ We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.

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Blessings to all!

Then, What?......

Do you find yourself looking around at your present situation, thinking, What have I made of myself? What have I invested in myself? Or the scary one, what or who have I become?
Seriously, this has been my question to myself for the past month, "What do I want to be when I grow up?".
Think about it. As a child growing up you had dreams, goals, aspirations, maybe even a plan. Although, through the years, those things may have changed. There was still a desire to be more, to be something or somebody. No one says, when I grow up I want to be a nobody. Even if the "Somebody" you want to be is unclear, the answer is never, a "nobody". Be it a dream of being a model shifts to being a designer, or being a doctor shifts to becoming a nurse, a teacher to a professor, or a mechanic to an automobile creator. Maybe a change even more drastic, like aspiring to be a pilot shifts to becoming a daycare owner. The fact of the matter is, everyone at some point in life desires or makes plans to be Somebody, something, or just make a difference.
Somewhere down the road, Life happens. Then, what.... happens to our dreams, goals, desires.....our plans?
They get pushed aside, put on the back burner, ignored, forgotten, labeled unattainable, not practical, or just changed and redirected. Whatever the reason, those once said dreams and aspirations don't appear that BIG anymore. They're not headlined on the marquis in flashing lights.....Introducing, to the world, the wonderful, talented, well-known, intelligent, Dr, Writer, Dancer, Captain......(your name here)!
We settle, for whatever comes next, the next best thing. Not everyone, obviously....because the dreams came from someone. Either we saw or read what it looked like to be this person. But now, it's not so clear anymore. All we see is what's right in front of us. Whether it's family, friends, marriage, kids, debt.....life. Our success and failures. Our regrets and "not yets".
So, what now? Then, What?......
Do you start over, revert back to childhood dreams and schemes? Do you reroute the plan? Do you make a new plan? Back to the drawing board?
For some, YES! For others, not a chance.
Yes, because it's never too late! Right? There is still time. It's not over till it's done. You have nothing to loose, no one or nothing holding you back, no one depending on you to make it work. That's the optimum circumstance.
But what about those that have everything to lose, people watching and waiting, dependents needing you to make a move. Just do something, it really doesn't matter at this point in life,what that something is, "just do it"!  Reality check, it's easier said than done. Shoot, keeping it real, sometimes its just plain scary.
The fear of failure and disappointment stands in your way. Everyone is counting on you to make it, waiting on you to fake it, hoping you don't break it!
Do you find yourself reaching a point in life where, just doing something is just not good enough?
Then, What?.............