Refocus

Hi family, it’s been a long time. I’m going to be real upfront and say my hiatus was all me. At first I stopped posting because I was distracted and pushed My Savior to the back burner. I felt like I didn’t have time to write a post but I had time to binge watch another series on Hulu. I was really playing myself and playing with the time God gave me on this Earth. So, like every good parent, the Lord took away something I hold extremely close to my heart. Yea I was hurt and upset like every other spoiled child, but after refocusing my attention, the WayMaker showed me the bigger picture. As Christians we forget that we are not meant to be on this Earth to sit idle. We are not meant to be mediocre. We are not meant to be distracted. We are meant to be world shakers, innovators, pillars and the simple light imitating our King Jesus. The Lord reminded me my life had a purpose beyond being Student Government President, beyond being a girlfriend, and beyond being a sister. All these things are apart of who I am, but I forgot the most important fiber of my being. I am of a royal priesthood, a crowned daughter of the Most High with the sole purpose of glorifying His Great Name.

So I’m like iiight cool, I get it. Time to buckle done and get my life together. So then I told myself I couldn’t post on my blog because I had to focus, but didn’t know where to go from there. Our All Knowing Father showed me that if I wanted to truly know who I was and know who He was I had to dive into the Word. I was hesitant, but little did I know or understand that the Word is truly life. This amazingly written book began to reshape my thoughts/habits and starting connecting the dots I’ve picked up over the years. His Word gave me hope, reassurance, strength, wisdom, and clarity. The Word was everything I needed and everything I’ll ever need.

I truly began to take the Loc’d in journey more seriously and allow the Lord to discipline me.

Then my excuse for not posting was my perceived under qualification. I told myself I couldn’t be posting encouragement, wisdom and revelation when I was still a hot butter mess myself. I had all these amazing ideas from truly devoting myself to the Lord but the enemy kept reminding me that I was a sinner. Thank God He used my First Lady to remind me that God never calls the qualified but rather qualifies the called. BOOM. Mic drop. My mind was blown. The enemy loves for us to focus on the negative and neglect the fact that GRACE and MERCY is our portion. The Lord knows we will always fall short of His glory yet He loves us the same. Loves us so much He sent His only begotten Son to carry our burdens so that we can have access to His Spirit. A Spirit that makes up for where we fall short. A Spirit that is our guide and helper. A Spirit that will never cause us to fail but have everlasting life through Christ Jesus.

At that point, what excuse am I really making that will validate running from my calling and disrespecting the ministry the Lord is calling me to. So now I’m here, fully surrendering and saying yes to the call that will not only change my life, but the life of all those around me. I pray I never get discouraged, distracted, or mislead and shy away from posting. I pray the Lord will continue to use me as a vessel to speak to each and every one of you. I pray this blog nourishes you and encourages you to also plant seeds in your life and those around you. I pray the Lord will continue to strengthen you all and prepare you for the battle that is coming. I pray we all stop running from our callings and rebuke the things trying to hinder us. I pray the Spirit of the Lord will protect and guide you forever and ever and continue to show you how you can be the salt in your environment. I pray we all get to see His face and receive a job well done for the fruit we allowed ourselves to bear in Jesus’ Matchless name, Amen. It is never too late to give your life to Christ. You’re never too stained to give your life to Christ. Run to God and allow Him to heal your heart. The Lord is saying, “it is only I who can mend brokenness and reshape it into something more beautiful than it originally was”. God loves you and is calling you to Him. I pray today will be the day you say yes in Jesus’ name. I love you all and I’ll see you next week! Stay blessed and Loc’d into His Word.

‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭3:5‬ ‭AMP‬‬

“Not that we are sufficiently qualified in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency and qualifications come from God.”