The Thoughts of a Coffee Drinking Vessel

As I was in my quiet time the other day I started thinking about Ruth, Esther, and the Proverbs 31 woman. As a single woman I have always known the Proverbs 31 woman to be a married hard working woman. And that is true because it is in the Bible in the book of Proverbs 31 starting at verse 10. (Men you need to read Proverbs 31:1-9) What a lot women don't know is that the term "Virtuous Woman" is first found in Ruth 3:11. At the time she was not married to Boaz. She was still single and working in a field that was not common. She didn't own her own business yet. Then I thought of Esther. The king didn't know who she was until she was prepared and ready to be presented. I'm saying this to all the single women including myself: You can still be virtuous. You will at times have to work with integrity out of your comfort zone and for a while be okay with be hidden while you are being prepared and processed. You can be single and virtuous. You just have make the...

Currently this is what has been getting me through. Necessary roughness is the Lord removing stuff from me that I don't need and that will hinder me. I call it this because it is rough but necessary. We can have a tendency to get comfortable in the wrong things, places, and people. It is actually more of an addiction because when we become separated from that wrong we start acting out, going through withdrawals, etc. If we want greater we need to let this "Necessary Roughness" do what it is assigned to do. Work out the kinks. We will never be perfect but we will become better. Listed below are some "Necessary Roughness" quotes. Hope they make sense to you sooner rather than later. And always remember what the Bible says.. " My suffering was good for me, for it taught me to pay attention to your decrees." -Psalm 119:71 (NLT) Rest well. Pay attention. - If you want to be a diamond you must be willing to be cut -If you want the best be willing ...

Often times in life we talk way too much. We share our most intimate dreams, fears, and other valuable thoughts with the wrong people. Who are the wrong people you ask? Those who don't support you and show it through their actions, those who show you over and over again that they cannot be trusted. When will you share this with the one who gave it to you in the first place? God is always there to lend an ear and show you what it is that you need to do concerning the vision that He gave you. The wrong people didn't show you anything positive. Stop feeding into them. Hunger after God and thirst after Him. In Habakkuk 2:1-3 the Bible says "it will speak". Let your vision speak for itself. Do what God told you to do concerning that vision. Your vision has a voice that needs to be heard. Don't drown it out. Work quietly. Share with those you are lead to share with. Those who pray and don't prey. Hope this is a blessing to you. I will post scripture references b...

It's hard to love something or someone you don't understand. This can include yourself. When it gets to this point you must make the decision to start a relationship with the vision, with people, but most importantly start a relationship with God. When you get to know Him better He shows you things about yourself that you refused to see. The closer you get to the Lord He gives you desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4 The closer you get to Him He encourages you to write your vision. Habakkuk 2:2-3 The closer you get to Him He will cause you to shake things up with prayer and praise. Acts 16:25 You are wonderfully made. He reveals that to you. Psalm 139:14-16 This is just a little note. Love you better.

We look on the television and we see these reality shows and are like really? C'mon son. (That is me anyway.) That is making money. To the eyes it seems that foolish behavior is being rewarded and mimicked on a daily basis. It makes those who are struggling and starving wonder if it is worth the effort. Many times it gets hard. Especially when you are in the middle. Probably because we know the beginning and we expect a great end. We get no warning about the middle. When this happens you want to do the complete opposite of that your assignment is. It is in these moments that you must push past tired and more importantly push past yourself to get the goals set before you accomplished. Even in Romans 7 Paul states that every time he wants to do good that he does the opposite. At some point you must realize that there is a war going on. The battles get hard but you have to be determined to always win. Scripture References are Ecclesiates 7:8 and Romans 7

Based off of Galatians 5:7-10 We are often on fire for the Lord and we desire to do His will, we have a new praise in our spirit and yeah we know how we do. All of a sudden we stop short. Is it because of family, friends, situations, and circumstances? Am I my own stumbling block? These are things we have to look at when we find ourselves to be what I like to call dangerously distracted. Look at what you used to do and what you are doing now. Can you see the difference in your actions, demeanor, and behavior? When you are truly focused stuff may come and you still have joy. Then we actually look at the situation. Big mistake. Yes it is a reality for you and I'm not knocking that. Trust me I've been there so I understand. What I am still learning is that you have to remember what the Word says. Stop letting everyone in your ear. Especially before and after you know God just opened your heart and poured into you. Some seeds that are planted are not to benefit you but to distrac...

This post is going to probably get some of you to delete me from your life and to be honest I am okay with that. I have to be obedient to what God says and not what you feel. And this post is dealing with who you really trust and how you expose it God and to the world. Some of you are consulting tarot cards, mediums, and psychics. With the same breath you are telling God you trust Him and only Him and then wonder why you are all over the place and cannot catch a break. You won't read your Bible, barely come to church, and pay somebody money who has a demonic spirit. Don't you realize that the devil hears your prayers to and that he can appear as an angel of light? He isn't interested in getting you better because he knows if you do what God is telling you to do like: read your Bible, go to church, etc that you would defeat him. What are the cards telling you about your life? Is it lining up with the word of God? If you can't answer that question than the answer is n...