The Buzzards are circling, but God's not finished with me.. Yet!!!!

Have You ever wonder why you were born in this time and not in the times of "BIG Valley ", "Little house on the Prairie" or "Happy days !!".. OK, I am a TV kid...Sometimes I can feel the air from the buzzards' wings circling around me, like when I hear the music of today and do not understand the words or see the clothing made for the younger generation and all the tech. stuff that I am so behind on! God has to remind me... He is not done with me .. yet!!!
My Grandmother is 96 years old and has often said, she is not sure why she is still here, What does she have to offer...I know, what she has to offer, she intercedes on the behalf of all of her children and grandchildren and I am a product of her prayers, I am very thankful for her and her life.
1 Peter 4:11 "If anyone ministers let him do it as with the ability which God supplies" God made me for this time and generation.. He knew what would be needed as in the past.. He knew Israel would need the law so He created Moses, and a King, He made David, He Knew.. He made Ester, Paul, and....so many more!
He knew what this world needed and He gave it, He made YOU!!
So if you are not sure why you are still here or even if you are still needed.. Take Heed.. God knew and he made you for such a time as this.. so minister as with the ability which God supplies!!
He even made those buzzards that are flying around you( you have got to love his sense of humor).... You are a designers' creation...He is not finished with you yet!!

A Magic Wand.... Please?

You know when you are a little girl, all those stories of happily ever after were awesome, on so many levels. For one you got the prince , the castle and beautiful dress!! But what I really needed was the magic wand! If I could have that, then life would be so much better... I would not have any troubles. All I would have to do is wave the magic wand and Voila... all would be better!! Dishes done, house clean, laundry finished, money in the bank, pumpkins would be my mode of transportation, Mice would be men, hummm ;o)
Well, I must admit, I would love to have a magic wand waved over me! Becoming the person God's longs for me to be doesn't happen over night. The older I get the more I understand Paul when he says.. the things I want to to do , I don't and the things I don't want to do, I do!
If I could wave the wand and then the Woman of Faith, Mary,( Martha's sister) or the Proverbs 31 Woman ,would appear. How cool would that be !
This transformation is a process of walking daily with Him. Asking him to penetrate every fiber of MY being. Surrendering to his will and allowing him to mold me, change me! And little by little the process happens!
Ecclesiastes 3:11 'He has made EVERYTHING beautiful in its time"
Have Hope, during the shaping time, He is molding you!
I don't need a magic wand. I need HIM!!!

Selective Hearing

Being a parent has brought much joy into my life, along with many other things. It has brought out the good, bad and ugly sides of me, that I did not even know I had. Our middle son,Jacob is deaf and I will never forget one day in Walmart, he did not want to listen to me so he closed his eyes, so there I am leaning into the cart trying to pry his eyes open and talk to him- wasn't funny then but now, I think back of how, I must have look crazy!

I remember seeing a Hallmark movie about a boy who was left in a town and he never spoke and everyone in the town thought He was deaf, so they all told their secrets to him and one day he was a witness and had to go to court and they all learned he could hear and speak and he could tell their secrets.... Scary!!! Now my other two kids can hear very well but at times I think they have selective hearing ..they never heard the part about clean your room!!

In Our Life group we are studying in Mark and How Jesus was ministering to people and a religious man came and ask him to come to his daughter, she was dying, On his way a woman had touched him... All the while the crowd was wanting him to help them, the disciples wonder what he was doing and then when he got to the man's house, the people were sad cause she had died. Ever Notice that Jesus never allowed the voices around him to sway him from what His purpose was? It is amazing that Jesus could ignore all of them and stick with His purpose.. So many times the" committee in my head", talks me out of things, condemns me and sometimes what People have said to me in the past has filled my head with insecurity or what I think of myself , starts to condemn me with doubts and fears... All these can and has kept me from the purpose He has called me... (Mark 5:36.. saids Jesus.. ignoring what they say.. ) WOW, Jesus had selective hearing..Not always a bad thing.. So the next time voices are wanting your attention, some good intentions and some just trying to keep you from doing what God has called you to do.. ask yourself... WWJD?..... Have selective hearing and Ignore them!!!