LIVING A SNOOZE BUTTON LIFE.....

The last two weeks have been very interesting.  About 2 weeks ago my alarm went off to wake me up.  I hit the snooze button  twice, on the 3rd time I had a thought, “what else in my life do I hit snooze button on”.  The question cross my mind “ I am still being effective”.  Am I being effective at church? Am I being effective at work.  Am I working hard? These questions kept on coming.  I got out of bed and started to write a list, am I effective in the things of GOD, at church, my marriage, my relationship with my family.  WHAT AM I DOING.... I was was living a snooze button life.  I am not living life to the fullest.  I started to ask GOD how can I be effective? I am tired of just waking up going to work, get off work ,go to church, eat, sleep, wake up again an do it all over again.  God began to show me  How to be effective. 

1. know who GOD is...

He is the GOD who who created the world, the GOD who parted the red sea, 

the GOD who sent his only son to die for us.  THAT GOD is our GOD and GOD 

wants to breath life in those dead dreams.  IF that dream is in the ministry or a

career, or even a relationship GOD    wants us to live that dream in reality.  But we must know who he is....

1. We are not perfect...

we gonna mess up.  We all fall short of the glory of GOD.  GOD knows we are 

flawed, so if we fall get up.  dust yourself off and start working for his kingdom.

( thats not an excuse to fall on purpose)

1. intercession

We need to pray...in praying we pour ourselves out and he pours himself in.

  this helps us with ministry, work, home , and in our relationships.  We start walking in the spirt and are less in the flesh.   AND most importantly prayer changes things.  When we start praying for others strongholds are broken.    

1. DONT HOLD BACK..

if we want that ministry, Job or relationship DONT HOLD BACK.  NO matter how 

big our dreams are they are never to big for GOD.  He wants to fulfill our dreams in every part of our lives.  DONT hold back.... 

God Wants us to live Effective FULL lives, In ministry, in our work environment, in our relationships.  Lets stop hitting that snooze button and start living....

STUCK IN MUD

Sometimes in our lives we feel stuck.  Like we cant turn to our left or right.  I have been in that place, I know God is a good, I know he loves me and wants me to succeed in life.  God wants the best for me in my life, ministry in my marriage, but i felt like I was stuck in mud.  I prayed, I would talk to someone for encouragement, but no change.  For months it left like I did not belong, like God was not hearing me.   I saw the big picture, I knew what God wanted me to do, but I could not get there.  Finally I STOPPED what I was doing and told GOD “look, I know this place where I am at it not where I am supposed to be, but I am going to serve you with all my heart not matter where I am at.  If playing for the drums for the church is all you want me to do right now, ill do with with all my heart”.  When I made that decision I still felt stuck, but as months went on I started to grow a great passion for worship.  I began to grow closer to GOD through worship.  I began to pour myself out, my thoughts, my plans, my desires.  God began to show me things about myself that needed to be addressed.  God took me to 2 Samuel 15:22, it is better to obey than to sacrifice.  GOD began to show me in my case in order to get out of the mud I had to obey, even if I don't agree with his plans and I needed to worship.  I learned sometimes were are stuck in mud because we missed what God is trying to show us.  Sometimes we think we know more than GOD.  God knows where we are, where were are going and where we are ending up.  Our thoughts are not like his.  GOD knows what is right for us.  GOD wants to start taking people out of the mud.  IF you feel stuck, What is God trying to show you?  Whats holding us back from Gods plans? Maybe he just wants us to let go of OUR plans and trust in his.  

WHY A BLOG ????

When I told my Husband I wanted to start a blog he asked "why a blog"?.  Good ?.... I wanted to share what was in my heart.  You see, all my life I have known that God is real.  I have read the Bible, prayed and I have gone to church, but recently I have grown a great passion to encourage others.   We all have ups and downs we all at one time or another question our faith, but one things remains...GODS LOVE FOR US.  Sometimes we just need read or hear an encouraging word.  That is what this blog is for.  Just to be an encouragement.  I hope this can be a blessing to someone, anyone....