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Sunday, July 19. Today, I received great news on someone who is recovering beautifully. When illness befalls us or someone we love and are close to, it reminds us how fragile our lives are. Often times we take things as breathing, walking, talking, and I could go on and on, as an automatic. But is is not an automatic. Our maker, God, helps us out each and every day with these skills. We seem to cherish them more when we lose these skills. It is a reminder of how worthy our God is. It should also serve as a reminder of how we need to trust God more and more each day. If He can provide these basic skills to us on a daily basis, imagine the other things he can provide for us if we would just allow him to mold and shape us in the purpose He has designed us for… Amen.

Monday, July 20. Today, I was fortunate to donate blood. Anything I can do to help my fellow man I want to in wisdom. As i was being prepped to have my blood, the young man who was doing it, bared his fruit as a believer; hence, “You will know them by their fruit. ” Matthew 7:16. I also was blessed with a spiritual revelation. Because there is nothing new under the sun, although Satan’s fall from heaven happened long ago, it continues to happen today. The example was Satan’s fall, but today, man continues to fall when he does not accept Christ. Satan knows he is defeated and he wants to take many with him into eternal damnation. So the fall never ended it is still taking place and will continue to take place until the end of this world. Conversely, God continues to call man to Himself, through Christ Jesus. He will continue have us, as his ambassadors, to disciple as many into the kingdom that we can. What an honor and a privilege!

Tuesday, July 21. Another day in paradise! A productive day of me purging a lot of paperwork. I made quite a dent and I thank the Lord for that. I cannot tell you how many times I have said I need to do it and did not get around to it. What has been helpful is I am on vacation and the upstairs AC unit is not working. This is keeping me downstairs much longer all day giving me the opportunity to start this much needed project… All things work together for GOOD!

Wednesday, July 22. We have been in a heat wave for a good 3-4 days. The AC unit for upstairs has been Saturday, most of the heat wave. I have had to sleep on the sofa since that time in my family room. God has kept me and looked out for me because upstairs it is in the upper 80s. I go and take my shower because I do have ceiling fans, which is a blessing. Otherwise, I could not be able to do that. The other blessing is the downstairs unit is WORKING! It could have been that the house was designed with only one unit OR both units were out at the same time. So, I thanked God for the working AC unit downstairs and that I could stay in my home and still be productive… God is GOOD! Thank you, Lord!

Thursday, July 23. RELIEF! The AC contractor came this afternoon! He knew exactly what the problem was when I told him what was going on, He had the part in his truck and replaced it. My upstairs is now cooling off… Praise God! After the contractor left, I saw it was an overcast day outside. As I mentioned earlier, we have been in a heatwave. When I saw the overcast outside, I thought, Lord, this is a good time for me to do some yard work. I got outside and edge, trim (a new skill I have learned!), mow, and blow the lawn. Well, as soon as I finished, the sun came back out! Praise God I was able to do all of that underneath the clouds where is was cooler for me to do so. Later, the rain came, but I got my outside chores done… Bless God! When I came in I was able to go upstairs and get into the whirlpool in a cool comfortable bathroom… God is Good! He works situations for our Good!

Friday, July 24. COVID has discombobulated all schedules. It seems it takes much longer to make appointments, namely doctor’s appointment. During the beginning of the pandemic when everything shut down, doctor’s offices were shut down, too. As they slowly opened back up they have new guidelines to open offices, which is great, to keep everyone safe. I called my doctor’s office on Monday to make an appointment. Today is Friday and I still had not heard from them. They specifically said in the message when you call to make an appointment to please not call them more than once. Otherwise it would just prolong them returning your call. Well, today I had a decision to make. Do I call the doctor’s office back and risk the chance of my return call to be prolonged? Do I wait until next week to see if they call me eventually? Do I go up to the doctor’s office as a walk in and see if they will allow me to make the appointment. I chose the later. After prayerfully weighing my choices out with God, He led me to this peaceful choice. When I arrived at the doctor’s office I did not mentioned I had called the office on Monday and no one returned my call. I remained calm and told them why I was there. The receptionist took my information. Five minutes later I am sitting talking with a scheduler and three minutes later I am out the door. PEACE is a gift from God! When your first attempts do not pan out, remain peaceful and God will show you another way… Thank you God for being my PEACE!

Saturday, July 25. This morning I woke up praising God in my heart and spirit! His sweet spirit was upon me. I felt so encouraged. Well, Satan decided he was going to test my spirit. When I went to start making breakfast and pulling everything out of the pantry, the powdered hot chocolate dropped out of my arms onto the floor. Needless to say, it made a big dark mess! I didn’t panic. I calmly placed the other items in my arms on the cabinet and got the broom and long handled dust pan out and started sweeping. Well, because it was fine powder it did not come easily up. I knew I would have to get the residue up with a cleaner. After sweeping up as much as I could, I started focusing on fixing breakfast and knew I would have to come back to this task later. When I returned to clean the chocolate powder off the floor, it took some time. Eventually I had to get down low to the floor to wipe the baseboards and corner cracks down as I wanted to make sure I got up every speck of the chocolate powder. The blessing is Satan did not shake me or frustrated me. When the PEACE of God is upon you, you are able to walk in that PEACE no matter what comes your way. PEACE is a gift from God! Could it be upon waking this morning, God wanted to bath me in His spirit as I started my day. I am sure He knew I was going to drop the hot chocolate powder. However, God covered me with His spirit as I started my day because He felt I would need the extra protection as so much has been going on… Lord, once again, I thank you for your BEAUTIFUL Peace!

Sunday, July 12. Some desires may come to fruition in time. Today, I was able to find a fabulous bargain on some Juniper Blue Rug ground cover! This was the original ground cover in front of my house. It was once a beautiful spread, but died away along the years. I am hoping to restore the front entrance of the house with this beautiful ground cover. With the help of God, like everything else, I am sure it will come to pass. Today I found out a good friend passed away. I felt sadness… Help me, Lord.

Monday, July 13. This evening I went out for the first time to edge my property. After talking with my sister, girlfriend, and seeing other women do it, I believed I could do it to… I did it! I have to learn to tap the coil string before it becomes too short that I have to wind the spool again, but it was fun and empowering to do! Thank you Lord for your help.

Tuesday, July 14. Today, I went to my friend’s funeral. It was very lovely. I believe she was very pleased with what she saw. As I was telling my sister about it today, I realized her dying set her FREE to be the person we all grew to know and love. When an illness takes your mind, it seems to take everything. I thank God He allowed our paths to cross and become friends. Although in the later years, she did not remember me fully, when we sat to talk I could sense a calmness and peace in her. I knew that God was still with her in her illness for PEACE is a GIFT from God,,, REST IN PEACE My FRIEND

Wednesday, July 15. For those of us who live in States who have State Inspections, July is my month. I really have to strategically plan these inspections because most places I go tell me they have a back log of inspections to do. The Holy Spirit told me to go up to the place last night I was planning to go I thought I was going to find out about their COVID procedures as most businesses have them posted on the door. Instead when I arrived I also so a big sign that said, “No State Inspections”. Well, thank you Lord for sparing me the frustration of going in the morning to a place that was not conducting State Inspections. I had to come up with a plan B. There was another business a couple of blocks away. I drove by. They had their COVID sign up, but not a sign that they were not conducting State Inspections. So this morning, I arrived bright and early, the second customer. I was out the door in 2 hours… Praise the Lord!

Thursday, July 16. I believe NOTHING happens in our life without God knowing about it. If it is happening, good or bad, He allowed. And it can be used for our GOOD, if we allow God to use it for that purpose. I had a situation to happen today that I thought was set. However, after a phone call I found out IT WAS NOT SET! Well, immediately I asked God what was he trying to do and what did He want me to know? I was thinking maybe what I thought was a plan/path He was leading me was not what I thought. I remained calm. The importance of PEACE and CALM in our lives Cannot be overrated BECAUSE it allows us to hear or pay attention to what God is doing. Two hours after that phone call and I was told the plan/path that was set was back on schedule! Praise God! We always want to be sure if we are hearing God correctly. It is our act of FAITH when we move forward in what we believe God is moving us. God sends us signs and confirmations along the way in which we can know he is leading the way. I believe God sent that hiccup in the plans for ME to see how I was going to react. Consistency in our lives is important too if we walk in PEACE and CALM we must be consistent in that in good and uncertain situations. It lets us know how solid we our in our relationship with God. He already know, but sometimes those hiccups are there to encourage ourselves in our Faith. It gives us the confidence in ourselves and our God in the relationship we have together…It is a BEAUTIFUL thing!

Friday, July 17. Today is my Birthday! It was a very productive day for me. I had to take care of some business matters today and they were ALL taken care of that was on my list. I got my favorite meal from Olive Gardens…Take-out, and it was sooooooo DELICIOUS! Later after dinner, I was able to go out a ride my bike for some exercise and the ride was nice as the sun was not shinning brightly to drain my energy. I LOVE to praise and worship God in song. Certain songs I sing it is an immediate hook-up and puts me in the presence of God, which I LOVE. There is NOTHING else that is better. So I sang my songs and played my music, too, today. It is this indescribable PEACE and LOVE that it sometimes brings me to tears just to sit in His presence and I realize how deserving He is of our LOVE and ADORATION. He has done it ALL for us. He gave us His precious son Jesus who died and suffered for us. They treated Him cruelly. Yet, He understood what God’s plan was and suffered it to be. It was revealed to us His humanity in it all, so He knows the sufferings and the pains that we go through. How can we not LOVE a God and Savior like that… I Thank YOU!

Saturday, July 18. God cares and he hears our heart’s desire. This has happened time and time again in my life. I do not always get the desires I ask for. Sometimes I have to wait quite some time before I see it. Other times, I can see it sooner rather than later. Today, I desired a green pepper to put on my homemade pizza. My sister called me yesterday to tell me she some vegetables to give me from her garden. I called her this morning to see if she had any green peppers. She told me no; however, when I arrived to her house she told me she went out to her garden and found ONE ripe green pepper… Thank you, Lord! As I left her house I told her I was waiting on a soaking rain so I could plant the ground cover I purchased last Sunday that I shared in this journal. I told her once the ground is a little wet it will make it easier to dig. Late afternoon, God sent that rain I had desired! It enabled me to plant those five ground covers I purchased. God is GOOD!

Sunday, July 5. Dear God thank you for this day. I Thank you for the wonderful deal you provided for me of the two orchids… $5 a piece! It made my heart so happy to find such a wonderful deal. I can’t wait for them to bloom once again. My spirits were a little low and it was just what I needed to lift my spirits. I thank you for that.

Monday, July 6. I had to go and get my bike tire fixed today. I went to two stores near the beach to get it fixed. I came home and put the tire back on the bike and rode it on the road to test it out. I was happy with what I had done. Later that evening, my neighbor, his wife, and I met in passing while riding our bikes in the neighborhood. My neighbor saw my chain on my bike was not indeed tight enough and offered to fix it for me at his house. I followed him and his wife to their home which is a block away from my house for him to make the adjustment to the chain and my seat! The seat got me where I wanted to go on the bike so I did not worry myself with that but WOW! what a difference! Thank you God for my neighbor. My bike rides more smoothly. Thank you Jesus!

Tuesday, July 7. I just discovered the most delicious fruit drink that I am going to go and get more. All of the fruits are pureed to make this wonderful substance. Normally I do not like to waste my calories on a drink, but this was so refreshingly GOOD that the 220 calories can easily be substituted for a desert and I will not feel like I have been cheated. It is nutritiously GOOD–YUM! Work was very productive today, too. we started the process of researching and discussing how we would redo our standards of operations with COVID-19. Thank you God.

Wednesday, July 8. My God moment today was being able to navigate a website to get a project done. I do not consider myself tech savvy so any accomplishment I have on ANY computer, phone, desktop, soft ware, etc., I thank God for His help!

Thursday, July 9. I had a lot on my plate today at work. I asked God to help me with one particular project that was very challenging…I completed the third part of that project and was able to work on the two additional ongoing projects. That relieved some of my stress and I thanked God for that!

Friday, July 10. Today was yard day! I love working in the yard because I it brings me such a sense of accomplishment to complete. Of course I recognize without God’s help I would not be able to do any of it. I thank God for the ability to take care of this beautiful home He has given me.

Saturday, July 11. It was a full day today. I had many errands to run in the hot heat… I SURVIVED THANK GOD! I left the house in one piece and returned in on piece. That is a blessing and Lord I thank you. Having uneventful days is a blessing. Recognizing God’s PEACE in your life is a blessing because it is a free gift he gives us that we should cherish each and every time it is present in our lives.

Welcome back to Where Is God Now blog. This is not the blog post I had initially prepared for this week. Usually I am posting on Saturday night, but today I am posting on Sunday morning. For those of you who know me well, I often say God speaks to us every day. It is up to us if we are paying attention to him. Our world has been turned upside down. It is in turmoil for so many. All schedules have been halted. Everyone has been impacted. Many are wondering what is going on in our world. It is my understanding that COVID-19 has reached all continents except Antarctica. I cannot say God caused this virus to invade our world. However, because God is all-knowing, this virus did not catch God off guard or by surprise. He is not even wondering what happened. I do believe God allowed it to be. It is a humbling time for all as we see we are not as in control of our lives as some seem to think. God gives us each and every breath we take in this life and MORE. We serve a loving and gracious God. Today, I believe he is still speaking to each of us. The question is if some of us will continue to tune him out or will more tune him in.

We are feverishly trying to figure out a cure for this virus. We know God has the answer and He will reveal it in time. Last evening at 5:30 p.m. as I was eating my dinner and watching a 1991 Billy Graham Crusade program, God spoke to my spirit and shared COVID meant in the spiritual realm, Christ Over Virus Is Defeated. There lies our HOPE! If there is any fear, CHRIST removes all fear! We win! We win in Christ! Our answer is in Christ, which should not surprise those of us who are of the Faith. Christ always intercedes for us! Jesus always gets his prayers answered through God, our father.  God is in control of COVID-19 and the answer is in Christ. Last Sunday was Easter and we know Christ was raised from the dead for our sins. It is up to us if we accept Christ in our lives. It is more than just lip service, though. It is heart service… God wants our hearts! Jesus helps us to give our hearts to God.

There is so much confusion that is starting to unfold in our world. We know that God is not the author of confusion. This is not a time for us to be rebellious. Sometimes our memory becomes short, but in the Bible the children of Israel became rebellious after God set them free out of years of bondage. They never saw the promise land. I believe God put those events in the Bible for us to learn from.  We do not have to learn from the school of hard knocks. Things should be done in decent order. I do not know what all of the fall out and implications will be as we head to our new normal. What I am confident about is as long as I keep my eyes on God, He will get me through this with his supernatural PEACE. This PEACE is available to all who will keep their eyes on God.  This is what I have been living on since COVID has struck our society and it is a beautiful place to be.

God has been speaking to me each and every day since COVID struck as I was already homebound recovering from surgery. I immediately asked God what I could do for Him as I was sitting home recovering and wanting to do something. God starting pouring into my spirit thought provoking and positive affirmations to share. I have been sharing it each morning on Facebook. I pray those affirmations have been of help to all who may have read them. God shared with me even if it makes a difference for one soul that is one soul that has been helped. 

I am confident that God holds the time of when COVID-19 will be no more. In the meantime, as he has us in this appointed time, I pray that each of you will hear the message that he has for YOU! The message does not have to be anything profound or drastic. The message may be sweet and subtle. Only you and God will know that.  He has given us the time in our schedules to call on Him and spend time with Him. He wants an intimate relationship with us and this is a time to cultivate that intimate relationship with him. He is our CREATOR. He is our GOD. Give him your ear. Give him your time. Most importantly, give him your HEART. Thank you for visiting the blog. Next week I will post what I had prepared for this week and finish unpacking the book, Where Is God!? Blessed Are The Pure In Heart For They Shall See God, unless God say otherwise. Amen… Love and Blessings!

Praise God! Christ Is Risen! Happy Easter Everyone! Jesus should be our HERO! He suffered mercilessly and died cruelly for US! Still, as in the introduction of the book, Where Is God!? Blessed Are The Pure In Heart For They Shall See God, on page 8 we discuss, although we see it as a privilege to be God’s hands, mouth, and feet, it is also a daring risk when we live our lives for Christ. We risk being shunned, misunderstood, mistreated, taken advantaged, mocked, scorned, laughed at, devalued, uninvited, humiliated, embarrassed, ridiculed, persecuted, and killed. But Jesus endured the same. St. John 19:1 reads, Then Pilate therefore took Jesus and scourged him. (KIV)  The Gospels of Matthew and Mark speak on how Jesus was scourged as well. I was curious to know what was scourging all about, so I did a little research. Please note the inserted picture:

This is very similar in what was used to beat our Lord; it is what He endured for us. A scourge is a whip or lash. The multi-thong type, was used to inflict severe corporal punishment. It is usually made of leather with multiple throngs of hard material designed to tear the flesh. This was the custom of the day under Roman law to prelude crucifixion. However, in Jesus’ case, there seemed to be added visceral. This was a deep hate and contempt for Jesus as proven in how they beat him. It was vile, wicked, and morally unjust. Some have described the beating so horrendous that Jesus endured that it left him looking less than human. Oh, the cruelty!

However, Jesus knew what his mission was on the earth. He knew he was to be the sacrificial lamb  for our sins. On page 8 in the book, it reads it takes courage, guts, and grit to be a Christian. I wonder if there is ANYONE who would agree with me on that. We know what Jesus endured took courage, guts, and grit. He is our example. There are things that happen to us in life that we come to a cross road and have to decide if we are going to cave and not represent Christ because as we say sometimes, “It’s hard.”  Yes, it is not always an easy road to travel. Yet, Christ demonstrated in God’s strength that He had to complete the mission that was given him. It is one of the reasons why I love him so! The Bible tells us He did not want to do it. He asked God if the bitter cup could be removed. But then He resolved it was not His will, but the Father’s will that should be done. This is our example! When those cross roads come in our lives, we have to ask ourselves how many times will I say, I don’t feel like being a Christian right now. I am going to do what I feel like doing. However, being a Christian is not about a feeling. It is about our commitment to God through Christ. Knowing EVERYTHING that Christ endured on the cross, not even mentioning all of the great and wonderful things that He did BEFORE his crucifixion, should be enough to compel us to do the right thing even when we do not feel like it. Again, it is not about feelings. It is about commitment, gratitude, and thankfulness to Jesus. If Jesus did ALL of that for me the least I can do is stand up and represent him proudly. This is what BEARING OUR CROSS is all about. As the book says, “It is not always pretty and wrapped in a bow (page 8).

How deep is your love? How deep is your love for Christ? When we operate in our natural strength we cannot do what is asked of us, but through Christ we get this supernatural strength. It gives us the will and know how to do what we need to do God’s will for our lives. Jesus will give us the strength to display the courage, guts, and grit. The beauty in that is you know that it is Him that is working within you and it is an awesome humbling experience. You will know it is his strength that you move in. The preciousness of Jesus is that he came to the earth to live out the Christian life for us. Again, he is our wonderful example! I keep saying this because I believe some people gloss over the example that Jesus is to us! It a beautiful thing and I do not want people to miss it. It is not always easy, but we can do it through His strength. And let me add, it will probably hurt our flesh, too. But we have been talking about putting flesh on the shelf where it belongs, right?

Now once the disciples realized who Jesus was after he bled, suffered, and died, their lives were never the same. And our lives should never be the same either, especially once you have encountered His presence in your life! They lived their lives boldly and courageously with guts and grit because they knew the son of God had walked and lived among them. It transformed their lives! Our lives, too, should be transformed once we have entered into an intimate relationship with God. Jesus’ life was transformed through His relationship with our Father God. Jesus spent time with God to cultivate their relationship. Through this intimate relationship God was able to teach Jesus what He needed to know. It is no different for us! Our lives, too, should be transformed as we cultivate our relationship with God through Christ Jesus. It is not enough to know God. Satan knows God. It is all about a true relationship with God and accepting Jesus as our Savior. We cannot live the Christian life on our own. It is impossible! Once we drop our pride, die to self, and yield our lives over to Christ, we start living a transformed life and those Fruit of the Spirit we talked about previously start to show up and out in our lives. Then we start to realize, oh, this is not me! This is the Christ that lives in me that is allowing me to manifest the fruits of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. It is a beautiful thing! Knowing that is enough to draw you in even more because you have experienced God’s supernatural power in your life! Hallelujah and Amen! Stay safe from COVID-19 and I’ll see you next week. Love & Blessings!