From the Abundance

And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil. 2 Kings 4:2  This text seems so simple at first glance but when the Pastor was reading the text in its entirety to tell the widow's story it was the last part of verse two that grabbed me like a kid in the trick or treat bowl.  I heard the words I have nothing... but a pot of oil.  That word arrested me so fast, so completely and utterly knocked me over.  Let me explain why. It wasn't the fact that the widow didn't have anything but more so that she didn't realize the value of what she actually did have.  The oil!!  If you've got the oil you have everything you need.  The woman didn't just have oil, she had a pot, or a VESSEL.. (catch me in the spirit).  The woman had oil but she also had a place for the oil to be kept.  The same thing has to be true for us. In or...

I know I usually blog and try to give you guys great content on Tuesdays and Thursdays but today is a very special day!  My first writing baby was published and made available for sale!! I am so nervous and excited all at the same time! So don't mind me if this isn't my best blog.  This is just the beginning of my published works.. I have a lot more on the way in various formats, for different ages and tons of topics.  So be on the look out. Simple Sayings By Chaconna Downs Now let me do what I came to do... Encourage someone! This book along with many of the others I've been working on have been in progress for years.. and I do mean YEARS.. The next book I plan to publish has been a work in progress for at least 5 years and I've scrapped it and started over at least 8 times. Sometimes getting your thoughts out on paper isn't an easy task. It's like stripping in front of a bunch of people or baring your soul to strangers. You have so m...