From the Abundance

I've been in Daytona Beach for three months now and it's beginning to feel more like home.  I've made a few friends, found a couple of places where I can go and get good word and have great encounters with God, gotten involved in some thing to help with my writing and have tackled the first round of job interviews.  I'm not worried about a job or making money because I know that will come.  God taught me how to wholly lean on Him for everything I need. Last week I sent out my weekly message that encouraged us not to trade our deadlines for God's timeline.  It's something that I remind myself of constantly. That reminder came again over the weekend.  If you know me, you know that I've always loved everything artistic and creative.  One of my dreams has always been to have my own line of merchandise; clothing, accessories, interior decor items and the whole nine. I was offered the opportunity to join the design team for an online retailer.  At first ...

Luke 12:48 tells us that to whom much is given much is also required. I just wanted to take a minute to tell myself as well as remind you, that much is required of us.  No matter our titles, positions, accolades, posts, education, training, posture, works, or level of faith, God is requiring more. God blesses us to be a blessing to others.  I don't know about you but I am beyond blessed.  I have the full function of all my limbs, I'm in my right mind, I have everything I need, I''m forgiven, I've been redeemed, I have joy & peace, I feel safe, and I serve a God that truly understands every part of my being.  I know a lot of people get upset or angry with God when bad things happen and say how could such a loving God allow this, or how would a God who heals allow so much pain, etc. If you look at all that Jesus went through to take away our sins, to allow us that gift of healing and eternal life our light suffering is nothing.  Could you imagine the we...

It's been a little over a week since I moved to my new place in Daytona Beach, but it already feels like home.  As I've been out and about taking care of business I'm asked the same question over and over again.. so what made you move to Daytona?  My Answer is always the same, God sent me here.  It's been really amazing to see how He's already made provision for me in this new place.  I'm excited about what's coming but also excited about what this means. Since stepping into my call of ministry this will be my first time in "foreign" land.  Everything I've done other than blogging was done in Lexington and Louisville.  At times I felt like Jesus, needing to shake the dust off my feet and carry on to a place where I would be better received.  I'm not knocking Lexington but the truth is, sometimes your home isn't the place for your gift.  Proverbs 18:16 says that a man's gift will make room for him and bring him before great men....

image :http://www.jeanniebottles.com/geniebottles/ I find myself in a position that I'm sure somebody else is in right now too... I'm in transition.  I know that may not seem like a big deal at the surface but when you really think about what that means it becomes a bit more tricky. I guess I should explain myself.  When I say I'm in transition, I literally mean moving from one place to the next in every area of my life.  Don't get me wrong, this is a good thing.  I'm moving forward to bigger and better.  The frustration comes from not being able to release certain things the way I need to in this place.  For the past few years God has been giving me tons and tons of stuff, but with the tag "for later".  It's like getting a gift on new years day that says don't open til Christmas.  I have so many thing in me that I want and need to release, but I have to do it in God's timing for them to be effective.  I want His perfect will, not...

Dear Pastor Chaconna, In lieu of coming to you directly I wanted to take this opportunity to offer you a few friendly reminders for your call and appointment.  First let me start by saying, I know it's not the easiest thing in the world to walk in the calling that God has placed on your life.  I know you had plans and things you wanted to do with your life and probably even some dreams and goals you'd set for yourself as a young girl.  Nevertheless you chose to answer God's call.  I can't say that everything will be peaches and cream, heck you may not even see any of those hopes and dreams you had for yourself come to pass, but know this... the plan (Jeremiah 29:11) He lined up for you is greater than anything you could have imagined. You'll have to compromise much of what you thought was normal and completely switch your way of thinking... church to kingdom... I know it's crazy but you'll never get it right until you can do this.  Trying to figure ou...

There's nothing better than the warmth and comfort of a soft fuzzy blanket on a cold night.  You can't wait to pull it up high under your chin and tuck it all around you so no cold air can get to you.  Well this morning as I felt the cool air in my room hit the back of my leg I realized a few things... 1. when you're outside the covering you get hit with the sneak attack 2. sometimes when you leave, it's hard to get back underneath like you were because you're so tangled up 3.when it's really bad you have to stop everything and focus on that task for a while until you get it right 4. sometimes you have to change positions to get it right I hope y'all are with me in the spirit... you can look at this a couple ways..Look at that warm fuzzy blanket as God's covering... sometimes we get out of His will, and way without even realizing it until we get hit with a sneak attack. Then we feel just like that cold foot that's hanging out from under the ...

So today is the first day of Summer and I don't know about anybody else, but I feel great!  I'm a few days closer to moving and a few steps closer to releasing some of this purpose.  I don't know what it is about summer that just makes me happy.. It's hot and humid and my hair is usually a frizzball but I love it nonetheless. There's nothing like sunshine and warmth on your skin, a good BBQ or  picnic, a popsicle, and swimming pool! The only thing that can make it better is a gallon or two of Chic-fil-A lemonade that's ice cold... Now that's the business!! Today as the seasons officially change I just wanted to take time to remind somebody that even though the season has changed, God has not changed His mind about you.  His promises haven't changed, the plans He has for your life haven't changed, His love hasn't changed, and neither have His grace, mercy, or willingness to forgive. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. H...

I had an ah ha moment yesterday while I was out taking one of my clients to get her monthly commodities.  The line is always super long so I usually let her out at the door and find a parking space.  As I was letting my client out of the car someone knocked on my window.  To my surprise, I turned to see my cousin Joe standing there with a huge smile on his face.  He calls me Dah Ha (don't ask me why, but he has since I was little).  So I roll down the window and he's asking me about getting my Master's Degree, work, ministry and a bunch of other stuff.  He says "well Dr. Dah Ha you're just everything aren't you?  Getting my masters.. oh no that wasn't hard, it was just a test... That's that genius stuff" I just laughed and went to park the car.  When I cam back I sat on the steps of the church waiting for my client and my cousin came back to talk to me some more. This time he was asking me about the details of what I'm working on, what I...

They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. Psalm 126:5 As the old saying goes... after all that I've been through I still got joy!!  That is definitely my testimony for this year.  Life in general really, but I thank God for continually bringing me through.  I am an overcomer!!  I love this scripture because the word for sow, zara`, is not only in the context of planting seed, but it also means to become pregnant.  Many of the things that have caused me to shed tears are the things that God has impregnated me with, or sown into the fiber of my being .  Even thous some of those things have cause me tears... I know when it's harvest time, it's all joy... Proverbs 10 :22 s ays The blessing of the Lord , it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.... so even when I creid a few tears, it wasn't because of God.  Sometimes it was the burdens of those connected to me, other times it was the con dition of the wor ld, and at times it was just...

The past two years have been an amazing journey for me to say the least.  I quit my job, went to grad school, became a minister, moved into my own place, started my own business, became a nationally published writer, graduated and got my Masters degree, became a licensed Social Worker, entered a relationship, became a pastor, helped plant a church, and sooo many other things.  God gets all the glory because if you had asked me about any of it, the only things I'd probably say maybe to are writing, and the business... It all started in prayer.  I asked God what it was that He wanted me to do, how He wanted me to do it, and simply trusted Him to handle the details.  Was it easy?  not always... has it been worth it?? Absolutely!!  Have I lost some things/people along the way??  you better believe it!  But for everything/one I lost God has added so much more... Throughout this process I had so many questions and so many concerns but God always sai...

Tell me, what do you give when you've given your all And it seems like you can't make it through? Well you just stand when there's nothing left to do You just stand, watch the Lord see you through Yes, after you done all you can, you just stand..... Sometimes, when God puts you on assignment and you've done all that you can... you just have to stand.  Over the past few years God has truly had me on some assignments I'd never imagine myself being on.  One in particular came with an urge to pray, a declaration, no explanation, and crazy crazy instructions.  Guess what, still walking it out.. and still don't have an explanation per say.  I do have a greater understanding of the purpose for the assignment and why it's necessary.  Several times during the course of the assignment I told myself and God, "I didn't sign up for all this" and I was ever so quickly reminded that when I gave God my Yes, that meant Yes to everything, not just the ...

Well this is my first post of the New Year and wow... it's been an amazing 8 days already... God has really shown up in a major way and done some things to just blow my mind like never before. A few years ago I began to ask God to show me what my purpose is, why I'm here, what I'm supposed to do with the things He's given me, how to put it all together and what I can possibly do for Him with what seemed to be a bunch of stuff that doesn't even go together... Fast forward a couple of years and here we are in January of 2010... I know my purpose, I know what my gifts and callings are, I've been activated into the kingdom, He's showing me what my ministry looks like and has even given me visions of what it will look like. I say that to say this... even when you think what God is calling you to do is impossible, beyond your means, you're unworthy or you just can' plain figure out how you're going to make it work... write the vision. Habakkuk 2...