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God made you for a purpose. There was some grand plan He had in mind when creating you. Maybe you are meant to be a great singer, or work with kids, or go on mission trips, or maybe be a stay at home mom and minister to your children. He gave you specific talents and abilities to go along with your purpose. For me, I really like to talk, read, gather information, and write down what I’m thinking. As a result, it makes me a great writer. However, certain things are more difficult for me. I get queasy, and couldn’t work in the criminal field as a result, despite how much I want to see the justice system work. I wasn’t made to work in that field, but I can do great sitting at home alone just typing out the wisdom God’s given me, and I love to do so. Granted, I procrastinate like nobody’s business, but I know this is what God meant for me to do. (Or at least a big part of it! Writing about God’s word and the lessons He taught/teaches me ties in there somewhere.) Maybe you don’t know about the talents you possess or don’t see how the heck it could clue into something bigger. Like maybe you’re really good at Hula-hooping. How the heck is that supposed to help build the Kingdom of God? Well, you could volunteer to work with kids, maybe bring a few extra Hula-Hoops and have some fun teaching them how to do it. You could enter a Hula-hooping contest and donate the money to a charity/the Church. Even if your talents and abilities seem random and displaced, God gave them to you for a reason. Whatever you can do, you can do it for the Kingdom of God. I can give an hour and half every weekend to pour into the little kids and teach them about Jesus. I can take some time out of my week to mentor somebody because I care about their future and who they are becoming, and God cares about that, too. I can do whatever God has asked me to do, because He’s given me the qualifications to do so. I didn’t think I could work with kids, or be “spiritual” enough to mentor someone, but God put both of those things in my life, and I love each one of them greatly. I look forward to helping raise up kids at my Church in the Name of God. It makes me very happy to think that I get the opportunity to do such a thing! And those kids adore you, they are so happy to see you, and appreciate everything you do for you. It’s really amazing, working in the kids ministry, and I encourage you to do so! Back to purpose, God’s given you the ability to do what He’s called you. I would challenge you, if you don’t know what that is, to go along with whatever you do naturally and also love, even if it doesn’t seem that “big”. I didn’t think writing could be much bigger than a blog, but it leads to a book, working on a magazine, etc.! I could do countless things with this small gift, and glorify God in so many different ways! You may have something you think is very small, but trust me darling, God can most definitely make something huge out of something so seemingly so small. It’s like a penny that doubles in value, it doesn’t look that incredible at first, but after about a month you’ll have a million dollars! Lastly, you’re worth it. Don’t think whatever you have to offer God is too little or small, God can use it, no matter what it is. No matter who you think you are, God can use you in big ways. Trust me on that, darling!
You are LOVED!! Thanks for reading and God bless you, Melody
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You've probably heard the saying, “let go and let God.” Some argue that isn't exactly biblical, but I'm not here to argue. The basis for this saying is relinquish control and give it God. The ironic thing about that, is we were never, are never, in control in the first place. Reality is, God is always in control. We have nothing to worry about as a result. But being the humans we are, we want to be better than God. We want to have what we say goes instead of what God's said. We want to be in control, and act like we know more than God. God may say “don't date that person, you're unequally yoked.” But you, being a stubborn human being like we are, says “No, God, I know better than you. I can turn this person towards you, I know I can.” But of course the end result is heartache and you feel shaken as a result of the relationship not working out. When we “give up control” we are actually just surrendering the “right” to be right, be in control, and act and live as if we are better or know better than God, which we aren't and we don't. Truthfully, God is always in control, and our lives become “smooth as sailing” when we surrender and relinquish up our control over the lives He's so generously given us. Submit yourselves therefore to God, resist the devil, and he shall flee from you. (James 4:7) Submit to God and be at peace with Him; in this way prosperity will come to you. (Job 22:21) You are LOVED!! Thank you for reading and God bless you lovely darling!! Melody I haven’t blogged in awhile. Reason being Satan has kept me from doing so. I’ve been through and learned and accomplished a lot in these last few months. I’m ashamed to say I haven’t blogged since April 10th. It’s August. I can’t evens say it was because of summer, because I am still in school, despite my graduation party lol. Obviously, there is something powerful going on thru my blog, in my blog. Not because of me. Absolutely NOTHING I have done, but it is all God, and He gets all the glory. While I had been in the season of blogging constantly, regularly, there were numerous attacks on my blog. The page never loaded, I would always have trouble uploading, facebook wouldn’t connect and I’d have to post it there manually instead of weebly doing it for me. There were a million and one things. Then, from April till now, I’ve just gotten discouraged. “No one reads my blog anyway..” I would think, despite over 500 views in less than 6 months. “No one likes my blog...” I’d say, despite the countless compliments I got and the encouragement to keep going. But I stopped. I listened to the discouragement, the enemy’s voice, and I stopped blogging. At one point I even thought, “Well, I’ll probably never blog again.” wrong! I am here to stay, I will blog and keep blogging till the day I die. God wants to do something great thru me and this blog, and I hope you will follow along thru the journey. Thank you for keeping up with me all this time, and having patience as I lacked in uploading things! The good news is that I’ve been writing a book, so at least I was doing something. But on the other side, I have so much to catch up on, so much to tell you. Thank you again so much for reading! Now, let’s get right to it. Over the past few months, the most important thing I’ve learned from an older friend/mentor/spiritual mom/okay it’s Catrina, is to get out of my mind. Stop living in my anxious, sad thoughts, and get right to the root of things. Stop settling, getting stuck for ages, and not moving forward. If something is bothering me, work towards figuring out a solution, if I want something, work towards it. Don’t give up. Always trust and depend on God, and keep moving forward. Seek FIRST the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness, and all of these things will be given to you as well. Matthew 6:33. Let’s go!
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Melody C.God has given me the natural talent as a writer. I felt Him encourage me in the direction of using my natural skill in writing for Him, instead of investing in skills that were basically going to waste. I have been writing my whole life. I love to answer questions, give advice, and share experiences. I hope you enjoy it, and I pray that God speaks through me and to you. If there are ever any typos, please ignore them. They will be fixed as soon as I notice them. Archives
February 2019
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