GOD’S COMING TO GET YOU!

#Godisfaithful and He is #Responsible 

He knows how to bless us, use us to bless others and believe that no matter what season we are in, He is coming to get us! He is #ontime and His word is not only #truth but it is #unbreakable #unstoppable and infallible! #blessedtobless

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Well hello. Hola Kanichiwa Chavela Swatika Miao What's up? It's your girl, your friend, your sis, your chica, and your Amiga, your homegirl in the gospel lyric, the lyrical miracle McCree. Happy Friday to you, or whatever day of the week it is you're listening to this. I am going to keep this brief. And if you happen to hear my baby in the background, I'm sorry. I I couldn't wait until there was complete and total silence because the way this just came to me, I know it's the Lord. And I really pray that it blesses you uh when you hear it. Um it's not something that's mapped out, it's just based on something I have been experiencing and something that I experienced today that made me think about it. So I was reflecting on an outing um that I had today. Nothing fancy, just out and about, and I decided to stop at the grocery store on the way home, and I got my few little items, and when I was leaving, when I was getting out of the line, um I noticed this elderly woman behind me and her grandson, because he told me, and something just wanted I mean something inside of me just wanted to bless her. And so, because he'd already told me that was his grandmother, I forgot how the conversation started, but oh, I just asked, is that your mom? And he said, Oh no, that's my grandmother. I said, Oh, okay. So when I was getting ready to leave, I just looked back and I said, Ask your grandmother, can I pay for her groceries? And this is not to toot my own horn, it's just based on what I'm trying to share with you in this moment. Um, because it's really not me. It's not me at all. It's really to God be the glory, every time. So he asked her, and he was kind of loud when he said it, and I was like, oh brother. But she just kind of nodded her head yes, with this very peaceful, pleasant look on her face, but she just nodded yes. And so I just said, okay. And then after they were done ringing it up, I paid for everything. So the guy who uh was ringing up everything, he handed me the receipt, but I gave it to her, and then um she was so grateful. Like I was getting ready to walk away. Well, I said, God bless you, ma'am, and I just got ready to walk away. And she said, Wait, come back, give me a hug. And so that alone was enough for me. Um, so I went back and she just gave me the most genuine embrace, and then she was whispering a prayer in my ear. And she was, you know, asking the Lord to bless me and protect me and cover me in Jesus' name, and just it was just such a beautiful, simple prayer. And the cashier on the side of us, she turned around, she said, Oh, that is such a sweet embrace, like that is a genuine embrace, and it really was, it was so genuine, and her prayer was so sweet and so simple, and I felt like I won in that entire situation. Like, I I really did, like, I just had an elder pray for me, honey. But she wasn't loud and nothing, she just was sweet and praying, she was directly praying in my ear, and then she kissed me on the cheek, and I walked away. And I just felt what I always feel when the Lord puts me in a position where I can be a blessing to someone. And so today, when I was, well, a few minutes ago, actually, when I was sitting on my bed, it just came to me this whole interaction. I thought about it again, and I said, you know, Lord, your word is so true. It really is more blessed to give than to receive. And at first I never understood that, but I believe the Lord gave me a revelation of like, like in my relationship with him, it's more blessed for me to receive than to give because that is who he is, and nobody can now give him. Like, nobody, no matter what I give him, it'll never be on the level and the scale that he gives to me. So it's more blessed for me. Does he receive my gift, whether it's worship, tithe, and offering, whatever it is? Absolutely, he receives it. But it's more blessed for me to receive from him. Because he's God, like he's God, so it's not like oh, he's God, and what can you give him? But it is kind of like he's God, what can you give him? Because even what we give him, it can't compare to what he has already given us and what he continues to give to us, and I was just like, Lord, your word is so true, and so I just wanted to share that it is more blessed for us to give to one another. I really believe that's what that scripture is is talking about. It's more blessed for us to give to one another than it is to receive. It's more blessed for me to be able to walk into a grocery store, especially in the times that we're living in, and bless someone financially, pay for their groceries. Like, I can't even explain to you the immense joy and excitement that I get from that. Been that way since I was a little girl. Helping people, wanting to help them. That's just my ministry. I just want to help. Like, I can't help everybody, but I can help. I can help. I can use what God has put in my hand and help, however, that is, whether it's paying for someone's groceries, their gas, uh, praying with them, listening to them, uh a shoulder to cry on. However, it is that I help, it's more blessed for me to give to them than it is to receive. I appreciate receiving. It feels wonderful. But y'all, I I don't know. I don't think if to me, it is more blessed for me to give than to receive. Because in order for me to give, I have to have already received. Otherwise, what am I giving out of? What am I giving if I haven't already received it? You can't give anything if you don't already have it. I can't go into a grocery store and buy someone's groceries if the Lord has not already put money in my hand. I can't offer you a prayer if I don't have a prayer life which the Lord has helped me to cultivate. I can't offer you anything that the Lord has not already given to me because it's not in my resources, it's in his. And there are those who will argue, well, I worked hard on my job and I did this and I did that, and that is what I have. But who gave you that job? Who gave you those abilities? Who put you in a position to have that opportunity to be able to make that money? Now, unless you're doing something illegal, then of course I'm not endorsing that. I'm not endorsing that because the Lord don't deal in that. That is of the devil, period. I said what I said, but if you are doing things the right way, you're getting opportunities. The Lord has put you in a fantastic position. You didn't do that on your own. Because my Bible tells me, I'm just saying, my Bible tells me that every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the Father of the Heavenly Lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. That's what James 1.17 says. The New International Version. Let me read it and and and make sure I said it correctly. Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the father of the heavenly lights who does not change like shifting shadows. So, yeah, every good thing that you have, that I have, it came down from the father. Yeah, he did that. That look on your face, he did that. That joy in your heart every time you see what you have, he did that. You didn't do it. I know you think you did, but you didn't. Mm-hmm. Those wonderful gifts and talents and abilities that you have. Yeah, he did that. And so I just stop by to remind us what a wonderful God we serve, what an awesome God we serve, who gives so generously to us that we are able to give to others, no matter what it is. Some people don't have it financially to do those things, and I'm not bawling out of control. I don't have some, in fact, I don't even work. I'm gonna just be honest. I I don't have a job at the moment. But the Lord blesses me. And when he blesses me, because he has blessed me so wonderfully, uh, I think about other people. I don't know. I think my childhood and my my home upbringing was not the best, but you know what? I learned from example from my mom, who was addicted to crack and alcohol, and my grandmother, who I'm almost positive she had at least a demon. No, really, I'm not even trying to be mean, but for real. Um, I learned generosity from them. My grandmother gave to us. Everybody in the neighborhood is gonna know what she did. Everybody at church gonna know about it and hear about it. But she was generous. That is what I got as a little girl. I didn't get the other parts of it until I got older. But as a child, she gave to me. She gave to my brother, she gave me allowances and taught me how to save money. And my mom was generous to people. She didn't have a lot of money, but she was kind to people, she was sweet, she would cook, you know, she would do house cleaning, she would do things, and sometimes for no money. I saw her, I saw her with my own eyes. So I learned generosity as a child, and then I think almost innately, the Lord just made me a generous person. Because I don't do it because but my mom and my grandma did it, it was a great example. But listen, when I tell you the joy and excitement and the feeling that I get from being from being a blessing to other people and being an answer to someone's prayer, I can't describe that feeling. I've never felt anything like it before. I'm I'm on the verge of tears. Like I I really I really don't know anything quite like it. Ooh, excuse me, y'all. Like, because I know how my life has gone and I know the things that I've been through. I didn't always have it. I I remember as a little kid pulling the mold off the bread just so I could have a small piece of bread. I remember eating the wilted lettuce in the dirty vegetable tray because there was nothing else. I remember scraping the Miracle Whip jar until all you hear was a clinking sound because there's nothing else. I know what it's like to be homeless and sleep in a car. A car that someone told you you could use and then reported it stolen while you were using it. So now you're homeless and the police are looking for you. I know what it's like not to be able to pay all of my bills and the Lord come through for me. I know what it's like to have to go to the food bank for almost two years straight, and was so grateful and happy that that was even available to me. Because when I tell you I was getting stuff from the food bank that I didn't even get when I was paying for stuff, like certain facial products that I love, they just seem to always have it. And one particular product, it's expensive to this day. It's expensive. And every time I went, they just happened to have two or three bottles of it. And because a lady knew I loved it, she she would just give them to me. Not one and be like, okay, we'll save this for the other one. I had favor even at the food bank. I remember going to the food bank and getting Mahi Mahi. What? Mahi Mahi is 35 bucks right now. That is an expensive fish. That's not a cheap fish. I remember going there and getting essentials and toiletries and food. Like the Lord has used these places to bless me. And I'm not ashamed that I had to do those things because those things furthered my compassion for other people. Because you can't tell me, you can't come up to me and try to have a conversation and witness to me and tell me what you know about whatever situation and you haven't gone through it. How do you know? You haven't experienced this. You don't know. You assume you may have faith, but you don't have the experience. And so there are certain things, I ain't gonna lie, there are some things you some people just can't talk to me about. Not because I'm proud, but because you haven't experienced it. You don't know, you haven't even spoken to someone who's experienced it. You just literally talking. And I appreciate the encouragement, but it's just easier to receive when somebody knows what they're talking about. And I know what I know. I know that God is good. I know that God is a provider. I know that God does not fail. I know that God is faithful. I know that God says he is who he says he is. Why? Because he has shown me. I know that God answers prayers, I know that God will come through if you invite him into your situation. That's what I do know. That's what I do know. I know God is real. That's what I do know. And I know that if we allow him to use us, that he will use us in some of the most beautiful ways that we have ever experienced. Because that is what he has done for me. And there have been times when I felt like, oh, I felt like my life wasn't that meaningful. I didn't feel like I was doing anything grand in the world. Because I have learned that, or I have been taught that success and all these different things, um, being great, means the numbers that you pull. Social media, if you got a church, how many members do you have? Everything is about numbers and popularity. And some of those things God is not even in. You might have popularity, but you may not have God's presence. And so I have learned, even with this podcast, it's not about how many people listen. It's about who am I blessing? Who am I helping? Am I encouraging someone? Does someone feel like they can go another day, another week, another month because of something that I've shared and said? That's important. And I wasn't always that way because I got caught up in trying to do it the world's way, doing YouTube, and oh, only 32 people. Okay, that's 32 people who listen to what you have to say. Out of those 32 people, how do I know that I didn't even help that I didn't help all of them, or at least one of them, because Jesus left the 99 to go get the one. In the parable of the Good Shepherd, one of the sheep came up missing or lost, and the Good Shepherd left 99 sheep to go get one because that's how valuable we are to him. He will leave the 99 because they good, they're good, but that one is not good, and they're out there by themselves. I'm going to get them, y'all. That's the kind of savior we have. That is the kind of friend we have in Jesus. I'm coming to get you. I will not leave you lost. I will not leave you abandoned or forsaken. I will not leave you helpless and without hope. I will not leave you sick and desperate. I'm coming to get you. I will not leave you broke and homeless and forlorn. I'm coming to get you. And that is how I feel every time the Lord uses me to bless someone. It's like He's telling that person, I'm coming to get you. And I'm so grateful to be a part of that. And I pray that you will be too. Thank you so much for stopping by my podcast and listening to me. I appreciate you so much. Thank you. Be blessed. Know that you are loved, and no matter what you're going through, God is coming to get you. And don't forget to talk about it.