It's OK to be SINGLE!

I know the singles have heard it all before, " God will send you a mate soon! That special someone is out there!" Etc etc etc. let us go to the word first.

1 Corinthians 7:7
"7 Sometimes I wish everyone were single like me—a simpler life in many ways! But celibacy is not for everyone any more than marriage is. God gives the gift of the single life to some, the gift of the married life to others.
8-9 I do, though, tell the unmarried and widows that singleness might well be the best thing for them, as it has been for me. But if they can’t manage their desires and emotions, they should by all means go ahead and get married. The difficulties of marriage are preferable by far to a sexually tortured life as a single."

Let's change our perspective and think about singleness in a new way. Let's think about it as a positive! Being single Is a chance for you to grow closer to God and uproot yourself in your faith so that when you do cleve to someone, your relationship with God is already established. You know how it is when you get in a relationship, you forget about your momma, your daddy and all of your friends. You don't want to be ill equipped and rush into a relationship that consumes you and makes you forget about your original love, Jesus!

Being single is also a time for you to establish yourself! Learn what you like and what you don't like. Take time out to find yourself and your career and life path. Being single does not mean you cannot have fun. Being single does not mean you are a leper. Being single NOW does not dictate if or when you will EVER find love. The fact of the matter is there are plenty of people out there for you, you can go out right now and choose one, but if you stay and draw close to God, he can give you discernment so that you aren't wasting your time with " Pookie, RayRay, and them".

There is a God fearing partner out there if you choose to seek it. Hold fast to God and his word and he will continue to guide you on his perfect path. Enjoy this journey, don't be so caught up in the destination that you miss all the beauty, insight, and wisdom along the way. Be proud and hold your head up because there is a time and a place for everything.

Ecclesiastes 3:3
3 For everything there is a season,
a time for every activity under heaven.
2 A time to be born and a time to die.
A time to plant and a time to harvest.
3 A time to kill and a time to heal.
A time to tear down and a time to build up.
4 A time to cry and a time to laugh.
A time to grieve and a time to dance.
5 A time to scatter stones and a time to gather stones.
A time to embrace and a time to turn away.
6 A time to search and a time to quit searching.
A time to keep and a time to throw away.
7 A time to tear and a time to mend.
A time to be quiet and a time to speak.
8 A time to love and a time to hate.
A time for war and a time for peace.

So embrace this time, live in the now, and enjoy what God is giving you time for Today. It could be growth, peace, wisdom, family, friends, love or otherwise!

Little Servant Doni

Do you Fear people?

Are you worried about what people think about you? Do you fear what people will say to and about you? Are you consumed with how many people are hating on you on Facebook, or talking about you at your job?

STOP IT!

Proverbs 29:25 says
"Fearing people is a dangerous trap, but trusting the Lord means safety."

When you are in these situations and your mind is consumed with all the negativities of any given situation, please remember that you are dealing with people and that they are imperfect. In this fallen world today we have to remember that sin runs rampant and that the enemy will use many many tricks to try and trap us into getting off course from The Lord's work. He will use your Facebook, your sister, or best friend to get you to be sidetracked and off course.

Be encouraged! The beauty of being a believer is that you have hope in Christ Jesus! Proverbs tells us to trust in The Lord for safety so that when people fail, You know you have safety and encouragement in him. He is your Daddy, he wants to take care of you and shelter you from the turmoil of this life. Be in relationship with him! Just as you maintain relationships with your family, friends, and " your Boo", you should indeed be in relationship with God the Father so much more. Having his word and love in your heart are the tools you need to shake those haters off, and walk in the glory and fullness God has for you.

Do not let people dictate your self worth. You can be fearless in knowing you are a child of the most high God. He will never leave nor forsake you. He has your back!

Isaiah 54:17 says
"But in that coming day, no weapon turned against you will succeed. You will silence every voice raised up to accuse you. These benefits are enjoyed by the servants of the Lord; their vindication will come from me. I, the Lord, have spoken!"

Those haters have nothing on our Daddy, so when The Lord speaks, we should listen! Never let people poison your mind to the truth of God's word. Walk boldly and hold steadfast to your faith.

Little Servant Doni

Your friends WILL fail you!

Are you perfect? Are your friends perfect? So inevitably your friends are going to fail you and you are going to fail your friends. Weather they betray you, Lie to you, forget your birthday, or talk behind your back, They are going to fail you and you them.

So put your hope in JESUS CHRIST! Tell HIM your secrets, and go to HIM for advice. He is perfect and he will never ever fail you, leave you, or forsake you. He is the perfect friend. Try HIM! God is not a man that he should lie, so in him you have perfection, wisdom, and LOVE all rolled into one. He sent you his Word, so jump in it and work on your perfect relationship with HIM today!

Psalm 55:22 (NIV)

²² Cast your cares on the Lord
    and he will sustain you;
he will never let
    the righteous be shaken.

 

He will not even let you be shaken if you trust him! So have faith and hold fast. He will take care of you and sustain you better then any of your earthly friends will.

 
 Little Servant Doni

God does not call the Equipped, He Equips the called

Do you hear that?
No?

Do you hear that gentle voice of God calling you for service?

If you are like me, you tend to be in utter disbelief that he could forgive, love, then even use you for his work. If you are like me you have believed at sometime you are unworthy, untalented, not good enough, and so sinful that you don’t even want to look at yourself… But then here comes God. Not only did he give his life for us to be forgiven, not only did he love us unconditionally, but he want us to do his work!

What I want to tell you today is to be encouraged at all of the chances we have to learn grow and work for God. There is Godly work to be done everyday, in everyway, and he can use all of us ESPECIALLY YOU! All he wants is for you to open your heart and say yes to him. Whatever your occupation is, work as if you are working for him. Smile at your coworkers, give a listening ear and an encouraging word. Please continue to be the upbeat and positive creature of God that you are, and I assure you the opportunities will come! Before you know it you will be ministering in ways and in situations that you never though were capable.

Remember that God is using you as vessel, and that through the Holy Spirit he will finish the work that he created in you. Stay prayed up, and in the word, and he will fill you with knowledge and wisdom that you never could have received on your own. Everything the Lord starts he will finish so if he brings you a test, rest assured that he will give you the knowledge, and LOVE to get it done. The great commission tells us to go Ye therefore and share the gospel, so be bold in claiming the power God has bestowed on you just for believing in HIM. Have Faith that he will reveal to you everything you need as long as you continue to seek him.

Hebrews 13:21 (NLT)

²¹ may he equip you with all you need
    for doing his will.
May he produce in you,
    through the power of Jesus Christ,
every good thing that is pleasing to him.
    All glory to him forever and ever! Amen.

Little Servant Doni

Purpose and Perspective

I know we all tend to focus on the negative things going on in our lives, but today lets try to focus on the positive! Negativity and worry are a trick of the enemy to get you to stop focusing on what GOD is doing in your life. The bible invites you not to worry.

Matthew 6:25-34
New International Version (NIV)
Do Not Worry

25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life[a]?

DO you see that? Can worry add any hours to your life? Nope. So today lets proclaim God's goodness in our lives.

Philippians 4:6 (New International Version)
New International Version (NIV)

6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

I have so many things going wrong but I just wanted to take a moment and list just a few of the things that are right. I am a child of the most high God. I am loved beyond measure by him AND a slew of family and friends. I am not homeless or starving. I have my health. I have beautiful children. My husband is blessed with an amazing job and this has put us in contact with some amazing people. The list really can go on and on.

So when you are completely down and out. Know God loves you and I do to. and if you every need anything of me (prayer, time, a babysitter, a confident, friend, someone to wash your dishes, etc), Please do not hesitate to ask. I aim to be a humble servant of God, since he is so good to me.

and for those of you who didn't know. I just played with my P.P.
(my PURPOSE AND PERSPECTIVE)

The ultimate rebel

When I sit and think of what I thought it meant to be a bad a$$ in my twenties, is awfully horrid to me now. Cursing in public, being an utter terror, listening to music that it really would not be appropriate for anyone’s children to listen to, lying, stealing, sleeping around, going to bars and making a fool of myself… WOW what immensely childish and irresponsible behavior. In retrospect I think, by doing what i thought was rebellious, I was just doing what EVERYONE else was doing. Which of course was the wrong thing. A life full of worthlessness, built upon an sandy house of lies, that lay too close to the beach and is being washed away.

The Lord revealed to me that the true rebel, in my eyes, is the Christian. You want to upset some people? Pray for them in Jesus name. Wanna really make them uncomfortable? Do it in public! And to ultimately mortify them? do it loud enough so that other people can hear it. I mean no one wants the bible thumping Christian around. As much as they are preaching love and acceptance we really don’t want to hear anything they have to say about their Testimony or anything else.

But in becoming a believer, I sold out, I became a rebel. I should be praying and dancing and worshiping him all day every day. Regardless of my circumstances my true and ultimate job here is to tell people about Jesus and his love. To share my testimony about my life and how I have changed because of his love and sacrifice for me. I am to share with people about the miracles I have seen, how he brought my husband back from the dead, How my son was thought to have been miscarried but is alive and thriving, how I have seen him heal the sick and make tumors and lumps and bumps and diseases disappear. So essentially being a Christian is intrinsic with being a rebel. How rad is that?

Matthew 10:22
You will be hated by everyone because of me, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.

John 15: 18-19

18"If the world hates you, you know that it has hated Me before it hated you. 19"If you were of the world, the world would love its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, because of this the world hates you.…

SO be a rebel, 

for Christ, 

he appreciates that effort.

Little Servant Doni

Broken Glass

Broken Glass

Looking through my broken glass

Broken pieces of a broken past

My hearts been broken even though it was cast

Watching life go by way too fast

Through that broken glass

Light can shine through

Your heart is in pieces, your heart is blue

It’s hard to remember that the Lord loves you

When your broken glass makes your vision askew

Oh that broken glass

Dear Lord shine your light

Shine it on me, no matter how I fight

I know your love is pure love, so bright

Please take my broken glass and make it right

Broken glass

A mirror, maybe a vase

Something beautiful, Lord let me see your face

Just make me something, Lord shower me with your grace

My broken glass, gone without a trace

You can take this something and make it all ok

Renewed broken glass, a mess, just gone away

You have taken something, that had gone astray

And you shined your light, and showed me YOUR way

Little Servant Doni ~ 2013

So, I wrote this this morning and sent it to my hubby who then tells me that it is an awesome interpretation of a bible verse. Funny thing is I dont even remember reading this verse. I knew God was about to move. SO heres the verse in two interpretations;

1 Corinthians 13:12 (NIV)  

¹² For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.

The Message (MSG)

¹² We don’t yet see things clearly. We’re squinting in a fog, peering through a mist. But it won’t be long before the weather clears and the sun shines bright! We’ll see it all then, see it all as clearly as God sees us, knowing him directly just as he knows us!

One day my friends the meaning and mystery of this life will be shown to us. The reflection we see will be ourselves but radiating in God's glory. We are all broken, we have all sinned, we have all made mistakes that makes us feel like we are not worthy of God's love. The beauty of Jesus is this, YOU AREN"T WORTHY, but you get his love ANYWAY! Just like a parent, his love is unconditional, and no matter how bad we are we are still able to recieve the gift of everlasting life. Just ask him. Pray for it! He will renew your spirit and redirect your life. He will hold your hand when your hand is unholdable, and he will fill you with love and shower you with grace. Try it. My life is proof that Christ's love DEMANDS change, not because he makes you change, because you love him so much you want to change.

Each of us is a mess, a beautifully orchestrated mess. Created by HIM, creator of all things, and each of us in turn are displayed as beautiful pieces of art to reflect the beauty of God. You know how art is. Some people like it, some people don't. Some people only see the good some the bad. But No matter where I am in life, happiness or struggle, If I open my eyes and focus on his face, He lifts me up and I can walk on water again.

I AM struggling, but its ok, because he has met me. right where I am, and will continue with me until the end of my days.

I hope you take the time out to pray for me, because I am praying for you and your families, and all of our spirits and souls.

<3 Little Servant Doni