Loyalty is RARE!

I saw a post today about relationships. It talked about the importance of not betraying the trust of someone who is loyal to you. The message was simple. When someone is there for you, truly there for you, and they are loyal, with their love, time, gift, whatever... don't take it for granted.

I'm on a mission for complete healing. Carrying the baggage of your youth for a lifetime doesn't make you strong, it drags you down, weakening you more every day.  I wanted to forget the things that happened to me; every bad occurrence. I practiced the art of forgetting, and pretended like it all was going to be all right. I accused others of being a liar, but it was me living a lie. I wasn't loyal to me!

Ephesians 2:10New International Version (NIV)

10 For we are God’s handiwork,created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

God's Word is true... so why is it that I wouldn't rely on God's Word? How could I not trust this truth? SMH... ridiculous right!?! God created me, knows me like none other, can protect me as I desired, can love me as I've always wanted... why would i allow anyone else to be in the position that was made for God, or for that matter anyone who desires His love. Loyalty had to be reserved for anyone who God has for me...

So now that I know where the problem lies... it's time to be present. I have to be present for me, I matter, I am important. I will not focus on what should have been, I will focus on what opportunities lie ahead. I will fix my future so that the world will open to my destiny. I am loyal to me! As scary as it seemed every day before now. I am excited about what this means. There are no limits. The best is yet to come.

So far away

I can recall a time when I was returning home from dropping off my daughter at camp. It was her 3rd year, and I had already made it past the complicated twists and turns coming from the mountainous area that was the camp site. I was back onto the main highway, but distracted by exhaustion and conversation... On a path common, but tired and talking... Needless to say, somehow, missing my split to head towards my town, headed nearly an hourly past where I should have been... I should have been minutes from my home, but instead, managed to be much closer to a different state line, much less the city where I belonged.

How many times have we been distracted by exhaustion, exhausted and trapped by mindless conversation, activities, or attitudes that lead to nowhere... or even worse, lead you in the completely wrong direction, so far off course that it takes a complete "about face" redirecting turn around to put you back on the right path.

If you find yourself in too many life changing moments of headed in the wrong direction, it may be time to put your filter up... get focused... and have a come to JESUS moment and  recalibrate your order.

Matthew 6:33King James Version (KJV)

33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

the  Message puts it this way...

Matthew 6:33The Message (MSG)

30-33 “If God gives such attention to the appearance of wildflowers—most of which are never even seen—don’t you think he’ll attend to you, take pride in you, do his best for you? What I’m trying to do here is to get you to relax, to not be so preoccupied with getting, so you can respond to God’s giving. People who don’t know God and the way he works fuss over these things, but you know both God and how he works. Steep your life in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. Don’t worry about missing out. You’ll find all your everyday human concerns will be met.

Seek Him with all your HEART... so you don't find yourself miles from what God has for you... His path for you is peace, that will never operate in exhaustion, confusion, idol chit chat, or activities that waste your time...