Simply Me

All of us at some point have felt shame. Whether for doing the right thing and being told that you think you’re better than everybody or for doing the wrong thing and being criticize for it. Ironically this occurs in the church. It seems like everyone in the church always has a sneaky motive. People are constantly trying to cover their dirt up while bringing everyone else’s dirt out. Psalm 5:9-10 says “My enemies’ mouths do not tell the truth; in their hearts they want to destroy others. God declare them guilty! Let them fall into their own traps” (New Century Version). When I first read this, I thought “is it ok to pray for someone’s demise. If I can be honest with you, I am scared of God. Yea, I talk to him but he is so powerful I often wonder can I say certain things to him? All the while, forgetting he can read my thoughts. Matter of fact, he knows them before I think them. We, as believers, must be careful with what we think. Nobody but Jesus is perfect; yet, we criticize each ot...

Not having a plan scares me!! Everything has to be laid out or I just go crazy. I have friends who seem to be content not doing anything with their lives. I remember taking a semester off from school prior to starting college. It drove me nuts! I hadn’t picked a school, didn’t know squat about college, and it seems whenever you need help, all the know it all’s in your life get amnesia. I was scared. I felt like a failure; however, I didn’t know God was working things out. I applied to a college that just couldn’t get my records together, despite me sending multiple copies. I remember talking to a friend who attended Troy and she said she didn’t have any trouble getting in and loved it, so I applied. I got all my stuff ready in the second week of November! This was never a part of the plan but I failed to realize my plans weren’t always the best. Now that I look back on it, I see the fruit of it. Jeremiah 29:11 says “I know what I am planning for you. I have good plans for you, not pl...