40 Hours a Week and Food Poisoning

For the next two pay periods I have got to work 40 hours week. I want to start the new year with a really decent check. But I've already took a day off on Tuesday and I'm still in the bed now because I had a case of food poisoning that kept me in the bathroom all night throwing up.

At first I didn't know what it was. I mean its rare that I'm sick. So why was I throwing up? Then I remembered what I had for dinner--left over beef brisket , broccoli, yogurt, and a fiber one bar. I think the broccoli did me in. Its bad when you are so cheap that instead of throwing away bad food you try to salvage it. That's what I did with the broccoli. It had bad parts and I tried to cut it off but I think I ended up cooking it. I should have thrown it out. My stomach would have thanked me. But I've learn my lesson. Vomiting liquid and having the dry heaves is the pits. I thought my insides were gonna come out. This morning I went through the fridge and cabinets and threw out everything that was expired. Man I hate throwing away food but I never wanna be sick like that again.

This Reminds Me....

....to ALWAYS be friendly with people because you never know who you may meet.

I sent my brother information about a job close to where he lives. I helped him with his cover letter and resume and we emailed it to the contact person. My brother then went to work at Target and around 4:30pm a man gets into his check out lane to purchase some items. The man looked at my brother's name tag and told him his named sounded familiar. My brother told him that he wasn't sure if he knew him. The man then remembered my brother's name from the email. My brother confirmed that he did send him the email about the job. The man then told him that he was the boss and that he would forward his email to the supervisor so that they could give him a call.

My brother was so excited he called me as soon as he got on break.

Who would have known that the man he had just emailed a few hours ago would walk into the store. What are the odds? As a matter of fact, I didn't even know that man was in that particular area. We thought he was in another city.

I told my brother that this is why you have to ALWAYS be nice to people!!

I Just Hate It

I just found out that another organization has gotten money to run programs.

I am in distress.

I was supposed to send a Thank You letter to our representative for the funding for our summer camp. We wrote the grant and not only did we get it, she made sure that we got double. And I was wanting to form a relationship with her because our organization needs funding for next year. However, because of my laziness, the letter has been sitting on my desk for a month and I just found out that the other organization got funding.

This is why I NEED to be led by the spirit.

Had I been led by the spirit that letter would have been mailed.

Lord, what do I do now?

I'm not gonna be ruled by my emotions. I'm gonna do what I was supposed to do....

I JUST HATE IT WHEN I DON'T STAY FOCUSED!!!!!

GOD WILL STILL GET THE GLORY!!!

Year End Review

2013 will soon close. At the beginning of the year, I was in a good place. I was employed, had adequate roof over my head, food, clothes, etc. I went to see Mister and all hell broke loose. From February until May I was fervently praying for him and his situation--couldn't hardly sleep....I begin to sink emotionally because the toil of my financial status was causing great distress. God heard my prayers and answered me. In May 2013, my salary increased three-fold. God is GREAT!! I'm learning to do well in my job. The summer was good with the summer camp and my job. The beginning of the fall brought a new season spiritually and a renewed sense of purpose, however, with that renewed purpose, the enemy was right there to try to discourage me. However, I've been holding onto my faith. Now, we are in a new season and I'm lagging a little behind. But, God is still GREAT and He will get the glory out of my life.

I've created a new budget for myself for next year. My goal is to work on being discipline and also work on being a disciple for Jesus.

This is my 2014 debt. I'm using the envelop system...


 

Tithes	$560.00
Debt Retirement	$300.00
Insurance        Car--90      Health--250  Accident--30	$370.00
Food	$100.00
Gas	$100.00
Phone Service Cell--55       Home--25               Internet--55	$135.00
Student Loan	$300.00
Misc           YMCA--50           Hulu--10             Other--100	$160.00
Tuition/School UIS --365,     RCC--100	$450.00

 

No, No, No, No, No

I am supposed to be moving FORWARD, not backwards in my life. But for some reason (yes, I know the reason) I am not. My weight is going up, my spending is becoming erratic, my spirituality is becoming dim.....I should be getting brighter and lighter. What is wrong with me...

I know!!

My body is trying to rule me. My emotions are trying to rule me and I'm tired of it. I feel miserable and unhappy because of it. I've got to get this train back on the tracks. I've got to steer this boat back around. It's trying to run wild and I REFUSE to allow it. I've fought too hard for HAPPINESS!!  And GOD has been way too good to me!!!

It's the end of the year and it's very important how I close out this season. And I want to do it on a spiritual note, not a fleshy note. Because next year is going to be an absolutely wonderful year. So, I have to prepare myself, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.

I'm going to put in the work to become disciplined!!!

Officially a College Student

I have enrolled in two classes for the spring. One class is online (UGH) microeconomics class. The class is at the community college and they are charging me $465. UGH. The other class is called Nonprofit Sector and Society at the university. Tuition is about $2000. OMG!!! I REALLY better get something out of this class. I'm going on an payment plan to pay for both. My first $365 payment goes through on December 28. Merry Christmas to me!!

The Spirit Causes Life

One of the things that I've been thinking about lately is the spirit realm. We are all spirit. When God created Adam, he didn't come alive until God "breathe" the breath if life into him. The "Breath" is the spirit. We are all made in God's image and God is spirit so we are spirit. We just live in a body and one day this body will die (if God doesn't come back first). Since we are spirit we have to know how to operate. We can allow our soul (emotions), body (cravings and appetites), rule us or we can allow our spirit (the breath of God, that comes from God) rule us. When we allow our soul (emotions) to rule, it can cause us great turmoil. When can allow our body (cravings and appetites) to rule us and that can be detrimental. A simple example is obesity. Many people overeat because of emotional reasons, and many people overeat because of food just taste good and we allow our body to tell us to eat. Overeating can be detrimental to our health. If we listen to the spirit of God, it will tell us to "slow down...don't eat so much....stop eating..." But, that requires discipline. Discipline to hear the spirit of God and discipline to be obedient to what God is telling us.

When we accept Christ, we have to yield to His spirit because from His spirit comes life.

I didn't fully understand that until I went to the laundromat today.

Anyone can quote scriptures, but only God's spirit can change us. God's spirit ruling in us can move mountains.

When I was at the laundromat, there was a woman--a grandmother--there doing a lot of laundry. She had a few teenage grandchildren there with her. She kept saying, "excuse me" when ever she walked by. When I was drying my clothes, she was using the dryers next to me and I because to think about witnessing to her, but I didn't know what to say. So, she said something about her grandchildren not helping her like she needed them to. I simply laughed at her comment. She then made another comment about loving her grandchildren. She went on to talk and I didn't know what to say, so I just listened. But, I was wondering how to witness to her. She then told me that her son was killed in August. Tears started to fall as she told me the hurt. I just listened and then I asked how she was doing spiritually. She told me that she never went to church, but she prays. I felt her pain and I didn't want to cry and eventually I told her that I lost my daughter. It kind of shocked her. We chatted some more and I said a quick prayer for her mind and before I left her I got her number so that I could come visit. She then told me that she felt better. She was saying that she felt something about me...she said she didn't know why she was talking to me, but she felt like she could share. She said that she doesn't just talk about her son...but there was some reason she wanted to talk to me.

That was the spirit of God AND I LOVE WHEN MY SPIRIT is CLEAN AND OPEN TO BE USED BY GOD!!!

It wasn't me. I barely said anything. I simply told her that God healed my heart. There were a few scriptures coming to mind, but it wasn't the time to quote....I just witnessed to her that God healed my heart.

It wasn't scripture...it was the SPIRIT of GOD and I WANT THAT SPIRIT OF RULE ME ALL THE TIME.

But I have to discipline my flesh. I have to stay clean in the word of God. I have to guard my heart so that nothing ungodly gets in.

God, You can use me. I WANT to DO YOUR WILL!!  I WANT YOUR WILL TO BECOME MY WILL!!