Hey Hey
Today was a good day!!! Woke up this morning felt my legs, arms, face, check my sight and speech and said Thank you Jesus!!! Thank you Lord. I make a habit of stopping in the middle of what whateva I\’m doing to let God know that I am forever thankful.
Yesterday I was reading the beginning story of King Solomon and how wise he was. But later on in his life, he began to worship other God\’s and marry these types of women God warm him about. It just shows us that we get caught up in other things, and turn away from God.
Which reminds me of how I ask God to show me who I am. I ask him that question so that I can acknowledge the fact that I fall short daily, and when I go to him and ask him to show me who I am, I am wiling to see just who I am.
Today he showed me Lacrease.
I notice that whenever I\’m talking to someone and they start telling me something about them that\’s either positive or negitive. I can instantly * and not on purpose* think of a similar situation involving myself. For example: If a friend comes to me and tell me about a time when her and another person fell out over a guy. I always go back into my *mind* and pull out a story to relate to her. Instead of me listening to the story and giving her advice if she wants, I end up always putting myself in that same boat with this person. And yes, many many many things people come to me for I have experienced it. And if I haven\’t, I can tell you of someone who has. Today this lady was telling me something * I forgot what it was* next thing you know I was on the subject of how I did the same thing. And after a few seconds, I thought about it and was like……wait a minute Lacrease, this is NOT your story
this is her story!!! I dunno why I do that. So I said God…….. why do I do that?
- Am I trying to let this person * feel* comfortable in finishing their story?
- Am I trying to let them know that I *feel* them on their story?
- Am I setting the atmosphere in relating to them, so that when I come to the conclusion of the problem, they would listen to me and take my advice?
I really want to know Lord why do I do that. I noticed that people\’s face light up they are sharing something with you who understands them and have been though the same things. I never ever lie about being in a situation….. no never. I just want to understand why do I feel the need to let this person know…..boo * I feel you pain* because I have been though this, or I know someone who has. Tonight I was talking to my Sister Pearl on the phone , her niece got married today. And since I had just want to a wedding a few weeks ago, I learned we did some of the same things, it was just so exciting to hear the good news of her niece. While she was talking I wanted to say oooooo we did that, or ooooooo yeah gurl I know that you mean. or yeah yeah yeah I know what you\’re talking about. I know God can feel my excitement, all while she was talking ,he told me to just LISTEN. He said \”Lacrease just listen*. And so I did. It wasn\’t even hard. God knows that I don\’t to take over the conversation. I just can relate to a lot of things, but its not about that, its about listening. He\’s teaching me to listen. I have this feeling inside me to * comfort* people, and I find that once they know you\’ve been the same things, you can Minister to them better. So that\’s what God has shown me today. Now I must go to work on Monday * as well as now* and listen to people\’s stories without ALWAYS adding my story to it. God is NOT done with Lacrease. He is not finished with me yet.
Quick story. Last week, my Church* Pastor Edgar Vann* held this 3 day Fugitive Safe Surrender Program * well check it out for yourself* CLICK THE LINK BELOW.
http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail;jsessionid=1AE4DC86921E9A…
And all the days leading up to this day, my coworker had been asking me directions on how to get there and said that she was going. The day came and went and I know that she would return to work on Monday. God said to me, when you see her, she\’s going to rant and rave about how it turned out for her. So, In my mind I\’m like BET!! Ok thanks dad for the heads up. I know its going to make me mad when I hear it, don\’t talk about my Church or my Pastor and how we do things.
Didn\’t the weekend pass and here she comes to work Monday morning, spotted me at the register, came over to me and said…… Lacrease, I went to your Church and they didn\’t have it organized or nothing. I stood out there in the heat so long, …….I left!!! She caught me totally off guard.Plus I was in the middle of ringing up a customer. She hadn\’t even punched in before she started on that story. Before I knew it I ripped into her a like a German Shepard on the mailman. I said gurl you mean to tell me you waited all that time and didn\’t take care of your business, all that talk you did about going? I said I don\’t care how crowed or unorganized it was, you had business to take care of. Made me mad.
After I said that, she realized that I was offended and she said oh it wasn\’t for me, I was with my cousin, it wasnt organized at all. We are not close friends or even talk on the phone, but we respect each other. Just as she snapped back at me. I heard the rooster crow!!! I failed the test. All I needed to say was. O I\’m so sorry about that, hopefully if we have another one, she/you will know what to expect. She needed to be comforted, not yell and say….you should\’ve went!! LOL She wanted me to apologize for it being unorganized, and normally I would, but she caught me totally off guard. See that\’s what God is showing me, situations like that. When he gives me a word, I am to know how to handle the situations. And Lord knows I know how. Its just my mind is always on speed dial , tweak mode, and * get em gurl Madea style* sometimes and I get caught up.
Imma get it right. I promise Lord.
Well, its time I depart for now, I\’m going to read my lessons on King Solomon, its sooooo interesting. Don\’t forget to read the One Line Bible in a year. Im gone to bed, Im crossed sided again!!!
God Bless You All
Cree
Inside the mind of cree 
