What a powerful morning. I didnt go to service today, but I did watch it LIVE on line. We had a guest speaker, so at 12 ish I watched Pastor Marvin Sapp on StreamingFaith. He gave me the words I needed to hear. It was like it was meant for me to watch him. I just starting praying asking God to keep on showing me….ME. Asking him to forgive me for my sins, anything that I thought of, I asked him. I feel so much better, its like I have the strength to get started on my journey.
For some reason Im always trying to move ahead of God, and end up temporary disqualifing myself for what I am called to do. I promise God that I will learn to walk behind him, not with him, not ahead of him. He is the Leader and Head of my life, and its time I chill. Its okay to be lead. I need to stop mixing my spiritual life with my physical life. Meaning, its true Im not married, but that does not mean that since there\’s no man in my home phyiscally that I should walk ahead of God Spirtually. If I just let God lead me in all areas, I will be okay. I know that probaly went over someone\’s head, but I got it.
I finally realized what someone had been telling me all along. When your desire is different, you look at things in a different light. People don\’t understand it, they don\’t get it. And thats okay too. But its time for me to move on. Dr. Marvin Sapp said today in service: Why am I the only one in the same camp with a different * Spirit*. In other words he said: Who are you hooked up with? He said ask yourself that question daily. Today I did. And I was like…………… Wow.
Right now in my life God has me on this one thing, and thats to stop trying to prove something, to stop always trying to get the last word, to stop pushing people to the limit in any conversation. It is what it is, whatever it is. So, yesterday I was on day 2, * Lord help me ( smile)* and I called my brother to ask him for a few dollars. He told me that he didnt have it, we talked for a mintue and then hung up. Now normally he would offer me less than the amount Im asking for. So instead of me asking for that, I took it as * face value*. He said No, he didnt have it and that was the end of that. Later on, he came over * hehehehe
*. He walked into my home office and looked at me and started explaining why he couldnt give it to me. I know he only came over to read me, see my facial expression, and body language.
He knows me like the back of my hand, he wanted to know why Im not asking him a million questions about that money. Now normally …yeah I wanna why you cant give me a *FEW FUNKY DOLLARS* and you bring home $1000.00 a week* lol. But this time, I wanted his yes to mean yes and his no to mean no……..without an explanation to me. He\’s too, good to me for me to question him why. Its not about that.
I sat while he talked and I listened, never said a word. So after so long he was like…….aint you go say something? I know you want too. Go head and say something, cause thats you. You always got something to say. I starting laughing. I said Bobby I just want to listen, you said no you don\’t have it, so that means no. So Im saying to myself……dang, do I really do that? Do I push people to their limit and * drive them crazy*? I must do. Am I asking or saying something to make people them have to explain or give in to something? What kind of signals do I send out? Only people who knows me well, knows that I don\’t mean any harm. But dang I do need to stop doing that to people. And I wanna stop. LOL We laughed of course, cause he knows it was killing me, but I let him do his talking and I listened.
But you know what I learned in * just listening* and not trying to talk? That its *more power* in just listening. People just want someone to listen to them sometimes. I don\’t understand why do I always have to explain to them the way I do things. So what I may know how to do it, so what I may have been through it, so what I have a degree in something, still people just want you to listen without adding * Lacrease to it*.
I notice another thing myself too, that if someone comes through my line and were having a conversation. They may say, my Birthday is Sunday, and this is the first Bd without my mom. And I will follow up on telling them about My friend who is going through the same thing. I REALIZED THAT I DO THAT, AND I NOW FEEL BAD . So, I said Lord why do I do that? Why did I take this lady\’s story and made it my own. I said I know in my heart it was not to *top her*. No, No. No. Im not trying to do that. Now, you know I\’m not that kind of person Lord. But why do I do that all the time? He said Lacrease: *Its because you have to always let people know in your own way, that they are not alone.* You love people, you want everyone to get in on something, you feel as if there are too many people in this world to be alone in anything. * I was blown away. Just outta here.
So, I got to thinking about different things and conversations that I have with others. If someone told me today, that I was going to look in the mail tomorrow and receive a check for 1 million dollars. After I thank God for it a hundred thousand times, somewhere in my mind for hours, I will sit here, and figure out a way to give away my money to any and everybody that *desire* the same thing. But see what I\’m yet to learn is *whats for Lacrease is for Lacrease*. Not whats for Lacrease is for THEM*. Of course naturally I will share my money, but thats not my point. I have to understand that this is MY *inheiritance* others may benefit from it, but I can\’t call up the sender and say…………Ummm why don\’t you send my other friends a cool million as well. LOL Wow, Lacrease you have a big heart, but baby you\’re so naive. Im learning. Im going to get this thing, even if it takes me another year. Im gone get it, Im gone get it!!!
A quick story. Never shared this story with anyone. But now it makes sense. A few years ago, me and 2 friends drove hours from Detroit, to New York to see Anita Baker at Rockafella Plaza. So happens we missed her. We were devasted. That very next year she had a concert here in Detroit. Me and my friend Alex * one of the 2 people who went to NY with me* drove together to the concert. He picked me up and we drove in his car. The other person who went to NY with us was at another concert this same day.
Now if you know me, you know that I love and appreciate the work of Gerald Levert, Anita Baker and Tyler Perry. Well, after the Anita Baker concert, me and some of our out of town Anita Baker friends were standing near the back stage area, when all of a sudden we saw the line moving and walked on back stage and got in to her meet and greet. Just so happens that my friend Alex was in the bathroom with our other friend from out of town , and they missed the chance to be with us. All while I was back th
ere just before meeting her, I was doing all I can do to get them back there. I knew how much it meant to Alex. I felt so bad that here we are about to meet Anita Baker face to face and just because he went to the bathroom he is missing this. I tried and tried and tried, until I told him over the phone that there was nothing I can do. They said that they would wait on us, and to have a good time.
I was so excited, this is what I have been waiting for since 1986. After the almost hour and half meet and greet with Anita Baker, we were walking back to our cars, keep in mind I rode with Alex, and the guy who was with Alex is also the person who was with the 4 ladies I was with back stage. We get outside and we realize that Alex and the guy is gone. Alex car was no where to be found, so happens that the ladies had the key to get in the car they drove in and thats how I got home. But Alex left me. Here I am 45 mintues away from home, and my ride left me. I was so angry with him, that had I saw him, I would have had enough strength to pick up his car up with him in it and throw it clear across 75. All the way home I kept saying to myself, why would you leave the person you bought to the concert? Why wouldnt you want to hear what we experienced? Why couldnt he just wait for me? I had 2 cars in my driveway. I could have drove my own car had I known he would do me like this. I kept thinking I knew he loved Anita Baker like I did, was he jealous or mad at me? I will never know the answer to that, but I do know that it was never in God\’s will for HIM to meet her on that day. And nothing I could have ever said or done would have changed that. It was already written that I would be the one who meets Anita Baker Saturday August 27, 2005 @ DTE Music Center. Not Alex or the other person who went to NY with me. That was my day.
He lives in Texas now, we still talk, but I know now why that happened. I get it now. My desire to meet Anita was stronger, and sometimes I can\’t say……. let me override what God wants for this person, cause it just feels right to natually do what I can to get this person on my desire sheet. It doesnt work that way. All of this is ran and controlled by God………NOT LACREASE!
As of August 17, 2008, I am releive from that duty! LOL That was a first hand example of that. Whats for Lacrease is for Lacrease. I understand now, thats why I\’m clashing with folks. My desire is stronger. From this day forward, Im not connected to anyone, Lacrease is doing her thang, God is going to work out my issues and I looking forward to it. I feel so free right now, and Im not giving up this postion for NOBODY!! Free Free Free!
Last night after the Olympics I turned on my On Demand and found me some great work out excercises. I did good too,. Today Im going to do some and try to get into a routine of working out. Im feeling great!!! So great. We are also getting another bonus at work Next month. This is our 3rd bonus this year. They are coming in every 3 months. Next month on my BD Sep 3, my plates expires. Yep, gotta go and take care of that. Lacrease can\’t drive around on dirty plates, her too scary for that. LOL Neisha moves back out next Tuesday for school. She has a double full schdule this semester. Im going to support my baby all I can, because this is her last year, she *says* the meat of her Bachelor Degree. So thats why its very very very important to stay right with God, because if Im out here slipping and tripping, then Im out of sync with God which brings unnecassary garbage in the home which causes Neisha to take notice of it and it causes unstablity in her life . And with all Im about to do * yeah me* and my plans and goals, we need to be focused on God, and stay prayed up. Its about to go down for real. So keep me in your prayers.
Micheal Phelps is on fiyah aint he? LOL I just loved that boy before I met seen him on TV. Im so proud of him, he said:\” All I want to do is see my mom\”. Wow wow wow.
Below is a song that I FINALLY FOUND on youtube. I have this CD of Phil Perry but it broke
and I was so sad. Im so happy that I can hear it again. This song is so beautiful. Oh goodness there is not enough numbers to count how many times I would sit up and play this song over and over back when Neisha was a little gurl. Please listen to it and appreciate the lryics and the passion Phil puts into this song. You are going to love it. THIS IS MUSIC!!! Hear me with I say it.
Well, Im closing for now. Done enough yapping. Talk to you all later. God Bless You all!
Cree