Happy birthday to me......
Yesterday was my birthday ! I had a wonderful day ... right ? Wrong wrong wrong !!!! I had what appeared to be one of the worst days of my entire year!
It started out pretty low key, but on a positive note: The work that I was having done in the house was finally looking like there was an end in sight, I was on a high from an incredible experience in God's presence the day before, and then boom ! I got locked out of my bedroom, with the bedroom key along with my car keys and the extra keys in the same bedroom ..... what very wise person did this amazing feat ? Moi of course ! but no sweat, I had done the same thing a few weeks ago and I just destroyed the lock with my bare hands...cool huh ? so because I did not want to mess up my manicure on my birthday I decided to call a locksmith. I waited quite unlike my usual self, patiently for 41/2 hours before the 'real' locksmith (another story for another time...) showed up. He then came in and proceeded to wreck my door frame... whooooosh! thump thump thump !! What was that ??! Oh... that was just my butt hitting the ground as I fell from my spiritual high horse and really LOST IT ! Y'hear me I LOST IT ! My cool out the door, I became a new creation...... I just lit into the poor man and his company threatening all sorts even though I had 'company' that didn't restrain me ! I had just had it ! A new basement, a new garage door, a new bathroom, my vintage drinking glasses collection broken by servicemen, now a new door??!!! No way...... they were going to pay !!! Anyway to cut a long tirade short, pictures were taken and emails sent to the appropriate quarters, THEN my pity party started..... the invitees, my mom of course, my bosom buddy, another friend, an acquaintance, anyone in fact, who would listen ..... finally I got prayed for thankfully, went to bed, and went to work today all spent and subdued.......
THEN God spoke to me...... anyone saying finally???... and what He said made everything make sense.... He said to me:
If you have run with footmen and they have wearied you, how can you run with chariots ?
Yesterday I had a confession, a profession, were these 'light' afflictions all it would take to unseat me from my seat in high places ?? CERTAINLY NOT!!!! So by God's amazing grace that does not bring to mind our badly behaved moments (I only hope that my friends can do the same - forget I mean) I am picking myself up and realizing that I have practice to go to.... to train for the race ahead; and NO MATTER WHAT, I WILL keep my profession of faith: No limits, no boundaries, I see increase all around me..... So if you ask me now, I will say: I had a great birthday because I learnt a lesson that I will cherish forever, I gather strength and will run with chariots , I will gather my garments around me and like Elijah will run ahead of the chariot of the king that wants to kill me and the storm that wants to overtake me.... no limits.... so with that ....I WISH ME A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!!! Hip hip hip, hooray !!
It started out pretty low key, but on a positive note: The work that I was having done in the house was finally looking like there was an end in sight, I was on a high from an incredible experience in God's presence the day before, and then boom ! I got locked out of my bedroom, with the bedroom key along with my car keys and the extra keys in the same bedroom ..... what very wise person did this amazing feat ? Moi of course ! but no sweat, I had done the same thing a few weeks ago and I just destroyed the lock with my bare hands...cool huh ? so because I did not want to mess up my manicure on my birthday I decided to call a locksmith. I waited quite unlike my usual self, patiently for 41/2 hours before the 'real' locksmith (another story for another time...) showed up. He then came in and proceeded to wreck my door frame... whooooosh! thump thump thump !! What was that ??! Oh... that was just my butt hitting the ground as I fell from my spiritual high horse and really LOST IT ! Y'hear me I LOST IT ! My cool out the door, I became a new creation...... I just lit into the poor man and his company threatening all sorts even though I had 'company' that didn't restrain me ! I had just had it ! A new basement, a new garage door, a new bathroom, my vintage drinking glasses collection broken by servicemen, now a new door??!!! No way...... they were going to pay !!! Anyway to cut a long tirade short, pictures were taken and emails sent to the appropriate quarters, THEN my pity party started..... the invitees, my mom of course, my bosom buddy, another friend, an acquaintance, anyone in fact, who would listen ..... finally I got prayed for thankfully, went to bed, and went to work today all spent and subdued.......
THEN God spoke to me...... anyone saying finally???... and what He said made everything make sense.... He said to me:
If you have run with footmen and they have wearied you, how can you run with chariots ?
Yesterday I had a confession, a profession, were these 'light' afflictions all it would take to unseat me from my seat in high places ?? CERTAINLY NOT!!!! So by God's amazing grace that does not bring to mind our badly behaved moments (I only hope that my friends can do the same - forget I mean) I am picking myself up and realizing that I have practice to go to.... to train for the race ahead; and NO MATTER WHAT, I WILL keep my profession of faith: No limits, no boundaries, I see increase all around me..... So if you ask me now, I will say: I had a great birthday because I learnt a lesson that I will cherish forever, I gather strength and will run with chariots , I will gather my garments around me and like Elijah will run ahead of the chariot of the king that wants to kill me and the storm that wants to overtake me.... no limits.... so with that ....I WISH ME A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!!! Hip hip hip, hooray !!
