Christians

I recently relocated. I have a new job, living space, and environment. All sound great, yet I have been physically sick for the past two weeks. Also, now that I am hours away from my aging mom, she has been rushed to the emergency room two times in two weeks. I am over an eight hour drive away and am not pleased with this.

So, please say a prayer for me as I seek wisdom from above regarding my role in helping my mom. Also, I ask for prayer regarding the ministry I am now working with: that I would be a great asset for the team. And finally, I request prayer concerning either the weather to cool off or that my body will adjust to the new air particles that are obviously sending my autoimmune system into absolute chaos!!! Oh, and a church that serves as a place for me to worship with a family rather than fulfilling an obligatory request from friends.

Thanks! #Prayer #NewBeginnings #

I found this today on my Facebook page.

Many of us Mighty members struggle with the obstacles of life.
So I post this to remind us, we don't have to manage this on our own.

Well, let me check-in with you all. Currently, I am walking through yet another tough season. Without much detail, I am medically better but unemployed due to a work injury. Had an employment interview scheduled today but the interviewer failed to arrive at the virtual interview. Nice.😞! The day turned into a somewhat emotionally draining day after that experience.

However, after a brief analysis, I find that I still seek to become someone who gains praises from others. This trait is revealed each time I happen upon some social media site or even hear a Christian speaker or musician introduced. The verbal resumes full of accomplishments tend to breed one foundational reaction in me: coveting!

This coveting is often revealed in prayers like, “Lord, when will I reach my destiny” or “Father, I can’t wait to be released to reach the masses…for your glory.” Riiiight.

My coveting prayers are not voiced in those exact words. But I truly slide into a place of despair when I start my comparisons with those “celebrity” followers of Christ. As Christ reminds of his fate on this earth as I think of the upcoming holiday: Easter, which has nothing to do with sugary bunny rabbit treats. 😉!

Actually, asking God the Father and The Christ to make me a famous “Christ-like” person is a bit ironic considering his “famous” death allows me the luxury of even conversing with the Most Holy Lord. Hmmm? Christ celebrity status was based on him giving up his status…right?🤔

So, after relaxing, I hop on this site. Share my heart. Expose my inward drive, fueled often by competition, that is really the driving motivation urging me to be like Christ, in front of others, according to my will being done. No condemnation, really. I am just tired of me pouting about another’s life even after reading Jesus’s last words in the book of John: paraphrasing- Peter, if I ask him to do something what is that to you??? 😉!

I hope my shared thoughts stir others to dialogue with me, in the comments, as we walk through life together, facing the storms, whilst remaining close to #TheMighty One! I could handle your prayers for peace and employment. ❤️

#Anxiety #Recovery #insecurity #unemployment #Christianity #TheChrist #Easter #Resurrection #christ -like #Humility

#TheMighty asked, “How are you feeling today?” I can honestly say I am feeling “Depr-anxious.”😵‍💫! I therefore appreciate your prayers.

My entire life is in a state of uncertainty. Some days I can handle this status well. However, today has been extremely hard. I need employment. Period. My brain injured self cannot return to my old position. But no new positions are opening. So, I am emotionally struggling right in between feeling depressed because I am neither employed nor unemployed. I have not heard any decision from my employer. And I am feeling anxious because I have energy to be committed to some activity but my days are free. So…I am currently…depranxious!😉!

Yet I must say, I could be dealing with these feelings in vain. This year has really been a season of rest. So, as the late Rich Mullins once sang, “I’d rather fight you for something I don’t really want then take what you give that I need,” might be my true testimony. So I surrender Lord. You know what is best. I prefer to “take what you give that I need.” 😁🙏❤️

Once again, I thank you for offering this platform. Thanks for letting us share and process the things that are often hidden away internally. This site helps me release and process the challenging emotional glitches that go unheard and unshared during times of “fellowship” in church settings. But I hope the day will come when church “fellowship” gatherings will include times when small groups of people can come together to share and process and pray for each other as we explore and examine how the week’s sermon applies to our lives.

Thank you for praying and leaving encouraging messages on my last post. Here’s a short bio of my experience and why your encouragement touches me deeply.

As a child, I was labeled a “slow learner” and “Learning Disabled.” Back then, no one knew of ADHD, OCD, or ANY type of alternative way of processing info during my formative years. So, after accepting myself as a failure, I was a wild-child by the time I became a teen. But that is when the Lord radically got ahold of my broken life.

Long story short, I worked various jobs and spent many years working at ministry centers during my adult years. Then when I was in my forties, the Lord opened the door for me to return to college. And to my surprise, after earning my Associate’s degree, I was invited and accepted as a student at a leading Ivy League university. But this gift is meet with appreciation. I struggle with deep insecurities while attending the courses at this school because I am still in shock that I am attending this school. And this semester’s no exception. The required course I am taking has stirred deep emotions and anxiety.

However, yesterday, I was able to sit still with the Lord, cry, write, share, and release my old memories of failure especially when studying mathematics, which I am taking this term….at….an Ivy League college!😳!!! Wow! But yesterday’s breakthrough involved me accepting this semester as a new beginning for setting new memories, even if I do not do well in the course. I am taking a mathematics course under the tutelage of a legendary professor. Only the Lord would lead me to this type of unimaginable place: no eye has seen (1 Corthians 2:9).

Honestly, after I shared my thoughts, I thank you all for your prayers. I believe they led to the breakthrough I experienced. So, please continue to lift me up, if possible. Over fifty years of negative fear, anxiety, bad memories, and deep insecurity do not simply vanish. So, thank you for letting me share this story. I appreciate receiving replies from you, #TheMighty !

It’s 3am. I just wanted to update you on my last post. Not long after posting we got a breakthrough so I took the post down. I was in a horrendous situation and was struggling to get heard. My screams of pain and tears didn’t seem enough to get things happening.

There was a lot of pain and angst in the post and I didn’t want to distress people unnecessarily.

When I provide my feedback to the hospital I will explain how 80% of the time they were excellent, 10% very good but the 10% that was atrocious must be looked at so no one else has to suffer.

Thank you for your prayers.