Car Blessing

I have waited until I heard the Holy Spirit tell me to buy a car. I previously shared with you on my blog A Piece of my Testimony about my life without a car, and I was doing just fine. However, since then I have gotten involved with several things for the Kingdom and getting around was starting to be complicated AND frustrating. Before my birthday (the end of October) I knew it was getting close to time to get a car.

 

A church member asked me what kind of car I wanted. I told her it wasn't anything specific; whatever God blesses me with, I'll be satisfied. But she said I needed to be specific. Through out the day and that night I pondered. Before I went to sleep, I googled car. And the car to the right in the picture above showed up. A Honda Civic. So I said, "Okay, I want a Honda Civic." I shared this picture with few other friends who were also without vehicles saying "that this is the car I want and believing God will do so." Now in the back of my mind, I still was thinking I will be grateful for any car.

 

Thanksgiving break came and I road home with my friend. I also was thinking, "I'll be driving myself back." Honestly, I didn't have high faith but I had faith. The day before Thanksgiving my mother and I went to Nissan car dealership. I went here first because through my job I get a discount.

 

To make a long story short, I came in with a mindset to buy a used car. My credit is not the best and even though I had a small savings my mother told me, with high faith, "you're not putting any down payment down." The last time I checked my credit was in the low 500s but when Nissan ran my credit it was 604. At first I was thinking how did it jump that high so fast but then I remembered who my FATHER is! Through Him ANYTHING is possible! (Matthew 19:26) The discount only applied to a new car. A bank was willing to finance me and I signed the papers and God gave me a brand new car!

 

I told God I will use this car to serve Him. Fast forward. The first week back in Knoxville with the car and went to bible study. I took a church member home. Now this was one of the ones who was included in the text when I googled car and shared with them my belief. She told me, "You got the car you wanted." I said, "No. That car was a Honda Civic. This is a Nissan Versa." My church member said, "Well, it looks JUST like the car in the pic." And I immediately said "WOOOOOOOOOOOOW! IT DOES!!!" I said to God Honda Civic but I will be grateful for anything.

 

NOW YOU CAN'T TELL ME GOD ISN'T REAL!

 

When you are faithful or even strive to be faithful, He takes care of His own. And when you have faith of mustard seed, it moves mountains! (Luke 17:6) You have to believe it. You have to have the vision in mind. I believe and imagine myself often driving and doing the work of God in it. I asked and He gave. (Matthew 7:7) Don't speak negatively on your life because you don't know WHAT God can do. And don't rely on what man says because God has the final say so! (Proverbs 18:21 and Psalm 118:8).

 

My brothers and sisters, I hope this will bring encouragement and strengthen your faith. When you can, read my previous blog A Piece of my Testimony to connect it with this blog.

 

Peace and blessings to you from Yahweh, our Sovereign God!

"I always feel like somebody is watching me..."

‎Yes, I do feel like that. And since God has been maturing me spiritually and growing my leadership in His kingdom, I can no longer continue using the excuse when I mess up "God knows my heart". I will now say "I know better." Because now it matters about the hearts of the lost souls. I can't be "holier than thou" and then get caught up in my flesh when I have a responsibility. We are leaders of Yahweh and we must live accordingly. 

What is caught up in flesh? Many automatically think sex. But it's anything not of God (which is sin): stealing, lying, envying, "hating", and so forth. 

James 3:9-10 9 With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God's likeness. Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers, this should not be.

My brothers and sisters my pray is that you will prosper in God's Kingdom! And I pray that God will continue to help me lead lost souls closer to You!

PEACE AND BLESSINGS!

 

 

Still pushing foward...

It has been a gooood minute since I have blogged. But I must say things are going pretty well even with perseverance, I have gotten through. I am expecting great things to come. I shall update when it happens and it WILL be soon. :)

God bless.

A piece of my testimony...

A piece of my testimony…

I originally wanted to type this to prove to people that being wise of your resources and having faith in God, you don’t need a car to do things you want. But I felt moved to just give the mini-story of how God has blessed me these several months.

People have not even a 0.5% idea of what I have been through. But I must say, the things that I have been through, I got through because of my faith in Yahweh. September 2011 I decided to let my GA Position, supervising over a dormitory, go for the best of me and personal reasons. I was unemployed for 3 months. Every single day it was job application after job application. My friend invited me to visit her in Knoxville during the New Year holidays and so I applied to several jobs in Knoxville. One particular job called me within 30 minutes after submitting my resume online. To fast forward, I went to Knoxville, had the interview, and declined it because the training class was a quick turnaround to handle business at home first and, honestly, I was scared because of the demands of the job.

That was the end of December and the beginning of January. The mid of January came and my unemployment benefits were running out. Completely forgot about the job I interviewed for in Knoxville, I received a phone from them asking if I would be able to attend the next training class start that started in March. I said yes with the thought in the back of my mind of continuing to look for work at home (Memphis). The week before the training class, I researched apartments, narrowed it down to two apartments, rented a car and loaded it up with my necessities, drove to Knoxville, viewed the apartment (which is 7 minutes away from my employment), signed the lease, and moved in.

For the next 3 months, life was hard, no lie. I hated my job. At first I was soooo grateful to God to be working. But gratefulness turned into bitterness because I was so depressed about my job. I wasn’t hitting budget and I just KNEW I was going to have to move back home. The last month of my 3-month probation, I hit budget at work and was guaranteed another month of employment.

So much during this period of time, I have learned. I come home every day and prepare my lunch and clothes for work the next day. I read the bible every night and have learned to pray not just the morning and night, but throughout the day. I memorized scriptures. I budget and monitor my money carefully.

My friends and other people always questioned me how do I get to the grocery store and other places without a car. People who have had transportation all their life is so blind to the society who relies solely on public transportation. I don’t have a car but I am able to get anywhere I need to with public transportation and sometimes a cab. I am able to save so much because I don’t have a car note, I don’t have car insurance, I don’t have car maintenance and THANK GOD I don’t have to spend money on gas. At home I was putting $10 in my ma’s car EVERY day! Almost $200 a month on gas along, not to mention the car note, insurance, and maintenance.

Again, I say, I am able to go wherever I want to go, even without a car. I took myself to three concerts. 

Rented a car and took myself and three others to Gatlinburg, TN and saw the beautiful mountains God made. 

I go to the mall every weekend. Found and go to the perfect church for me. (Amazingly, my Pastor here in Knoxville is good friends with my Pastor at home in Memphis!) I go to my favorite grocery store every weekend, Kroger! I go to Wal-mart. My church members are ALWAYS offering me a ride to anywhere.  I never worry about getting stranded because I keep either bus fare and $25 dollars for cab on me at all times. (I keep pepper spray on me, too!)

Through all of this, I had no back up plans of how I will make it. It was scary at many times because I had no one to depend on if any thing was to happen. Through all of this, a little knowledge and depending SOLELY AND FAITHFULLY on Yahweh, I have made it thus far. And all I want is for Him to continue to have His way and to help me be a blessing to others. Don’t let something as simple as not having car hold you back because with God, ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE!!!

Be blessed!

Some Scriptures that always keep me motivated and encouraged:

Philippians 4:11-13 I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. 12 I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. 13 I can do all this through him who gives me strength.

1 Peter 5:7 Cast all your cares and worries on Him for He cares about you.

James 1 2:8 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds,3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. 6 But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. 7 That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. 8 Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do.

This side of the Living Room...

Hopefully, I'll be here in Knoxville for a while. And if I do, I want to buy this futon for this side of the living room.

A week after moving to East Tennessee...

It's been a good solid week since I have moved to Knox. I haven't quite experience the city like I would like to partly because I've been training for 40 hrs a week and come home to study afterwards and also I am without car. However, I have already met two cool people from work that are around my age who have told me that they want to take me on the town. I'M READY! LOL!

But one thing I know for sure is the town is slower than what I'm used to. If I don't start school here, then I probably won't be here more than a year. But then, who am I to predict the future. I shall see how things will go. I have no idea what God has instore for me but I have NO doubt that I will be disappointed. My trust is truly in Him!

The day after I arrived I decided to catch the bus to the mall. While waiting on the bus, this is the view that I had. I love being surrounded by the mountains. The beauty of seeing them all around in the backgrounds is amazing. I hope I'll have the chance to hike in the Smoky Mountains one day. But let it be a small, not-too-hard-to-climb mountain. Lol! I used to attend school at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and the city was also surrounded by mountains and one thing I used to think was "Even though I can't see pass the mountains, God can." Just thinking of that brings me peace. :)

I have moved!!!

Hello Everyone!!!!

I have moved!!!!

Knoxville, TN!!!!

Yes, I have moved to the other side of Tennessee. I am ready to see what God has for me in this new life. I finally have a new job and it's right around the corner from where I stay. The city is a little bit smaller than where I'm from but I'm will to deal with that and see what happens next! I've added pics of my apartment! (Please don't judge the fact that things are EVERYONE! I literally had been in the apartment for the 2nd time! Lol!) 

My cousin passed; how I feel.

This past Sunday (1/15/12) I received a text from my cousin saying his brother had past. He had been dealing with cancer for a while. I went to Knoxville during the holidays when his grandmother (my old babysitter, Muggie) called me and said, "Terrence not doing well. He can die any day now." I cried so hard because I couldn't imagine him gone. Terrence, his twin brother, Torrence, and my other cousins all grew up together. Even though they were my cousins by marriage, I was more close to them than my blood cousins. We played games together, ate together, got in trouble together, and even took naps together.

After Muggie called me, as soon as I got home, I made it my business to see him. I went to see him twice. The first time I went I didn't get a chance to talk to him much. My mother came and his mother and brother was there, too. I talked mainly to his brother, which we had a good conversation. It made me realize how much I miss being around them.

The second time I visit, I was extremely nervous because I was by myself. I was nervous because I didn't know what to say to a person who is dying. I didn't know rather if I needed to be cheerful or regular or what. Got to his room, took a deep breath, prayed, and went in.

He was sleep. I sat quietly until he woke up. He woke and we began talking. I kinda just followed his flow of the conversations. They were sweet and pleasant. We had a few laughs but not too many. Two things stood out to me. One, he told me when he got saved. Two, right before I left, I had told him I had an interview the next day and he said he was praying for me. With those two being said, it gave me confirmation that he still had faith, especially him praying for me even in the condition he was in. It brought me peace.

He has been on my heart for the longest. So many thought have come to mind. One of the main thoughts was life. It made me think about mind and how I wanted to spend the rest of my life. I have to live right. I don't want to be on my dying bed knowing the wrong things I have done. I want to be a peace. And as a believer I felt the need to share this with you. If you don't have it, seek Salvation today. Yahweh and Yeshua are real and their love will keep you in perfect peace. To know Them is by reading the Scripture. Pray the Scripture, tithe, and fast. I love you, too!

Be blessed, Brothers and Sisters.

Complicated! Relating to previous blog!

OMG! God speaks through me when I'm not even paying attention. I posted about complication of life in the last post and then I heard this today by friend I used to sing with, Markevius Faulkner. His album is so beautiful. Support :)

BUT....listen to this song! So powerful and moving!

Why Complicate Life?

Visiting Knoxville! Happy New Year!

 Look at that mountain! Growing up in a not flat but sort of hilly area, I get excited and amazed when I see mountains. I went to Knoxville the day after Christmas for a job interview but mainly to chill and enjoy the city. The city was absolutely beautiful and the people were extremely nice.

I stayed with my old roommate from college. While she was at working I took a journey through the city by catching the bus. An all-day fair cost $4. Before getting to any bus stop, I had to climb this long, long hill. My cardiac was cranked afterwards. LOL

 Pic of downtown. Orange was EVERYWHERE! UGH! I am blue and gray fan! GO TIGERS GO!

My friend took me to a used bookstore. The place was huge! Books were downstairs, music and videos upstairs. 

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And the partying began NYE in Old City, which is downtown Knoxville! The place we went to had 3 levels. My friend, her old coworker, and I hit all 3 levels and had a great time! HAPPY NEW YEAR!

The night I was returning home, my homie prepared a huge, delicious dinner and I was definitely satisfied!