Life

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Lender

Summer time during high school was a time for summer school (by choice) and summer jobs for me. I use to work as a locker attendant for a parks and recreation at a pool, volunteer at a child day care and also work as a reservationist at a hotel. All of the jobs I had, I started to save up. Man! I was making mula as a teenager. One day my good friend came to me and was very distressed. Her really good friend was in a tight situation and needed money to pay rent; she was a single parent and needed the money. My friend asked to borrow the money that I saved up and they would promise to give it back in a few weeks. I felt so sad for her friend that I agreed and gave her all of the savings that I had. A few weeks went by and no money, I would call my friend and she couldn’t get a hold of her friend. After a few more weeks of me going to my friend, she gave me her friend phone number. I would call and leave messages but no one would answer and no returned calls. I didn’t get the money back. I was very angry, frustrated, my heart was not in the right place.

Well I’m not telling you this story to make you see how I was an irresponsible teenager or anything like that. I’m also not going to talk about the borrower. Most stories you normally hear is on the borrower (http://bit.ly/b9OctR Get It Together). I want to focus on the lender. My heart is telling you, when someone is in need, help them. Help with your time, energy and finances (if you have it, give). When you give don’t expect it to come back and if it does great, but if it doesn’t , great. Deep down you know that you are blessing them. Once you give, it will be given back to you. “Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you." Luke 6:38.

I really didn’t know this principle until years after. My heart changed and well it’s true, I have been blessed in many ways.

Be the blessing not the lender “…borrower is the slave of the lender.” Proverbs 22:7b ESV. When you are the lender, you enslave the person who is borrowing the money from you. Think about it. Do you want to be that person?

Rest

The LORD replied, "My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest."
Exodus 33:14

Get It Together

I didn’t meet him until my late teens, early twenties. He was nicely wrapped and waiting for me to open. Boy oh boy, my eyes lit up after what he said… You Sheeba are pre-approved for $$$$$CHA-CHING$$$. "Awww I’m rich! Oh YEAH! Rich! Over night!" Yes he was Discover. Back in the day we were best of friends. He would get me out of tight situations like utilities, food and not so tight situation like "hmmm that dress would look so good on me" and "HEY! Dinner is on me" ;) I was living it up (or I thought I was). I was hooked on like a bait on a hook. That didn’t go on for so long. Like a very bad relationship, I wanted to get out of it, to end it, but it was too late. All the items I spend on frivolous things added up. And also, I used the card for emergencies (normally that's all it's supposed to be on) but that just put the icing on the cake. I would spend more than I made. And well ladies and gentlemen I was maxed out. I was getting calls from his relatives, good old collectors. Day and night. At home, on my cell and even at my job. I would try my best to pay what I could, but it wasn’t good enough for them. They wanted every cent they lended and more. I was a slave to who I thought was my best friend. “…borrower is the slave of the lender.” Proverbs 22:7b ESV

I had credit card debt in the beginning of my marriage. YIKES! It’s really not a good thing to start off a marriage with credit card debt. Especially when statistics say the number one case that leads to divorce is finances. Peter (who is my husband) and I went through very tough times, highs and lows. I needed to get it together. We first focused on Gods promise. And get rid of any security problems, I had to step out of my stubbornness (my mind set on “what will people think”). Because I let go of what people was thinking and only focused on what God was thinking, we were blessed with Dave Ramsey classes, Financial Peace University (www.daveramsey.com/fpu/home).

If you are debt free, Good for you! Kudos to you! Save up! Put money aside to save, for emergencies, for fun. Don’t get trapped in credit cards.

If you are in the situation I was in, you need to get it together. We are credit card debt free! YAY!!! I’m not trying to toot my own horn but… toot toot LOL. No seriously, debt is a serious matter that needs to be dealt with, not in the future… NOW. It didn’t take over night for us to get to where we are. But I sucked up my pride and began the journey to being debt free.

About Me :p

My mission is to be a faithful daughter of the Lord, who serves unconditionally and speaks up for those who don't have a voice. To show love and understanding.


My goal is to open my doors and windows so that my life can be shared.

I am a Daughter of the Lord, a wife, a sister, an auntie, a friend.

I am totally not a writer, so don't expect long blogs unless it's one of those days.

More to myself, introvert, until you get me going on things.

Inspired to do this blog by my amazing friend Patricia, and my faithful husband Peter. Love you guys!

There was a man who wanted everyone one to type there life in 140 characters on twitter. I loved it so much. I am putting mine on this blog.

Abandoned.Afraid.Hopeless God captured my heart.Freedom.Faithful.
Servant.Devoted Hopeful Strong.Not afraid.Loved.Loved #mylifein140

One Thing At A Time

Sometimes it gets so hard to get things off of my chest. Things/life just gets so overwhelming. You just want to bundle up and keep it all in. You see something that needs to get done, or people you want to help. You have to remember that you are only one person. What are the right words to say, how to say it, what to say, It's too much thinking. It's so annoying! STOP and rest. "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28 NIV.

Let it go! Give it to God. Focus on God. Just take one thing at a time, don't make promises that you might not be able to keep. Also, if someone asks you to do something and you feel you are not to do it. Don't take it because it will make the other person happy. If you don't say yes, it's OK. Really... it's ok. Don't feel bad that you let them know you need to rest. It's ok to take a season of rest. I will dive deep more into all of this, later. Right now... I will take this one thing at a time.

Shine

"Arise, shine, for your light has come,
and the glory of the LORD rises upon you"

Isaiah 60:1

Well this is my first blog. Welcome.