Is That A Word?
These blogging topics come from some of the most mundane situations in my life. We were decorating for my aunt’s 65th birthday party. My cousin was working on a balloon arch and made a comment. Then she said, “Is that a word?”
The word she used is an actual word. I too was wondering if it was an actual word. I knew what she was trying to say, but the word she used didn’t fit the situation. It didn’t match up with what she was trying to explain. The word was taken out of context.
We do that with the messages that God gives us. I was at the women’s empowerment brunch for my church. When we walked in, we were given sealed envelopes and told not to open them. Later during the brunch, we were told to exchange our envelopes with other women at least 3 times.
An older lady exchanged envelopes with me. She was my fourth exchange. She opened it, and it said something like “My marriage/family is blessed.” That was supposed to be my envelope! I really felt robbed when I opened mine and it said, “I have something special to offer the world.” Come on now, Lord. Here I stand, wanting a family of my own, and THIS is what’s in my envelope?
But it was MY envelope. I wanted that other Word, but this was the Word that He had for me. I was just taking it out of context. I got some other direct messages from God during the women’s brunch. He was pursuing me and pushing me. I came home and typed out the first blog post. When I went to open my website, it asked for a tag line. Ummmmmm…..there it was. The Word that I got just that day at the women’s brunch. The Word that I was taking out of context. “I have something special to offer the world.”
Don’t be like me. Don’t try to take God’s word and make it fit into your situation. It won’t sound right when you say it out loud. Be still and let your desires for your life match up with His desires for your life. You’ll be better. #wepreach
