Second Chances
When challenged with the task of being asked to write about something I’m thankful for, I must admit I struggled to come up with something. Good as God has been to me, and I couldn’t think of one thing I wanted to write about. And Bible Study Girl didn’t make it any better by saying, “You can’t think of NOTHING you’re thankful for?!?!”
You see, I’ve reached a point in my life where I try to ask God about all things, and He hadn’t sent me nothing yet. I’m also the girl that when He does, I ask for confirmation over & over & over & over & over again. And guess what, He gives it to me. So what made me go ahead and sit down and write this now? God just used the exact words I’m writing about in a sermon to confirm that I better gone ahead and do what He done told me to do. And I’m scared of Him, so I’m being obedient. LOL.
This relationship I now have with Him… I do not take lightly. Why? Because no matter how many times I’ve messed up, strayed away, been foolish, clearly did exactly what He told me not to do, He’s still been there waiting on me to get back in line with what He has called me to do. I’m wayyyyy past my second chance though. I have often scared myself back into submission thinking, “Lord don’t let this be the time you leave me cause I know I’m out here wilding out.” Yet, there He always is waiting on me. Arms open wide when I finally decide to come back to Him. My head hung low with tear stained eyes.
So, I thank God for this relationship we have and for not giving up on a wretch like me. He knew when He formed me what this mess right here was gone be, and I am amazed that He still decides to dwell in me and use me to glorify Him. So I want to take this opportunity to thank Him for all the second chances He’s given me in every area of my life. Cause whew chile! I’m a piece of work. And I also want to thank Him in advance, because He and I both know, I’m gone need some more of those second chances. #wepreach
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Charles Rhodes
Goes without saying sometimes, there is such affirmation in the outpouring of sustaining the call that god has put upon you. We are from several streets apart yet still the river that gives us life is so common. It’s organs older than we are still sitting in the same place of our childhood church homes. I’m sure if we go there today it would bring back a smile knowing that we either stood nearby to learn an Easter poem or a Sunday service hymn. Evidence, sitting at the dock of the bay, knowing life is quantifiable presents us the nurturing motivation we need to come back again. That river is our resovoir to the life cycle, to some with out it we don’t have a life span, the life in it is our outreach or will to coexist, with the village within reach. Not all signs of life is of God, not saying there aren’t some hybrids of many breeds that are unexplainable however if we’re here to accept the affirmation as our will to move beyond what has been a thick swim to the other side then I believe it’s only dignified to say, Thank you.. not only for a sign of life but, a role in a real manifestation of hope where the reel never runs out, because the real is that we are of the same culture. As we catch out breath it will be a change of heart, I speak it into life as we challenge our minds to second chances, for dynamic capacity and liberating goals that are attainable.