I'm Not Special!

God,

Literally talked to me and said, "A lot of people are going to come to Me because of your testimony and the things you go through".  This doesn't make me special, God wants us all to hear Him. Additionally, Holy Spirit speaks to those who are willing to hear. Furthermore, the Bible is God's living word and is full of knowledge, wisdom, commands and wisdom. A few things that relate to everybody can be found in the Bible can be found below:

• God gave you gifts 1 Corinthians 12:4-11

• Jesus said, "...take up your cross and follow Me." Matthew 16:24

• Jesus said, if you follow me, you will be persecuted.  John 15:20

• God keeps all His promises. Numbers 23:19

• No Fear 365 times. Throughout the New Testament

• More than conquerors  Romans 8:37

• God gave you the spirit of courage. 2 Timothy 1:7

• No evil will hurt you Like 10:19

• God said, "My people die for lack of knowledge..." Hosea 4:6

• Do not be deceived by the world. Matthew 24:4

Do you believe? 

If you believe the Bible is God's living word, then your thoughts and action will show that you believe.  Vice verse is also true.  Now, it could be argued that I am special because God literally spoke to me and I’ve heard many times, “I wish God Spoke to me”.  But, again, I'll proclaim that I'm not any more special than you.

Two things 

1. How do you know He’s not speaking to you? Do you make time for Him? Do you know His voice?

2. And just Like Jeremiah, and Ezekiel I am obliged to share what God has shared with me.

   1. Not only am I culpable to share the truth, the gospel, but also be a living, speaking testament to the Lord's love, mercy, and compassion.  

   2. Even though the previous statement would be enough to share, but besides the obligation I also have an overwhelming desire to share and that desire is accompanied by a sense of urgency.

Yes, God said,

“A lot of people are going to come to Me because of your testimony and the things you go through”.  I did not fully realize what that meant, and I know even after five and a half years I still have a lot to learn. However, the things I go through, no matter what they are, give me great motivation to turn ever closer to God. I keep my eye on God and know and believe Romans 8:28.  The more I understand the book of Job and how Job, never took his eye off of God. 

A few of the things I’ve gone through sense October 6, 2019:

• Hemorrhagic Stroke, simply a brain bleed. 85% fatal and 15 percent that don’t die don't generally recover. In simple terms, I'm a walking and talking miracle.

• Lost physical abilities.  Many thing I love to do are no longer assessable to me right now.

• 2 Corinthians 12:10 “…in my weakness then I am strong. I 100% submitted to Jesus.

• Day after throw stroke my turn to talk to God and I ran to Jesus’s arms.  Changed the rest of my life.

• Botox April 2020. I opted out because I decided I would trust God with my recovery.

• Blood clot in my affected leg from my groin to my ankle. Was it scary? No, not for me. I trusted God's promise.

• Dislocated rib no my back.  A special kind of torcher.  I wrote, "It’s worth it"

• Pain / tone---A very special addition to a stroke that affect many stroke victims. I'm one of those that get to enjoy, tongue in cheek, tone.

• It felt like an eagle landed on my shoulder and dug it claws into my chest.  I vocally rebuked it.  Two days later I stretched to reach something and there was a big pop in my chest and the pain was gone

• Pain in my back between shoulder blade, increase tone, and limited arm movement.  Back muscle spasms that cause extreme pain. Just another thing I get to go through...Thank God, I don't have to do it alone.

In all these things, I look to the Lord and trust He is in control.

Even though I've gone through a lot with everything surrounding the stroke, everyone of us has challenges that we can't overcome by ourselves. The reason I didn't go in depth into my trials is because we all have trials and those trials are as unique as each one of us are. What I really want to iterate is that without God in your corner you are nothing but a sitting duck waiting to be devoured. However, with God, anything is possible!

May You Always Walk in the TRUTH!