WHAT DID GOD SAY TO ME THIS MORNING

It feels so good to be back at home! My trip to Houston was great, but I realized even more that Houston is definitely in my rearview, literally! Like for real! I looked in my rearview as I was driving on I-10 East and saw the whole downtown skyline in my rearview. I will go back to visit, but this trip that I thought was about my kids and the Tobe Nwigwe concert was actually more of a release for me! God turned my plans for leaving Houston in 2016 into His plans! And He showed me that three years later in 2019! But I wouldn’t have seen it had I not had the relationship I have with Him. So I am thankful that He turned what the enemy meant for evil into my good.

This morning I was in the prayer closet thinking about all the things I need to do today before Christmas tomorrow. And I realized that all that stuff really doesn’t matter in the whole scheme of things. I really only want to be doing what the Lord wants me to do, as last minute preparations.

Yesterday when I returned after an amazing weekend with the kids in Houston, I was late dropping off the rental car, so I got charged an extra day. That was designed to throw me off. It almost did, but I said, Lord, you are a provider. I went to pick up my truck from the shop and my mechanic said the parts that I got to fix it weren’t working. Another thing designed to throw me off. But I prayed and kept moving. Then when I took the truck home, my key was stuck in the ignition and wouldn’t come out. Actually, at the typing of this blog, it’s still stuck!!! LOL! I can’t even do any last minute running around until my mechanic comes to fix it! All of these thoughts were swirling through my head but I pushed them away and prayed in the Spirit. I’m telling you…praying in the Spirit gets YOU out of the way and let’s the Holy Spirit take over completely! And that’s exactly what I needed this morning, to get out of my own way and pray!

As I prayed, I heard the Holy Spirit say, just focus on celebrating My birth. I was praying for my family because as you know we lost my Uncle a few weeks ago. I was praying for friends who have lost loved ones over this year and even those who still have a tough time from losing loved ones years ago. People are always saying this time of year is heavy for depression due to loss, but I say NO IT’S NOT…IN JESUS NAME!

The Holy Spirit said, focus on MY birth, not their deaths.

As I kept listening, I heard:

Keep your eyes on MY birth celebration.
Take your eyes off of depression, death, or anything that the devil tried to steal, kill, and destroy.
Focus all your attention on MY birth!
When you focus on celebrating my Birth, you celebrate WHY I was born, which means your belief in Me and your loved ones who have passed belief in me, will allow you to see them again.

As I was writing all of this down, I realized that the enemy (the devil) even tries to use Christmas to get God’s people down in the dumps or he tries to get our focus off of the true STAR of this birthday celebration. Whether it’s because of loss of people and things, or just not being where you want to be in your life, we can’t let this time of year be discouraging. Jesus was born to save us from our sins and He overcame the world. There is nothing that He can’t see you through if you focus on Him.

Today, for last minute birthday prep, I want to encourage you to let the birth of Jesus overcome every hurt, pain, or struggle in your life right now! Don’t focus on the stuff. Focus on the Savior! He was born to save the world. And all He wants is YOU, and for YOU to celebrate WHO HE IS on tomorrow.

Today’s Scriptural Surprise came from Matthew 13, but I went back to the beginning of Matthew to read the birth of Jesus. Listen, we can get ourselves all worked up and stressed about having the best Christmas ever when all the birthday recipient wants is just YOU. The gifts are cool, but remember that Jesus is the eternal gift that will keep on giving when you accept Him as your Lord and Savior. This year, make sure your kids truly understand what Christmas is all about. I know that is exactly what I am doing!

I pray that you all have an amazing birthday celebration at your home for Jesus!

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