Happy Wednesday!
Heaven had her wisdom teeth taken out at 7:15am yesterday morning. Just when she was beginning to finally show signs of wisdom, it’s all gone! LOL. She did very well… handled the pain amazingly! Was a little grouchy… but overall good.
I left my Bible in Charlottesville when I was speaking at a funeral Monday night… had to go pick it up yesterday and began the formation of a new friendship with a great Pastor! Pretty neat how God seems to set up meetings like that. I’m grateful for the conversations and how encouraging we were to each other. The meeting was most definitely a fruitful one!
Heaven slept in the family room last night. She didn’t want to walk up the stairs after the BIG SURGERY. Since my new home office isn’t finished being constructed yet, I had to tip toe into the family room without waking Heaven, Ming Mi, Chica, or Yaugust. I’m praying, worshiping, reading, and typing in silent mode! Trying not to sneeze, yawn, or breath heavy. This is a real challenge…
Getting back to the thought on divine connections… I want to write about this for a few more paragraphs.
Proverbs 21:1 says, “The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD; he directs it like a watercourse wherever he pleases.”
Psalm 75:6-7 says, “For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.”
Since God is over all humans, and since God has a divine plan with eternal purposes, and since he has specific plans for each of us, and since we are supposed to connect with certain people for our greater effectiveness and the fulfillment of these eternal purposes… God is very involved in the process of human interaction!
I believe that God leads specific people in and out of our lives. In certain friendships that ought not to be, He lovingly sends us running in opposite directions… and no matter how hard we try to maintain connection, we drift apart. Some of our friendships are for specific seasons, others are for a lifetime. In all human relationships, we should seek to add tremendous value whether short term or long term. We should be loving and supportive… and grateful for every relationship, always aiming to give more than we take away.
Forming new friendships is very natural when we let it be. We should be very careful not to force ourselves into circles of people… we should trust God to align us where he desires to align us. We should beware of personal insecurities that sabotage the successful formation of new friendships. We should be confident in who we are and trusting that God will connect us with the right people at the right times.
Proverbs 18:24a NKJV says, “A man who has friends must himself be friendly”
So, get out of your dark gloomy cave… welcome a diversity of new people into your protective bubble. This requires a big risk! It takes vulnerability. You may get your feelings hurt… may get embarrassed a few times. Rejection is inevitable! So, prepare yourself for rejection… don’t ever take it personal. When rejected, remember that there are 7 billion humans on this planet!!
Be careful not to wear out your welcome… don’t smother people. Be respectful of their life patterns. Allow your friends the time and space they need to focus on their life equities. Some of our most significant relationships ever will be the ones where we are not hanging out day and night. Each relationship is different… so pay attention to what’s natural for each one of them.
I believe we should pray over our relationships… that we can exchange great blessings in all of them! We should pray for God to CONNECT us with the right people, at the right times, for the right purposes… and keep our eyes open… because God is working on this ALL THE TIME!
Hope this message adds great value to your amazing lives. If you’re local, come to Destiny Family Center tonight at 7pm! Chat with you all later…
I am still going to come to your church. It seems God is trying very hard to get me there. My daughter and her husband are now going there. Tina and Jamie Hall. My son's girlfriend and her family go there. Beth Baker and the Halls. My grandson even went this past Sunday with Beth. I will be there-I don't know what's keeping me from going.
But I read a lot of your blogs and I know you are the church I have been looking for.
Thank you very much.
Brenda
Yeah Brenda… it looks like you have no choice… EVERYONE’S doing it… come to Destiny Family Center… it will make you soooo cool!! LOL
Seriously, we look forward to you coming soon… and we hope to be a blessing to you as we have been to all your family and friends! God bless you and THANKS for the kind comments!
That’s a good word… if anyone expects any relationship at any level they must pray over it… I’m a living testimony of God never giving up on someone and the fact he always has a plan.. thanks chuck for the great word…
….aaron
Thanks Aaron… and yes you are so correct about being a TESTIMONY! You’re a HUGE living tribute to Gods greatness!! I’m so proud of all you have become and are becoming!! Have a super day buddy!
as always, a great message. tell Heaven we hope she will continue to do well and that we love her…of course, we love you all!
Hey Pam… thanks for saying hi! I passed your well wishes on to Emily… and she was to pass them on to Heaven. tell everyone there we said hello! Love you guys… have a super weekend!!
Hey Chuck
I know it has been awhile. I began to sort of fall of the path that God had me on. This Blog was really a coincidence. I have been trying to force a relationship that I believe God didnt want for me anymore, maybe not at all.
I feel so lost sometimes. I let everyone down and I made myself look like such a hypocrite. I talked so bad about the person that was hurting me and I went right back to him, WOW how dumb huh. Sometimes I feel so alone and I need someone there and it doesnt feel like God is, which I know he is, so I go running back to this person and I think I love him but when I am with him I just dont feel happy and that I am following what God wants for me.
I feel like my life is spinning out of control sometimes and no one will stop it, I really need some guidance I am so lost and have no clue were to begin to find my way to were I need to be.
Im sorry Chuck and to everyone that I let down I was doing so good and then satan drew me back to something I was running from. I dearly appologize to everyone. Im just so young and sometimes I dont know what to do with myself.
Chuck keep me in your prayers, I am trying with all of my might to do what is right and what God has in store for me, I guess I dont know how to look for what God is trying to tell me. I dont know what he wants from me so then I feel lost and alone.
Even though I havent been attending church I still pray alot and read my bible everyday. I just hope God will show me something soon so I know where to start my life with him, and I also hope that I can in interprete what he wants and that its him wanting it for me. I hope that I can begin to build trust with the ones that matter the most to me, I have let everyone down that cares.
Hettie
Tell Heaven I feel her pain. I mentioned earlier that I had two teeth extracted a week ago today. I have been suffering from dry sockets. That is the worst part for me of having teeth extracted. I experienced it with my wisdom teeth. Clove oil is the key!!!! A teacher that is one my team brought me a Red Cross Tooth Ache Kit. It is the same medicine that the dentist has been putting in my sockets. Now, I don't have to drive 20 minutes to town to have it taken care of. It was a divine appointment!!! The person has been rubbing me the wrong way for quite sometime and I have been praying about it. Then yesterday she shows up with the kit. Wow, God is amazing and is able to mend relationships!!! Who knew my dry sockets will bond a hurting relationship? God did. So if I must suffer for a relationship to be mended then so be it. God is perfect and has perfect timing.
I can feel her pain too. I was about her age when I was knocked out and had 4 removed. I can still remember waking up in the back seat of my parents car with cotton balls coming out of my mouth.