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| The One for Me By Joni The inspiration today comes from an unlikely event in the life of yours truly. The biggest struggle in my life has always been the patience to wait for “The One” for me. My “Boaz” if you will. (I know I’m not the only one out there with this struggle) I’ve always felt that I was one of the ones that was supposed to be married because it was God’s plan and not just another goal on my list of accomplishments. Life coupled with my personality made me a very strong willed woman early on so when things didn’t go my way I took control and got what I wanted. Whether it was good for me or not. Now I grew up in church but didn’t really begin to receive revelation and come into real relationship with God until 1999. God revealed to me through experience and study how much he loved me and began to share his plan for my life. A few years later I began teaching under the tutelage of my Pastors. While very hard at times I was able to accept answers of “not right now” and/or a flat out “no” from God when it came to direction my life except when it came to matters of my heart. Fast forward a few more years and we come to our thought. I was seeing someone who I thought I could be with long term. I had given him a portion of my heart and was like giddy school girl when we were together. He was sweet, charming, affectionate, and he went to church. We got along very well. We made each other laugh and had a genuinely good time so I thought. So you can imagine my surprise and hurt when I received a text message on a Thursday evening that read, “U, I’m engaged!” After picking my jaw up from the floor I proceeded to ask a few more questions. A few minutes later another text came that said, “You are nice but my heart is with her. The wedding is in July and I want to do things right with her going forward.” Now I’m not sharing this to dog the guy. I must take complete responsibility. When you have relationship with God and knowledge of spiritual things there will always be warning signs if you will to let you know the truth of the matter. (I Corinthian 2:14-15 King James Bible) You see, I saw some red flags go up but I like many other women, chose to ignore them and/or down play them. I made a conscious decision to ignore what I saw and not all of it was spiritual. Some things were just as plain as the nose on my face. Because I ignored the signs I ended up experiencing a lifetime made for TV moment. Now while I could choose to slander him, give his name, or turn into a mad black woman. Why? The bible told me to guard my heart with all diligence, (Proverbs 4:23) If I would have been doing this I would not have been as hurt as I was. The bible told me that He (God) will give me the desires of my heart if I delight myself in Him. (Psalms 37:4) Finally on top on many other nuggets of wisdom the Word of God tells me to “Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things will be added unto me.” (Matthew 6:33) Had I been doing this I wouldn’t have been in the situation in the first place. I could go on and on but what it boils down to is that He was not God’s best for me and even though I put myself in the situation and it hurt I am a witness that “All things work together for the good to them that love the Lord and are called according to his purpose.” (Romans 8:28) You see, I didn’t allow this situation to make me bitter but better. That is my message to you. Many times people both believer and non will say, “You only came back to God/religion because it didn’t work for you or because you got your feelings hurt.” Now while that can be a harsh statement wasn’t that the purpose? God will allow things to happen in your life for the INTENDED purpose of bringing you back to him so that he can give you his best and you can fulfill your destiny. |
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| This is Just another way of saying the, "The World Is Yours!" Find the peace that is much needed within yourself. For without this inner peace you will never be happy with all of your accomplishments. You deserve the beauty and the treasures that the world has in store for you. But what is the use in having all of this if you are not happy within yourself? |