Acceptance and God’s Will For Us

Good day to you all and I hope that the Lord has you all wrapped up in His love today, because He is a good and gracious Lord That we all need and the good thing for us is that He wants us near Him…always.

”Acceptance”…I was given a bracelet with that one single word on it from a friend not too long ago, and I accepted it with honor, but I didn’t truly understand it; that word “Acceptance”, until just the other day. A dear friend of mine and I went to lunch…we are a suckers for grits, eggs over easy, and let’s not forget that crispy bacon from iHop in the middle of the day. Little did we know that God had something in store for us that day. See; He never stops, He never sleeps...kind of like the internet…He is a source of not just information – BUT the truth, and “it” is never ending. AND He just keeps moving forward with “His” plan, unfolding it as He goes.

We had been there the week before, and had a waiter that was not very charismatic at all, and he was just going through the motions of fulfilling his obligation to serve us. Now that waiter we had this day was full of life, he was very friendly, smiling all the time. He had a good spirit about him. You could tell he had “accepted” where he was in his life. Now just because we “accept” where we are in life; doesn’t mean that is where we are going to stay. I personally believe that it is just the opposite. Because acceptance is going to help bring us joy where we are right then and there…wherever we are in our lives; just as God wants us to live our lives. Because when we accept our position…we are able to allow God to work through us. He is able to shine in everything we do. And then God can bless us and move us to the next place we are suppose to be at in His Master Plan.

We went back to lunch there again this week…and we asked for Dwayne, our new friend (and I encourage you too also – he is a blessing to be around). The previous week I stayed behind and with the use of my iPad (a recent addition to my communication efforts with the general public). I was able to explain to him what was going on in my life. He shared with us how he was able to think about what I had told him about this disease that I have, and how “he” was able to gain some inspiration from my testimony. He told us about a guy he knew in High School who was disabled, BUT who was always happy…once again his High School classmate had “accepted” where he was, so he was able to get up each day and make the decision to be happy and let his inner light shine. Let his “Soul Shine”…the main thing is that if we accept where we are in our lives, and let out “Soul Shine”...we will be a walking billboard for Christ and His light will be the only light that people will be able to see emanating from "us"…

Until next time…

Father God I thank You for MY “acceptance” for where You have me presently. For I know You don’t intend for me to stay here at this place, that this is just a stepping stone on the journey that You have in store for me…Father I also thank You for allowing Your light to shine through me and that You are able to use me as an inspiration for others. We all are a part of Your master plan Father…I ask You to continue using me, continue to place me in peoples lives so that they can see my “Soul Shine”; which is nothing more than You living in my heart Father. These things we pray in Jesus’ name…Amen.