A Rough Week.

I have had a rough workweek. I have a cold that is kicking my butt. And I’m in a city where sometimes I feel alone. As I sit in front of my laptop searching for the words to inspire you, my mind is blank, empty. Is it my cold, or is it my current circumstances? I’m not so sure, this is one thought I don’t want to meditate on.

I looked around the room, hoping, maybe through some of the objects, that a creative muse would arise and strike a chord of inspiration deep inside. At that moment, the inspired message would go from my mind through my fingers to convey a message that will touch your heart. However, no inspiration came. I looked at the picture on the wall, thinking that within the palette of its colors I could awaken the creative juices in me. No such luck.

I thought about my dream the other night, where my father, who passed away in April of last year, came to me with a copy of my book in his hand and told me how proud of me he was. I looked at my Bible, picked it up and thumbed through it trying to find something, anything that would help rekindle my creative fire that seemed to be burning so dim. As I thumbed through it, I realized that as much as I read the Bible there is still a lot that I don’t understand about it. In frustration, I slammed it shut and tossed it on the floor.

The moment the Bible hit the floor, God revealed a few things to me. He said, regarding my cold, “You need to take better care of yourself, because I have put you in charge of caring for others. And regarding My Book, your Bible. You are not asked to believe the Bible, but to believe the One Whom the Bible reveals.”

Interesting isn’t it. How God can use a cold and a rough week, as the seed that sprouts the message to comfort others. Have a blessed week.

An Amazing Destiny

In God’s book, the Same-Gender-Loving individual is heading somewhere. We have an amazing destiny. We are being prepared to walk down the church aisle and become the bride of Jesus. We are going to live with Him. Share the throne with Him. Reign with Him. We count. We are valuable. And what’s more, our worth is built in! Our value is inborn.

You see, if there was anything that Jesus wanted everyone to understand was this: A person is worth something simply because he is a person. That is why He treated us like He did. Think about it. The adulterer caught making undercover thunder with someone she shouldn’t—Jesus forgave her. The untouchable leper who asked for cleansing—Jesus touched him. The blind welfare case that cluttered the roadside—Jesus honored him. The worn-out old windbag addicted to self-pity near the pool of Siloam—Jesus healed him! And the homosexual who thinks he is unlovable—Jesus loves him!

We, have an amazing destiny!

“I will extol you. O LORD, for You have lifted me up.” Psalm 30:1 NKJV

Define by Grace

Grace defines you. As grace sinks in, earthly labels fade. Society labels you as an ignorant, black, gay, male. Stupid. Unproductive. However, as grace infiltrates, criticism disintegrates. You know you aren’t who they say you are. Spiritually alive. Heavenly positioned. Connected to the Father.

A billboard of mercy. An honored child.

Of course, not all labels are negative. Some people regard you as handsome, clever, successful, or efficient. However, even a White House office doesn’t compare with being “seated with him in the heavenly realms” (Eph. 2:6 NLT). Grace creates the Christian’s resume.

“Christ…raised us up together…that…He might show the exceeding riches of His grace.”Ephesians 2:5-6 NKJV