"When we hear the voice of God whisper in our ear"

OK so I have not posted in like maybe 5 month. I have made a new commitment to myself to start blogging on a more regular basis. Thank you my special friends who ask me to do more even when I feel like I could not possibly have anything interesting to say.So this Monday In will blog about something interesting I think God was trying to teach me for a while now, but for some reason circumstances cleared it up this weekend.
My word for this year is OBEDIENCE or OBEY. This kind of has taken a life of its own. spread to so many areas of my life, I guess it goes with trying to put God in a box, cause every time I turn around there is a new situation that he speaks these words to me and reminds me of the unseen blessings that go along with following OBEYING Him.
This weekend we went to a ladies conference. Which might I add was awesome. God spoke to me yes but in all honesty I left telling God, Am I out of touch with you I was believing for so much more. Little did I know that he was not done with me YET!!!
The speaker was and is this amazing woman of God who I admire and respect. Not only that but she has spoken mighty things into my life that in the past. In all other words SHE IS AWESOME!!! So I was so sadden and shocked when after the conference as I walk to my ride that her car was parked right next door to mine. Coincidence? maybe not.You tell me. My friend and I watched in horror as our speaker waited for the police.Her window smashed in, she had been robbed. We asked if all was OK and headed to the restaurant we where all going. My friend and I stated to discuss this event. We said how could this of happened at a church? Part of me was disgusted by the act yet not surprised "My car had been stolen from our church once, yes I am serious but that is a story for another time" As we discuss what just happened, I confess to my friend. When we arrived to the conference I was in such a hurry and had a lot to take in that I did not want to carry my favorite purse "which fits my apartment if need be" The purse is big in other words. As I was telling myself this I heard God whisper TAKE IT WITH YOU. I still was not convinced. Answering God,Lord we are at a church. what could possibly happen? Again he gently nudged, Candy take it. Being hard headed as I am my response was Lord I can put it in the trunk this is a church. He quickly reminded me of the time my car was stolen. Out of frustration not OBEDIENCE! I took it. My friend responded that she too was trying to rush out "we came together" was going to leave her GPS out in the open, when she too felt the nudge to take it down when then she thought again OK OK I'll take it down and put it in the middle console. We both looked at each other in unbelief we did not know that our car was parked next to the guest speaker. So excited about what God had protected us from we where also bumbed for our speaker. She asked me why would God protect us and keep our stuff from being stolen and not this woman of God , see her GPS was what was stolen by shattering her window. I said I don't know it could be so many things. maybe God wanted to get her attention or maybe she had been distracted I don't know I said Some things we don't know till we get to heaven..... I know it was one of those answers when you really don't know what to say. We all met up at Perkins and even spoke with this wonderful woman, I could not get what happen out of my mind. So the next morning I spoke to another friend. Telling her our story and that it continued to nag me. When the AHA moment came. She said WHAT IF HE SPOKE TO HER AND SHE JUST DID NOT listen! By all means I don't want to offend anyone and this could just be a Revelation from God to me! See the truth is God keeps reminding me about my commitment to OBEDIENCE. Remember my little argument with him in the car. It came flooding back.How many times does God speak to us and tries to protect us from the enemy and we instead invite anguish in. It is not that God allows these things or even that the devil won some kind of battle. We give the devil to much credit when a lot of the time we are the creator of our own dilemmas. It reminds me of a story I read of this evangelist who had seen many great miracles and preached to the nations, was well known and respected. This young preacher approached him and asked,after serving For so long does it get easier or harder to hear from him. His response is the closer you get to God the more he just whispers. so you always have to be listening. WOW! Lord speak to me today, calm my spirit, find me listening but most of all let me be OBEDIENT to avoid UN needed heart ache. My Pastor read a verse Sunday I believe from the Message bible and it said; Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think.Then you will know what God wants you TO DO. And you will KNOW how good and pleasing and perfect HIS WILL REALLY IS! Romans 12:1-2 Hope this all makes sence. When God speaks LISTEN AND OBEY Candy! Yes bad things and random things will happen so I don't need to help the opposing team or give them more credit than due. This is one of the things I learned this weekend. AGAIN No offense to anyone and not that anyone deserved something happening to them, This is just something God has been working out in me!

Loving my LIFE.

I am happy to be me!!!

There is a song I teach my students every year before graduation and it is called (I am happy to be me don't you see!) It's about being excited of who you are and all you have accomplished. As I drove home with this song in my mind I wondered as adults, how many times we forget to be excited in who God has created us to be, and the wonderful gifts and talents he has bestrode on us. We get so busy trying to compete with the Johnson, and wanting all the things every one around us have we are never happy to be us. In fact we become this weird invention trying to morph together who we think we should be and what we think others want us to be. By the time we look in the mirror we don't even recognize ourselves. Even worse, don't like who or what we have become. Has any one ever gotten to the place where you don't even know what you like or what your dreams are because you have spent so much time trying to please or just be what you think every one else wants you to be. OUCH! I have!!!! I'm not talking about being unteachable because we all have things to learn, things to work out and things to get over. No not that! What I'm talking about is, forgetting that what Christ has planned for you is greater than anything any one else has. That the way he made you is not a mistake but a gift and It brings him great joy when we are happy to be us and function in OUR giftings. I got so tired of living in everyone else's life. See there life might be wonderful and full of many talents and blessings. But my life, my journey, my accomplishments, and yes even MY failures are even more wonderful . Because they where meant for ME! I am an amazing individual simply because God makes no mistakes. I no longer desire to live in what my friend, sister in Christ, co-worker whom ever has, because I've learned it is (not enough for me.) NOT EVEN CLOSE.... No way!!! I want no less than what God has FOR ME!! MY accomplishments, My failures, MY Destiny in Christ no other will do. No matter what stage of life you are in God has a great adventure planned for your life. An adventure that will never measure up to any copy-cat one we try to create. I am not going to pretend I have it all together or that I even know excactly where I am going. But I realize the deeper anointing is found in the real me.What's next GOD? I don't know. What I do know is I rather be a woman who doesn't pretend to be something she is not, and embracess the journey ahead of her with peace and great expectations knowing God will equip me with all I need. I no longer am afraid to look in the mirror. In fact every day I am discovering new wonderful things I love about myself, allowing myself to be sincery about my short comings but not letting them hold me back. I AM HAPPY TO BE ME DON"T YOU SEE!!!!!

Eddie James & Bravehearts 4 Christ - I will run

Holy spirit moving @Northside AG in Tampa.

Wow what a service. Yes! The Lord is doing something new at Northside, Like my pastor (PD) said on her choir blog , Freedom is what we will be singing about again. Praise Him! Christ all mighty, for that. Jesus spoke a powerful word on Sunday. Gotta say I came expecting. He was willing as always, to bless his people.
I think this scripture comes closest.
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then I will hear from heaven,and forgive their sins,and will heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7;14
See I know God has done and is continuing to do great things in, for, and through us. But I am sure it does not stop there. See where much is given much is expected.God just doesn't want us to be set free and then that's it! I'm free now yippee! Well yes shout it from the top of every mountain.Then what are going to do with that freedom. Are we going to be like the elephants who at an early age, they place this massive chain on there ankle to train them. Making sure they don't escape, etc. As they get older they are freed from those chains, (but) because they have been so use to being in chains for so long they don't realize they are FREE! Now they can tie a ribbon on there ankle or nothing at all. Still they stay PUT. Good for the trainer not for the elephant. Same for us. we are free! Now are we going to behave like people who have been set free or are we going to let Satan lie and deceive us to continue to live with invisible chains! I know I'm done!!!!!! Done living as a slave to the enemy when Christ died to make me FREE and VICTORIOUS!!!! So I thank you Jesus for new freedom. Even better I praise you Jesus, not just with my word, But with my actions. With a renewed mind and attitude that now understands freedom is not just a gift but a responsibility.

PD, If you ever read this. I took this pic from your site, THANK YOU. I was looking and looking for the perfect picture to fit the service and could not find it. Tadda, there it was right before my eyes when I visited. Hope you don't mind.

Ladies first regional conferece

What a life changing weekend,we went to BECOMING a life changing conference. This is my friend Becky Faux of about 15 years on the left THE GREAT MARTHA TENNINSON, in the middle and me on the right(love this outfit might I add, it has history behind it another story for another time) We also heard from many other great women of God like Marsha Wolley she is a God sent for sure, there was only one thing missing that is a message from PD" well I'm kind of one sided when it comes to this, she's my Pastor and I think she is a gift to women every where. Better than sliced bread!!! This meeting has helped me become the woman of power Christ intended me to be.The word's from every speaker was amazing. As I sat there saying[ God I need you to speak to me directly today] I need a specific word. I was having some doughts and well I needed to know I was on the right track even if things had not happened at the time spand I thought they should. The Lord is always soooo faithful. At the end of service there was a calll to prayer, I was hesitante, and said God you can speak from right here. Yet he still kept nudging me, NO go, go up. So since my word this year is obedience I did. And did he spea. See he answered me exscactly what I asked with out me opening my mouth. Not even when I went up for prayer. Not only that but my friends where listening and confermed, saying yes you are a good friend and you are and will be mentor to many, not only that but you are on the right road you have already begone. Also as you looked at those ladies your heart said 'you will never be able to minister like this.' But once again with out me saying a word answers where given, "You have doughted could you ever do what these women are doing, and he said you WILL you ARE. All these things you have been going through are and have built you, you have been looking at them as annoying. even before I went up, I felt the moving of the Holy spirit stirring like NEVER before. It fell like a mantle on me. The warmth was conforting but not like rocking a baby to sleep, but with power that propells you to the next level.Strong,compassionate, healing,renewing and building a newness in me. Little did I know that even then God was using my life. as one sister was struggling to come up and pray she was watching me, (not because I'm all that trust me but because I OBEYED) and she too went up to be ministered. Can I say again right on the money!!
After also Iwas able to go with my dear friend Becky and there too, I know Christ filled her with POWER to go to the next level. She is a beautiful lady.I'll let her tell her story on her page. We where so excited that Saturday night we talked till passed one thirty at least. We could not shut up, but then why should any of us keep quiet about all the great Blessings the Lord does.