When I was a child. I knew it was my destiny to be a famous writer. A missionary from Africa prophesied this over me.
"Your words will reach many shores and they will change lives. You will speak to dead things and they shall come alive. You are life..Your words are life and they are powerful."
I don't see myself as poor. I see myself in a situation I know God will help me out of..Like the old man said, "There is only death for you here girl. Go home God isn't done with you yet."
When we see ourselves as poor, and have a poverty mentality, that will kill us quicker than anything.
Come on..When I see the sunrise in the morning my heart nearly beats out of my chest. I learned to appreciate my life after I was tied to a bed and tortured everyday by my 1st husband. {not John} Before him. I stayed with the 1st one from the time I was 15 till 20 years old.
When you have a bag over your head and are suffocating, you learn to appreciate each breath.
I do not feel sorry I endured that. It made me appreciate life so much more. I learned to survive in my mind, even if I was bleeding profusely while my face was punched and kicked at his whim.
I am not condoning or promoting torture. I am just saying I learned a very valuable lesson.
To enjoy each sunrise and sunset. To enjoy not being hit OR slapped when I give someone my opinion.
I learned to appreciate living.
So even though I don't have what I need right now. I will be content with what I do have. And work hard to make our lives better.
Because I can laugh, I can cry, I can have emotion without being hit for it. I can breath, I can eat, I can love.
Because really, love is the most important thing of all. That, and forgiveness, and vision for your life.
nita
1 comment:
You do have a gift with words, even though at times they break my heart. You still amaze me of how strong you are.
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