The Modest Life: July 2015

Saturday, July 25, 2015 No comments

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Friday, July 24, 2015 No comments

I met this beautiful lady at Pinky Promise and I have learned that she is such a poised, beautiful young lady with a lot of wisdom. Joining Pinky Promise has been such a blessing to me as I have been able to meet women and fellowship with them. All praise goes to God Almighty! Enjoy Keeba's words of encouragement.

I don’t ever remember being happy. I have always been miserable and cynical. But I think I had hit rock bottom. I was hopeless, with a pleasant smile and a dying soul.

What was causing my affliction? What was this never ending cycle of pain? What was causing my sleepless nights, my weeping eyes, breathlessness and palpitations? I was not broke, I had a home, a good job, friends, family…yes blessed indeed.

How can one be so blessed and be so stressed? Let’s have a look at the prophet Elijah for a minute. Elijah was one of God’s boldest prophets who stood for God in days of idolatry in his land. God performed many miracles through Elijah, including calling down fire from heaven. However Elijah got weary and became very depressed because someone (Jezebel) threatened to kill him.

Ah words! They say sticks and stones can break your bones but words will not hurt? That’s a lie. Words do hurt. People can speak into your life, plant negative or positive seeds and your attention to them brings those seeds into fruition. It’s up to you to decide which seeds you want deposited in your life.

Just like Elijah, I was weary and wanted to die because of what someone thought and said about me.
Idolatry! I placed what others said about me over what God said about me.
Idolatry! I dwelled in self pity.
Idolatry! I wanted to die over a man that I can see, not realising that a man I’m unable see,(Jesus) already died for me.

Now this is what happens when you magnify nonsense. Words should not cause you to become suicidal. They are just words. You see, I was weary. Most times when one fights their entire life, a small thing can turn their entire world upside down.

I realised 3 things. Nothing is about me, everything is temporary and I was magnifying my real life situation 100 fold in my head. It was not that serious. I feared for the worst when I should have trusted God to bring me through the process. In fact, I can laugh about it now. What is it that you are magnifying that does not really matter?

We all go through tests, trials and tribulations. Everything happens to everybody, what matters is how you perceive it. All tests should be embraced as they help with your maturity, no one wants to remain a child forever. Yes, God is faithful, and won’t allow you to be tempted beyond what you can bear (1 Corinthians 10:13).

Stay in touch with Keeba:

Blog: http://keebamitchell.com

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Tuesday, July 21, 2015 No comments

Rejoice in the Lord always and I again I say rejoice [Philippians 4:4]

I hope this blog post finds you well, whatever you are going through God will always care. I have been meditating on the above scripture recently. I feel like I have tattooed it on my heart. We so easily forget to praise and worship our Jesus through what we feel are tough times. Our emotions get the best of us, we get frustrated and forget that it is all about our King and not ourselves.

I challenge you to praise God continuously through whatever challenges that may come. When they persecute you because of Jesus, praise Him! I have actually been in situations where people have shared their opinion about how they feel that the Bible is meaningless and I have allowed my emotions to feel low about it. I was feeling low because I know how much respect and love I have for the word of God, for someone to look down on it was a hard pill to swallow. I also was feeling for the individual because I want us all to make it to eternal life. The reality is that I must not let my emotions get the best of me and stay focused. Gosh, that is much harder as a woman I must say! But with God, all things are possible. Prayer works.

We cannot change the unbeliever's mind, but we can always love on them and be so quick to forgive them for what they say against the word. The beauty is, the Truth through His word will always reign whether people accept it or not. We MUST continue to play our part in our Christian walk and be ready to make disciples at all times and in all situations.

Thank God for fellowship. We will always have challenges but fellowship is such a beautiful thing. To be unified together in the body of Christ is a very edifying thing. We are bonded together with the love and hope of Jesus; as I have gotten deeper into my faith, I realise that we cannot share this special bond with anyone outside the faith but we can only plant the seed whichever way we can and pray for God to do his will. We were all made for a purpose.

Lately I have been praying for God to make me look more like him, so that when people look at me they see Him in my eyes. From the tip of my toes to the top of my head, I want people to know that I love Him. It is amazing how this is beginning to come true. People begin to see me as set apart and they see the peace of God in my actions. This can be challenging when you do not feel like being calm for one reason or the other; perhaps you are under pressure at work. But keep rejoicing Him through it all and do not give up. You will see how amazing He will move in your life.

The last thing I will share with you is that recently I was walking to catch a bus and was told that I look like a Christian. I think that has to be the best compliment ever. I was glad that I could start a conversation based on the God in me. He asked for my number but I told Him to follow Jesus instead. I have been praying to look more like Jesus and it is happening. Amen! Lord use me and anyone reading this. The way I have changed over the years is a miracle and to you Lord I give all the praise. I love you Jesus!

We will catch up soon beauties. May God be with you always.

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