Greetings!

I sometimes forget that God does not look at us the way we look at ourselves. What I see in the mirror is totally different from what God sees. When He looks at me He sees His Son, Jesus Christ. I am covered by the blood of Jesus, so God no longer sees the me I used to be…He sees the me I will be. I thank Jesus for covering me and protecting me. For giving me a brand new start. I love knowing that I have another chance to get it right.

Tonight, I was given an award for basically being nice. I mean, my prayer is that God will allow me to be a blessing to someone every day and that He would send someone my way that needs a witness of Him. I pray that I honor Him well and that He smiles when my feet hit the floor in the morning. But, I don’t do the things I do expecting anything. At first, I wanted to turn the award down. Then, I realized that it was an honor to be selected and that it was not about what I thought, it was their way of giving thanks to the people who they felt believed in their vision…and I do. They help give hope to our children, and that’s a good work. I am proud of them for seeing the vision God had given them, and then doing what He had called them to do.

The organization is called, “It Takes a Village,” and the founders are Reverend Sean and Minister Larinda Fields. It is a faith based non-profit organization dedicated to strengthening individuals, families, and communities through a holistic approach of learning and teaching. We need more people to be dedicated to uplifting and empowering the next generation. There is so much work to be done, and God is calling all of us to do it. Your purpose may not be in running an organization; your part may be to encourage someone else to do it through the giving of your time, your talents or your funds. None of it can be done without the support of all of us. There is so much to do and it is all needed.

Believe in your own dream…if it is in your heart, God put it there. Don’t wait for a consensus…you many never get it. If you know you have been chosen to do a work for the Kingdom, pray and ask God to bless it and then trust Him to make that thing happen. He will guide you to resources that you did not even see. I love how He does that, and then know that when you take your first steps in faith—God will go with you…

Until next time…

Be blessed!