The Real Tea

Do you ever get the feeling like it’s always… something? Remember the saying, “Either you’re about to enter a storm, in a storm, or coming out of a storm?” Sometimes I feel like I’m constantly in a storm. Yes, the storms sometimes change from one direction and right into another without a second of sunshine. Storms can rotate seemingly, causing high winds to bring about confusion from a simple disagreement with your spouse or significant other and from that on to your children misbehaving and then to top it off you never can get financially stable. At least that’s how it feels when the storms are raging.

No one and what I mean by no one – family or friends, you talk to, can give you the answers you’re looking for. And, of course it’s hard for others to understand what you’re going through when they haven’t gone through that exact situation. Ever wonder why that happens? Did you ever think it’s because you’re going to the wrong person or people? I recommend you take all your troubles and cares to GOD. He’s the only one that can ease the pain that you’re feeling. He may not be there right when you want him, but he’ll be there, right on time! He won’t put you through no more than you can handle. Just think, GOD may just need your undivided attention and this is the only way he can get it! Go to GOD in prayer when things are going good in your life and most definitely when they are not.

Always remember GOD knows exactly what he’s doing and he has you right where he wants you. Be patient, because soon the sun will shine. When you’re up to nothing, God always up to something!

I hope each of you enjoyed this day of love. My pastor always says “Keep the home fire burning” and “It’s nothing wrong with being hen pecked as long as you’re getting pecked by the right hen”. I really had a good time this entire weekend. It’s nothing like a holiday, but we (women and men) should show love each and everyday. We should show love to our significant others, children, family (especially the ones that get on our nerves LOL) and friends. Life is to short to wait until a holiday to let someone know how much you truly care. Let us make it a daily habit to tell the people we care about that we love them. Hope this helps someone.

Well… I thought I knew what commitment was all ABOUT. As a child in my pre-teen years -committing first to GOD, staying in the click with my friends and then – last but not least, obeying my parents was the way my young eyes viewed this thing called commitment. Of course, in most ways, I was right!
But as a mature adult, commitment took on a twist that only GOD could define for me.

It’s amazing that in the dictionary, commitment is defined as simply being a previously planned engagement or the act of being responsible and loyal – but in real LIFE it goes much deeper and extends wider than what our minds want to comprehend.

O.K. first let me begin with stressing the importance of dedicating your life to God by freely giving yourself to him. Now that’s the easy part!  Where it all becomes complicated is when we allow self to dictate what we will or will not do based solely on how we feel or how we’ve been treated.

I’ve learned that commitment is an act of true – unconditional love. Just like the love GOD has for us. Have you ever committed to something and no matter how hard you tried to release it something deep down inside just would not let you let go? That’s commitment!

Value- what about it? If you value something usually you hang tight to it.
You keep it in your possession. I’ll say value is another level of commitment. So let’s review – Unconditional Love and Value- yes… both spells commitment.

Let’s dig just a little bit deeper for one more real definition of commitment! Unwavering belief in yourself – if you believe in you, it helps you to believe in others. And, no matter how hard it may seem – every time you think about commitment – think about if you are being committed to yourself. How would you treat you? How many times have you forgiven you for mistakes you made? Get the point!

I found out that if you love you… it’s not that hard to be committed! Now, if we look at the acronym of what has been defined as commitment – you’ll find that:

U in Unconditional

L in Love

V in Value

U in Unwavering

ULVU = (You Love You) = equals (COMMITMENT)