It has been more than one month since I last posted a blog and so much has happened. December was a busy month for me. My two children were born in December so we had their birthdays to celebrate. We then had my Savior's birthday to celebrate (Merry Christmas) and finally we had to usher in the New Year. With the dawning of a new year I knew I could not take all that had happened to me in 2010 and go into 2011 the same way. I began to seek God earnestly about my next steps. I wanted to find my voice. I wanted to find the very reason why I was gifted the way I was and why I went through all the hell I went through. I wanted to know my purpose and destiny. It was in this "crisis" moment that God led a friend to text me a scripture; Psalm 119:125. When I got the text I only saw Psalm 119:25 and I went to it and read it. This is what it said:
"(DALETH) My soul clings to the dust; Revive me according to Your word."
I was so amazed because that scripture spoke to where I was at that very moment. My soul was in the dust. I felt "spent" like I had nothing left. I went to text her back to thank her and realized I had misread her text. I saw the 1 and then turned to the scripture she forwarded. This is what it said:
"I am Your servant; Give me understanding, That I may know Your testimonies."
After meditating on both those scriptures and after reading the entire 119th division of Psalm, I heard God tell me to ARISE! God was calling me forth from the dust to ARISE! He was calling me to get up and work. He was calling me to get in His Word and continue my walk of faith. He was calling me to a better way of living for Him. He was calling me to ARISE!
During that time I was propositioned with many opportunities to use my gifts and talents for the furtherance of other agendas. I pursued some until God brought me back to ARISE! I realized ARISE! was the ministry God was giving me to share with others. Not only was it a ministry to call me from the dust but also a ministry to call others forth in the use of their gifts, and to absolute faith, trust, and conviction in God.
I went into 2011 with a mission; to use my voice for the furtherance of God's kingdom. I purposed to use my time, gifts, talents, energy and resources to help others ARISE! to who had called them to be. I was absolutely tired and disgusted with living below my birthright. I had a right to have peace. I had a right to trust God. I had a right to live prosperously and in good health. I had a right to use my gifts for the kingdom of God. I had a right to lift up the name of Jesus and be concerned about the living conditions of my brothers and sisters. I had a right to be concerned about them not living in the fullness of what God had for them and I had the right to give them what they needed to accomplish that. I had a right to dismiss all the wicked things the enemy said to me to keep me quiet. I had a right to pursue peace. I had rights and I purposed to exercise my rights. The devil was happy with me sitting along the sidelines but I had the rights to get out in the field. I had the right and now I was going to see what God could accomplish in and through me. I decided to ARISE!
When I got up from the dust I made a decision. I decided to stop listening to the voice of the enemy and to believe the report of the Lord. I decided to stop believing the enemy's lies about me and to ARISE! I received God's healing of my body and my mind. They are both cancer free. God blessed me to transform my way of thinking. Satan would no longer control my thoughts or steal my voice. I found my voice and it is in ARISE! I found a place where I can help others ARISE! to a new way of living in God. I have found my voice and you will hear it from now until the day God draws breathe from my body. So my brother and my sister, I was cleaving to the dust, but now I am up. I made a decision to ARISE! and let the light of Christ shine through me. I want to encourage you in 2011 to find your voice. Find the thing that God has given you to do and do it well. Execute it like your very existence depends upon it because it does. We are all waiting on you to share with us what God has given you to share. I will use my voice to encourage you to ARISE! and bring your best forward. I am here to help any believer achieve their very best in Christ. The body of Christ is waiting on you to find your voice. What are you going to do? I hope you will ARISE!
God bless,
Tasha
