This morning as I was doing my devotionals with my husband, we were reading a devotional called "Increasing Your Bloom Ability," something stood out to me about independence being our greatest enemy, and learning to live in Him is paramount for increasing our bloom ability. As I began to pray and thank God for leading our family, I saw the Holy Spirit moving and showing me how He has already done so much in the past year. A year ago, I struggled and worked like a workaholic trying to make ends meet because my husband was not doing enough to make ends meet in our household. I was praying and feeling so angry because he would come home early all the time, and I did not understand why I was working so much, and he was hard working. But, as time went along, I realized it was not about me. It was not about him, it had always been about learning to depend on God for provisions, and when I began to be grateful for what I had and began to be grateful for my husband and our life together, God started to turn things around. I was no longer in my position at work. God wanted me to see Him work things out, and not the other way around. I did not need to be dependent on myself, but I needed to see God doing things in my life. In this COVID year 2020, the Lord provided for my family all year without me working!!! I worked maybe a tenth of what I normally worked, and that was just because I wanted to. I had prayed that God would bless my husband to be able to lead our family in the way a leader needs to, and God has turned things around in our household to where he is up for a Lead position at work, and I am still home with our children as much as needed. I do a massage here and there, but not nearly like I used to, and I am becoming okay with it because I am happy to be there for my family the way they need me to be. Being there for my family first is where I need to be, and my love for my family springs forth. A song comes to mind “Better Days Are Coming” by Le’Andria Johnson, and she says, “Keep smiling because everything will be alright,” and I am going to do just that because my days are better as I allow God to do a work in me and I rest in His presence.
Be blessed,
Be blessed,
Tabitha King, LMT, M-Div.
When I wake up, sometimes I don't always feel like praising, but as I think about it, despite how I feel, I got to worship, no matter the day or hour, because of where I know I have come from and where my Creator has brought me out of. So I'm going to lift my hands and give God the praises, and I'm going to sing His praises because I know I did not have to be here, but it is only because of God's grace and mercy that I am still here.
Twenty years ago, I was a victim of rape, and it has taken me a long time to deal with that situation. I was feeling hurt, rejected, and unloved. You know, on the day that it happened, I felt like my life was over, but I'm still standing to tell you it is not. In fact, I have learned to forgive that person, forgive myself, and forgive others in the midst of all the situations to release the pain to live victoriously, allowing myself to invite the Holy Spirit to live within me so that I may have comfort and God's presence with me protecting me. I began talking to Him daily, allowing Him into my heart to fill the void upon me. He's here waiting for anyone who wants to be free from any sin or pain they are entangled in. So instead of chains, why not worship and be free to feel the breath of the Spirit breathing upon you new and refreshing living waters where you will find joy? Allow Jesus to be the Center of Your Joy for "Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts" (Zech. 4:6).
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Tabitha King, LMT, M-Div.
Earlier this week, I shampooed my carpets, and today, my three-year-old decided to take a crayon and color it all over my carpet. Anxiety and rage rose in me quickly. I screamed out, but this time, not at her. Before I get into a rant, I tell my older daughter to come and get her! I needed to talk to God. I started to yell, "Lord help me! Please help me not to go off on this child in front of me!!! I'm trying so hard not to keep yelling at her, but she keeps doing things that make me want to pick her up and throw her down! Lord, help me!" As I was screaming, she came back in, and I told her I was not done yet, and she needed to go back because I was not ready to be calm to deal with her yet. But, I could hear God at that moment because I went to Him instead of yelling my anxiety at her first, and He told me to read from my devotional on 7-Day No More Yelling Moms in YouVersion, and I picked up my verse of the day and began reading it, and peace came over me. The verse is Ephesians 4:29, and it says, "Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear." Once I read that, I knew how to speak to my three-year-old daughter at that moment. I brought her to me and asked her if she knew what she did wrong, and she did. So, I told her she did wrong, there were consequences, and she must sit in a time out for 3 minutes and think about what she had done. I must say, in past times of trying, this did not work, and I believe it's because I went about it in my own rage, but this time, she sat for the entire three minutes, and we both had time to think. I sprayed the area and started to clean, but the Holy Spirit told me to let her scrub the area where she made the mess. Children need power and attention, and when I gave her control over the situation that she caused, she understood a lot better not to do it again. I'm not saying there will not be any other problems, but wholeness and wellness are where well-being is where we want to get to, and a sense of peace is what I need at the moment.
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Blessings,
Tabitha King, LMT, M-Div.
