Just Ask !!

 

This morning as I was about to enjoy my regular cup of coffee. I realized that I had used up the last coffee yesterday and had forgotten to buy more. I was a bit disappointed with myself. A coffee drinker most of my life, my love of coffee goes back to my childhood days growing up on the island of Dominica. Back then we grew and harvested our own coffee beans and roasted and brewed our own blend. The aroma of freshly brewed coffee always brings back great childhood memories.

Today however I had to settle for tea. So I found my box or raspberry flavored scripture tea bags. ( These are the tea bags which has a bible verse printed on the paper tag of the bag) I Just love the way God got my attention on my bag tag the verse was from Hosea 7:15 They lie there sleepless with anxiety, but won’t ask for help (TLB). Today I need to hear that, sometimes we forget that God is always there to help us no matter what we might be going through. The trials of life sometimes seems to come at us in full force and crash down on us as an avalanche. We some times feel hopeless and helpless and might at times think God is not listening, or just don’t care about our problems. I often times only go to God with the big things or try to work it out by myself and seek God when things don’t go my way. Isn’t it amazing that the creator of all things, who knows all things and gives all things is right there by our sides to help us through all we go through.

Since retiring from my full time job to work in my travel business. I have days when I worry about the bills to be paid, the success of my business and the well-being of my family. However this reminder in the book oh Hosea tells us, all we have to do is ask for help. Because my friends nothing can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus. Romans 8 :39. All we have to do is ask. We see in Luke 11:9 Ask and it will be given to you, seek and you will find, knock and it will be open to you. What I know for sure is this God never get’s tired of us asking.

With his love: Freda Gore / Island soul

Transformation " A Changed Room"

Good Morning to all my friends and anyone reading this blog. As I sit here to write I ask myself where did the time go? I started this blog 5 years ago when my Friend Amy was diagnosed with Cancer. I have over those years become extremely busy with my other blogs and my home based business and have not posted on this blog for a while. To my friends and readers I do apologize for that. I commit to continue posting uplifting God based posts, that I hope will share the love of Jesus to all. Just a quick update my friend Amy is now doing well please continue to pray for Gods continued healing on her health and to draw closer to Jesus.

   
A little in what's going on in my life this week. This week I am working on painting my daughter Christine's room. The color she choose was gray and even though it was not my favorite choice (I prefer earth tones). Something about the color gray all her friends are painting their room gray am I missing something? Anyway I volunteered to paint her room gray and to say the least it's work, however I am enjoying it and with her help we are making great stride. Its amazing what a little paint can do.You can begin with a bland spotty, dirty walls or in our case a cream off white color that is not your favorite color and after adding a coat of your favorite color your get this amazing transformation. I  read the book by Moll Anderson " Change your home Change your life and one of the things she said is " That our home is a reflection of who we are" of our inner self. As I paint Christine's room and I witness this transformation, I also witness a new change coming to the room and as I watch and listen to Christine as she comes up with more ideas with how she wants her room to look, I also see her inner self coming through. I will be sharing the contiued room transformation in the upsoming weeks.
 Looking at my own life especially my former life when I was lost in the world of self and sin, Gods love and forgiveness came into my life in the form of Jesus blood shed for me, and like a tin of paint transformed my life,totally and completely. However my transformation is still in progress so continue to follow me on the journey. Lets share, pray, cry, and laugh together you are invited!!

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Finding your voice

Did you jump out of bed today happy and full of joy to start your day?. In other words are you honestly happy and fulfilled at work or at home. some of us do things out of habit, maybe just for a paycheck, it could be expected for us by others, sometimes we think there is no way out and our backs are up against the wall. Maybe it has to do with our culture.
I know for me growing up in the Caribbean I did what was expected of me I did what my parents did. I followed in the paths of my family business. My Mon and Dad were both Bakers. I worked in our family bakery and after high school to choose a career I went to Culinary School and became a Chef, and later a Culinary Instructor and found my passion was really teaching.
how do we find our own inner voice or inner self. The Things that makes us sing, brings us joy and satisfaction something we will do even there was no paycheck.
We must never forget that no matter where we are in life God has a plan for our lives. In the bible book of Jeremiah 29;11 God said For I know the thoughts( plans)that I think towards you says the Lord Thoughts (plans) of Peace, and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.
God wants to give you a voice a voice of you own, A voice that will take you to your destiny.
Do you have the courage to listen to him and step out by faith and find your inner voice. Please pray the following prayer today and every day.

Prayer: Father God this morning I see the new life you want to give me. I see new doors that you are opening for me I accept new opportunities that you are sending my way . I surrender today and I am leaving all the old things behind me, And I thank you for moving me into my God given purpose in Jesus name Amen

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Tell us in a short paragraph of the steps you are taking in living and fulfilling your life purpose. This could be in the form of a new venture, A new career move, or any changes you have made that has put you on a clear path to fulfilling your life purpose.

Steps to Letting Go

When God calls us to leave the things we a familiar with, ( or comfort zones) we most ofter find ourselves in some of the most difficult times of our lives, It seems that all of hell brakes loose. sometimes we even find ourselves questioning weather we heard from God or not.

As we see in Ruth and Naomi situations. We sometimes have people talking about our choices, when we take a stand to follow Gods leading. Ruth also had to go and glean wheat in the field after the reapers of Israel to keep food on the table ( She had to do something beneath her or humble herself to receive Gods promise and purpose for her life)

however it is during those times of hardships and us humbling ourselves that God does his greatest work. It was during Ruth time in the fields, that the owner of the fields "Boaz" noticed her.

No matter where you are in life sometimes you have to become like Ruth and step out of your comfort zone, you also have to humbly yourself this might open the door to hidden gifts that you might never knew you had before. Enter our finding your life purpose contest.

Starting Over " Now You are Ready to Make some Changes

In The book of Ruth, Naomi was moving back to her country Israel, after living for a period of time in Moab. She had lost her Husband and both her sons, and was now left with nothing and no one to take care of her. As a widow with no living children life had to be tough for Naomi since women in her day and in her culture depended on their husband or children to fend for them

With no one left to take care of her Naomi was starting over and journeying back to her country. She had left Israel for a while , she was not sure what she was going to meet when she got there. Was here house still there, did she have any remaining family( brother's, sister's, nieces or nephews) Remember when she left Israel there was a famine in the land. How was she going to survive and to make matters worst Ruth her daughter-in-law wanted to come along with her. Who was going to take care of them both. These are some of the fears I am sure Naomi was facing.

Most of us face these same fears when we start over. However to fulfill our God given purpose in this life we might just have to start over like Naomi.

In the " Power of the praying women" StormieO'Martian writes that no matter how far off the path you have gotten from the plans and purposes God has for your life. When you surrender your life to the Lord and declare your utter dependence upon him. God will carve a path from where you are to where you are supposed to be. And he sets you on it it may take you longer than it would have taken you had you stayed on the right path in the beginning. But if you keep walking closely with God he will you where you are supposed to be.

God wants you to have a clear vision for your life( no hit and miss) He wants to reveal to you what your gifts and talents are. And he wants to show you how to best develop them and use them for his glory. And my friends that's the bottom line, to glorify God in all that we do