Breakfast For Your Soul

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, “After I have grown old, shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?” And the LORD said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh, saying, ‘Shall I surely bear a child, since I am old?’ Is anything too hard for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.” But Sarah denied it, saying, “I did not laugh,” for she was afraid. And He said, “No, but you did laugh!”

[Genesis 18:12-20 (New King James Version)]

“Who’s Laughing Now!”

I’ve always found this particular verse funny.  Abraham, nearly 100 years old, Sarah nearly 90 and God sends a personal Word by 2 Angels, to them, that Sarah is going to have a son.  Both of them laughed.  I used to wonder why Abraham was not called out for laughing.  It could have been the spirit behind the laugh.  Abraham might have laughed for joy; with faith and simple trust in his heart.  Sarah may have laughed like some women I know.  It may have been more of a “yeah right, what are they drinking”  kind of laugh.  I know women in the 40 and over club who would have the same reaction if God were to tell them that.  Remember the stir that was caused when the 67 year old woman in Barcelona gave birth to twins in 2006.  Sarah was 90!  (Remember when you said, “anyway You bless me Lord I’ll be satisfied!”).  Most of us won’t have that testimony, but we will be given assignments that in our eyes may look intimidating, impossible, wild, silly, scary –crazy.  Assignments that will seem incredible to other people.  We may not be able to explain it coherently.  That’s ok.  They would not understand it anyway.  They may not understand why you would leave your job in any economy to start your own business.  Why you would leave your home, and everything familiar to you and move to another state. Why you would take a lesser position, so that you would be able to spend more time with your family, and have less stress.  Yet, I know folks who have done all of the above.  At the time, they were scared.  They were unsure if they were really hearing God correctly, but now, years later they know it was the best decision they could have ever made.  My daughter Jah was a little stunt woman when she was a little.  She loved to climb on things and “fly” toward me.  She would stand on a chair or a table a few feet away, and I would tell her to jump into my arms.  She loved doing that and did it without any hesitation.  She heard what I said, and she knew I would catch her.  How did she know?  Because she knew me.  She knew that I loved her and would not let her fall.  A couple of times she caught me off-guard, but I still caught her.  Call it mother’s instinct.  Sometimes you can feel they are about to do something, even though you may not know what it is!  Here’s the thing… God is NEVA (look at your neighbor and say ‘never’) caught off guard.  He knows the end from the beginning, and when it is all said and done… He’ll be the One to have the last laugh… and we’ll be chuckling right along with Him.

“Just Because God Said It”, LaShaun Pace

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEOldpy1Y78

“Yes To Your Will”

LaShaun Pace, Kirk Franklin, Rev. Lawrence K. Thomas

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TUwBTjZi0U

“I Want My Destiny”, Fred Hammand & RFC

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWEjrFxfaBE

“(Tell You…”) With My Whole Heart”, Edwin Hawkins

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVOxHRt4fAU

“God Specializes”, Pastor E. Dewey Smith

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wK-mWlEFDuQ

“I Get Joy”, Mary, Mary

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RI89cKHSHXg

Good Morning Beloved,

Ok… today was one of those mornings…. I was not late, but I was closer to being late than I wanted to be, so I decided to catch the bus rather than walk.  If you’ve ever ridden the bus during rush hour, you can imagine the scene… people crammed into each other… no one smiling…. some are sleeping… some just look mad at the world.  Then the bus driver and a passenger started talking, their talking led to laughter and the passenger nearly fell out of his seat laughing.  Another passenger that was close to them remarked,  ”It ain’t that funny”… he told her that he was laughing at the bus driver… she couldn’t hear all of what the bus driver was saying, she was reacting to the passenger.  Pretty soon I saw an amazing transformation, people from the front all the way to the back of the bus starting smiling…. they had no idea why..it was like a wave… this bus driver and passenger had completely changed the atmosphere… no wonder why the bible tells us that “A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. (Proverbs 17:22)“.  In the words of Nehemiah, “…Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is sacred to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.” (Nehemiah 8:10)

Change the atmosphere today for the good!

TAG!…… YOU’RE IT!

You are the apple of God’s Eye
You are fearfully and wonderfully made
You are an overcomer
You are a mighty warrior
You are blessed
You are compassionate
You are giving
You are prosperous
You are stunning
You are powerful
You are amazing
You are intelligent
You are fabulous
You are Holy
You are a beautiful work in progress
You are all that God says that you are…… the greatest of all of His creationsWhat do you have to do with this message?  Send it to 10 people in 10 minutes and get 10 million dollars? NOPE..just give Him praise

and

tell the Lord THANK YOU!