Reflections of a Saul in the Shadow of a David

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Have you ever stopped to think what David must have looked like to Saul?

Have you ever stopped to wonder what an ant feels like in the face of an ant eater?; what a gazelle feels like when facing the jaws of a lion?; what a victim feels like in the face of their attacker?

This week, I stood in the place of David and pitied the Sauls in my life. I decided to wish them the best. I decided to bless them. To the Sauls in my life, I give you peace. The peace that surpasses human understanding. I wish you love, the love of a loving and everlasting God. I wish you joy – that the joy of the Lord may truly by your strength, and I bless you, with the Blessings of the Lord that make rich and add no sorrow.

To the Sauls in my life, I bid you adieu. I must pursue my destiny, I must do me. My destination is assured, I must now focus on my journey and the process. I can no longer hide in caves and observe from across the valley. I must venture out, launch into the deep, step out of the boat and have my walking on water moment with my Future.

To the Sauls in my life, I pray for you. That you may forgive me for whatever I may have done, let go of whatever you think I may have done, be clear on whatever I did not do and walk away from whatever you think I should do.

I am a David, a prince among men. I am a David, a murderer of lions and bears. I am David, an obliterator of giants. For every Goliath there is a stone and I must now focus on slaying the Goliaths.

 

A Word From The Word – It’s Time To Stop Crying.

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In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.  He was in the beginning with God.  All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being.  In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men.  The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.

-John 1:1-5 (NASB)

This tell me that it is time to stop crying and searching inwards, and start looking outward to Jehovah in His word for my peace and my solace. The Bible  tells me that in Him and ONLY in Him, do I live, and breathe, and find my being. The past few months have been a trial for me. It’s been hard to see the end of the year come and some things are IN MY EYES yet unfulfilled. Granted, I have no visibility into God, the heart of God, the mind of God and the heavenly timetable. Correction: I have no visibility of these things with my earthly eyes and cannot perceive them except I search them out in the word. The above scripture tells me that “All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being.” … That means that the prototype for all things earthly lies in the word. It also tells me that “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.  He was in the beginning with God.” this means that I cannot separate God from the word, nor the word from God. The two are one and have been so since the foundations of the earth, since the inception of time. Since the conception of history.

So, for the past few months I have sought for answers within myself when all along they were out, NOT in the world or inside of me, but in the Word. This shows me that I need to be more firmly rooted in the Word and in Him. Finally that scripture tells me that “The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.” … There is a place of darkness where it doesn’t matter what truths you know, yet if you do not fight for your life, and your salvation, the light will shine in the darkness and the darkness in you will not comprehend it.

This darkness as described in Isaiah 60 is the kind of darkness that covers the earth. This darkness is further described as Gross darkness. It is not so much a physical darkness, but a darkness of all things evil that seeps into the soul and covers any recollection and knowledge of light. Even as the light shines in the darkness, the darkness does not, will not, cannot comprehend the light! GROSS darkness. The kind that zombifies your being and makes you exist without living, tasting and experiencing life. The kind that oppresses the soul and weighs down like the weight of the world. The kind that has us walking around like we have no choice in life, no hope in Christ, no chance of a tomorrow. So we go from day to day hoping for something to change or someone to come rescue us, or both. Yet the answers are hidden in The Word and the word is hidden and impossible to differentiate from Christ.

This same Bible tells me that it is the glory of God to conceal a matter and it is the glory of Kings to search out this same matter. Today I refuse to let the gross darkness stamp out my light. There’s a Sunday School Chorus we used to sing as children; This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine …. Today I’m taking my little light and letting it shine into the gross darkness. Indeed it is better to have a little light from heaven than to embrace the gross darkness of this world.

Like the psalmist, I have been asking “Why art thou so downcast, oh my soul” … I have asked that over and over again. Today it is time for a war cry to arise from the depths of my being. So today I shout from the mountaintops saying YET WILL I STILL PRAISE HIM!!!! I will no longer doubt Him or that, as He has said in His word and sworn by His own name, He has a plan for me, Beverly, for GOOD and NOT for evil, to give ME, Beverly, a future and a hope. Yet I WILL STILL praise Him.

I will shout hallelujah and scream hossanah into the heaven lies as a sacrifice of praise. Sometimes praise has got to be a sacrifice. This morning it is an offering and show of love from me to my heavenly father. I pray that as I was encouraged yesterday by my Pastor (Pastor Julian Kyula of the Purpose Centre Church – www.purposecentre.org), I pray this word serves as an encouragement to someone out there to pull you out of your gross darkness. I pray this light shines into your soul and finds a place to nest in your heart, and is comprehended and comprehensible.

Where your soul has been downcast, I pray this word of encouragement serves as your very own personal cheering squad to pull you out of the darkness into God’s marvelous light. And know this: though I am commanded in the Word to love, this morning I gladly and willingly send my love from the depths of my heart out to you. It is a privilege and an honor to be loved. Therefore, as it is written in the Word; Freely I have received, and freely I give you my love.

Grace and peace to you this 26th day of November, 2012. May your day be filled with love and your life be flooded by eternal light. Remember, in Him was life, and the life was the Light of men. Let Jesus be your light today.

Xoxo – From: A-Girl-About-Town

Reflections of a Girl-About-Town … Back from the Silent Place

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It’s been a long time and I’ve been silent. My birthday always brings me to a place of reflection and sometimes that reflection takes me to a place of silence and that silence can be consuming and completely engulf me.

Tonight I probably won’t go deep into the heart of my silence. Some things are sweeter and more sacred hidden in the bosom of the valley of silence. Some friendships allow for us to sit in that valley and from time to time rest our weary shoulders on the crest of that valley. Some vacations call for us to bask in the beauty of that valley as though we were sailing down the French Riviera on some exciting romantic escapade. Some memories remain fresher when left in the sweetness of the valley and some regrets are made all the more bearable when left hidden in that oh so secret place. S today, allow me to remain mum about that secret hidden precious valley we call silence.

Allow me instead to share that which I have overcome in the past month. My highlights as it were:
* I recently took my first trip since recovering from my injury. Every time a gracious airport attendant asked me if I wanted a wheelchair, I proudly shook my head and loudly stated “No thank you, I can manage!” and manage, I did. Not that it wasn’t incredibly challenging to have to walk across airports, avoid people and baggage, dodge on coming traffic, sit down and get up, move from one terminal and one gate to the next, go through security check after security check and climb who knows how many stairs. At one point, all I wanted was to scream out in frustration and sit down and refuse to move. But what I did instead is to just keep moving. I remembered what a dear friend said to me one day when I was talking about a workout session with an incredibly ambitious instructor. Se listened to me whine about it for a while then ever so calmly said to me, “But Babe, you have to remember … Mind over Matter”. It didn’t make much sense to me then but this past week it meant the world to me and really was my only lifeline. So my mind ruled and triumphed over my body and I just kept going.

So today I can proudly say that while it was challenging and difficult and sometimes painful, I overcame the Bly way I knew how: by taking one step at a time, focusing on the current one step and putting one leg in front of the other. One step at a time, one breath at a time, one motion at a time, and voila, i made it. Life will sometimes throw us those curve balls, where we literally have to take one day at a time, in order to be victorious. S today, this Girl recently About Many Towns will encourage you to take one step at a time, and truly, you will soar amongst the eagles.

XOXO – From: A-Girl-About-Town

Ode To Some Real Heroes – And a Happy Birthday To Me

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It’s the eve of my 35th Birthday and girl oh girl am I excited. I’ve always been the one to make a huge hullabaloo and kick up a fuss about my birthday. One year, it was ice-cream cake on a beach in Tampa. One year it was dinner with my June Bug in Kampala. One year it was a huge DO complete with catering, tents, fairy lights and 85 guests. One year, it was Chinese with my nearest and dearest. I LOVE to celebrate me. I LOVE to celebrate and I LOVE me. I spoil myself. I sing, I dance, I clap, I woop, I squeal, I yelp, I WOOP WOOP and WOOHOO my way right into the new year. I LOVE to get gifts. I love shiny packages. I love receiving flowers. I generally just really really love my birthday. It’s an AWESOME day. How could it not be? I mean – 35years ago I was kicking and screaming my way into this world. The world needed to acknowledge and recognize the birth of me. And now that I’m here, how could I not cause a commotion all to be seen and heard some more? The emancipation of me out of the womb into this world was one thing back then, but I figured that if I did it once and while I still have the chance, why not do it over and over and over and over again – every single year?
This year I feel calm. I’m not anxious – quite the opposite. I’m really just at peace. I have come to know me and love me, I have come to see me for who I truly are, I have come to appreciate me for who I am and be happy in me. Most of all I know that non of this would be possible apart from, outside of and independent of God.
I share this special day with a very special person. My sister, Sylvia. You my love, are an amazing person. I watch you and just cannot stop but stand in awe of you. Who you are, what you love, what you’re achieving, how far you’ve got, how much further you push yourself and how that inspires me. I cannot imagine my life without you, I wouldn’t have it any other way! You’ve always been my hero and I just love love love you!
I also want to salute someone else; another hero in my life. Thank God we’re not talking in hindsite. You are my hero. You fought cancer, you overcame and here you are today. You may never know how deeply I respect you and how passionately I love you. This being Bev Celebration Month as well as breast cancer awareness month, let me just say Sidney Misigo Chahonyo that you inspire me to be a better person. You inspire me to aspire to succeed at all costs. You make me laugh, you tickle me silly. I do believe sometimes I exasperate you with my incessant chatter but you never ever tire of me. My brother, my friend, my hero – I love you and salute the warrior in you for never giving up.
And to all the still standing and fallen heroes in the war against cancer, I salute you. For those still standing I applaud you. For those who needed to rest I stand in silence to show my respect and bow my head in memory of you. Gone too soon would be an understatement – and yet we may never know why God does things the way He does.
So today, for the first time in as far as I back as I can remember, I chose to turn the focus off myself and onto those who truly deserve it. Falling heroes and heroines. Resting soldiers against this war. Conquerors in all ways, shapes and forms. May the God of all creation continue to be your shield and strength.
Happy Birthday to me may seem so small and insignificant so I’ll say Happy Living to all of you.
XOXO – From: A-Girl-About-Town

What’s Your Success Rate?

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I recently watched a clip in which a group of amazing human beings in the city of Mumbai deliver thousands of lunches a day, across the city in all directions, and their margin for error is a meager 4%. That means that the number of times they make a mistake is only 4% … WOW! Not only that, their failure rate is at 99.999%. unbelievable!!!! It got me thinking about my own life. This publish-a-blog-everyday project is just one example. So I didn’t completely fail. I tried, and I got past the halfway point for sure. But then I ran into some technical difficulties with my internet link in the house and work became so hectic that one day turned into a few and before I knew it I was lagging behind terribly. My Pastor and boss, Pastor Julian (http://www.facebook.com/jkyula?fref=ts) spoke on Sunday about heaven’s expectations concerning our resilience. He said that heaven, the angels, the seraphim and the cherubim are all watching with baited breadth to see us win not all, not most, but just one battle. Just once begin, endure and finish to the end just one war. Waiting to celebrate this one victory for this one day. Don’t win everything, don’t even fight everything, but just do this one thing. There are three types of power that I pray you will have today over every situation in your life.

  1. STARTING POWER
  2. STAYING POWER
  3. FINISHING POWER.

Today I choose to Start the race, Today I pray to Stay in the race, and today I trust that I will Finish the race set before me. That is also my prayer for each and every one of you in all your circumstances, concerning all your situations, covering all your concerns and erasing all your anxieties. And tonight, may the Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Love of God, and the Fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us all now, and forevermore. AMEN.

XOXO – From: A-Girl-About-Town

Strength in Our Weakness

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"Each time He said, 'My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.' So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me. That's why I take pleasure in my weaknesses, and in the insults, hardships, persecutions, and troubles that I suffer for Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong."  -- 2 Corinthians 12:9-10…

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