When One Door Closes

When man thinks he’s closed one door God opens many doors, windows, cracks and crevices. In fact in His Word He says that He will open up the windows of Heaven and pour you out a Blessing that you won’t have room enough to receive it. Man? God? When I think of the two I am reminded of what my baby sister Charleen said in her squeaky little voice, “Who you gon’ believe?” I don’t know if Charleen remembers saying this but she did many years ago when she was ministering to either her biological sister Cheryl (my best friend) or me. I can’t remember the crisis but I remember her question – who you gon’ believe? Those words spoke volumes to both Cheryl and I even though at the time we laughed at not what she said, but how she said it. It’s been a few years since she said it, but we find ourselves coming back to her statement quite often; usually we either begin or end it with a chuckle as we mock the squeaky voice. However in reality if we put aside how she said it and think about the way she said it what we’d find would be determination. “Who you gon’ believe?!!”

As I was writing another article I went to my files and opened this out of curiosity. I wasn’t sure if I’d already sent this because it sounded familiar but it was just what I needed for the message I received on yesterday. I didn’t know if I would share this personal message with my blog but God reminded me that sometimes you get a blessing to be a blessing; so I must be obedient. The message I received came to me right after I sent out my last blog It’s But Only for a Moment but I never got a chance to read it. At the time I was so engrossed with the flesh that the devil thought I’d let it slip through my fingers; he was wrong. Even though it was caught up in my old email address that I no longer had I called my friend and asked him to resend it. Most of you have heard me mention my friend Catrell in a previous article or two. WOW!! The people that God places in our lives, even if it’s only for a season. Catrell is young enough to be my mmm nephew (yeah that’s it-LOL) but the wisdom that God has placed in his spirit has always left me thankful and honored that our paths have crossed. Anyway as I was driving I remembered the email and that I needed to have him resend it; I text, he text back; he called and I was busy. This went on a couple of times before we finally connected. As I shared some things with him I could tell that a light bulb had gone off and he said, in a calm voice, “you have to read the email, I just sent it.” Later I made a stop and I noticed the light blinking on my phone reminding me of the email. “Wow, this is going to be good,” I thought – little did I know. As I moved from what Catrell was saying to me to what God was speaking through him tears instantly began flowing down my face. I couldn’t compose myself nor did I want to even if it meant that people were probably wondering what must have happened in such a short amount of time. I couldn’t contain myself because now I understood why. I even understood why the devil didn’t want me to see this email because he wanted me to remain “confused,” but God is not a God of confusion and even though Catrell lives in another state he was the messenger from God.

Will I share some of it with you? Yes. I was blessed to be a blessing. Somebody needs to know that God is in control. God told me He was in control in one of my favorite scriptures Jer. 29:11. To my friend Catrell – I have a couple of “Gail’s” and you, my friend; will be my “Stedman” (we just won’t share a bed).

A portion of Catrell’s email -Woo woo, It has been so hard for me to respond to the news that you shared during one of your last emails. It just seemed as though I couldn’t find the words that were appropriate enough to provide you with comfort and encouragement. I got angry because I know (left out intentionally)... but I didn’t want to speak anything negative so I didn’t call you or respond to the email. So I began to cry out to God, Abba Father, Daddy and ask Him why, I found myself reminding Him of His word and the promises He made to us. Woo, after going through emotions: sadness, anger, disgust, betrayal....I heard God speak and say, “Are you through.” I took a pause and He said.....I HAVE HEARD MY SERVANT’S CRIES, I AM, THAT I AM, KNOWS HER HEART’S DESIRES, THIS IS A NECESSARY STEP FOR MY PERFECT WILL TO BE DONE IN HER LIFE. then I said but God, she has a family, she has....and He spoke and said HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN THAT I AM SOVEREIGN....CATRELL I NEED YOU TO LET ME HANDLE THIS. I HAVE BEEN PREPARING HER, ALLOWING HER TO EXPERIENCE PEOPLE; SOME WHO MEANT HER NO GOOD. YOU SEE THAT PREPARATION ALLOWED HER TO BETTER RECOGNIZE AND DISCERN THE SPIRIT AND INTENTION OF THOSE AROUND HER. HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN THE PETTITIONS YOU SET BEFORE ME? HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN THAT MY WAYS ARE NOT YOUR WAYS; MY TIME IS NOT YOUR TIME? I AM, THAT I AM, GAVE HER A VISION, SHE HAS CARRIED IT LONG ENOUGH AND NOW IS THE TIME THAT LABOR BEGINS. IT WAS BY NO MISTAKE THAT HER POSITION IS BEING ABOLISHED. YOU SEE I OPENED THAT DOOR AND HAVE CLOSED IT, SO NO ONE CAN THINK IT WAS ABOLISHED BECAUSE SHE WASN’T DOING HER JOB. YOU SEE THE DEVIL WOULD HAVE SOME TO THINK THAT THINGS JUST WEREN’T WORKING OUT AND THOSE WHO ENVIED HER SAW IT AS A CHANCE TO TAKE HER PLACE, VIEWED IT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BEGIN TO SPEAK AGAINST MY SERVANT. I SHUT THAT DOWN. WHEN SHE LEAVES, SHE HAS DONE A JOB THAT NO ONE CAN FILL. YOU SEE I HAVE BEEN PREPARING HER. LITTLE BY LITTLE I HAVE BEEN ENLARGING HER TERRITORY. SO KNOW THAT I HEAR YOUR PRAYER MY SON AND I HEAR MY DAUGHTER’S. I HAVE GIVEN HER PEACE IN THE MIDST OF A STORM...JUST CONTINUE TO TRUST ME AND ALLOW ME TO WORK IT OUT. WHEN THE DUST SETTLES SHE WILL BE STANDING UN-TOUCHED!

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It's But Only for a Moment

For months now I have tried to find the right article for the song that I am using but it was never the right fit, never the right time. It used to sit waiting for my article that would be used to explain how God has developed me. I never imagined that I would be using it for such a time as this, but God always has a plan.

The other day I was sharing some news about my future at MSM with my friend Erica, I was sure that by now she’d heard but the look on her face said otherwise. With her mouth opened in shock she looked at me in disbelief I suppose waiting for the “gotcha” that never came. At some point she simply said, “Girl, if it wasn’t for the God in you.” I guess she could sense the peace in my spirit and on that note I had to give her a High 5 to co-sign. As my mental faculties played in the rewind mode, I had to admit that she was right – it had to be the God in me which has allowed the peace to surpass all understanding; especially when I am reminded of how cunning my adversaries have been. While removing the knife from my back I had to give myself a pat because back in the day….. Sorry but in my effort to maintain my Holy Ghost I won’t go into details but stay tuned; I think the sequel to this I’ll call He Gave Me Double for My Trouble. Peace – what man meant for my bad God is going to use it for my good. Many of you already know that I am a woman of confirmation so it’s only fitting that God would send just what I need when I need it. It wasn’t but a few hours later that T.D. Jakes blessed me with confirmation after confirmation; the title of his sermon was The Master’s Mysterious Plan – OMGosh!!!!! I thought I was going to have to glue my feet to the floor because I was about to shout out of the front door and up the street when his story began to unfold about the plans of the enemy. Bishop Jakes reminded me that Jesus and Joseph both had people that had been close to them but yet they turned out to be adversaries that tried to destroy them. God, being God and God alone, used the plots set against them to push them into their destiny. Excuse me – Praise Break!! “One day,” God shared with me, “I will come to appreciate their persecution and my affliction.” It was this that reminded me of the scripture I prayed from Romans 8:28 at my old church. After the service my aunt who was visiting from Houston said that I prayed with such an anointing that it brought her to tears. Could it have been for such a time as this? Yes it will all work together – the plot set before me will be the wings that God uses to bring me to the place He wants me to be. God has included this in the quilt of my destiny.

So as I close, probably from the last time from THIS station, I want to remind you that should you find yourself with an affliction caused by man just know that it’s only for a moment; know that it’s in the Master’s plan. Someone said to me, “You’ll be alright, you have a husband.” True, but I’ll be alright because I have God & as long as I have Him then NO weapon formed against me will prosper. Why do I still wear the smile, it's because God said, “Don’t worry. I will bless those that bless you and curse those that curse you." God is preparing a table before me...and He will make their plot serve HIS plan as long as I surrender all. ~Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV) KTIG (Keep Trusting in God).

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