I Shall Have What I Decree!

There has been this song in my heart that I only knew 2 words...."I declare".  When was the last time you tried to find a song on YouTube or anywhere else with just 2 words?  Well, let me tell you, "It is not easy!"  My goodness, but TONIGHT I decided to take my time and look for it!  When I tell you I am overjoyed!!!!! That is putting it MILDLY!  I feel like yelling it from the ROOFTOPS, "I HAVE FOUND THE SONG I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR!!!" In response, I can see people looking at me like I am crazy and I have the audacity to say within myself, "SO WHAT!!"  I have played it I don't know how many times!  Its like finding a valuable piece of jewelry that you thought was lost and then it is found!  So, today's blog is simply to share the song that I am so glad to have the words to and now even a dance to also! ENJOY! The song is by Myron Butler.  The name of the song is, "Speak".

Go Be Who You Are...You Cannot Fly Until You Break the Shell

India Arie is one of my favorite artist, so seeing her on Super Soul Sunday made me smile!  So refreshing!

Enjoy her new song... "Break the Shell"!  The lyrics are beautiful!  Below are just some of them...

You cannot fly until you break the shell....

Courage is not being hard...its time to peel back all of the layers you put between who you were meant to be and who you are....and go be who you are....

So much disappointment to finally understand...there is no such thing as perfect...we are simply doing the best that we can...and we have the choice to truly be alive!

(Chorus) Child its time to break the shell
life is going to hurt but its meant to be felt
you cannot touch the sky from inside yourself
you cannot fly until you break the shell

You'll be stuck on the ground until...you finally break the shell!

You know before an EAGLE is full grown and gets to soar, it too was a baby eagle that had to break out of the shell...see yourself as the EAGLE who has broken out of the shell and on your way to learning how to fly...then soar!

The 2-Letter Word

Ahhhhhhh!  These days I am more in tune with my spirit.  I recognize when I am getting off of my "center" and it is displayed first as an uneasiness from within that at a glimpse is just a feeling of being "off".  With closer introspection, I recognized that I was going against a core belief or even just an action that I know was not in alignment with my true essence.  At first I didn't have words for this "feeling" or "experience" as much as I do today.  As a result of a breaking point I reached almost 3 weeks ago now, I am attuned to this part of me.  It literally seems before I make one step that I think I am sure about, I have to stop and make sure that I am sure.  God has a way of letting me know that "I know" and even when I "don't know" and He is teaching me in the process.  I realize that I am always going to be presented opportunities that are "good", "better" and "best".  While on some days, "good" is what I should do, "best" would be better.  Nonetheless, determining which one to say, "Yes" to requires making a decision from stillness because it's not like all of them ("good" , "better" and "best) are presented to me at one time.  

Today, I wanted to say, "Yes" to my new assistant to come in to get as much of the scanning done as possible.  However, with closer introspection, I recognized an uneasiness, a hurrying within and had to put the brakes on.  Of course getting the scanning done means us being closer to being a completely paperless office.  "Best", won out and I had to say, "No."  It is better that she completes her training.

In another instance, a hair client requested that I do her hair tomorrow.  I love connecting with this young lady.  Again, "best" won out...I had to tell her no in the nicest way I could because stopping to connect (though "good") was not "best" as that would mean some more meaningful things would get dropped.

In essence it seems like new boundaries are being hedged and preparation for the opportunities that I have been praying for is vastly at hand.  This must be what Nehemiah felt as he rebuilt the wall in the book of Nehemiah (in the Bible).  Sanballat and the others were constantly trying to get him off what he knew he was supposed to be doing, however Nehemiah stayed the course and finished the wall of Jerusalem. (I had to stop and read this scripture!)  When you get a chance read Neh 6: 12-7:3!  I encourage you today, to stay the course your Heavenly Father has marked out for you...Seek Him first and all the other things will be added! The 2-letter word is not a bad word, its just one that I had to get re-acquainted with and that is "No."  It can be said in number of ways and with sweetness yet it still means the same thing it did when I was 2..."No."