Branches

There is so much on my heart that I don't even know where to start so I'm sorry if this sounds all over the place but ready, set, here it goes. I went to Houston about two weeks ago, I went because honestly I wanted to develop relationships with women who were wanting to get to know Jesus on another level, my goal was to make friends who I could do life with and who could help me and give me the counsel I know that I need, and well did God accomplish that or what. Seriously if you want something from him all you need to do is make it known and I promise you he will deliver in a way that you can't even imagine on your own.

And just a little back story I almost didn't even go to Houston, I was like I can't leave my kids, who is going to do everything I do, I don't want to leave all of this for Michael while he is so busy with work I mean really the list goes on and on but all it was, the enemy, trying to get me to miss out and keep me at a level where he can control me. WELL NOT ME!

So I'm so excited and happy I went because honestly I was at a point when I was questioning my church going, my volunteering, I needed that time to be stirred up to be reminded why it is I do life with GOD.

John 15 talks about how Jesus is the vine and God is the gardener and we are the branches. Well it's true. Jesus is the only way that we can be connected with the Father, we need him to have any type of success in our lives. The father is the gardener and decided what stays and what goes; but the ultimate decision if we are successful branches is up to us. Jesus can't and won't make us do anything, just like the trip to Houston he knew that it was exactly what I needed but he couldn't physically put me on the plane and make me go. I had to decided for myself if I wanted to grow and get on another faith level. Just like you do. You have to decided for yourself exactly what you want out of life and go for it no one else is going to do that for you except for you. So just in that same way we have to always stay connected with the vine because truly it can give us exactly what we need for that moment, if we choose to do things our own way, which in my case to stay home with the kids taking care of my home and helping Michael I wouldn't have gotten fed the way that God knew that I needed. And because I choose my way instead of what He had for me, my branch would have died a little bit. And let me tell you I don't want to become a dead branch or a weed because let's face it who wants a dead empty life figuring out things on their own when all you have to do is invite God, do life with him and he will give you everything you want and then some. I don't know about you but I want to flourish, in such a way that my family is full of love joy and peace, that my children know that they don't have to experiment and go off and do their own thing that they were made for more! To be leaders, to have a voice that stands out above the crowd to know that they are secure in the LOVE of the most high GOD! Seriously what greater thing than to be loved like you've never been loved before?!?!?! Why would you pass that up? DON'T!!!!!!

And you know what I'm glad I didn't, I'm going to purpose to be more like him. To show love, to be kind, to help out even when I don't feel like it because I want to be a branch that produces the most beautiful fruit, not because I want to be proud and say look what I did, but because I want to say look what God can do, if he can do it for me, he most certainly will do it for you!!!!