You have seen the vision. Be patient. You are either being prepared or protected. In due season, all things will be revealed.♥️ ~Shaun
Be Patient
Category: Life
Life happens. Go with the flow.
Your Blessings Will Find You
Already up reading past journal entries so I may as well write. This particular message is a brief summary of what I wrote eight years ago, August 2, 2015.
Message…
Your blessings will find you. You won’t have to seek them out, God will deliver them to you. Remain faithful.
Eight years ago, I was at one of my lowest points in life. I had recently separated from my ex; car was breaking down every other day; house was going into foreclosure; and I didn’t know if I would get the raise that I so badly needed. That was eight years ago. In that same journal entry I wrote –
“I feel like the world is weighing down on me. This load is very heavy, but I thank God for helping me make it daily. The steps forward are very small, but I do know I’m moving forward.”
Despite what I was going through, I knew deep down I was moving forward. Later on that same evening, I had received an email from the department chair saying that they had petitioned for me to receive an even larger increase in my salary from what we had discussed. I didn’t even have to lift a finger. God intervened on my behalf.
Since then, I have been up and I have been down, but never that far down. Even with setbacks I have constantly moved forward. I was listening to a message yesterday where the young lady said your setbacks have made you stronger. And she was right, each setback did make me stronger. What would’ve taken me out eight years ago seems like child’s play today. God is good!
That’s all for today. I haven’t been drawing like I used to. Feel like I’m running out of flowers to draw. Maybe I need to really focus on drawing one thing and perfecting it. I’ll let you know how that works. Until I draw something new, I will reshare from my Facebook memories. Here’s what I shared last year. Be blessed.♥️ ~ Shaun
Try Again
Here’s what I shared a year ago (August 1, 2022)–
Hello August!
It’s a new month, a new week and a new day. Today’s the PERFECT day to give that project, goal, dream or relationship that didn’t work out before, another try. Yes.. Try Again!
Wishing you a wonderful month!
This message is so timely. Lately, I have circled back to a few things I had given up on. Things that I felt were too challenging and/or time consuming to achieve at the time. Said I would give them one more try before completely giving up and moving on. One day I’ll share… probably after they are achieved or well established. Trying to stop over sharing but remain transparent.
Anyhoo… That’s all I have for you today. Wishing you a fabulous month! Remember to take care of yourself and enjoy life. Love you!♥️
Shaun
Obedience Takes Courage Part 2
Ha! Didn’t realize how much writing that last blog would affect me. Y’all, being obedient to God really does take courage. It’s not easy at all. Sometimes you feel like you’re risking it all for promises you have yet to see. You ask yourself over and over if it’s worth it. In the end, you know deep down that your obedience is worth far more than what you thought or think you will lose. Trust God. He’s got you!!!
Okay… that’s all. Love you!♥️
Shaun
Obedience Takes Courage
Being obedient is not always easy, but necessary. Spiritually, I have struggled with being obedient for some time. Although the struggle has became easier since intentionally allowing God to lead, I still struggle with it. I still question whether the moves are right for me, especially when those moves cause uncomfortable shifts. So yeah, I am still working on being obedient. With that being said, I can also proudly say that I am becoming better at listening and complying. Yes… patting myself on the back.
Yesterday, Bishop T.D. Jakes said the following during his sermon – “Your gift will get you there, but your obedience will keep you there.” If I want to stay where I’m going, I must be obedient. Period.
This morning I was scrolling through my Facebook memories and there was the word, “Obedience,” again. This time it was associated with last year’s blog, Hello Sunday July 31, 2022. That particular blog was about me logging off one of my main Twitter (X) accounts.
For several years, I had been struggling with the value I had placed on that account. Basically, it was my life. At first, it allowed me to get away when life became a little too much, but it did not stop there. Later it became my obsession (being very transparent). Sadly, I did not see it at the time – you know it’s hard to see things when you’re right in the middle of it. Y’all, I was obsessed and addicted to it. I was addicted to the interactions and feedback and impressions (yes, I’m a numbers person and Twitter analytics was my best friend). Well, God told me I needed to let it go (I explain all of this in last year’s Hello Sunday). I was never told to deactivate the account, nor delete it, I was simply asked to log off. To log off so that I could get my priorities and focus right. Listen, the way I reacted you would’ve thought He had asked me to throw away my entire life. Y’all, my priorities were not right. All of the glory and praise I should have been giving Him was going elsewhere.
Over the past year, I have logged off, logged on, logged off again, then logged back on… currently, I am logged on. This time I logged back on because I was instructed to do so. I was obedient. Won’t go into detail but the account wasn’t the problem, my obsession and addiction to it was. Until I had learned how to properly handle it, I could not log back on.
Y’all, I am so grateful God loves me. He loves me so much that He even protects me from myself. Honestly, I would not be where I am today had I not been obedient. I would’ve still been stuck where I was, doing the same things and getting nowhere. I’m so glad I listened and obeyed.
Be obedient.♥️
Shaun
Context is EVERYTHING
Listen, social media posts only provide snippets of full events. If you are not privy to the entire content or was not present, you have no idea what to think or believe, especially when someone else creates the narrative. And y’all, sometimes narratives are created to cause confusion. Everyone’s intentions aren’t good and can be purposefully misleading.
Here’s the reason for this blog…
I just watched an individual being dragged on social media for something they did. One angle of the incident that was shared earlier made it appear intentional and malicious. Now, hours later, another angle has been shared along with additional footage and context. What was earlier considered disrespectful is now being seen as a miscommunication. Hmm… imagine that.
Y’all, relationships have been damaged and some have even ended because something was taken out of context. Nowadays, we have to be careful not to form opinions, or choose sides, based on the first thing we see or hear. Wait for the backstory first. And if additional information isn’t provided, or there’s no way to verify the information, please refrain from sharing thoughts or opinions until you gather more info – valid info. Without all of the pieces you may find yourself in the wrong and on the downside of a relationship.
Also, people misinterpret things every day. A simple “Hello,” can mean one thing to one person and another to someone else. We’re human, we’re all wired differently.
My advice, at least what I’m doing–
Extend grace and mind your own business. If it doesn’t directly affect you, let it go. If it does, find out more information before jumping to conclusions.
That’s it! Enjoy your night! ♥️
It’s Shaun’s World 
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