Life

It’s On Me

Just finished streaming this morning’s service at The Potter’s House. Today’s message, “It’s On You,” was delivered by Pastor John F. Hannah. Usually when I’m traveling, I only get to hear bits and pieces of the sermons. However, TODAY, I got to hear the entire message. When I tell y’all it was JUST FOR ME!!

LISTEN!!!

This morning I shared an excerpt from March 26, 2015’s journal entry. But that was only one part. You see, the beginning of that entry referenced me being elected President Elect for our state’s dietetics association. I was newly elected and so hyped about the position and its possibilities. Then… life happened. Whew!! When I tell you my entire personal life had flipped upside down! Y’all, that divorce process was no joke. I was seeing so much success in my professional life – promotions, opportunities, and experiences. However, my personal life was an entire mess. Eventually, my attempt to balance both, failed. One had to give and it was the position. Instead of giving it my best, I could only meet my obligations, nothing more. To this day they still say I was a great president, but I know I could have been better. I could have accomplished a lot more and handle some things differently.

On March 25, 2015, I had just returned home from attending that year’s annual Dietetics conference ready to take on the world. Well, here I am eight years later about to attend this year’s conference. Although I have attended several conferences in between, this one feels different. Maybe it’s because I’m different. For years I beat myself up over not giving my all to the positions (elect and presidency). One thing COVID and these last two years have taught me is to release myself from things that didn’t go as planned. That they went exactly as planned according to God’s plan.

Today, Pastor Hannah reminded me that it’s my time to BODLY embrace everything God has for me to do; and to do it UNAPOLOGETICALLY. No more running. No more hiding. No more being timid. It’s on me to take all that’s mine. My purpose is too great not to.

Thanks for listening to my rambling. Needed to get it out.

Take Care,

Shaun

Life

When You Praise

Today’s blog is a praise song that came to mind this morning.

Listen, there is none like my God. He will ALWAYS make His presence known. I’m so blessed.

When You Praise by Fred Hammond Source: LyricFind

When you praise, when you praise,
There should be a fire in your heart.
Hands up raised, when you praise,
Consuming every part because you know
The GOD we serve will make
His presence known, when you praise,
When you praise.
(2x)

when we think of how wonderful
And merciful and kind
Our GOD has been to us.
Then we know every glory hallelujah
He deserves, when we praise
(back to chorus 1)

praise will bind, confuse
And break the enemy.
And cause his hands to be still.
So we raise our hands in total victory
We know we triumph in his will.

When we praise, when we praise,
There should be a fire in your heart.
Hands up raised when you praise,
Consuming every part because you know
(chorus)the GOD we serve will make his presence known.
Oh, when we praise, when we praise, when we praise.

Let us praise, let us praise
With fire in our heart
Hands up raised let us praise
Consuming every part because you know
The GOD we serve will make his presence known.

When we praise, when we praise, when we praise
When we praise, when we praise
There is none like you
When you praise, when we praise, when we praise
When we praise, when we praise
Our GOD is an awesome GOD yeah
When we praise, when we praise, when we praise
When we praise, when we praise
Bless the lord oh my soul(repeat X2)

you can put your hands in here tonight if you want to
(continue to “living word”)

Let us praise!

Have a blessed day.♥️

Shaun

Life

Wednesday Praise

Woke up singing, “O magnify the Lord, for He is worthy to be praised.”

Y’all, I do not know what God has planned, but I do know He’s moving, and He’s moving pretty fast. I have made more connections and achieved more goals in the last month than I have over the past few years. It’s so amazing to see. It’s like I’m starring in my own movie and watching it at the same time. How cool is that?!

Anyhoo… Let me get up and get going. I have things to do. It feels so good to once again be doing the things I love. Smiling

God is so good and so worthy to be praised. Amen

Praying you have a wonderful Wednesday! Will talk to you soon.♥️

Shaun