You want to know 13 things about me?

A while back I wrote a poem on how Christ was starting to open my eyes to the dreams and desires planted within me. This poem was not to be taken literal but more spiritually. For the past 2 years I have been visiting a "life coach". This man has been instrumental in the process of what God was doing in my heart to get me back on track. I can remember sitting in his office the first day trying to explain to him why I was having anxiety attacks. Didn't he know all the stuff I was doing, how crazy busy my life was, it was no wonder to me why I was always stressed and couldn't breathe easy whenever I thought about my day, my week, or even my month. There was always something to be done, some project or homework assignment that I was falling behind in, someone to meet for coffee or a bill that couldn't be paid. However, he response was completely unexpected. For years counselors, pastors, and dear friends had all tried to help me eliminate things from my overstuffed Thanksgiving plate and yet there I was, completely overloaded and overwhelmed by life. 

So what did he say that completely changed my life forever. He told me that he was way busier than me and wasn't having trouble breathing.... Seriously, that's what he said. For a few minutes I just sat there wanting to for the first time in my life to punch someone. How could he say that, what kind of life coach was this guy! After a few minutes of awkward silence, he began to explain. He said that he sees more Christians walk through his door believing that the journey of faith and obedience is about doing rather than being. They have drank the lies of the enemy that the more you do for "Christ" the more you can prove to others that you are in deed a Christian. Sure, their faith is real. They can recite the gospel and even claim to be saved; however, there is one aspect they are missing. 

The being part of Christianity is the essential core of the whole message of Christ's resurrection and without it we are all screwed. A ticking time bomb of anxiety and fear of completely losing control of our preciously manicured lives. Was that the cause of me anxiety? Was he telling me that it wasn't the amount of stuff on my plate, rather it was my lack of understanding of who I was and ultimately the strength and power that comes only through the Holy Spirit living and breathing within me. I wasn't overloaded or stuffed to my breaking point because of my schedule, rather it was because I was living from the very small strength I assumed I had within me. 

For the past two years the refreshing reality of Christ's strength being the only true strength I have, has began to settle in. I have mediated and fought with God to bring me back to a place of complete dependency on Him and as a result there is finally a stirring. A great awakening of sorts within my soul to the calling and dreams He has placed on my heart. These coming months will hold great things for me and I am excited that you are reading along in this blog so I can share those things with you. I don't have the master plan or even the 5 year or 2 year plan, I do; however, know beyond a shadow of a doubt that it will great because it will put me in a position to shine the only true light that this world needs. Prayerfully allowing me to be an instrument God chooses to use to break others free from the same lies I was trapped in. 

B

P.S. 

Here are just a few scriptures that have been vital to me over the years. 

1. In Christ Jesus you were given grace before the world was created. 2 Timothy 1:9, “He gave us grace in Christ Jesus before the ages began.”
2. In Christ Jesus you were chosen by God before creation. Ephesians 1:4, “God chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world.”
3. In Christ Jesus you are loved by God with an inseparable love. Romans 8:38–39, “I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
4. In Christ Jesus you were redeemed and forgiven for all your sins. Ephesians 1:7, “In Christ we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses.”
5. In Christ Jesus you are justified before God and the righteousness of God in Christ is imputed to you. 2 Corinthians 5:21, “For our sake God made Christ to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.”
6. In Christ Jesus you have become a new creation and a son of God. 2 Corinthians 5:17, “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” Galatians 3:26, “In Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith.”
7. In Christ Jesus you have been seated in the heavenly places even while he lived on earth. Ephesians 2:6, “God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus.”
8. In Christ Jesus all the promises of God are Yes for you. 2 Corinthians 1:20, “All the promises of God find their Yes in Christ.”
9. In Christ Jesus you are being sanctified and made holy. 1 Corinthians 1:2, “To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus.”
10. In Christ Jesus everything you really needed will be supplied. Philippians 4:19, “My God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.”
11. In Christ Jesus the peace of God will guard your heart and mind. Philippians 4:7, “The peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
12. In Christ Jesus you have eternal life. Romans 6:23, “For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
13. And in Christ Jesus you will be raised from the dead at the coming of the Lord. 1 Corinthians 15:22, “For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive.” All those united to Adam in the first humanity die. All those united to Christ in the new humanity rise to live again