Thursday, 29 September 2011

hope in the rising

Dear Reader,
     How  often do  you  feel like  it takes almost everything out  of you  to  find hope? does  hope seem real far  away  from you today! does everything seem so dry and you are longing for  something.  there is a place in your heart that feels  a void?
 where ever you  are reader! no that it is never to late.  maybe  life has  placed you  in bad circumstances and you have been barely holding on and  every time you hold on something gives.  it's  like you are breaking away and you have tried to remain positive.  there are people in your  life that  speak words of lies  to your  very  being and  though you  try to pretend it  doesn't hurt it  so does!! those lies have become your  very lifeline. and when  truth  comes  you  don't  know how to receive it. your  hope is fading, your  love dissipating. your barely holding on hoping that  someone could see through the walls that  hide you  and  keep you  trapped.  
  how  i  wish i could say it was easy when you are  stuck. sometimes in life it  comes  down to this.  DO YOU  WANT  TO CHANGE? are you stuck because it will hurt to much to let anyone in!!
 what will it take for you  to trust enough?  let anyone  really help you out!!!let  hope rise again!!


take heart....there is  a hope should  oceans rise and mountains  fall he  never  fails..  take heart let his love lead us  through the  night. hold on to hope  take  courage again.....  in death  by  life  all all our  fears are swept  away  in his  freedom. he will never  fail you.....( i  forgot  some of the  lyrics oops;()
 you get the  gist. no matter  what you  may  face  there  is hope  today!! there is a  love  bigger then  you and  I  can fathom.it's  not too  late to  find your  hope again!!!reach out it's within arms reach!!!


elz









Wednesday, 28 September 2011

faith like a child

Dear Reader,
 often times you here as a an adult have  child  like faith!!  what  does that  even  mean?  act like a child? does that require having fun?? 
  I mean  the  older that  we  get  the  more  stress  we deal with. we  face  real life  issues and  struggles.....
  to  have  childlike faith is  to  have  freedom. if you  think about  it.  as a  child  we  trust.  sure  we are going to ask questions  cause  we want to learn  new  things.  the  cool part about being  kids  is they  see adventure from a whole  new  perspective. i have to admit  and i am so guilty sometimes  with kids i pretend to enjoy there enthusiasm for life. they  have so much  fun outside  making up  random  games but to them it is the most fun in the  world.
  for  example  growing up when we lived in a little  trailer i must of been maybe 7 or  8 it was  winter  time and  my  dad had  just  finished doing g chores.  now in my opinion my dad  was the  ultimate  snow  fort builder.  we  built an igloo over top of the sandbox. how cool is that to a  little  kid.  as you  can imagine  the fun we had. 
now i am 25 yikes  right!!!   i find it's  hard at times to keep that same enthusiasm  for life. how  many of us  have at times lost  or  misplaced or  sense  for  adventure. our  childlike faith. our imagination.  i love  listening to  kid  stories.  like the  adventures of  Odyssey. there is  such  great stories and great  adventures.you know it's OK to live right? it's OK to have  fun family time. you  don't  have to  spend  big bucks to  have fun.  
  so  here's  my challenge to you all of my readers!!  think of  something you  used to  do as a child. and go  have fun!!!!enjoy the  simple  factors of life don't  get  stressed out  thinking bout fun ha ha.. 
   A couple years ago my friend and i started  this place called THE  KINGDOM  now this place you are going to have to use your imagination  if you dare!!  in order  to  get to this place you  need to  go by boat  once you cross over to this place  the  waters  are still there is a castle and  gorgeous  lush scenery.   the king  and queen are most loved and there is peace through out all the land.  my most favorite spot is   at  night time  i will walk through the flower  garden to the waterfall as i walk behind the waterfall there is a few  caves.  there is a  cave that leads through the mountain  to the village. in the day time  i will often  go  and  reach out to the town orphanage. all the  children's  faces  light up with  pure  joy  for someone  wants to be there  and spend time with them. as i  sit  down  to listen to all the stories of the day  with laughter and joy to be shared all around. even  when i leave my  heart stays. for  there is  just a  deep  love and compassion for the  children.  day after  day each child has a  new  story of the day.  there is so much  love  and joy.   then i return  to the castle for an evening stroll  as i sit  by the  water  the  quiet  still  whispers of the night sky and the water  swooshing against the rocks. there is  nothing more peaceful than that.  you  can use the  same guide line and  think of  something that makes you  feel peaceful  makes you  laugh again and  enjoy life.







elz

Monday, 26 September 2011

warriors in the rising

Reader,
We  are  what i call  a  chosen generation we are ready to take stand, we are  living in the  moments where truth is our  defence.it  is  important to keep our  spiritual armour on  as  you  will  find in  Ephesians 6:13-18.
  we are  more than  conquerors.  the  battle  belongs  to the lord. 
  something that has  been  on my  heart lately is  attitudes.  what does this have to  do  with war.  oh just Bear  with me if you  will.  you  see  take  king  Saul int he bible  he  was  a  great king  until he let his attitude  get in the  way.  you  know  pride  goes before  fall kind of thing  then he have his attitude towards David. essentially  his poor  attitude  led  to his defeat and his death. OK now  you  have king  David though  he  fell  a few times he  was  quick to repent. he  had  an attitude check.

OK  so  in order to rise up and get up you have to be ready be  prepared,  you  have to have  an attitude check and make sure that  before  you  wage into  battle that  you  have all  the equipment. as i spoke briefly  before  your  spiritual  armor.
 if  one  is  not prepared to win and has no  sign of  defense chances are you are  going to fall. that is  why  when you  get the word into you. you are getting truth.  how can you report  for  duty if you  haven't  been  trained? how  will you  survive in the  heat of the  battle!!!
 where do you  stand  in battle?  are you  going  fully  prepared or  are you  you  going to fall  before you get to the battle.  The cool think about being a  christian is the battle already belongs to the lord.  doesn't  mean you are not going to have to stand and fight.  you  see the  enemy is always  crouching at our  door step  waiting forr us to let our guard  down.  we must  anticipate  the  next move. we must remain alert  even when  we think  the battle is over the enemy will try to trap us.  so get  up today stand  up where you are at and don't  let defeat hold you  back  from  being the  warrior that you  are. 
what are you fighting for  in your life?  what's  taking the place of God in your life today? the battle is close at hand. what are you doing with the  skills  that God has blessed  you with?

rise above!!!!  stand  up!!!!!! be  all that you are  destined to be.


elz

Friday, 23 September 2011

the early riser

                    Dear Reader,
How  many  times  have you  wanted to get up  but you fell back again. it's  like this old  pattern of life.  ok  so  for  many of  you, you know i lost alot of  weight  recently.  i was  so motivated  so on top of things.  then i moved out from my parents. and then  i lost that motivation.  how easy that is.
now  today  i want to  take a little  time and  talk about Gods timing.  you  may  be wondering what does this have to do with early  riser.  just bear with me a  moment  if you will.
  ok so  each and everyone of  us  is  purposefully  planned  by God.  he  has  great plans  for  each and every one of  us.  he  doesn't  just  hand  pick a  few of  us and then the  rest of  us  are the late  risers,  no everything is  all  about  God s perfect timing and will. if  we  wil  just  surrender our  will into Gods hands and thank him for  what he is  going to do in our lives. we  would  begin to see that  things that seem so impossible  will  now  begin to come as easy as breathing. ok  some of  you  must be thinking  yeah right easy  what are you  talking about.  "let  your  will be  done as it is in heaven" means   giving your life to God,  trusting God  to  take care of your  situations.  i bet  when life isn't  going  easy for  you.  you  haven't  read your  bible that day cause you are to busy  focussing on the  circumstances. maybe for you it's  financial strain. maybe it's  the conflict  that you  had  with  a  friend.   you can fill in the blanks with what  you are  struggling with.
those of you that are weary and have heavy burdens.  cast your  cares to God  for he cares for you. there is nothing that God  can't  do for you.


I dare you  to wake up oh sleeper and  rise to the  wake up call. get up from the miry  pit  that  you  may be stuck in.  be  ALL that you are meant to be.



Friday, 16 September 2011

we are more then overcomers

           Dear Reader 
    How  are  you doing  today?  how are things  really going  in your life? 
    I'm about to  share  something with you that i  don't  completely understand.  just to clear things  up for you i'm  not  a  depressed  person. that is  not me  but  what i'm about to share is  the very thing  i deal with today and  off and on.  i just hope that the  words  i'm about to  write  will give hope  back to you. if you are struggling  with knowing yourself. maybe  you are afraid to let the  world  see  that you have  heart. recently  as the wind changes  so  does  my  life. all these  changes  occuring and then  with  changes  follow  silly  insecurities or  maybe just attacks on the emotions.  well i'd  like to  say i am dealing with everything  all  ginger peachy  dandy  fine  but  that would be  a mild  understatement.  i  sometimes  feel like  these  blogs  is  the place i can truly be  me.  where  no one can judge me.thats  crazy  too.  life is  going to throw hard things  at us and it's us that  get to choose the out come. are we going  to  sink with  hard  times or we going to  get up and fight back. 
    now  i'm not talking about punching  someone i'm simply saying get your self in shape get your self prepared.  for there  are many battles that we are going to  have to face.
  every night  i go home and i am by myself.  i do  not enjoy that  always  that is the time where i battle the most.  for  when i am by myself i over annalyze things.  the  lonliness  trys  to reside.  but  guess what   i have  the choice.  to throw a pity  party for myself or  get up and say no  i am wonderfully and  fearfully made.  that sounds real  cliche i know  but seriously  when you  try to hard to be  something you aren't  you  become the very person you hate.  do i get a witness  with that?  or am i speaking to the clouds!! life  is not  always  sunshine and  daisies  full of laughter and joy. there is  times i want to  crawl in a  corner and cry. i want to hide away from everyone and that's  when i need  people the most. I  am just  to  stubborn to ask for help.  to  strong in my ways  to admit that I can't  do things on my own. so everyday  you  struggle is a  day you  get to choose! is this going  to be a  down day or  am i going to rise above and ask for help  ask someone to pray over you. 
  let's  face it  you  aren't  always  going to want to ask for help.  you  want  someone  but you don't  want  someone.  take for example when you lose someone close to you,  a  parent  a  friend a  grandma, grandpa  etc you  want  to sit on your  own you  get  angry  you get  moments of happiness  from things you  remember.  but  there is  times you want to  just punch something. maybe you  wish  you  could  take back words  that you  spoke and regret that you didn't  get the last  goodbye.  i know i struggle with  that sometimes.  the  what if's I  had a  last moment  all over  how would  things  change?
  well here's the good  news  today yeah today is a new day. we have the power to change lives if we  look beyond ourselves. we  stop throwing pity  party  for ourselves  we can  actually be more  effective. we can  learn to love  beyond  ourselves. and  see the  work of  God in every  aspect of our lives.  let Gods  love take you deeper  today.  may you rise above the storms that chase you today.  peace be with you






elz



Tuesday, 13 September 2011

when the lost get found!!

        Dear  Reader,
  Have you  ever been  driving  somewhere and you  got lost. i mean  you were  seriously lost.  you  began  to slip into a  fear of  OH  NO  WHERE DO I GO  FROM HERE? I  don't know about you but when i get lost  normally I'll make an adventure out of it.  with the  exception of  Toronto and  unfamiliar territory.
   when you are  a place in life and you are seriously lost don't you  think that is the  best  time to  ask for help? is that not the time  to  truly  trust and have faith.  
  Maybe you are  out there and you  are  off track and your life is spinning out of control with  past  hurts,  with addictions and  life  keeps passing you by. you  are  the  lost waiting to be found!!
  I  remember growing up there was times i was  truly stuck. now I'm not one to enjoy feeling trapped. maybe  you are  in a spot  right now where  you are facing  some  really  hard stuff.  you want to be  helped but you push everyone  away  cause you are  to afraid that you  might actually need help.  You are  in need  of  being  found. 
  being lost  is  no  fun.  here is a  simple fact. there  is  a  God out there that wants to love you  enough.  maybe  you  know  God  but you  feel  like all  your  hope is gone.  you  have been   trying to do things on your own and along the  way you  got  lost.  you  forgot to include God in your  life.you  probably aren't  thinking  about how much God  loves you. bet  you  aren't  trusting that God  can take you  out of  your  circumstances.
   today  where ever you are  i dare you  to  trust God? let  him  take  care of  you.  let him  find you where ever you are whatever you  may face.  maybe even just talk to  someone and tell them how  you truly feel.  you  might be  surprised  to know that  you  are not alone in what ever  challenges you may face.  get  up and don't  give up.  come out of hiding.
ask  and you  shall  receive, seek and you shall find, knock and the door will be opened  to you. Matthew 7:7






elz

another sunset

Dear  reader,


  I'd  like to  paint  you  this  picture of  sunset.  so  just bear  with me  if  you  will...
  OK  so we start off with the  beautiful  night sky the clouds  just the right colors.beautiful purples  with  just the  hint of  reds and yellows and blues. with the  cool  night winds  breezing  your hair  back looking out over the water.  in just  a  moment  the clouds begin  to darken  with beautiful night sky. 
in any  given moment the  rain drops begin.  then  the night  sky lights  up in lightening in the  near  distance.  then  the  lightening stops and  the clouds and  the beautiful night sky is still   it's  quiet.  
  As you  go for a  walk in the evening you  hear the  sounds of  owls of  traffic  close by.  and  the bushes  rustling with  animals. maybe a raccoon maybe possums. use your imaginations.   maybe  like me there is  times  you  need to go for a walk through the park and just sit on the swings and watch the beautiful night  sky  and enjoy the simple moment  as  God speaks  softly  to you in the moment.
  maybe  you  are one that  misses out on the sunsets the  promises that  God has  for you everyday. maybe  everything around  you  seems  gloomy and you are  longing  for  light again.  tonight  where ever  you are. I dare you to stop what you are  doing and  just watch the  sunset watch  the  beauty  of  our  creator. find peace in his presence. find yourself  captivated in God's  infinite love.




elz

  

Thursday, 8 September 2011

heartattude

                         Dear Reader,
  today as i  sit  at work  my  eyes  light up with  love  everything in me  sparkles  with  care.  now  this  didn't  happen just over  night.  sort to speak.  this  has been a  long process. so  let's take you  through a  moment  of elz attitudes...
   Let's  just  be honest  here I  probably had the  worst attitude growing up  ask any of my  past babysitters  lol.  ask anyone i;m  sure  you  will here a  few stories.  maybe  ask my mom  she knows  best.  OK  second  thought  maybe  don't  ask my mom.  cause like my mother i happen to be  very outspoken if something is wrong  I'll  tell you.  i haven't always  mastered  the  approach. you  know  soft answer  turns away wrath  harsh  words stirs up anger.  oh  how true is this.. 
  You  see God had  to take me  through a  process and he  still is.  cause  heaven knows i am certainly  not  perfect.  I  have  much to learn. right now  God is  seasoning my heart.  strengthening me  in areas where i have been weak.  
  There are many  heartattudes.  bad ones and good  ones. good ones are when your heart is at peace.and  instead of  taking on the world  you  just  let it  slide.  you begin to change the atmospheres in your life. and  God is  number one in everything. bad  attitudes  cause  tension in the house and cause  offenses. I dealt  with alot of that  and alot of it was me that caused  so much tension growing  up.   not going to lie I made it  extremely difficult for anyone to  truly love me.  especially my mom.they say  the person  you are most like is the one  you fight  with the most.  I'm no expert  but I'm thinking that's  just the  facts.  I still have to work on my  relationships with people.
   I have one amazing friend  that we are iron sharpens iron. and because  we are  so much alike in personality we have had to learn  when to speak and when not to speak.  you  see if  she  speaks  to me when I'm emotional or going through  some tough stuff  i  won't  receive what she  has  to say.and  vise versa Michelle and i  know how to  approach each other and I'm  so thankful that god  put her in my life. (Michelle  i love you)
     here is  some  areas of  attitudes  that  we can work on me  included.....  certain  insecurities  can cause us  to take  things  more personally, rejection or  abandonment  can cause us  to  shut people  out  before they even speak to us. you  know the  kind of people that only  here things the  way  they want to hear it. makes  it  difficult  for  anyone to  communicate.then there is the  attitude  of  pride i can  do it  by myself  i  don't  need  any one's  help  ordeal.  yeah  right!!!! we  do need  help whether we like to admit it or not.. 
  your  attitude  sets the altitude  which then causes  gratitude or  something like that. that was a Harper  saying  lol!!!






elz

Saturday, 3 September 2011

tears in season

                                         Dear  Reader,
    The  very words  on my heart today are  words to an older song.. Lord you have my heart, and I will  search for yours. let me to you a sacrafice.......
   the  title  of my  blog is  more then just  tears  it's more then just  looking beyond. it's  letting god touch  our  lives  where we are at. i mean i've cried  rivers of  tears i'm sure over the  years.  As  girls  sometimes  we need to just  cry. it's a  release.  a  healing  process.


  you  see  i'm one of those  people  who hates  crying in public.  I don't always like to admit that i  have  struggles.Really  who  likes  to admit they are weak.  it  might  ruin there reputation.  you  see i have this fighter  warrior  princess  thing going on yet also  so  fragile.  I  think  it's the  insecurities  that make  me want to  fight  back. also being  middle child  haha!!  no seriously though.  maybe  you are  like me  young  man or young woman. and you have this  tough interior and  no one  can get past this wall of  blocked  emotions. i mean  what if someone sees  you cry. will they  think we are weak.  I  know i'm not alone in this. In order to block out these  emotions we  push  people  away instead of embracing the facts.  crying is not weak.  crying is letting go of what once was.. there is this  song  called  "just cry" by  madessa.  
    maybe  you  just  need to let go and let  God heal your  heart today.  where you are at  maybe  you are going through some serious issues and your  hope feels low.  maybe you reside  to keep everything inside and  trust is a  huge thing. i was like that  to.  i know  how  can  someone  my age  identify with you.  here's the  thing it doesn't matter  how young or  old you are.  we all have moments of weakness. we all have struggles... emotions of the heart.....
    or  just maybe life is changing all around you and you  just need  a  hug or  two.  a  little moment of  comfort  from a close friend.  you  see  we don't  always understand why we cry we just know that in the moment  the  tears  flow out of  you like a  river and you need to release the dam water.


p.s  not to be  confused  with the  curse  word  i mean the water!!!






elz