Are you happy with your faith?

Have you ever pondered your faith directly? Some people will go their whole lives with their faith and say they believe in God, but what does that really mean?

I know my faith is a huge part of what makes me “me”. I have other things going on in my life and that’s all well and good, but if I were ever in a situation whereby I could talk about my faith, I can do that. I am sure about my belief in God and the workings of him in my life.

How well is your faith holding up for yourself in your life? I’m not trying to say anything bad about it. I’m asking you to check-in with yourself to see if your faith is strong enough to withstand the winds of outside forces, yet also flexible enough to allow others to create their own life in the way each of them sees appropriate.

Faith itself needs to be cultivated like any other thing important in one’s life. It’s okay to go to church or have fellowship in some other way with like minded people, but how do YOU personally handle and feel about your faith?

Spend some time with this today. See how well it is. Have a nice day.

What is your Goliath?

I don’t want you to think of this story as a situation of the war in which it is. I want you to think of this story in an analogy of your life today. You are David. Goliath is whatever you are currently having trouble with in your life.

God prepares you for all things. Sometimes you are not brave enough to accomplish those things for many reasons…

You don’t think yourself capable.
You didn’t have enough time to prepare.
You’re old.
You know someone is going to say you’re not qualified
Or incapable.
Your own relatives may disprove, that’s sometimes harder.

Continue to add to this list as you personally see fit. Here’s the deal though… Do you trust God for your life, or do you continue to hinge any decision YOU make with the OPINIONS of OTHERS?

It is perfectly okay to seek out other perspectives if you’re a person who sees clarity by letting your thoughts wander outside of your head; however, keep in mind that another person will give you answers based on either their agenda or how they see you as a person. What if you want to be brave and try something new? You wouldn’t necessarily gain support from someone who has seen you only do certain things and not these new things. Think on this.

By trusting your own nudging and God’s help, your possibilities are much farther reaching. If it’s a thought and feeling created from within yourself…within your soul…it has a real possibility of manifesting as reality within your life.

Within Yourself. Within Your Soul. Within Your Life. Yes.

So, this Goliath that is before you, is it bigger and more capable than God’s assistance? God can personally intervene for you. He can send Angels to your aid, especially when you ask for them. He can do great things…for YOU.

Think on this today and any time you find a Goliath in front of you. God is greater than any of these things. If you’re of faith, that means you’re of trust.

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How strong are your beliefs?

Do you believe in certain aspects of your life in such a way that you can stand firm in them, like a full grown oak tree? Do you only say you believe certain things, but change your beliefs with the tumbleweed in the wind?

The stronger your beliefs, the stronger your foundation. That said, you’ve also got to have room to bend and move with the wind. By this I mean, trusting yourself and your beliefs is one of the better things you can do for yourself, but don’t stick to your beliefs so strongly that you try to convince another person your thinking is the only thinking to be followed.

Each if us is trying to figure out our own path and what’s the truth for us. In doing that, we may find others who agree with us and understand our way of thinking. We will also find others who will not agree with us at all. It is the way of life and part of the essential cheerleader/contrast that has to happen…for all of eternity really.

By standing on your own beliefs, when someone asks you what you believe, you have something concrete and solid to say. It becomes part of the character of you, your puzzle, the bright and subtle shading of your perspective on life.

Think on this, decide how you’d like to approach 2021. In every day, you have the magic of creating yourself as you see fit. What would you like to create and stand firm in to blossom and grow?

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God put my husband directly on my path over 30 years ago. I may have mentioned it before on here. He was all blonde hair, blue eyes and waved at me that day. I’ll tell you right now, I wouldn’t have approached him. I somehow thought blondes were on another level I’d not ever be associated with so it wasn’t going to start with me.

That day, he waved. The next day, he came over and talked. We’ve had a few rocky spots and there are still disagreements from time to time, all these years later, but we’re a really great divine fit.

He loves me and encourages me to be me. I didn’t really have choices growing up and am fairly certain my mother would have steered me in another direction if it wasn’t something she liked. It’s one thing to be taught as a child, a whole other thing to be finding oneself as an adult. My husband has been and continues to be my safe space.

In many ways, I am that safe space for him. I love him, am the person who shelters him and envelopes him within that love. His own upbringing was restricted in some ways as well.

Back then I didn’t think to pray to God for a right life partner. I’d had a couple of boyfriends, a guy I really wanted, a few dates, but none of them stuck. I realize, quite often, how blessed I am to have been united with him from so young. Here we are, over 30 years later, still happy to be within each other’s lives, creating, living, BEing together.

My wish for you is that you take moments this holiday season, especially with the way this year has gone, to realize and FEEL your deepest blessings, to acknowledge them, and polish their shine.

Here and now, what you have today that has endured, is a blessing growing with each breath you take.

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Gifts, God, and Jesus

I believe all of us have gifts and talents meant for us to shine and share and uplift. How do you feel about that? Do you believe you’ve got something extra? I believe you do. I believe each person does. Sometimes those extras need more refining, like singing or learning the human body to become a doctor in some way. Other times, they come easier and may seem like just something you’re good at, like making apple pie or listening to a friend’s troubles.

What about psychic gifts? I believe these are valid God given gifts and talents. I was just stating online how I tried to separate the two in my own life. According to the people holding the Bible, the things I do are considered sins. However, if one were to look closer at certain aspects of the Bible, the Jesus they speak of that saves them is also the Jesus that prophesied, healed the sick, and listened to God directly.

To deny any of these spiritual gifts is to deny Jesus in some way. I mean, if the Bible says he did these things and that we are made of God just like he is, then it stands to reason that we’re all gifted in some way and some of us are spiritually gifted in ways that Jesus was.

I have said before and will say this many times, Jesus came to teach us how to live our lives with a loving God presence. The fact that he asked God to forgive people is something he chose to do. He chose this, in my thinking, because people were not listening to his messages all along. They were still lost sheep.

If you’re looking to follow the Bible to find God, start with Jesus’ life, make notes. See how you feel about things then. For me, I’ve been listening to God for years on a personal level. Sometimes he directs me to Bible verses as needed, but mostly he directs me in other ways.

I am psychically gifted and have solid faith in God. This is the path I live. I know not everyone will understand it. I’m okay with this. I am here to be of service for those who are seeking something different and may need my guidance or words of comfort.

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Sometimes Faith Falters

I am here to post about faith building, having a great one-on-one with God, and encouraging your individual path doing the best you can. Most of my posts here, or anywhere, you will find that.

However, sometimes faith falters. It’s like hitting a pothole on the highway or walking into a hole in the lawn that the dog made. Just when you think you’re doing well and sort of proud of yourself, a dip happens.

Sometimes when this dip happens you’re able to recover quickly. In the situation of walking on your lawn, your body adjusts itself and it’s almost as if you didn’t even have a misstep. Other times, you actually trip and fall as a result of the hole you didn’t see. You may even sprain your ankle, break that ankle, or even cry because you are now in this position.

I think faith is like this on occasion. Sometimes we falter and cry, wondering how come we aren’t where we’d like to be in life…for one reason or another or one way or another. I think it’s perfectly okay to cry, to feel a bit adrift, to wonder if one’s faith is strong enough, to take the time to think on how far one has come, how far one has to go, to get to where one journeys to. I think this is especially true if you think you’re trying your best.

I know, for me, there are times I falter. I wonder why I haven’t gotten to some sort of stability in ways I have been aiming for in some aspects of my life. I take that time out and cry. I did it last night and this morning. At the end, I then go back to my grounded self and hold my faith close. No matter how rough the hole or the situation, my faith has always been there and will continue to be so.

I hope, any time you falter, you cry if you need to, but then you get up, dust yourself off, and keep going. Believe in yourself, in the life you’re creating, and feeling yourself get there. 🙂 Sometimes the journey is longer than expected, but I believe the destination we strive for is attainable, if not, it will be something even better for us because that’s the way of divine grace.

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God and I are Good

How should one define a path with God? It occurred to me just this morning, while pondering this post to write, of just how vast and yet simple each chosen path of faith can be. Some of these paths are creations of religions all over the world. Other people search and search for the right path because they feel God with them, but they feel their relationship with God isn’t mainstream and therefore, hard to define. Some people would even say it can’t be valid if it isn’t understood by mainstream thinking.

I remember some Jehovah’s Witnesses come to my door. I explained to the one gentleman that God and I are good. I tell just about anyone this answer because it’s how I see my path to be so.

This particular man looked at me and said, “What does that mean?” I repeated my phrase. He was rather speechless and also a little shaken because he didn’t have a ready answer to my statement.

He then pondered more and questioned my religious beliefs. I said I wasn’t with any religion any longer, but that I was raised Catholic. His face lit up at that news because he was already versed in how to “shed light” on a perspective from that view towards his own religion. He then tried to go on and on in his religious ways about the virtues of his own perspective of God.

I listened for a minute and said, “No thank you.” They left.

I sit here and see now how the man was flustered when given an answer he wasn’t expecting or didn’t know how to “shift the view of”. Within religion, there are many guidelines that are taught and for those that purposefully seek out new members, they are also taught how to speak towards other religions and shed light upon their own good beliefs. In my situation, having nothing to attack left him startled. I, on the other hand, was confident in what I believed and how God was working in my life.

This is what I want to encourage you to be. To stand in your own faith and relationship with God in such a way that you trust as you know and feel, despite how others try to sway you. Also, to be comfortable in the knowledge that each person must seek their own way and what is working for you may or may not work for someone else.

If you feel the need to share, share. If you feel the need to draw a line, draw that line. Every single one of us must figure it out for ourselves. I don’t think it’s an “us” against “them” kind of thing.

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A Purple Light Saber

You may not be familiar with Star Wars or Samuel L. Jackson, but both of these things happened together at some point. As a result, a purple light saber was born.

I take time over at YouTube to watch interviews and different things, learning about people and their views on life. People have always fascinated me, their choices, how the connect the dots, etc.

The situation happened something like this: Samuel L. Jackson was to be in a Star Wars movie that had a huge battle scene in it. He wanted to stand out and decided to ask George Lucas if his light saber could be purple. He said George said, “The light sabers are only two colors.” Samuel says, “Yes, but I am a member of a special Jedi force so can’t I have a distinction?” After a couple more discussions, Samuel got his purple saber. As far as I know, he is the only person having it.

This can be viewed different ways. 1. He wanted something different and asked for it. He didn’t know if he’d get it, but he definitely wouldn’t know that until he asked. Are you asking for something you want? Do you automatically think you’ll get a “no” in response? Do you consider asking God?

There will be some things you are just going to have to ask someone else for and other things you may have to ask God for. God is huge for collaborating helpfulness. It involves trust and love and grace…it’s right up his alley.

So you ask me, “April, how will I know the difference?” Well, I’d say to you, “Ask the person and if they say no and you still want it, ask God to give you the thing or situation or something better.”

This allows for the idea there’s a solution you don’t yet see. You must always be open to this. God, many times, gives solutions that are not normal or instantly recognizable. I could write a book on this topic alone. lol

2. Sometimes the different thing is YOU. In a world trying to get people to conform and stay within their comfort zone, maybe you’re the witness or example of something different. In this situation, it’s me. Maybe in some way in your own life, it’s you.

This solution is even harder I think. There are many people called that don’t want to be in a huge spotlight. Me, I prefer one-on-one conversations to see someone’s face as I speak to them.

How do we handle being called to this thing, no matter what the “thing” is? Well, we remind ourselves it’s the people seeking us that we must do it for. It’s much like being a lighthouse for a ship in a storm. We stand out in some way, but we are important to another person in standing out. We are someone’s safe harbor.

It could be, like me, to share God differently. It could be you understanding a miscarriage and creating a group for collective comfort or understanding. It could be you’re a survivor in some way and can now help another heal because you’ve been there. It could be your bravery in the midst of fear that helped you overcome, many need this message.

Think on this today. See how your life is going. See where God is leading you. Take steps forward.

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How is your faith holding up?

How is your own personal faith holding up? Do you feel it’s a 10 on a 1-10 scale? A 5? Maybe even a 1? Your faith could even be none.

My faith has been around me from as far back as I can remember. I had gone to Catholic and Pentecostal services. One day, in Sunday school, I got to pick from a little treasure chest. I chose a plastic bookmark with the words “God is Love” on it. I hung that bookmark in my room. It became my mantra about God.

As a former Catholic, we didn’t have a Bible. My Pentecostal grandparents had one and read theirs often. I wasn’t encouraged or swayed by them in that regard either.

The bookmark though, it’s how I’ve seen God over the years. My faith doesn’t ever go to a zero on that scale. I’ve been mad at God. I’ve argued with God. I’ve taken my own “time outs” about my faith from time to time, during rough patches whereby I had troubling situations. Even then my faith was at least a 1. I always thought of God as a presence that didn’t leave me. If I see God as love, then the love remains. My own troubles in my life could have been from a million different things.

Maybe I’d made some choices that weren’t the best, maybe someone close to me did, maybe it was something to go through for another person to see for their own life. It’s been a lot of this over the years. Life’s meant to be lived, experienced, and shared.

My faith does stay fairly high the majority of the time though. My connection with God, in my thinking, is solid…even if it feels thin every now and then. I pray often, ask the Angels for assistance, and trust I’m being looked after.

Having faith, in my thinking, is this very thing…trusting that I’m being looked after. There is a powerfully deep feeling in my soul by this. Even if my faith wavers, even if your faith wavers, it’s still there because we want it to be there. Having faith, wherever it is on the scale, is sometimes the thing that gets us through to the other side. It’s valid. It’s real. It’s important to us.

Don’t throw away your faith if you’re going through a tough time. I mean, it’s okay to throw it away if you want to. Some people do choose another path and that’s their choice, but if you’re just going through a rough patch and you’re wondering why you’re going through it, trust it’s part of a bigger picture and you are STILL being looked after.

If you are going through something, pray on it, then allow God’s assistance and listen to your intuitive nudges. Some of the biggest changes in our lives happen by the softest of spiritual direction.

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Refresher of Beliefs

Hi, welcome back!

I figured it would be a nice idea to post a refresher of what the beliefs are in this space. I’ve long believed God to be of love and kindness and sort of a partnership rather than someone waiting to count the times you mess up and hold them against you.

We’re human. Even if we’re spiritual beings in a body or you believe you only get this one lifetime, you’re still creating every day to the best of your abilities. Some of those days are magnificent and exceptional. Other days it’s all you can do to hold on to your faith and possibly sanity.

Fussing at yourself for what you didn’t do is a waste. You can’t change yesterday, no matter how hard you may try. No amount of magic or wishing or even praying will fix that. No. Going forward and creating in this day to either do better, speak better, or be kinder is how you change the vibes around you and give yourself a better day and maybe a better life.

In my thinking, God simply expects you do to your best and be kind where you can. He also gives you the freedom to create this life in whatever fashion you want, but is happiest when you seek his aid, love, and grace. Not to control you and have you live in shame, but to combine the divine magic with the human magic and create an awesome life to shine so that you live your innate truth and allow others to come out of hiding to do the same.

Shadows will always be there, just like there’s a day and a night, but being true to yourself is key to a life better than not.

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