It has been a little while since I have written. But this strange girl has been up to a lot lately and it's all for God's glory.
One of my favorite rooms in the house is the bathroom. Why you might ask? It is the one place I can be alone to myself. I can spend time with God. Take a relaxing shower after exercising and so on. But one of things that I get to do is to mentally relieve myself and flushing my negative thoughts and feelings (i.e. stress, aggravation, frustration and the like) down the toilet. OK, I am not trying to gross anyone out. Let's think about it. When you have a healthy metabolism, your digestive system functions properly. It's breaks down your food so it can pass through your system. Any waste that is collected along the way is disposed by using the bathroom (whether it's a #1 or #2). On the opposite end, constipation can lead to you feeling very uncomfortable. It is also unhealthy because it could back up and possibly poison your internal organs and blood circulation.
Here is my point. Just like it is important to have a healthy digestive system to dispose waste out of our human bodies, we need to do the same when it comes to our spiritual and mental bodies. What do I mean? We need to have a daily in-filling (digestion) of the Holy Ghost and God's word to ensure a healthy metabolism in the spirit. So that your mind can quickly flush away any waste (or negative thinking). If you allow that waste to settle, it can poison your mindset can cause you to not believe the Word of God for what it really says. It can cause you to lose faith, have feelings of depression, choose to accept worldly standards as a way of living, or even compromise your witness for God.
Romans 12:1-2 says "I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the
mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy,
acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God."
In other words, it is so necessary to renew our minds with the Word of God and by His Holy Spirit leading and guiding us in all truth every day. It ensures us that we have a healthy digestive system in spirit, soul, and body. From my point of view, there are enough obese (overweight) saints that have received so much word. Now it is time to work that stuff out and get some spiritual fiber so you can be regular, LOL!!!. And then flush it all down the toilet...
Peace and blessings from your strange girl,
Elder Twanna House
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Night of Refreshing (Special post)
Hi everyone...
I just wanted all my blog followers to know about an upcoming event that I believe is going to be a blessing to those who can attend. If you are in the Pensacola, FL and surrounding areas, we will be having a Night of Refreshing on Friday, April 19th, at 7:00pm. Our guest speaker will be Co-Pastor Susie Owens from Greater Mount Calvary Holy Church, of Washington, DC. For those who might not know who she is, this is a powerful woman of God who is real with the Word of God and her relationship with Him. Just check out this video clip from Co-Pastor Susie Owens to see for yourself...
If you would like to experience this powerful teaching and preaching live and in person, please come to Alabaster Box Christian Ministries' Night of Refreshing, Friday, April 19th at 7pm. Services will be held at Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church, 3438 N. Market St., Pensacola, FL 32505. We also have VIP packages that include preferred seating for $25 each.
For more information, please call (850) 529-3307, or email to: admin@alabasterboxcm.org, or visit our website at www.alabasterboxcm.org. Also here is a link to the event on Facebook for you to sign up as well: https://www.facebook.com/events/415980578480126/ . If you are unable to attend the event and would like to submit a donation, you can do so on our website.
"Repent therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;" Acts 3:19
Blessings and peace from your strange girl,
Elder Twanna House
(c) 2013 The Chronicles of a Strange Girl by Elder Twanna House
I just wanted all my blog followers to know about an upcoming event that I believe is going to be a blessing to those who can attend. If you are in the Pensacola, FL and surrounding areas, we will be having a Night of Refreshing on Friday, April 19th, at 7:00pm. Our guest speaker will be Co-Pastor Susie Owens from Greater Mount Calvary Holy Church, of Washington, DC. For those who might not know who she is, this is a powerful woman of God who is real with the Word of God and her relationship with Him. Just check out this video clip from Co-Pastor Susie Owens to see for yourself...
If you would like to experience this powerful teaching and preaching live and in person, please come to Alabaster Box Christian Ministries' Night of Refreshing, Friday, April 19th at 7pm. Services will be held at Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church, 3438 N. Market St., Pensacola, FL 32505. We also have VIP packages that include preferred seating for $25 each.
For more information, please call (850) 529-3307, or email to: admin@alabasterboxcm.org, or visit our website at www.alabasterboxcm.org. Also here is a link to the event on Facebook for you to sign up as well: https://www.facebook.com/events/415980578480126/ . If you are unable to attend the event and would like to submit a donation, you can do so on our website.
"Repent therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;" Acts 3:19
Blessings and peace from your strange girl,
Elder Twanna House
(c) 2013 The Chronicles of a Strange Girl by Elder Twanna House
Friday, April 5, 2013
The Power of "Get Up"
Early one morning, I was leaving early to go to work. Everyone else in the house was sleep. It was still dark as night outside. I went to quietly go out the door that opens to the garage. It was very dark in there. I would have thought to turn on the light to see the steps leading to the floor of the garage. Well, silly me. I took a step with my right foot thinking the next thing I would touch is the concrete. But as if in slow motion, I fell forward missing the other two steps below and landed on my left knee and side, along with having both of my bags in tow hitting the floor too. Needless to say, I did not even scream or cry. I said "ouch" silently as I landed. The pain was great at the moment. So there I was laying on the concrete floor next to the laundry machines and the trash can on the other side. I thought for a moment that I should not be so quick to get up just yet.
Now, I had a choice to make. I could either lay there and cry out for help trying to draw unnecessary attention or feeling helpless. Or, I could take my time, slowly get up, and gently make steps to walk toward my car so I could drive to work. In that moment, the Spirit of God spoke to me and said "the power is not in how you fall. It is in getting up."
I realized that the objective of Satan is to keep us in a place of bondage to think we can't move beyond our past. I admit that I used to allow my past to control me for so many years. I was married twice before. To be honest, I did not think I deserved to be loved for real because how I was treated by the my ex-husbands. Through the verbal, mental, and physical abuse, infidelity, fear, and pain, I was an emotional case. I thought who would be able to love after two men decided to leave after all I thought I've done to be a good wife. But God helped me to realize that my ex-husbands did not possess the Heart of God to know how to love me as I needed to be. Truth is, you would not treat your spouse in a hurtful and harmful way if your heart is pure before God. I had to accept the fact that God did me a favor by releasing me from those relationships. It was clear that neither of my ex-husbands had no God at all in their heart. So, they did not possess the ability to love me unconditionally period. However, I allowed what they did to me to control how I viewed love. It affected my current marriage in the early years. My husband, who does have the Heart of God for me, was giving me what I needed but I did not know how to receive because I've been hurt so deeply.
It took a long time for this strange girl to come around to the fact to accept love as God designed. I did eventually forgive my ex-husbands for their indiscretions. It also took a while for me to change my mindset to not allow past experiences that knocked me down to imprison me. I mean to keep me from moving forward. We must be careful to not allow any negative thinking even when negative things happen. We have to make the choice to either stay down and let the devil beat us up about our mistakes and past things we can't change. Or, we can make the decision to believe that we can get up and use that power to move on and be productive in fulfilling the purpose of God. I found a game changer that has pushed me further into greatness. It's the "Power of Get-Up."
Proverbs 24:16 says "For a righteous man may fall seven times, And rise again..." The key word here is "rise". So even if you are a believer living holy as best as you can, you are even subject to fall. But there is hope in knowing that God has already given you the power to get up again.
So simply be encouraged. There is recovery after the fall. Use your power of "get up." And move on to enjoy the best days of your life. God is indeed turning it around for you.
Blessings and peace from your strange girl,
Elder Twanna House
(c) 2013 The Chronicles of a Strange Girl by Elder Twanna House
Now, I had a choice to make. I could either lay there and cry out for help trying to draw unnecessary attention or feeling helpless. Or, I could take my time, slowly get up, and gently make steps to walk toward my car so I could drive to work. In that moment, the Spirit of God spoke to me and said "the power is not in how you fall. It is in getting up."
I realized that the objective of Satan is to keep us in a place of bondage to think we can't move beyond our past. I admit that I used to allow my past to control me for so many years. I was married twice before. To be honest, I did not think I deserved to be loved for real because how I was treated by the my ex-husbands. Through the verbal, mental, and physical abuse, infidelity, fear, and pain, I was an emotional case. I thought who would be able to love after two men decided to leave after all I thought I've done to be a good wife. But God helped me to realize that my ex-husbands did not possess the Heart of God to know how to love me as I needed to be. Truth is, you would not treat your spouse in a hurtful and harmful way if your heart is pure before God. I had to accept the fact that God did me a favor by releasing me from those relationships. It was clear that neither of my ex-husbands had no God at all in their heart. So, they did not possess the ability to love me unconditionally period. However, I allowed what they did to me to control how I viewed love. It affected my current marriage in the early years. My husband, who does have the Heart of God for me, was giving me what I needed but I did not know how to receive because I've been hurt so deeply.
It took a long time for this strange girl to come around to the fact to accept love as God designed. I did eventually forgive my ex-husbands for their indiscretions. It also took a while for me to change my mindset to not allow past experiences that knocked me down to imprison me. I mean to keep me from moving forward. We must be careful to not allow any negative thinking even when negative things happen. We have to make the choice to either stay down and let the devil beat us up about our mistakes and past things we can't change. Or, we can make the decision to believe that we can get up and use that power to move on and be productive in fulfilling the purpose of God. I found a game changer that has pushed me further into greatness. It's the "Power of Get-Up."
Proverbs 24:16 says "For a righteous man may fall seven times, And rise again..." The key word here is "rise". So even if you are a believer living holy as best as you can, you are even subject to fall. But there is hope in knowing that God has already given you the power to get up again.
So simply be encouraged. There is recovery after the fall. Use your power of "get up." And move on to enjoy the best days of your life. God is indeed turning it around for you.
Blessings and peace from your strange girl,
Elder Twanna House
(c) 2013 The Chronicles of a Strange Girl by Elder Twanna House
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