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Keep Going
For all of us in this season.
I want you to know that no matter how heavy you feel right now, your feelings are always valid.
It is not easy to tell yourself that everything will be okay when you feel so hopeless, but I pray you always try to make yourself feel better no matter what life is throwing at you.
I pray your scars begin to heal.
I pray that you never get tired of picking yourself up every time you fall.
Life is all about experience but that only kicks in when we don’t listen to those who have walked before us.
You have to remain focused in a world of chaos.
I pray that the universe will be more accommodating to us especially on the days we dislike ourselves.
Life give us rewards and consequences with our choices therefore, let us be mindful of our actions.
Whatever you do keep going.
If you stop now those younger than you will pass you by.
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It’s okay to Love ❤️
It’s okay to love. It’s okay to grieve after loving someone. Don’t allow people to tell you how to process your feelings. Take your time. Don’t be ashamed of how much you love someone or how quickly you fell in love with them believe that was it.
Love fully, love completely, but most importantly, let love happen naturally.
Sometimes timing is it or sometimes that person was there to teach you something. You don’t have to apologize for loving someone. Some want love but do not know how to receive it or recognize it. Some want it but are afraid it will not work out or they just don’t want it.
If this is the case just let people be. Dont even approach the person if you are unsure because people grieve. Their soul attaches.
The soul connects bodies way before you meet physically and it’s on the individuals to recognize that. When they do but they don’t someone ends up grieving while the other one keep repeating the cycle that causes one to grieve. With all of that I say but God it will come around again just take your time and keep your cookies until you know that it’s real.
Love has a plethora of emotions.
Do what you need to do to heal.
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Looking Back
Looking Back
I speak on Paul often.
In Philippians, Chapter 3. He writes, “brethren I count not myself to have apprehended, but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before. I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.”
Jeremiah Chapter 6 tells us “To stand at the crossroads and look to the ancient path. This is a call to not go back to our old ways, but to choose the path of life instead. God offers a new life to us and wants us to take it.”
We often go backwards because of the worldly pleasures. It’s a familiar place. It’s comfortable and we have a fear of what lies ahead. Some have a fear of failure.
This makes me think about Lots wife. God spoke a command and that was to flee from Sodom and Gomorrah before it was destroyed. There was so much deceit and worldly stuff going on and God decided to make a call and end it. Lot’s wife raised her family in a city known for its sexual manners. She did not want to leave her familiar place to go into the unknown. She loved her past, where she had come from, so then, to give it all up mentally had her in a place of captivity. It’s what many people fight with in relationships, careers, and friendships. It’s hard to let go of that familiar place, but when God is shifting you and placing people into your life, you must let go. Do not get stuck in a place. Stop letting life pass you by! Leave the home boys in the hood. End some of those negative relationships. Gossiping gets depressing. You get sucked in a place. Leave that job. When you are blessed, God elevates you. With elevation some things and people fall by the waist side. Bad things happen when you look back. Most of the time. If you are going back to assist and mentor, great! We must pay attention to the end goal. God wants to use us. You are not curious for nothing? Start questioning yourselves. Are the things of my past adding value to my future? Do I have positive outlets surrounding me such as meditating, running, reading, drawing or whatever you consider to be positive? Most importantly, don’t rush life! If you are not ready to advance take your time and grow. Prepare yourself. Do that extra year of college. Don’t commit if you are not ready. On that note if you hang in there with me, I will hang in there with you! Peace😊
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Hosea Chapter 4
Well, hello everybody and thank you again for joining me. I wanted to do a brief intro to a discussion we are going to have later. So, in this intro I wanted to shine some light on chapter 4 of Hosea. Because this applies to this generation as it did the generations before us. I think it’s II Kings where it speaks on the havoc that was going on, and he, meaning Hosea, had seen this coming because he was a prophet. A lot of people are not believers of those who are blessed with the gift of sight, but I won’t stay there. It’s three main parts to Hosea and in the beginning, God told him to marry Gomer. Gomer liked to sleep around, and the people knew it which attach labels to her.
We must keep in mind that we all have a past and that we are not our labels. God told him to have children with her, and he did. They had three in the first round. Can you hear the chatter and the ridicule he must have faced. Everyone knows his home situation. That grapevine must have been lit! I am sure he was sad, and people were pointing fingers at him. This had to be overwhelming for him and frustrating. So, what do you do when things like this arise (you run of course)? He divorced Gomer.
Keep in mind that all things happen in God’s timing. Period there is no way around it.
God tells this man to go find her again, his wife, and clear her debt with those she loved and had sex with and marry her again. (Wait what)
Now many of us hear God. Go back and forth with God on why it won’t work, I can’t do that, you’re not good enough, the other person not good enough, I’m not ready yet, but you missed the point. God IS! And if God feels you are in a place of receiving He gives to us and it is up to us to receive. Now if we don’t then don’t cry about why, because you rejected it. God showed you and you did not act. So, no matter what you think. God is the one who gets the glory in all things. So, this man had to swallow his pride and marry her again and have more children.
The brokenness, the marriage, the children. It’s all a prophetic symbol of Israel and all God ever asks, and return is that the people be faithful to him. God loves us. He is compassionate and faithful. He gives grace and shows mercy. Daily. Could we afford to be divorced by God? In chapter 4. God has a case. He is looking at us. What does he see? No faithfulness, kindness. No acknowledgement of who he is, swearing, deception, murder, stealing, adultery, violence, bloodshed. And people are hurting. No one is taking accountability. Yet a whole lot of fun is taking place. Does this sound familiar? So, then God says you will stumble, stumble by night, I will destroy your mother. (This is a promise, people miss the verbiage) That was a guarantee. I will is a command. He said my people. And when he said my people, I can hear God crying. Literally. Because as a parent and a friend, I see, and I hear the choices that those close to me make. I can hear the Lord saying my people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you rejected. Because it’s not that you aren’t being told, but because it doesn’t fit what you are looking for, or because it doesn’t feel good. Or because you’ve been hurt before or because it needs to be your way, and you reject my message. So then since you have forgotten the law of your God. I will also forget your children. The more people it was, the more they sinned against God. So as the world kept having kids more people continued to sin against God.
God said I will change their glory to shame. They feed on the sin of my people and direct their desire towards their iniquity. And I will be like people like Priest. So, I will punish them for their ways and repay them for their deeds. They will eat and not have enough. They will play harlot but not increase. Because they have stopped giving heed to the Lord. Harlotry is a word that continues to come up. But what is it? It’s just another name for prostitute. And so, he says. Harlotry, wine, and new wine take away the understanding. When you are under the influence of substances, you cannot hear the voice of God. The frequencies are crossed. When you overeat, how do you feel? Your mind is tired. Your body is full. God said my people consult their wooden idols and their wizard wands warns them, for a spirit of prostitution has led them astray. And he goes on and says, because their shade is pleasant.
In other words, people are having fun doing their own thing, so the people without understanding are ruined. And when you are ruined and life happens, what do people do? They cry out to God and expect him to respond. God has already given you the command, but you are choosing not to listen for selfish reasons for what your eyes see, for fun and games, for convenience and whatever else. But you will have to cry out again and again, and I pray he listens. People don’t want to know God until life happens. Most people anyway. Most people join church and come to God when they are in crisis. But God is a strategist, and he strategically places people and things into your life at the timing in which he wants them there to help get you to the next level. Do we reject those people, all the time? This is one big game of choice. You can be set up for good, or you can spiral for the lack of knowledge and understanding, for rejecting the gift he sends to you.
This was just an overview of Chapters 1 through 4.
I will pick up this chapter later, but Jeremy SaDon and I will cover this in a deeper discussion, so stay tuned.
And on that note, if you hang in there with me, I will always be there for you. Peace. #countree
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God Is
God is 🩵
Despite what it looks like, feels like and how long it takes. His eye are not ours. So hang in there! Trust and keep believing. Somewhere in there your patience will pay off. You are enough! You are worthy! Some of you have earned happiness! You are worth having a true smile. A smile that says I am loved for me and not what I can do or my stuff. God will line it up so smooth you will question it all. It won’t make sense but God is!
Am I talking to someone? That promotion will come. That relationship will come. That home will come. The “stuff” will come. His needs for you comes! But you have to do your part. The Lord’s grace is sufficient!
To trust takes action and so does believing! #chattingwithcountree
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Letting Go
Sometimes. You just must let go. I used to think, if I had a three-bedroom, 2-bathroom home with all of the fixings and a nice car, that I would be happy. I used to think that coming home and caring for my family, with everything I had, would produce happiness. But when the love you give is not reciprocated, and you’ve tried everything. Sometimes you must let go. This is not just about relationships in the home. This may be applied to work, church and anywhere a ship may be placed. Most people believe the more you have, the happier you will be. Sometimes you may be, but on the other hand, it may create more negativity and sadness.
This world tosses things at us daily and we need to develop a way to sort out the stuff.
Therefore, what do we let go of?
Looking at other people’s papers.
If you look at your own stuff, then you can’t worry about anyone else. Someone said, “water your own grass before you water someone else’s”. Very true statement. If you weren’t looking at other social media, the news, the neighbors, you would love you, and those insecurities would not overwhelm you. If your focus was on you, then you would have nothing to compare yourself to. I say all the time over. Our mind will take us out. It will damage your career, relationships, your health. It will remove your happiness. It will remove your smile. There will always be someone better than you. There will always be someone greater than you. Looking at other situations can change how you feel about your situation. Therefore, keep your eyes on your own paper.
Looking back.
We must stop looking back. If we were meant to look back and my mom says it best and our conversations. “The rearview mirror would have been larger”. I would add to that and say the clock would have been created to go counterclockwise. We must trust the forward movement. The past gave us the equipment to stand in our forward stride. So allowing our past mistakes and developing a new direction will help us, or brings us to a happier place. When we dwell in our would have, could have and should haves, it depresses us and brings us down, causing us to miss out on the blessings and the experiences we have always wished we had.
Give yourself time to reflect and time to heal. Time to know who you are. Get bad thoughts out of your head and write them down, use that $1000 phone and record some voice memos or put some notes in there.
We must stop being stuck and focus on what took place back there. What makes you smile? Do more of that if it is not causing you to look back.
Stop holding on to people, places and things that are not for you.
Stop wanting and begging for more, for someone else, than they want for themselves. It is OK to have a heart. But I am learning separation as well. Learning to set myself apart. These people, this stuff doesn’t belong to us. They belong to the creator, and that’s where we get things messed up. Trying to control or add to value to someone or something that does not want anything in their season of life. See the potential and pray for them. Because this steals your joy. I’m tired of being annoyed, worried, frustrated and losing sleep for someone who don’t care or don’t know how to care. You’ve tried everything at home, school, work, church wherever it is. But sometimes experience is the best teacher. Not you and Not me. I don’t know everything. I just walked through life like you. I’d rather get the information that I need from someone who has walked through and passed or failed, because they have learned a lesson. This makes it easier for me to pass the test because now I have a heads up but only if I view it as that. Stop worrying about stuff you don’t have control over. Your mind will kill you. It’s hard to let go and trust that things will work out. Sometimes it does and sometimes it don’t. We don’t have to give up on things we care about, but we need to figure it out.
Listen to some seed sessions from Chatting with Countree to lift your heart and stop holding on to people, places and things that are not for you.
Stuff/Clutter
On the Goals and Dreams podcast, I made mention of stuff slash clutter. If you have things everywhere and every corner with no purpose, it brings in a negative energy. Believe it or not our mind goes nuts. Holding on to stuff will steal your happiness. Walking in from work and the house is junkie does something to you and then people wonder why they have allergies, headaches, and so much more. Most of this stuff we don’t even pick up. We think well maybe I’ll need it, or after you throw something away, you do end up needing it. But look how long it took you to need it. Now you are terrified to let things go. The rule is, if you have not touched it in a year, get rid of it. Someone can use it but if you don’t want it. Toss it because no one else wants it. Be nice and share those overcrowded things. Bless someone while you are on this side of the world.
What does clutter and stuff look like? Books, Clothes, shoes., a million dishes, pictures of people you will never find out who they are, 20 alexa’s. so declutter for you!
Guilt.
Some things can wait. Don’t feel guilty for the way someone else feels about you. Those are their thoughts and opinions. Learn to be confident in yourself. Hurt, heal, and hello. I’m learning right along with you. Let go of the feeling of guilt. Some people feel some type of way of choosing rest over fun. I did not go out for Keisha ‘s birthday. I feel so bad, but why do you feel so bad about making the choice? Don’t go back and feel guilty about it once you’ve made that selection. Some people feel guilty about not relaxing. If you feel like being lazy, then be lazy. Just don’t make a habit out of it. The Bible says don’t do anything in excess. Take care of you and your home. You must take care of you, no one else will even come close if you don’t have an idea of the type of care you desire. We get sad and go into a place and that’s OK Just don’t stay there. What are simple pleasures to someone else is not so simple for you. When it’s not routine, it causes discomfort, which causes guilt. Take time with yourself. Be patient. Don’t give up on yourself. Work on yourself. We are all a working process. We are all one paycheck away, so we must stay focused on the end goal. We must let go of some stuff if we want to move forward and have this peace, this happiness that we are all searching so desperately for. There is someone out there who will love you to the end. There is a career path out there that will carry to the end and so much more, but we have to be willing to bend and grow a bit within ourselves.
And on that note.
Life is a bunch of choices; you just have to decide the best one’s for you. Will you fail yes, but you should try again and again.
If you hang in there with me, I’ll hang in there with you. Peace.
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