What a Day!

Well today is my mom’s 76th birthday and she has been in Heaven for 4 years now. This day used to be a somber day for me up until about 3 years ago. The reason, my brother (from another mother) and his wife had twin boys on this day. I never realized they had the same birthday as my mom until then. Now, having twins is special in and of itself however, it becomes even more miraculous. You see they weren’t supposed to make it but God had other plans and they turned 7 years old today. So as special as today is for them, what they don’t realize is how much healing they bring to me to be able to still celebrate this beautiful day. June 14th… One Love, One King, All Christ!

Trusting

I have seen an amazing example of what it means to Trust in the Lord.  I actually have seen two.Both cases deal with couples who trusted that God would bless them with babies.  They trusted even in the face of the devastation of miscarriages.  However, they realized even within those loses that their child was alive in Heaven, but more so they trusted and God has given both of these couples more than one baby.  The blessings that come from our God is amazing and always in his timing.  It is so hard for me to grasp his timing because I always want the instant gratification.  I want the magic wand effect on my life, unfortunately that is not reality and the quicker I realize that trusting in the Lord means living in His Will daily the sooner I will experience his peace in my life.  I have come to realize that I do not have peace because I choose not to, it is almost as if I keep myself ready to run even when I do something to glorify him.  I think it is so weird that I feel like running when God is doing something good in my life.  Now don’t get me wrong, Jesus is my life and the blessings are constant, but I keep myself in turmoil.  I want to have the faith of a mustard seed, like these two couples did.  They had fear, anxiety and doubt, but ultimately their faith in Christ led them past that, they allowed Jesus to carry those burdens for them and then trusted that he was the Redeemer and Re-warder that he claims to be.  My life is changing and I feel myself maturing in Christ daily and I am longing for that peace and you know what I am going to Trust in My God with all of who I am and Trust that He will reward me with the Peace I desire from him.  I can tell you knowing Jesus is on your side and feeling him there is an amazing truth.  I am thankful and humbled that we have a Big God who loves us so much, he chooses to live life with us instead of waiting for us to get to him.  Thank you Papa for chasing after me and choosing me!

One Love, One King, All Christ!!

Taking it one step at a time

Whenever I look at my life ( or others close to me) I always wonder where I would be if I had taking other choices in life.  I sit back and wonder, why I am not married yet or have any children as I watch tons of my friends and a bunch of kids I have coached become parents. I look at the career path I have taken and wonder what life would be like if I had taken that opportunity to go to firefighter school with all expenses paid by City of Miami.  These things pass through my mind and take hold of my heart at times.  Then it seems like Christ eases his way in and says Anthony, one step at a time.  He says no matter what choices you have made on your own, I will guide you back onto the path I created for you.  Once you have chosen to become obedient everything will fall into place.  Anthony, you have so little faith, thinking of things you desire to happen in your time, when I have them to happen in my “perfect” timing.  There is nothing you can do Anthony to change the path I have chosen for you other than to choose your own path.  Well, I know I have come to place in my life where I cannot live in the past and do not want my own path anymore.  I do, however, pray I would see the difference between following Christ and trying to walk beside him.  I need to stop walking beside him because he is my trailblazer.  What I have come to understand is that Jesus places people in our life for seasons and how we deal with those people is based in how we follow him.  Whenever we look at the ” Big Picture” of life we will always be overwhelmed so we need to take it one step at a time.  Jesus tells me that I will be a husband and father soon, but until then, do his will as he places it before me and stop attempting to make things right.  He is the only truth and the only right, therefore trust in the Lord with All of Your Heart, Mind, Soul and Strength!!  One Love, One King, All Christ!