“The Lord repay your work and a full reward be given you by The Lord God of Israel, under whose wings you have come for refuge.” ~Ruth 2:7 (NKJV).

            This Bible Passage is  basically teaching me that after we have suffered a long while,  He will be The One to repay each of our works in Heaven at  the end of each of our lives; whether we decide to follow Him or not.  He will be The One that will have a final say on Judgement day, whenever that may be.  Just be prepared and ready for whatever it is that He needs you to do with no questions asked; just go out and do it and do not worry about what other people will think of you for doing the works of The Lord, at this point, the only opinion that will actually matter here is The Lord’s.

           You see, you have already been chosen before you even knew it.  Before we were born, God already knew us and had a mind-boggling plan for us and he has blessed us with a great choice should we decide to accept this journey or not; whether He thinks that we are ready for this or not, you just gotta  go out there and do it and we need to remember that we are doing these special things for God and only God and nobody else.  Don’t say, “Lord, I can’t do this, why me?” The correct response here will be this: “Okay, God, I trust You and I’ll go do this.  Thank You, Lord, I love You, Amen.”

          Do you want a good example of this? Okay here goes: This past Christmas was the absolute worst Christmas of my life because customers and certain people got angry at me for just doing my honest job.  I had a customer throw things at me and she swore at me right in front of the manager and an additional co-worker, a Sales Associate like me.  Mind you, she had a newborn baby on her arm that day, so yeah, “Awesome Parenting” right there.  I had another customer yell at me because I told her that all Christmas trees are excluded in all coupons.  she made a big, dramatic scene that wasn’t even necessary in the first place.  Can you imagine how rotten these certain people can be?

          This past Christmas in retail was so bad that it made me want to quit both of my retail jobs once and for all, to never return there again.  On those particular days, I didn’t even want to get out of bed and go into work.  I’m normally a very patient, kind, and understanding person when it comes to things like this, but this year, not so much.  (2015).  Anyway, that’s enough ranting for now, let’s move on here shall we?

           God was The One who I could turn to fully to help me through each of these difficult moments in my life and He is also The One who could resolve these issues that I was currently having.  During these crappy times in retail, I was reminded and humbled by God that all of that unnecessary drama throughout the entire Christmas season was only temporary and He will not let that happen to me again next year.  During these challenging times, I just wanted to cry and run away, but instead of running away like I could have easily done; I was praying to The Lord and asking Him to help me through all of these trials and tribulations, and you know what? He fulfilled each and every one of those requests that I made known to God because those were the deepest and darkest desires of my heart.  I’m actually praying that by next Christmas, I will be at a better job and will no longer be working in retail.  After the year of 2015, I have learned that I no longer wish or desire to be in retail anymore.

      I’d like to be a Receptionist or working with art and photography in the very near future.  I truly believe that The Lord wants me to use both my art and photography skills and gifts for His good and to go out and change a few people’s lives with these amazing talents that He has blessed me with.  I have faith that He is preparing me for something more meaningful and much bigger than just being a Cashier in both an arts and crafts store, also in a fashionable, but budget friendly clothing superstore,  So that He can use me to win the lost to the Christ, The Holy and Chosen One.  Do I think that I’m ready for that next step? Heck no! But if God thinks that I’m ready for it, I will go and He will help me through it all like He’s already done for me before; The Lord wants me to have no fear because where I’m going next, He has already been there a thousand times before and He will take my hand and lead me through it all until He calls me home to go and be with Him.

       I want to conclude this entry by saying this: I truly believe that the year of 2016, will be a year full of jubilee and several different, but beautiful celebrations of and for The Lord Jesus Christ.  The Lord’s favor is upon us, so do not be afraid and rejoice because that is what The Lord wants for us.  The year of 2016 will be The Lord’s chosen year for us as Christians because He wants to pour out all of His great blessings and anointing upon us.  Are we ready? Probably not, but with God’s divine help, we will be.  Amen?!?! God Bless!

~With Love and In Christ,

Emily P.