Sunday, April 14, 2019
Do All You Do as Unto The Lord - Week 2 of 21 Day Spring Soul Cleaning
Have you ever felt like nobody paid you any attention or gave you any recognition for a job well done? Well I have. During this weeks 21 day Spring Soul Cleaning, I had to be reminded. That all I do is unto the Lord. Week 2 of our 21 day Spring Soul Cleaning.
Remember to Find Peace Within,
Be blessed,
Ms. Lisa
Sunday, April 7, 2019
FPWN Shady Rady Shaming Tree Medium 1
Have you ever been Shamed or had Shade thrown at you? Well I sure have. And today I have a message for you. Click on the link below to find out how to keep the Sun shining bright over your life.
Remember to
Find Peace Within,
Be blessed,
Ms. Lisa D. :)
Remember to
Find Peace Within,
Be blessed,
Ms. Lisa D. :)
Sunday, March 31, 2019
Spring Cleaning Time
The sun is out, the weather is warm and now is that time of year we get rid of those things we that we don't want. In this video, I challenge you to start your Spring cleaning now. Not just in your house but in your temple.
Remember "A Centered Soul is a Centered Mind"
Find Peace Within
Be blessed,
Ms. Lisa
Remember "A Centered Soul is a Centered Mind"
Be blessed,
Ms. Lisa
Tuesday, January 29, 2019
I'm All Grown Up Now - When Soul, Drugs, Sex and Fate Meets
Just imagine this - you're five years old and the gun shots begin flying over your head as you hide behind the door to keep from getting shot. Or imagine this - you're six years old sitting in a room with your family members as they divide pounds of cocaine to prepare for distribution. Or imagine this - you're eight yeas old and you've now become the look out person for the drug dealers who come in and out of your mother's door to ensure she and everyone else want get picked up by the cops. Or imagine this - you're now nine years old and you'll riding in the car with your grandma while she makes her night drops to her drug customers. Now imagine you're 10 and have become the person responsible for taking care of your 3 year old brother because your mom is in love with her demons, drugs, sex, men and money, which causes her to stay out for days leaving you home alone.
You're having to care for a child when you're just a child yourself.
Does any of that sound familiar to you? Has this life been apart of your experiences? Or you currently having this life experience? What happens when the adults in your life haven't dealt with their own demons and those demons could possibly become apart of your life? What does a little girl do when all she knows is a home filled with dysfunctions, no guidance on how to behave as a girl or prepare for those things that girls go through?
What does she do? She looks out the window and dream. She goes across town and dream. She learns how to survive in the streets that is sure to eat her alive, if she doesn't find a way out. She take care of brother in hopes he doesn't end up like all the other men in her family. What does a girl do when she doesn't have anyone to call on when her heart is broken? She learns how to depend on herself and only herself.
I recently had the pleasure of meeting a beautiful young lady whose experiences I just shared with you. Not to throw shade on her or to bring shame to her experiences. I am sharing her story with you because she made a decision to beat all the odds that were stacked against her. To look at her, you wouldn't know that she lived her life with the fear of being killed, raped, or becoming a drug addict like most of the adults in her family. She had a broken mother, a broken grandmother, broken aunts and uncles, broken cousins and a broken story. But she didn't let her final story be broken. You see, she made up in her mind that she was going to do things differently.
She shared her story of going on school field trips to the South side of town and dreaming of having a mom that picked her up from school everyday. She dreamed of having a home to come to where there was love and acceptance. She dreamed of having a home where mom was there to cook dinner and help with homework. She dreamed of having a place to feel safe. That was not her reality, but that did not stop her from dreaming. Disappointed and filled with questions, she kept moving forward in school, getting weak some days and wanting to drop out, like her cousins have done, but God had an angel whispering in her ear, yes you can! and guess what...she did!
Today, she is a high school graduate, the only one in her family to graduate and enrolled in college studying to get her degree in education. She learned how to fight for herself and her life. She wants to be a teacher one day and help at risk youth. She's taking the experiences she had as a child and turning it into her ministry. She's 21 now and has a good job, studying hard and staying out of trouble as she is preparing for the life that she has always dreamed of.
She told me that she doesn't know how she made it out without a baby and without being rapped or addicted to drugs. I told her that God had His hands on her from the moment she was conceived. He knew that she would be needed to raise her brother and her smaller cousins. I told her, God knew that He needed a young person to experience what she's experienced so she could become a teacher and help those students whose parents are doing the same thing to them that her mom did to her. She said, "I guess you're right Ms. Lisa, because I've always wanted to be a teacher and help kids. I hated my life and said I would never do my child like that if I was to ever become a mom." I told her that I was super proud of her and will be there to celebrate with her when she walks across that stage to receive her diploma.
So, what does the SOUL say when Soul and Fate meets.... Soul says, "I've been waiting for this moment, we have work to do and souls to help."
She knew there was another way to live...another way of life... and she's on her way... :)
It doesn't matter how you were brought up, what you got or didn't get as a child. You have the ability to re-write the story that other's have written for you. Take up your pen and walk.... there's a bright side at the end.
Remember to Find Peace Within,
Be blessed,
Ms. Lisa D.
You're having to care for a child when you're just a child yourself.
Does any of that sound familiar to you? Has this life been apart of your experiences? Or you currently having this life experience? What happens when the adults in your life haven't dealt with their own demons and those demons could possibly become apart of your life? What does a little girl do when all she knows is a home filled with dysfunctions, no guidance on how to behave as a girl or prepare for those things that girls go through?
What does she do? She looks out the window and dream. She goes across town and dream. She learns how to survive in the streets that is sure to eat her alive, if she doesn't find a way out. She take care of brother in hopes he doesn't end up like all the other men in her family. What does a girl do when she doesn't have anyone to call on when her heart is broken? She learns how to depend on herself and only herself.
I recently had the pleasure of meeting a beautiful young lady whose experiences I just shared with you. Not to throw shade on her or to bring shame to her experiences. I am sharing her story with you because she made a decision to beat all the odds that were stacked against her. To look at her, you wouldn't know that she lived her life with the fear of being killed, raped, or becoming a drug addict like most of the adults in her family. She had a broken mother, a broken grandmother, broken aunts and uncles, broken cousins and a broken story. But she didn't let her final story be broken. You see, she made up in her mind that she was going to do things differently.
She shared her story of going on school field trips to the South side of town and dreaming of having a mom that picked her up from school everyday. She dreamed of having a home to come to where there was love and acceptance. She dreamed of having a home where mom was there to cook dinner and help with homework. She dreamed of having a place to feel safe. That was not her reality, but that did not stop her from dreaming. Disappointed and filled with questions, she kept moving forward in school, getting weak some days and wanting to drop out, like her cousins have done, but God had an angel whispering in her ear, yes you can! and guess what...she did!
Today, she is a high school graduate, the only one in her family to graduate and enrolled in college studying to get her degree in education. She learned how to fight for herself and her life. She wants to be a teacher one day and help at risk youth. She's taking the experiences she had as a child and turning it into her ministry. She's 21 now and has a good job, studying hard and staying out of trouble as she is preparing for the life that she has always dreamed of.
She told me that she doesn't know how she made it out without a baby and without being rapped or addicted to drugs. I told her that God had His hands on her from the moment she was conceived. He knew that she would be needed to raise her brother and her smaller cousins. I told her, God knew that He needed a young person to experience what she's experienced so she could become a teacher and help those students whose parents are doing the same thing to them that her mom did to her. She said, "I guess you're right Ms. Lisa, because I've always wanted to be a teacher and help kids. I hated my life and said I would never do my child like that if I was to ever become a mom." I told her that I was super proud of her and will be there to celebrate with her when she walks across that stage to receive her diploma.
So, what does the SOUL say when Soul and Fate meets.... Soul says, "I've been waiting for this moment, we have work to do and souls to help."
She knew there was another way to live...another way of life... and she's on her way... :)
It doesn't matter how you were brought up, what you got or didn't get as a child. You have the ability to re-write the story that other's have written for you. Take up your pen and walk.... there's a bright side at the end.
Remember to Find Peace Within,
Be blessed,
Ms. Lisa D.
Sunday, December 9, 2018
Delivered or Dormant - When Soul and Test Meet
Once a theft always a theft. Once a liar always a liar. Once a cheater always a cheater. Does any of these phrases sound familiar? I'm sure they do.
A church person receives a call from the famous Nephew Tommy from the @SteveHaveyMorningShow. Unknowing to the church person on the phone, Nephew Tommy pushes their buttons so far that he or she begins to use curse words.. Something they said they were delivered from. Once Nephew Tommy gets them all the way out there, he tells who he is and that they've been prank by .whomever.. .and get this.. and most of the time it's another church person. The caller precedes to say that they are embarrassed and ask Tommy if they were on the radio. He of course says yes. Then the church person says that they haven't cursed in years and that the Lord had delivered them from cursing. Well, I wonder if they were delivered or was all that cursing just sitting dormant waiting for the right moment to reveal itself so it could come out.
Now let me use myself as the next example.
I am a recovering Bulimic. One who would eat as much food as I liked, then go in the bathroom and throw it up. Or, I would take laxatives so it wouldn't sit in my stomach over night. This went on for years. From the age of 16 to I'll say 39 or 40. I can say that I've been delivered from Bulimia or have I really. As there are times when I feel like I want to throw up or feel the need to take a laxative after I've eaten something I knew I shouldn't have eaten because it may trigger the desire to throw up or eliminate quickly. Have I thrown up or taken laxatives to eliminate after I've eaten something bad, YES.. am I still delivered YES.
What about the person who was a habitual cheater or drinker or drug user. Are they really delivered from that demon or is it just sitting dormant, waiting for the next test. I've cheated in my previous marriages. It was by choice for sure. In my current marriage I haven't cheated. I delivered or have I made a spiritual decision NOT to cheat. Have I been tested, sure I have. Did I fall, no I didn't. WHY.. because I've made a conscious decision to keep my covenant first with God and secondly to my husband. Am I delivered from cheating. Yes I am.
Before I got delivered from my eating disorder, I wasn't aware of the WHY it exist in my life. I didn't know why I was a cheater before being delivered from promiscuity. When I began my TRUE Spiritual journey I discovered the WHY behind my issues. It was because of abandonment. Those spirits came along with the strong man of Abandonment.
I know what triggers the desire to do those things I've been delivered from and I do my best to avoid anything that would trigger those desires.
There are things I stay away from that doesn't push me to do what I know I've been delivered from and is sitting dormant just waiting for the right opportunity to show it's nasty head in my life again.
Here is what I do to stay delivered:
1. I Stay away from fast foods as much as possible. There are times when we're on the road traveling and fast food is the only option. I do not get hamburgers and milk shakes. I'll get a small chicken sandwich and a small bag of fries or side salad. Because I don't eat those foods often, my body rejects it automatically. So, there's no need to take a laxative or throw up. I made a choice to choose something that wouldn't trigger the need to throw up or take a laxative.
NOTE: If I have to take something to eliminate, I take a detox tea that's made from natural herbs and is not habit forming.
2. I do not look at shows where spouses are cheating on each other.
3. I do not look at shows with a lot of sexual contact and content. Not even heavy petting, kissing etc. Even though I'm married and can clearly and easily enjoy those moments with my husband, I personally prefer not to put those scenes in my spirit. (the the gate to your soul... the eyes.)
4. I'm not around the opposite sex alone EVER. I protect myself, my husband and our marriage by avoiding those situations. If it's business or a situation where I have no other choice but be along, it's not because there is any other motives outside of the reason what's being handled at the time. I know the enemy will present itself in the form that he knows I love. He'll do it to you too, what ever that type is.
5. I stay in the word. I read the word of God daily and pray for my mind, spirit, and soul.
6. If the feeling does arise, I ask myself WHY is this happening.
7. I Identify what's missing, what's triggering it and handle it.
Delivered or Dormant - you decide.What I know to be true - When you've done your Spiritual Soul work, (being fully aware of your WHY's) what's lying dormant will submit itself to the process of staying delivered.
Remember to Find Peace Within,
Be blessed,
Ms. Lisa D.
A church person receives a call from the famous Nephew Tommy from the @SteveHaveyMorningShow. Unknowing to the church person on the phone, Nephew Tommy pushes their buttons so far that he or she begins to use curse words.. Something they said they were delivered from. Once Nephew Tommy gets them all the way out there, he tells who he is and that they've been prank by .whomever.. .and get this.. and most of the time it's another church person. The caller precedes to say that they are embarrassed and ask Tommy if they were on the radio. He of course says yes. Then the church person says that they haven't cursed in years and that the Lord had delivered them from cursing. Well, I wonder if they were delivered or was all that cursing just sitting dormant waiting for the right moment to reveal itself so it could come out.
Now let me use myself as the next example.
I am a recovering Bulimic. One who would eat as much food as I liked, then go in the bathroom and throw it up. Or, I would take laxatives so it wouldn't sit in my stomach over night. This went on for years. From the age of 16 to I'll say 39 or 40. I can say that I've been delivered from Bulimia or have I really. As there are times when I feel like I want to throw up or feel the need to take a laxative after I've eaten something I knew I shouldn't have eaten because it may trigger the desire to throw up or eliminate quickly. Have I thrown up or taken laxatives to eliminate after I've eaten something bad, YES.. am I still delivered YES.
What about the person who was a habitual cheater or drinker or drug user. Are they really delivered from that demon or is it just sitting dormant, waiting for the next test. I've cheated in my previous marriages. It was by choice for sure. In my current marriage I haven't cheated. I delivered or have I made a spiritual decision NOT to cheat. Have I been tested, sure I have. Did I fall, no I didn't. WHY.. because I've made a conscious decision to keep my covenant first with God and secondly to my husband. Am I delivered from cheating. Yes I am.
Before I got delivered from my eating disorder, I wasn't aware of the WHY it exist in my life. I didn't know why I was a cheater before being delivered from promiscuity. When I began my TRUE Spiritual journey I discovered the WHY behind my issues. It was because of abandonment. Those spirits came along with the strong man of Abandonment.
I know what triggers the desire to do those things I've been delivered from and I do my best to avoid anything that would trigger those desires.
There are things I stay away from that doesn't push me to do what I know I've been delivered from and is sitting dormant just waiting for the right opportunity to show it's nasty head in my life again.
Here is what I do to stay delivered:
1. I Stay away from fast foods as much as possible. There are times when we're on the road traveling and fast food is the only option. I do not get hamburgers and milk shakes. I'll get a small chicken sandwich and a small bag of fries or side salad. Because I don't eat those foods often, my body rejects it automatically. So, there's no need to take a laxative or throw up. I made a choice to choose something that wouldn't trigger the need to throw up or take a laxative.
NOTE: If I have to take something to eliminate, I take a detox tea that's made from natural herbs and is not habit forming.
2. I do not look at shows where spouses are cheating on each other.
3. I do not look at shows with a lot of sexual contact and content. Not even heavy petting, kissing etc. Even though I'm married and can clearly and easily enjoy those moments with my husband, I personally prefer not to put those scenes in my spirit. (the the gate to your soul... the eyes.)
4. I'm not around the opposite sex alone EVER. I protect myself, my husband and our marriage by avoiding those situations. If it's business or a situation where I have no other choice but be along, it's not because there is any other motives outside of the reason what's being handled at the time. I know the enemy will present itself in the form that he knows I love. He'll do it to you too, what ever that type is.
5. I stay in the word. I read the word of God daily and pray for my mind, spirit, and soul.
6. If the feeling does arise, I ask myself WHY is this happening.
7. I Identify what's missing, what's triggering it and handle it.
Delivered or Dormant - you decide.What I know to be true - When you've done your Spiritual Soul work, (being fully aware of your WHY's) what's lying dormant will submit itself to the process of staying delivered.
Remember to Find Peace Within,
Be blessed,
Ms. Lisa D.
Friday, November 9, 2018
Self-Pity A Walk to Self-Worth
After the tears have dried up.
After the voices become silent.
After the heart stops beating rapidly.
After the knees stop shaking uncontrollably
After the hands stop trembling
After the head has cleared
Then is the time to face the pit of self-pity you're in.
What is a pit? A pit is a hollow or indentation in the surface of something. What is self-pity? Self pity is self-absorbed unhappiness over one's own troubles.
You may be wondering where I'm going with this... here's where I'm going with this.
Here's the story -
At my parents house in South Carolina my dad has a BBQ pit in the back yard. That BBQ pit has been there for years. He enjoys cooking out, so he had our neighbor build him a pit in the ground. There are a lot of things my dad enjoys cooking in that pit but the one thing I've noticed is he loves to cook BBQ ribs in that pit. My dad would go through this ritual of patting the meat down with his famous seasonings. He would let it marinate in that seasoning over night. Then he would cover it up real tight with some aluminum foil. The foil kept the meat sealed tight so the meat wouldn't fall apart while cooking. Then he'll place it in the pit and let it cook pretty much all day. Through out its cooking process, my dad would come back to check and see if it was done. Most of the time it took about 2 to 3 hours to fully cook. Once it was done, he ready to serve his famous BBQ ribs to the family. And boy did we enjoy eating that BBQ.
When we're walking in self-pity we are going through the same process as the ribs in the BBQ pit. We'll pat self-pity down with the stories we tell ourselves about ourselves and our situations. We marinate our self-pity by exaggerating the story with extra seasonings. You know, making it out to be bigger than what it really is. Then we sit in it for days, which turns to weeks, which turns to years and heavens forbid it goes on for years. At that point we've told that story so many times it's wrapped so tightly that it's hard to even distinguish if it's the truth or a lie. And finally, once it's fully cooked, we'll serve that lie to others; who walks away thinking we must be crazy and depressed and in need of some help.
Self-pity is a personal hole we use to hid ourselves in. How do we do that? Through:
1. Denial
2. Rejection
3. Grief
4. Heaviness
5. A Broken Heart
6. You even may find it hard to laugh at life and at yourself
7. You may tend to crave for drama
8. You may tend to crave for sympathy
9. You may tend to be left alone
10. You may tend to live in the past
Does this sound like you? If so, you do not have to stay there. I've been there before. Trust me, it wasn't easy facing the facts about myself. But with my hunger to be free, I faced the truth about the stories I was telling about my life. Through that truth I uncovered that I was only telling parts of the story that justified my opinion of myself. There were several things I did that helped me get out of the pit I was in and I believe they will help you get out of the pit you may be in.
1. Recognize that you have a choice. You can blame others or take responsibility for what you did to cause you to be in that state of mind.
2. Allow yourself to feel the pain. Acknowledge it's there and that you're ready to heal.
3. Take control of your life. Do not let someone else control your feelings.
4. Commit to not bragging about the bad things in your life. Not even to yourself. Speak life into your situations.
5. Do something productive in your day, everyday.
6. Notice the good things in your life. Start a gratitude journal.
7. Ask God for help. It's going to be hard to let go of the story you've been telling by heart. Now you have to get a new story. The true story.
8. Give yourself gospel straight talk. Check yourself when you find yourself out of line.
9. Repent to God for the sin of self-pity. Don't forget-He has made you beautiful.
10. In Faith, take the steps you need to move forward in your spiritual healing.
Remember, God wants us to prosper, be in good health, just as our souls prospers. God is very concerned about our SOUL so why shouldn't we be concerned too. Let's start today turning our story of self-pity into a story of self-worth.
Remember to Find Peace Within
Be blessed,
Ms. Lisa
After the voices become silent.
After the heart stops beating rapidly.
After the knees stop shaking uncontrollably
After the hands stop trembling
After the head has cleared
Then is the time to face the pit of self-pity you're in.
What is a pit? A pit is a hollow or indentation in the surface of something. What is self-pity? Self pity is self-absorbed unhappiness over one's own troubles.
You may be wondering where I'm going with this... here's where I'm going with this.
Here's the story -
At my parents house in South Carolina my dad has a BBQ pit in the back yard. That BBQ pit has been there for years. He enjoys cooking out, so he had our neighbor build him a pit in the ground. There are a lot of things my dad enjoys cooking in that pit but the one thing I've noticed is he loves to cook BBQ ribs in that pit. My dad would go through this ritual of patting the meat down with his famous seasonings. He would let it marinate in that seasoning over night. Then he would cover it up real tight with some aluminum foil. The foil kept the meat sealed tight so the meat wouldn't fall apart while cooking. Then he'll place it in the pit and let it cook pretty much all day. Through out its cooking process, my dad would come back to check and see if it was done. Most of the time it took about 2 to 3 hours to fully cook. Once it was done, he ready to serve his famous BBQ ribs to the family. And boy did we enjoy eating that BBQ.
When we're walking in self-pity we are going through the same process as the ribs in the BBQ pit. We'll pat self-pity down with the stories we tell ourselves about ourselves and our situations. We marinate our self-pity by exaggerating the story with extra seasonings. You know, making it out to be bigger than what it really is. Then we sit in it for days, which turns to weeks, which turns to years and heavens forbid it goes on for years. At that point we've told that story so many times it's wrapped so tightly that it's hard to even distinguish if it's the truth or a lie. And finally, once it's fully cooked, we'll serve that lie to others; who walks away thinking we must be crazy and depressed and in need of some help.
Self-pity is a personal hole we use to hid ourselves in. How do we do that? Through:
1. Denial
2. Rejection
3. Grief
4. Heaviness
5. A Broken Heart
6. You even may find it hard to laugh at life and at yourself
7. You may tend to crave for drama
8. You may tend to crave for sympathy
9. You may tend to be left alone
10. You may tend to live in the past
Does this sound like you? If so, you do not have to stay there. I've been there before. Trust me, it wasn't easy facing the facts about myself. But with my hunger to be free, I faced the truth about the stories I was telling about my life. Through that truth I uncovered that I was only telling parts of the story that justified my opinion of myself. There were several things I did that helped me get out of the pit I was in and I believe they will help you get out of the pit you may be in.
1. Recognize that you have a choice. You can blame others or take responsibility for what you did to cause you to be in that state of mind.
2. Allow yourself to feel the pain. Acknowledge it's there and that you're ready to heal.
3. Take control of your life. Do not let someone else control your feelings.
4. Commit to not bragging about the bad things in your life. Not even to yourself. Speak life into your situations.
5. Do something productive in your day, everyday.
6. Notice the good things in your life. Start a gratitude journal.
7. Ask God for help. It's going to be hard to let go of the story you've been telling by heart. Now you have to get a new story. The true story.
8. Give yourself gospel straight talk. Check yourself when you find yourself out of line.
9. Repent to God for the sin of self-pity. Don't forget-He has made you beautiful.
10. In Faith, take the steps you need to move forward in your spiritual healing.
Remember to Find Peace Within
Be blessed,
Ms. Lisa
Saturday, October 6, 2018
Laundromat Tears - When Mercy and Soul Meets
One thing I've learned in my life-time is this; you will never know who God will send your way to minister to. That's why I believe it's ALWAYS important to have yourself together so you want miss the opportunity to serve an angel unaware.
Here's the story of a young lady, her baby, and the laundromat tears.
It was a Wednesday morning I decided to dry my clothes at the local laundromat instead of hanging them on the clothesline I made outside my carport. I'm a country girl and I love to let my clothes dry on the clothesline the way my grandma and mamma did. But, I didn't have time to wait all day for that to happen, so I took the quickest way out- the laundromat.
While folding my clothes, a young lady rushed in the laundromat with her baby. I'll say the baby was between 12 to 18 months old as she was able to sit up on her own. The young lady had horror and fear written all over her face. I could literally see her chest moving as she was trying to calm herself down. All she had on her person was a diaper bag, purse and cellphone. I watched the both of them while I continued folding clothes.
The laundromat owner approached her and said, "ma'am, you have to leave, here. You can't stay here if you not getting services here." She said, "sir, I'm waiting on my ride." He said, "no you can't stay!" She told him again, 'Sir I'm waiting on my ride." She even went as far as to hand the phone to him to prove to him that she was waiting on her ride. He did not take the phone and turned and walked away.
I kept my eyes on the mom and the baby as I continued folding my clothes. What I observed was the baby looking at her mom with grave concern. She couldn't do anything about her mom's situation but she knew something was wrong. She didn't cry at all. She just kept her eyes on her mommy. She was absorbing the pain of her mom. I can only assume, this little precious soul had experienced this kind of sorrow from her mom before as she wasn't alarmed by what was going in her mom's spirit.
Once I finished folding my clothes, I walked over to her and sat down. I asked her if she was okay, (knowing she wasn't but I didn't want to assume)... she looked at me and the tears began to fall. She said, "no ma'am, I am NOT okay." She proceeded to tell me about her journey and ALL the pain she has been in and is currently in. As a person who operates in the ministry of deliverance, I've learned to allow people to speak their pain, give it a voice and let them get it out of their spirit. I didn't say a word while she talked. I took the baby in my hands and sat her in my lap. She had such a calm spirit. Not one time did she cry; even though her mommy was crying endless tears. She would reach for her mommies arm and touch her face as to say, "it's gonna be alright mommy!"
I want go in to detail about the young ladies story, but what I will say is, she was alone, no mom, no dad, no baby daddy, no close friends to help her. She walked at least 2 miles to the laundromat without a stroller I will add. I asked her if she would like for me to drop her off somewhere. She said her ride was on the way. While we waited, the laundromat attendant called me to the side and explained to me that he would give her 10 more minutes but she would have to leave. He understood she was in distress but because of the behavior from others in the past, he couldn't let her remain there without getting services. I had been with her for about 30 minutes at this point. I let her know what he said and she said okay. I prayed with her and the baby before leaving to take my mom to the doctor.
You might ask, what's the message in this story... well here's the message.
First message: God always puts us in places for certain reasons. I made a decision earlier that morning to go to the laundromat instead of hanging my clothes on the line like I usually do. My intentions were to go there much earlier but that didn't happen. So, I was in the right place at the right time just for that young lady and her baby.
Second message: The young lady needed and advocate for her. You see, the attendant would have kicked her out of the laundromat had it not be for someone sticking by her side and allowing time to pass by, which gave her time to get her emotions together and calm her spirit. The attendant would not have done that had I not been there. That I feel in my spirit.
Third message: The young lady was on the brink of giving up. She said so herself. She felt she had no other choice. I reminded her of that little soul that was sitting in my lap and if there was no other reason to live, it was because of that beautiful baby girl. She agreed.
Fourth message: Prayer does change things. Even though she was in a bad situation and a felt alone, the prayer she received that day gave her hope and reminded her that God is still in control of all things; even her life.
I had to leave her there that Wednesday morning, but I was glad I was there to intercede and be an advocate for her so she could experience the Mercy of God, through the actions of the laundromat attendant.
My message to you - Don't be afraid to intervene when it looks like someone is on the verge of giving up. Often times we turn a def ear or blind eye to people when they are in need. Not everyone is a scam and looking to get over on you. There are some people who are truly hurting and all they want to know is "Someone Care."
Remember to Find Peace Within
Be Blessed
Ms. Lisa 🙂
Here's the story of a young lady, her baby, and the laundromat tears.
It was a Wednesday morning I decided to dry my clothes at the local laundromat instead of hanging them on the clothesline I made outside my carport. I'm a country girl and I love to let my clothes dry on the clothesline the way my grandma and mamma did. But, I didn't have time to wait all day for that to happen, so I took the quickest way out- the laundromat.
While folding my clothes, a young lady rushed in the laundromat with her baby. I'll say the baby was between 12 to 18 months old as she was able to sit up on her own. The young lady had horror and fear written all over her face. I could literally see her chest moving as she was trying to calm herself down. All she had on her person was a diaper bag, purse and cellphone. I watched the both of them while I continued folding clothes.
The laundromat owner approached her and said, "ma'am, you have to leave, here. You can't stay here if you not getting services here." She said, "sir, I'm waiting on my ride." He said, "no you can't stay!" She told him again, 'Sir I'm waiting on my ride." She even went as far as to hand the phone to him to prove to him that she was waiting on her ride. He did not take the phone and turned and walked away.
I kept my eyes on the mom and the baby as I continued folding my clothes. What I observed was the baby looking at her mom with grave concern. She couldn't do anything about her mom's situation but she knew something was wrong. She didn't cry at all. She just kept her eyes on her mommy. She was absorbing the pain of her mom. I can only assume, this little precious soul had experienced this kind of sorrow from her mom before as she wasn't alarmed by what was going in her mom's spirit.
Once I finished folding my clothes, I walked over to her and sat down. I asked her if she was okay, (knowing she wasn't but I didn't want to assume)... she looked at me and the tears began to fall. She said, "no ma'am, I am NOT okay." She proceeded to tell me about her journey and ALL the pain she has been in and is currently in. As a person who operates in the ministry of deliverance, I've learned to allow people to speak their pain, give it a voice and let them get it out of their spirit. I didn't say a word while she talked. I took the baby in my hands and sat her in my lap. She had such a calm spirit. Not one time did she cry; even though her mommy was crying endless tears. She would reach for her mommies arm and touch her face as to say, "it's gonna be alright mommy!"
I want go in to detail about the young ladies story, but what I will say is, she was alone, no mom, no dad, no baby daddy, no close friends to help her. She walked at least 2 miles to the laundromat without a stroller I will add. I asked her if she would like for me to drop her off somewhere. She said her ride was on the way. While we waited, the laundromat attendant called me to the side and explained to me that he would give her 10 more minutes but she would have to leave. He understood she was in distress but because of the behavior from others in the past, he couldn't let her remain there without getting services. I had been with her for about 30 minutes at this point. I let her know what he said and she said okay. I prayed with her and the baby before leaving to take my mom to the doctor.
You might ask, what's the message in this story... well here's the message.
First message: God always puts us in places for certain reasons. I made a decision earlier that morning to go to the laundromat instead of hanging my clothes on the line like I usually do. My intentions were to go there much earlier but that didn't happen. So, I was in the right place at the right time just for that young lady and her baby.
Second message: The young lady needed and advocate for her. You see, the attendant would have kicked her out of the laundromat had it not be for someone sticking by her side and allowing time to pass by, which gave her time to get her emotions together and calm her spirit. The attendant would not have done that had I not been there. That I feel in my spirit.
Third message: The young lady was on the brink of giving up. She said so herself. She felt she had no other choice. I reminded her of that little soul that was sitting in my lap and if there was no other reason to live, it was because of that beautiful baby girl. She agreed.
Fourth message: Prayer does change things. Even though she was in a bad situation and a felt alone, the prayer she received that day gave her hope and reminded her that God is still in control of all things; even her life.
I had to leave her there that Wednesday morning, but I was glad I was there to intercede and be an advocate for her so she could experience the Mercy of God, through the actions of the laundromat attendant.
My message to you - Don't be afraid to intervene when it looks like someone is on the verge of giving up. Often times we turn a def ear or blind eye to people when they are in need. Not everyone is a scam and looking to get over on you. There are some people who are truly hurting and all they want to know is "Someone Care."
Remember to Find Peace Within
Be Blessed
Ms. Lisa 🙂
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