Speed of God

In my book “Glimpses of Grace - You are His Favorite” I shared a moment about when my older brother Vernon was executed by lethal injection. I share about the speed at which God works. I shared about how I’d asked for His help and He availed Himself to me immediately. Well, a similar event occurred since my arrival in Cebu.

I met people on Friday a few hours after my arrival. One of those people, Zee taught English. I explained I’d like to do the same here. The following morning I received a text with a name and number. I set an appointment with the contact Vince. We meet that afternoon. He introduces me to the owner of the language school and with 15 minutes I have a job offer to teach English. Work visa and fees included and a salary significantly higher than I need to cover my cost of living and savings.

Today, January 8, 2019, I am grateful that:

God hasn’t forgotten about me. At some points it’s easy for me to loose faith but the thing I’ve learned is don’t. He is always there and will always be there. High or low, up or down, happy or sad, God will NEVER abandon His kids. When speaking with my cousin Beverly I shared it doesn’t matter when I am on the globe, it’s all His. He can find me wherever I am, I don’t have to stay in one locale.

I am able to see and share what He does. It’s great to receive the gifts but it’s even better to share those experiences with others. It not confirms and reconfirms what I’ve learned and received, it shows others how good He treats His kids. That’s the deal. By following His dictates and moving forward, no matter what, I get to show others a small fraction of what He can and will do for me and for others.

You are reading this post. Yep - you. I started writing this post months ago. If you are reading this list the funny thing is this was a way for me to combat my depression. Years ago when I lived alone, my apartment’s upstairs had a really wide vanity mirror. I began my day writing a gratitude list. I’d start the list and put several things on the list. Most days it was a chore and I didn’t want to make a list. While in a depressive start nearly everything required more effort than I was willing to exert but I made the list daily. It took a bit of time but I started to feel better and I continued to use the list. A couple of months ago before leaving America, I started to write the list again. Then I thought it would great to share the list with others. As I write this post, I still don’t have my site published but it will be published - that’s why you made the list. Since you’re reading the list, the site is published and I am still writing and word has begun to spread about how good He treats his kids.

If you have challenges with depression. If you have challenges with faith. If you have challenges with what to do and how to do what needs to get done, reach out to me. I will be happy to share my experience. Not something I’ve read in a book or was taught at school - I will share what’s worked for me or someone I know personally. Be mindful, more than you are reading this post so it may take a bit longer for me to reach out to you than you would like, but I will do my best to contact you

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