I
must confess! Over the past month, I
have allowed the busyness of my daily activities to push my workout time right
off of my schedule. And oh, how I have
suffered the consequences: sickness,
fatigue, the lack of mental clarity, and a few extra pounds just to name a
few. Therefore, I have recommitted
myself to a personal daily discipline of physical wellness. Since my body is the only place I’m going to
live, I must take the time to show my body some Love every single day.[1]
Otherwise, my
body will make its demands for Love whether I like it or not and whether I
think I have the time or not. Either
way, my body will get what it so desperately needs–a time and a place of rest, recovery,
rejuvenation, and restoration.
Ok
My Brothers, Listen up! This one is for
you. It’s time for you to…
Rest in Peace
As the second anniversary of my
earthly father’s transition approaches, I have given myself permission to
reflect on several defining moments he and I shared together. Being the eldest child, we walked together through
some very difficult life situations.
Besides the untimely death of his wife (my mother), one of the other
most heart wrenching life-crisis was his seven and half year season of
unemployment. After faithfully working
for one particular company for almost twenty-five years, after promotions, a
demotion, and a few relocations, he was released from his position less than
six months shy of being eligible for certain financial benefits commensurate
with his time of service. In light of
the fact that my father still was financially responsible for his wife and two
youngest children, the demonically induced time-sensitive crisis seemed so
wrong! And it was.
By
this time, I was an adult child with a family of my own. Therefore, my perspective of this particular
struggle rang deep in the crevices of my soul.
I was able to see more things and had more insights than when I was
thirteen–my age when my mother transitioned from this life. I saw how the series of rejections took its
toll on the very fabric of my father’s soul.
I witnessed relatives, so-called friends and fellow “brothers and
sisters In Christ” pass judgment on a situation they knew very little
about. They weren’t the ones going
through the paper week after week, going on interview after interview, and
desperately searching for a place that would give him the opportunity once
again to be the resource to his family.
My father’s pain became my burden as we both sought Love earnestly for A Way
of escape.
As
life on earth would have it, I found myself walking down this same road with my
own husband (my children’s father). Not
once or even twice, but three times in eighteen years. Now as a wife and mother, my husband’s pain
was my burden as we both sought Love earnestly for His Way of escape.
My Brothers, Find Your
Place of Rest!
From
my perspective, one of my father and husband’s greatest struggles during these
seasons was that the circumstances of their lives appeared to be a
contradiction to what they envisioned.
It appeared that employers and even clients were blind to “the king”
they saw morning after morning in the mirror.
Why couldn’t everyone else see who they instinctively knew they
were called to be? Why weren’t they
experiencing in reality what The King gave them permission to imagine?
In
my experience, I have found that when Our Brothers–whether that be our fathers,
husbands, boyfriends, sons, brothers, uncles, cousins or even co-workers–find
themselves in this potentially paralyzing predicament, they look outside of
themselves for the answer when The Answer within is ever ready to show them
The Way. However, instead they search
and search outside of themselves for “someone” to come to their aid when the
crisis itself is an invitation for them to seek Love with their whole
heart and humble themselves to His Plan of accomplishing His Will in their
lives.[2]
Similar to a bow
and arrow, it may appear that they’re being pulled back. However, the faith tension of the moment
promises to release them with divine force to go farther than they’ve ever gone
before; being more and eventually making more of an impact in the world then
they initially imagined.[3]
I
must say, it takes a true champion in Love to conquer a victim mentality
when it appears all the forces of hell have been unleashed against your
progress to provide for your family. The
antidote for such “dis-ease” is embracing The Truth that the extreme opposition
one faces is a clear indication of the extreme value one already possesses. There is a place of
rest where Love desires to display the manifold wisdom of “the king”
within.[4]
The Key is to Re-discover that Place and live in the Light of Truth![5]
Therefore,
My Brothers…Here’s My Father’s Day PRAYer for You: Be strong and very courageous![6]
Choose to
re-discover your p.l.a.c.e. where purpose is located at the center of
efficiency. Jesus came that you
might experience the opportunity to flourish and prosper effortlessly,
extravagantly and freely in authentic expression. Take joy in being who God created you to be
regardless of the circumstances, situations, or the opinions of man. Now truly is the time to come back to L.I.F.E.–Live
in Full Expression–for you were meant to live and rest in total Peace![7]
[1] Adapted from Jim Rohn, Quote.
[2] 1 Peter 5:6
[3] Ephesians 3:20
[4] Ephesians 3:10
[6] Joshua 1:9
[7] Please join Julianne as she PRAYs Our Brothers
back to life. From April 2013 through
August 2013, Julianne is calling on “Big P.O.P.P.A.” to manifest and set things
in Order.
The call back telephone
number is 712-432-1085 and the access code is 931539#.
We know that Love has
Answered, and we will see what we have been PRAYing for (Isaiah 65:24).
PLEASE NOTE: This PRAYer is pre-recorded.
© 2013 Julianne Pearson
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Julianne
Pearson is an Author, Relationship Strategist, Speaker and Trainer. She is the Co-Founder of the LĪVE! movement, a speaking, training and coaching organization committed
to developing extraordinary people, families, and businesses. Through her
books, seminars and training workshop sessions, she empowers her readers and
listeners to rise up to their first level of consciousness in order to advance
the Kingdom of God on this earth.
Contact:
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