Confession….Going with the flow is not or should I say, has not been my strong suit! Truth be told, it’s so much easier to surrender and go with God’s Flow in “Word” than in “Deed!” I never thought I’d say this, but…I can be controlling! I thought maybe just slightly when it comes to certain things, but the past few months have shown, my controlling nature has infiltrated my entire Life and is spilling over into the lives of those around me. That’s a problem. Especially when it comes to living a Lifestyle of Faith…Control is a hindrance to the will of God being fully operational in your Life.
In Proverbs 16:9…the Word of God says we make our plans but the Lord directs our steps. So, in essence, if Life were like music…we might pick the song, but God shows us how to move to the beat. And trust me, God has the best dance moves LOL! Especially when the music of Life begins to skip a beat and takes turns you didn’t anticipate.
This Holiday season has been a prime example of that for me. From experiencing Thanksgiving from an entirely different cultural perspective to starting off my Christmas season being a support during a Life-altering surgery endured by my closest friend. I’ve needed God, like never before, to show me how to dance through it all. To show me how to be settled in my mind, when my thoughts can no longer help me figure it out. Ultimately, it has come down to two words…two words I keep hearing over and over again in my heart…Just Flow.
Just Flow when your macaroni is replaced by Black beans and rice, and your dinner guests include former Missionaries who were happy to be invited because their family was hundreds of miles away. Just flow, when God uses your friend’s Life to show you miracles do exist and that Healing is possible when you endure the process(no matter how hard it seems). Just Flow, when you wonder how this all make sense to even put in column and then you realize Stories of Faith is not about making headlines, but what it’s like to truly Live Life…a Lifestyle of Faith in real time! Just….FLOW!
(Photo Credit: CulturalMarxism.net)
So, that’s my new MOA as we approach the end of 2016. No more being burdened down with thoughts of controlling my Life. Matthew 11:28 says we should cast those type of thoughts/cares over to God and receive His rest…aka, His Life of no stress which comes out of Believing He’s got everything under control. So let’s “Just Flow” in this season, and watch in amazement as God sets our Lives up to be way greater than what we could have done on our own. ~Just Flow
Check out this 360-photo from my Thanksgiving this year. The table was actually all cleaned off after we finished eating, and we were enjoying an awesome conversation with our Missionary guests who served time in Belize.
L.Michelle Salvant is a Christian Lifestyle Blogger who started writing the Stories of Faith column back in 2004. A 19-Year Media Veteran, with a B.S. in Broadcast Journalism, L.Michelle owns an Online Media Company/Institute which specializes in “A New Type Of Storytelling” which includes Social Storytelling, Capturing Stories through 360 Photos and Presenting Stories through Virtual Reality.
Outside of Media, L.Michelle also serves as a Ministry leader at Higher Dimension Church Tallahassee, FL She is happily married to SGT.Christopher King Salvant Sr, and they have one son, Christopher King Salvant, Jr. “Peek” L.Michelle resides in Tallahassee, FL.
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