Coming From Where I'm From

Think about the things that are good in your life.  Rejoice for where you are because where you could be would have been worse!  Today is another opportunity to live, love and laugh.  Don’t waste your precious days worrying about things that you cannot change.  Take time to do something about the things that you can change, and let God take care of the rest.  Live your life to the fullest, and don’t let anyone try to hold you back.

Good day to you all!  I know that the week may seem long, and the answer to your prayers may seem far away, but I tell you to hold on to hope and keep your faith strong.  God has never left you, and your breakthrough is on the way!

Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.  Romans 12:12

Sometimes it gets lonely 
Comin from where I'm from, I'm from 
Thangs aint what they seem to be 
Comin from where I'm from, I'm from 
Sometimes you get a little angry 
Comin from where I'm from, I'm from 
Sometimes you get the best of me-Anthony Hamilton “Comin from Where I’m From”

Where did you come from?  What did God bring you through.  Sometimes people can get caught up in where you are from.  I may not be from where you are from, but I can relate to the pain that you have been through.  I may not have gone on the same journey as you, but you would be amazed at how similar the stories that we would share would be.  In the above lyrics Anthony Hamilton describes a place that we are all from.  There have been times when we have all been lonely, angry, and we have all had times when things were not what they seemed to be. 

Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.”  Deuteronomy 31:6

Dear Reader I know what it is like to come from a dark place.  We can all relate to someone Comin from Where I’m From.  The good news today is that you can go where I’m going.  You have your path and I have mine, but we can walk in faith together.  Lean on me, when you are not strong, and I will be your friend, I will help you carry on.  Understand that while you are leaning on me, what is holding me up is God’s promise that He will be faithful. You are not on this journey alone.  I will pray for you and I ask that you pray for me.  If I could write my chorus to Mr. Hamilton’s song I would declare that:

Sometimes you got to get down on your knees and pray; Comin from Where I’m From, I’m from; Sometimes you gotta cry in the midnight hour; Comin from Where I’m From, I’m From; But Joy comes in the morning; Coming From Where I’m From, I’m From

I pray that you will rely on God’s strength to get you through.  You have not made it from where you are from to where you now without God being behind you.  Leave the past behind you and look forward to a beautiful future. 

You are beautiful, loved, and blessed

John Reed