The Eye of the Storm...

This article was originally written September 26, 2013... I know its slightly dated, but the gist of the post is STILL very relevant so I edit it and re-post... Enjoy...

the EYE of the Storm

During this season, God has increased the sensitivity of my spiritual eye and opened my mind so that my perception has become that of a rear view mirror, just opposite ; meaning only with the natural eye does things appear bigger than they are. I was in the biggest state of questioning, with my eyes closed, "WHY ME?" "WHY THIS?" "Can't I have ANOTHER KIND OF STORM?" "I DONT DESERVE THIS!"... Trying my best to pull away and give up. In fact I had set my mind to quit, but an internal vision wouldn’t let me. It wasn’t until I got sick and tied (the more exhausted version of TIRED) of fighting... against the prophetic, against why he was drawing me nearer, against WHY I was in this storm in the FIRST PLACE...

that he allowed me to actually SEE. I mean REALLY SEE, like looking at 1 of those mind exercise puzzles where your eyes see the obvious, but your brain sees and is able to de-fragment the hidden puzzle within the puzzle. In a recent sermon, my pastor, Bishop J.C. Williams, confirmed this when he gave the analogy of using mathematical functions in high school, where one is given the answer, but the resolve is in finding the problem (aka working backwards). It was during this time that God revealed to me all the times when he'd given me the answer, and told me, "now, work backwards...”

So here I am.... in the what feels like the EYE of my Storm, being tested, tried & proven with confidence to know that I know, that I know WHO and WHO'S I am, and the BIGGER picture has become so much more evident... THIS STORM was ultimately never really about me... Ha! I laugh now because my pride has taken the biggest blow. THIS STORM was for the hundreds of other people, many of whom I will never meet, that will encounter this exact same issue with the same limited, if not fewer, resources. THIS STORM was not for me to say how good or fun or safe God is; though he is all those things! No, THIS STORM was for me to show how much more than a provider but a keeper and how more than rock but a cornerstone, and how truly smart and calculated God is! And how he'll blind you (if you let him), and exchange your strength, your vision, your will for HIS, right when you appear to be in the eye of the storm; so for THIS STORM, I am most grateful...  #Selah #getfreetoday