Do you need to clean up?

Have you ever walked in mud as a child? It seeps through your toes and your feet sink. The next step is just as gooey. Sometimes you just keep walking especially when you are with a friend, it just seems much more fun when you can share it with someone else that enjoys the gooey feeling. Oh, the laughter it can bring but before long the mud seems to be flying every place. The thing I want to bring to your attention is even as a kid you eventually have to clean up. It is the same way with the goo we carry from life's events. You might have thought it was fun at the moment but at some point we have to rethink what we have done or are doing. If we are not careful we are carrying a lot of dry mud around that keeps chipping off and causing problems. It is better to take a full bath washing very well between your toes and scrubbing off all the mud. Get a fresh start. Unlike a kid who has no choice about getting that dirty nasty mud off, we do. When a child
gets all cleaned up the mom inspects to make sure it is a job well done. But who inspects us as adults? God does, He will help you get clean. You think no one is watching and it does not matter how you are? It really does matter the person you think doesn't even know you are around might be the one that is watching you the closest. I guess the most important thing is to keep your life clean and you won't have to worry about who is watching you. They might be surprise at how clean you can keep. Yes we will make mistakes but He will help you clean back up. If you are tired of walking or sinking in the mud give God a try. You might be surprised at how well you clean up.

A Prayer for you

I just want to share a prayer that is in my workbook "Who Me? Worthwhile? Yes, You".
Dear God, Allow me to come to you in all my brokenness so you can fix me as good as new. Open my eyes that I might see you, open my ears that I might hear you, and open my heart that I might feel you. Amen
You might wonder why I would choose to share a prayer like that but the answer is simple. Sometimes we forget how important we are to God in spite of our brokenness. He can and will fix us if we allow Him. Broken people are Gods specialty. Opening all or our self to Him we will be able find His will for us.

Excerpt from my book “Who Me? Worthwhile? Yes, You!”

The Bible is full of many helpful things and examples. But I think the greatest is how He has created us to have a free will. This shows to me how much He really loves us. He gives us choices in our lives. I cannot fully comprehend how great that love really is but I do know that He has created us with a plan in mind being in His image tells me that is the case. We each have a purpose. Some of us might have to look a little harder than others but it is there waiting for us to claim it. God has made you who you are for a reason. What might it be?

exerpt from my book "Who Me? Worthwhile? Yes, You!"

I have always felt like I was not good enough for anything. Therefore, everything I tried I did in fear. I was afraid that if people really found out who I was they certainly would not like me. Everything I worked for would be over. Being fearful can cause you to always be looking over your shoulder wondering what was going to happen next. You become afraid that something bad was waiting down the line for you, therefore, you chose to stand still. When fear controls you, you do not move far or at all. Let God help you get over the fears that cause you to shudder whenever you think of facing the world. The world can be scary enough place without carrying added, unnecessary fear. What will you do with your fear? I have chosen. Let God handle those kinds of fears in my life. It is not always easy but worth the effort.

THROW THE GARBAGE AWAY

I have garbage in my life from childhood because of what was done to me. They shoveled it in and I could do nothing. I carried it I had no choice but now I do. The choices are let it stink up my life or throw it away. Getting rid of it is not always easy but it can be done. When that smelly stuff gets thrown away what a relief it is. Your whole life starts smelly better and opening the door to others is even easier. Do you have garbage in your life? I would challenge you to throw it away. It might not be easy but I know you can do it. You might think I don't even know what garbage you have or how you've had it and that is right. But I do know what garbage I had and how long I carried it. If I can do it I know you can. Remember you are not alone we are here to help each other. I believe in you because God made you special just like He did me. Happy tossing.

(March 2014) Author Glenda L. Hunter and husband Steve on "Conversations with Cyrus Webb"

Excerpt from AN UNSPEAKABLE SECRET

    Changing one's way of thinking about oneself is important. Most people I have come across who have been abused have a poor self-image. The degradation of the abuse helps feed this kind of image. There is hope. You can by the help of God, change the image you have of yourself. It involves self-talk in a positive way. We are used to telling ourselves how bad we are, but we need to start telling ourselves how good we are. If there are things about yourself you don't like and you can change them, then change them. It you cannot change them, learn to accept them and go on.