Human Beings by nature are covetous & envious, always desiring to have what or who someone else has. We rarely think of the cost or sacrifice people have made to obtain or maintain what they have….the Story behind the Glory! The years & tears invested in painting the picture now seen. When God Blesses someone with a tangible blessing, that blessing is tailored made for whom God has given it to & can never be for anyone else. When God allows & ordains 2 people to be united together, it’s the chemistry of those 2 persons that make them who they are. So when we covet to take someone else blessing it can be a curse for us & while we may think we are getting the person we see, we are not getting that person at all, because without the “chemistry” that person no longer exist. We are only getting the remnants of what that union empowered that person to be.

So Be Warned!!! When we plot & manipulate to get what or who someone else has, we are inviting Hell into our life and the reality may be totally different than picture we created in our mind. Understand this, the something or someone who God has given to someone else can Never truly be ours & will only block the way for  what /who God has for us.

I must say God has truly overwhelmed me Again!!!  So, my lease was coming up for renewal and I needed more space. I had already prayed to God about purchasing a home and one of my request was a swimming pool. Anyone that Truly knows me, knows I LOVE to be near water. As my realtor & I were looking for homes within my price range, I could not find one with a pool. So, I decided I would forgo my request. After settling on newly built spacious beautiful 3 bedroom home in a gated community, I filled out all the paper work & was waiting to see if the offer would be accept it. During this time (4 days), I could not sleep. I had that ball in the pit of my stomach but I continued trying to convince myself that it was OK. Finally, my realtor called to tell me the good news, they approved the offer, however he could tell there was something troubling me so I explained to him that I just did have Peace about this home. Then my realtor said to me “Traci, you keep saying that God will give you the desires of your heart, so why are you settling. You have been adamant about having a pool in your back yard, so get you a house with a pool”. Needless to say I withdrew my offer and forfeited the earnest money but I know it will be well worth it, when I receive the Blessing that God has for me…….a home with a swimming pool. I said all of that to say this, I Must Practice What I Preach & Teach. I keep saying “NO SETTLING”, so I must apply this principle to every area of my life (not just a man). I am continuing to learn that I must Trust & Depend on God concerning EVERY AREA of my life, realizing that I must Accept what God allows. As I look back I realize I was getting ahead of God and I Praise Him for loving me enough to warn me and slow me down.

Although I am Thankful I didn’t settle, I must admit I was disappointed…..BUT GOD!  Now that the world wind has slowed down, I am yet again amazed by the Awesomeness of God. Within 1 week, I had a new grand-daughter (Kayden Renee Adams), went on my first contracted speaking engagement (the first of many) & Yes, I did move….into a spacious 3 bedroom apartment in the same complex I currently live in, closer to the pool. LOL. Although I may not have a “house” (right now), I do have a home and as I continue to seek God, he will continue to Bless Me with the desires of my heart  (in his time) ~ Matthew 6:33.