After the Election Matters of the Heart

Have you ever been in a relationship, or maybe you are in one now, where the toxicity is so great you'd give anything just to get out. You'd even pay him/her to get out? In fact you offered just that and to pay their first month's rent to a place way away from you but they wouldn't go? Then one day you confirm there is definitely a God.

Out of no where, you come home to an empty house (even some of your belongings are gone) or you come home to that devil loading his/her car in a hurry, as if you were the one refusing to let them leave. Their whole expression says, “I know you'll miss me!”  

Low and behold, tears begin to flow like a river from your eyes. The feeling of joy consumes every part of your being. It's almost like the “Holy Ghost” taking hold. It's like fire shut up in your bones. It makes you want to shout! But...you can't just yet cause it just may not be real. Lord please let it be real is all you can utter.

Come on y'all, I know I cannot be the only one.

Well, this is just the feeling I got when I learned Joe Biden had won the presidential election. I got the “Holy Ghost!” It came out of no where. It came like a thief in the night. There was no hooping or hollering or speaking in tongues. I just felt brand new. The odd thing about all of this is, I wasn't going to vote. It's not that I didn't want to. I just felt like I really had no real dog in the fight. It really didn't occur to me to put my “x” next to any of the other presidential candidates either cause I didn't get a warm and fuzzy about any of them either. God knows I only had sympathy when I scrolled down to Kanye's name, not enough to give him my vote though. After wrapping up my conversation with God, it came down to either 45 or Joe Biden for me.

I've lived a long time and experienced enough presidents to know that a president (no matter how much he/she proclaims to be better than the opponent) can only do so much. He/she is not God although many of us seem to think they are. He/she is not God although many of them probably thought they were. It's often times the same song and dance through a different body. Regardless of what I may have thought prior to the election, it is apparent that my soul recognized a major shift...a much needed shift.

Have you ever felt this way? Did you feel the same as I a few days ago? What about after learning the election count?

One thing is certain in my opinion, many of us experienced four years on a roller coaster ride from hell. You know one of those relationships where the partner looks you in your face and tell you who she/he is. Their boldness and unconcern for your heart isn't a guess any more. You have been told by the enemy that you are definitely sleeping with the enemy and you're stuck right there in the muck and mire of it all. The way out isn't even a dream any more. You merely exist.

Then one day...

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Resurrecting Life, Liberty, and Happiness

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Date:  11 April 2019

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Resurrecting Your Relationships:  Family, Spouse/Significant Other

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Make Me Over
Song by: Tina Turner

Lord, make me over
(Lord make me over)
Make me over, Jesus (Lord make me over)
Lord, make me over
(Lord make me over) I can't be the same, I can't stay the same
Make me over, no-no-no-no-no, no-no (make me over again)
Please make me over
(Make me over again)
Yes make me over
(Make me over again)…

Before the makeover... it's imperative in my opinion, to know thyself first, then do a little bit of a deeper dive to discover how you feel about YOU and lastly it helps to know why you want to be made over. 

From my experience, if you want to know how you really feel about anything, all you must do is ASK. 

New International Version
"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.

New Living Translation
"Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you.

English Standard Version
“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.Matthew 7:7

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(Questionnaire #1 

Designed to help YOU remember who you are, whose you are, and who you are destined to BE)

 So, let us begin.  Take a look at and respond to the following:

********How do you define/see yourself

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How would you ideally define or like to define yourself

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Do you know/believe in God/Higher Power?  Do you know/believe in YOU?

1.  The way your keep house...

Are you compulsive about how clean your house is?  Is it never clean enough?

Explain:

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If things are not the way you desire them, how do you respond OR do you respond?  What does that look like?

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What could you improve in order to value YOU more:

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2.  The way you honor or do not honor commitments

In the last 6 months, did you fully honor your commitments?  If not, list three reasons why

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3.  Do you listen/talk more than you talk/listen

Note:  If you find yourself asking a friend about him/her then find yourself making the conversation mostly about you, it's safe to say you talk more than listen.  If you seldom extend any information about you in a conversation, it is safe to say you either (list the reasons why you listen more than you talk):

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Why:

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4.  The way you manage your money

How much money do you spend on miscellaneous things each month?  Do you track your spending?

What is your desired monthly income?  What is your monthly income? What is the difference?

What things can you do to reach your desired income?

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5.  Do you finish most things/ all things you start

What was the three last things on your "to do" list?

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Which, if not all, did you complete?

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How many times were these things carried over from one list to another because you didn't complete it?

6.  The way you talk to yourself

What are some of the things you say to YOU?

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Would you say those things to your friend, your spouse, your child, to God?

7.  Do you truly honor or value what you feed your mind, body, and soul

Do you have a therapist, counselor, life coach?  If so, how often do you see them?

What's your favorite song?

What are the last three books you've read?  Give a brief description of each

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Answer the same about television shows

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How often do you exercise?

Do you take prescription meds?  Do you take them as prescribed?

How often do you see a physician (to include dentist, GYN, etc)?  How often have you rescheduled OR didn't show up?

Do you attend church OR some form of organized fellowship in person or online?  If so, how often?

Do you study outside of your organized fellowship?

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8.  In a real life crisis in which the plane you boarded starts to malfunction and the oxygen masks are released, truthfully would you put your mask on first

How does your answer make you feel?

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9.  Who/what is the most important person, place and/or thing in your life?  Why?

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What value do these things bring to YOU?  Explain.

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10. Did you answer all these questions?  If so, were you completely truthful?

Explain how you know you're being truthful.