It takes all kinds to make a beautiful bouquet!
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P.A.R.T.Y
Ain’t no party like a Holy Ghost party!
Listen
Be Still And Know
My Family
My husband and twins are my biggest cheerleaders.
Their support of me and our Ministry Restored Ministries is what enables me to do what I do for others.
They have also become accustomed to me saying: “Hold On! – I am working on a blog.”
It’s hard to multi-task sometimes!
I just wanted to give a shout out to my Peeps for always being so patient and supportive in all I do.
Tell us about your Family.
~ XXOO Michelle Bollom
They Never Disappear
His promises are not only Yes & Amen;
They NEVER disappear.
~ XXOO Michelle Bollom
Heaven and Earth disappear, but My Words will never disappear. ~ Luke 21:33 NLT
For all the promises of God are “Yes” in Christ. And so through Him, our “Amen” is spoken to the glory of God.~ 2 Corinthians 1:20 Berean Study Bible
The Path
There is a difference between knowing the path and walking the path….
~Hephzibah Beulah
- Connect more with Hephzibah Here
Some Unpleasant Things
Those of you following my fasting experience, I am excited to say that God is 6 for 6!
This unpacking revelations is so much fun!
Today’s unpacking has a little bit of a back story.
Yesterday I woke up again feeling horrible. Huge dips in my blood sugar and well some unpleasant things for sure! Let’s just say there was a lack of downloads in a certain department and coupled with feeling crummy I was ready to call it all quits.
My friend arrived and noticed something wrong, she prayed over me and I started to feel better… I soon had a download in that other department too! God was moving quick answering our prayers.
We then proceeded to “pray it down” for several other people and situations. I headed out to run errands after our three hours of a divine delay and awesome prayer time. I could not stop praying in my car and under my breath everywhere I went. So My next stop was to drop off something for my friend and instead of just sitting it on her porch I waited. When she opened the door I saw so much angst and sadness and instantly knew something was up. She barely got words out when I just grabbed her and started to pray. That turned out to be another two plus hour Divine delay.
At one point she said she felt like she can’t hear God’s direction or answers on certain situations she has been praying for and showed me the Bible verse she read that morning.
Here is a picture of it below-
The Verse is in Psalm 119
In the picture you can see the underlined sections she showed me-
My mind was stirred remembering that there was a Living Bible in a supply box at my Thursday night support group. It being Thursday I would look for it when I got there to take and read more of her verse.
As I rushed now from the store and home to make dinner and eat and head back out the door to get to my class and look for the bible, I was so excited when my ministry partner and friend found it and said I could have it. So that is how today’s unpacking all got pre-unpacked.
Those Divine Encounters and Divine Delays were all a bigger part by God so I could not only obtain this bible and use it to unpack today’s revelation…. but God also used them for some mighty powerful prayers, revelations, and unpleasant truths for all of us.
So last night my waking time was 1:19 am- the verse that correlated with was Jeremiah 27:22.
They will be taken to Babylon and there they will remain until the day I come for them,’ declares the LORD. ‘Then I will bring them back and RESTORE them to this place.'”~ Jeremiah 27:22 NIV
I unpacked it in Bible Hub on my phone and the very first listed translation was NIV – and as you all can guess, the word that jumped out and confirmed I was on my way to my next download was- yep- RESTORE!
Then the commentary had another favorite word- gracious promise.
Jeremiah assures them that the brazen vessels should go after the golden ones. All shall be carried to Babylon. But he concludes with a gracious promise, that the time would come when they should be brought back. ~Matthew Henry Commentary
So I finally was led to open the new to me Living Bible and wham! This is what the notes on that verse and passage of scriptures is telling us.
The people of Judah chose to listen to the pleasant messages of the false prophets, but this only blinded them to their sins and its inevitable consequences. All of us are impressionable, and even more so when we are young or going through difficult times. It is important that we build our life on a foundation of truth rather than on convenient or pleasant messages. God calls us to do some unpleasant things. He requires that we take an honest look at our life, admit our sin, and humbly seek to make amends for those we have hurt. Recovery is never easy; it is always painful. We would be wise to face the truth. The road of pleasant experiences will only lead to denial and destruction. ~ The Life Recovery Bible.
Wow! God is so awesome!
We can be so impressionable. We can allow other people or situations to influence us in either good or bad behaviors. We can be quick to swallow sometimes any ole thing someone is trying to force feed us. Whether that be a false prophet or the enemies lies. It’s also much easier to lose our resolve when things are difficult too.
God does call us to do some unpleasant and inconvenient and out of our comfort zone things.
(I can vouch for that – today is day 6 of my fast! This is a double Amen Brother Ben and a Glory and Hallelujah all said together now on that statement!)
He also requires us to take an honest look at our lives and admit our sins, make amends, and also to release those secrets, sins, and struggles to Him. He is the only One that restores. He is the only One that delivers us. The road of pleasant experiences will only lead to more denial and destruction. So keep doing the unpleasant things- they will all pay off in the end.
Embrace the Divine Delays too because they can bring about a ton of great things.
Until our next unpacking- travel light!
~XXOO Michelle Bollom
The Story of Everything
It’s not necessarily what you say but rather what you do. I noticed this recently on a trip where many people did not speak the same language as me. You didn’t have to understand what they were saying but rather their expression, hand gestures and the animated tone of their conversation to figure out what they were really communicating.
I discovered this to be true by watching the movie, “The Theory of Everything” on my plane ride to my destination. I watched on a ladies’ laptop a row in front of me. I had to pause along with her when she shut her computer and got up or shifted around in her seat. I did not hear one word from the movie but watched in anticipation with what would happen next. I followed along holding back my tears as I watched the sacrifice this young wife made taking care of her crippled husband. I thought to myself I don’t even need to rent this and watch it again because I got main points from the story by just watching the actions and emotions of the characters unfold without hearing any words.
Then I got all choked up thinking how such a brilliant man could miss the Creator of Everything in everything.
Hello!! Shakey Wakey!! That’s beyond me!!!
I wonder how many of us daily tell our story without any words.
Good stories some days, not such great stories the next?
A smile
A laugh
A high five
A hug
A pat
Or on a not so good day……
A frown
A stare
An evil eye
A tear
A shove
I want to tell a story everyday of thankfulness and joy as I go about my day. I carry an antidote for those who are thankless and have lost their way along the ride of life.
I want to…….
Be a living picture that unfolds a story that is worth the watching.
Let’s call it….
The Story of Everything
I dare to pray……..
Thank you God that you put a story in me before I was born. Help me to separate myself and get alone to hear from You in the Secret Place of Prayer.
Matthew 6:6
“But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.”
Colossians 3:23
“Whatever you do, work at it wholeheartedly as though you were doing it for the Lord and not merely for people.“
Let me clearly hear the deliberate chapters of my life that I am to play out in this life. I want to demonstrate the best display of Your brilliance and creation. Help me to bring out the best in others and encourage them with my actions. Even something as minor as a smile or as major as a risky detour to my regular routines that day. I want to be a part of the Story of Everything of God.
Awake me to the possibilities of what You can do with my life.
I strategically plan MY PART to be intentional.
I begin today: page one.
In Jesus Name,
Me
Kelley Allison
Check out this Video that sums it all up in less than five minutes.
The Story of Everything
An Unfinished Life
