One man's trash is another man's TREASURE!

So for those of you who don't know, I've been a stay home mom off and on....well for all my kids life! Lol! I've stayed home with all of them for on average, the first year and a half of their lives. The baby has had the privilege of having me all of his life (he'll be 2 next month *tears) so it's definitely been a riled coaster of emotions for me. Sending them off the school, worrying about child care and things of that nature. A couple of months ago my husband decided to take on not one but two part time jobs, so he's been working around the clock and my schedule has been haywire running behind the boys, pick ups drops, school, doctors, blah! His main reason behind working so much was to help me to start up my own business. I was beyond humbled because let's face it, marriage or not, that's not something that most of us would do.  That's a lot of sacrifice and dedication.  

I started doing some research on the type of business that I wanted to open up, started a Mommies group and of course blogging more (yes I know I'm still not blogging enough lol) but I did take a step in that direction. A week or so ago I got an email from someone I use to contract programs for. He had a position available, part time for a Site Director of an after school program. Two days prior to this email, I was praying and asked God to give me direction regarding employment because even though I was working towards my business I wanted to step back into the workplace and get my mind and self accustomed to working again. Not only was the email a prayer answered BUT it was also a great opportunity because one part of my new business would be after school programs. This would give me the opportunity to gain the start up knowledge I needed for my own program and access to funding information and so on (I keep telling you guys, GOD IS THE PLUG). So I accepted the job offer and today they sent me to a training class in the city. 

Due to the location of the training, I decided to take the subway instead of driving. Geez........what was I thinking? Now hear me out, I rode the subway for years before I had a car but now that I'm older, wiser and well a mom, I look at things differently, I.e. The cleanliness of the subway station and the car. I was playing around on Snapchat and went to take a video of me in the subway and oh my goodness, the view of the subway station in the background was HORRIFIC to say the least. I couldn't even finish the video!! The ceilings were gross and just YUCK. I got on the train so disgusted. I started to feel bad for ppl that had to ride the train, not realizing that ppl actually WANT to ride the train so who am I to think that ppl shouldn't ride the train? My mind had a million thoughts and all I could say is God I am not thankful enough for the things in my life that may seem minor, like my car, a roof over my head, food on my table........some people don't have that at all. I thought to myself about all the things that I hadn't been grateful for. He started to minister to me in that moment, He showed me how when I was a sinner and didn't know him I was that "trash" Until I found Him. See, I was a treasure to God, I was trash in this world but He saw my potential, He created me for greatness. To Him, I was lost but HAD TO BE FOUND.........what I was then was not what I was destined to be. Who I was then is not who I am now. In His eyes I was seated on The right hand side of Him! 

I had to look at what I was looking at, on the subway platform different, how "I thought" the people should be differently. Just like I was lost, broken and forgotten and He took me in, cleaned me up and made me new is the same thing that He can do for you. 

I don't know how you view yourself or what you've heard about YOU! I don't know who left you and who is tormenting you. I don't know what you need know today or what dream you had that's been deferred. I don't know what you've been told and how much trash they have compared you too BUT you are not that. 

I do know that the same God that I serve TREASURES you, He wants you to come to Him and know what your worth is. I do know that despite what you've been told, my God is the AUTHOR AND FINISHER OF YOUR FATE and every wrong in your life He can right and just like me, every mess (trash) that you've been in, He can turn into your message. 

DONT YOU DARE GIVE UP!

DONT YOU DARE STOP! 

YOU ARE NOT TRASH!

YOU ARE HIS TREASURE! 

This Is A True Story.........