Many are in a rush wanting 2020 to come to an end…all except me. Don’t get me wrong, parts of 2020 have been absolutely dreadful with this pandemic and other issues. As for me, I tend to focus on the positive and what is going right. I have to admit that my list of quarantine blessings far outweigh the negatives of 2020. Have you made a list of quarantine blessings? I highly recommend that you do. Your list may surprise you.
You see, I’ve cried in the quarantine, been healed in the quarantine, and was even elevated in the quarantine. I’ve been making a difference in the quarantine, received favor in the quarantine, and, most importantly, grown closer to God in the quarantine. Even my daughter, Sydney, got her first job after college (a paid internship) in the quarantine and was asked to stay on for double the time —all in the quarantine!
You wanna know the secret? The secret is “the secret place.” Yes, no kidding! Check out Psalm 91:1-2.
Getting in the secret place of the Most High (God) is no joke. I believe that we take for granted or don’t fully realize the access that is available to us.
It is in the secret place that I talk to God. It is in the secret place that I can hide and receive peace, instruction, protection, healing, and so much more. It is here that I asked, “Lord, what am I going to talk about at my event?” He dropped “Beauty and the Beast” into my spirit. I was like, “Wow.” I instantly loved it because it’s my favorite Disney movie. Then, I was like, “Hmmm, how am I going to tackle that?” HAHA!
Well, He’s been speaking and so I’m so excited! My event on Saturday is truly God-breathed. We’re going to address the yucky stuff (it’s so fitting b/c it’s on Halloween). We’re going to tackle things that we struggle with such as insecurity, anger, envy, comparison, heartache, and unforgiveness, just to name a few. This is the stuff that you keep hidden in the closet because NO ONE CAN KNOW. Some of you have become so comfortable with these things that you don’t see anything wrong with it but fail to see how its held you back and kept you self-sabotaging for years. And some of you don’t even know it’s there.
The enemy doesn’t want you to address these feelings and behaviors so that you can heal, experience freedom, and be used by God. He wants to keep you right where you are—in pain, justifying it, ignoring it, and hiding it. He wants you to pass this poison down to your children too. That’s why I’m calling it a beast because it’s difficult to control…until now.