Wake up call

You never know what someone else is going through so it pays to treat people right. Today I received a wake-up call. I have been in church all of my life, literally. That’s all I know is Jesus. There comes a part of time when you have to draw a line between what’s religion and what part of your life is relationship. As I grew up I had always felt convicted when I do the wrong things. Things that I know that I shouldn’t have done like lie, cheat or steal..  So, growing up I tried to avoid the negative life style of doing things that I should not do. I was not one of those people that can remember the day and remember it well when Jesus came into my life. It’s like he has always been with me. 

No, in no way have I been perfect and always made the right choices. What I can say is I have made a lot of bad decisions in life, but in those times through my bad decision making and wrong choices God still covered me. That’s what I love about Him, he truly looks beyond all of your fault and see your need. God does the stuff that some men just will not do. Gods knows that we are not perfect humans. We will continue to be perfected until he comes back. If we were all perfect we wouldn’t be here!

So, I just felt  like speaking heart a little bit, so bare with me……………………………

Anyways, the wake-up call… you thought I forgot. God woke me up today in church. Yeah…. you can be a christian and receive a wake up call. I haven’t been doing bad things, so I thought… But, God showed me some things about me that were literally not like Him. So, I got to fix it. 

The saying goes, “If you can’t say anything good about them, don’t say anything at all”, but many people feel as if they are speaking the truth they are not talking about a person. Well, I always feel convicted when acknowledge someone elses weakness to other people and not to the person that I should be talking to. Yeah… I got checked! As of today….DON’T COME TO ME ABOUT ANYONE ELSES STUFF. The imperfections may be identified by others but I am sure we have some imperfections as well. But, what goes around comes around and I don’t want to sew seeds of confusion. I have never been the one to start mess or take part in it and I, TaWana Stegall, will not feed into the conversations of others even if what is being said is true.

The next thing God checked me on was “the call.” Being in a leadership position in ministry it can be hard. I have met people that were pastors, elders, bishops, etc but really don’t want the job and what comes with the territory. But someone got to do it right? The thing about it is the people that don’t want to preach or the very ones are called to do it. Then the ones that act as if they can’t sing are the very ones God uses to do the miraculous the their gifts and talents. That’s me. When I open my mouth people are blessed. Someone is changed delivered or set free. But, the voice God has given me I simply didn’t ask for it. Yes, gifts come with out repentance, but so much is required of you. The integrity the character, the ministry and lifestyle, I have never been the person to intentionally cut corners when it comes down to living right, but sometimes you don’t feel like praying or picking up the phone to listen to others people issues. How selfish of me to think that I just want to be me? I had to repent to God, my family and to the people of God. The ones that may have missed their blessing or their blessing could have been delayed because I chose not to communicate they way that God instructed. The times I didn’t sing or the times I didn’t study hard enough to receive the true revelation of what God was needed to tell me. Bringing a half-baked  word or not knowing all of the words to a song. What I realize is that the reason why I am on this earth is for God to get the glory out of everything I do. If he is not glorified then my work is simply in vein. The “call” is for Him not for me. So, who cares what I feel like doing, I got a job to do.  I must do it in right heart and spirit to that I don’t fail the test and miss the blessing through  not sacrificing.  

In order for me to receive the riches that he has for me in “glory” I must “glorify” Him in everything I do. There manifestation will be. So, my wake up call was to remind me that I am simply a vessel. If I have any type of clot, the blood can not flow freely. So, allow the blood to do the power it suppose to do in my life. 

This has been an up close and personal moment with TaWana!