Cantoya Goodness

Edit: this is the THIRD time I’m typing this. Really starting to tick me off.

Those who know me know I’m an organizing FREAK. I was actually giddy once I found out about NAPO b/c I could totally do that. I’m the one who reads organizational books for pleasure. My poor husband just shakes his head b/c he knows that I’m learning some new method & I’m gonna make the whole house adapt to it.

So last night at church, *Tammy was preaching about keeping our physical & spiritual homes clean. She said something very powerful about poverty that I wanted to touch on. Mind you, I’m halfway pulling straight from her notes & halfway paraphrasing what she said:

“Get rid of junk! If you haven’t used it in a year, throw it out! Make a trip to the dump! Don’t have a poverty mentality. Hoarding is poverty. Hoarding is saying, ‘I need to keep this b/c I might use it someday. Even though the coffeemaker is busted, I need to keep it for parts. I need to keep this b/c I don’t know if I’ll have the money to replace this. I don’t know if God will provide.’ Poverty takes the place of prosperity. Cleanliness makes room for a blessing (Proverbs 11:24)!”

The Holy Spirit in His awesomeness gently showed me that there are some things that I’ve held onto b/c I didn’t believe that I would have the money to replace or update or whatever. Besides physically, there are some things emotionally that I’ve held onto. Past feelings, regrets, “coulda woulda shoulda”s–all of it is holding me back from the prosperous life the Lord wants to give me. Just like Proverbs says, it’s poverty or prosperity. You can’t have both.

Father, I don’t want poverty in any area of my life. You have only good things for me. I ask You to forgive me for hoarding onto those past hurts & regrets & I release it all to You. I ask for Your blessing & favor to flow throughout their lives. Lord, increase their finances, health, favor at jobs, & family. Cover them in Your glory and Your goodness.

Father, I thank You for Your Son, Jesus, & His precious blood that covers me. Thank You for forgiving me & for tossing my sin into the Sea of Forgetfulness. There is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, so I do not condemn myself. I am forgiven & I choose to move on. Thank You for being a wonderful Father. You gently show me areas that need adjustment & I quickly obey. My heart wants nothing more than to please You. Thank You for showing me another facet to Your beautiful Face.

*”Who’s Tammy?” you ask. Tammy is my group leader & friend, who’s an amazing pianist & singer. Her heart is so full of the Love of God & it’s evident in every area of her life (that I’ve seen anyways). Her marriage is strong, her kids are wonderful; she is the Proverbs 31 woman. I feel so honored to know this powerful woman of God.

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