Lashi, don't stop making your posts.
And yeah, what in thee world is Lashi talking about? Is she tryin' to make like a tree and leave? (Boy, that was a dumb joke!)Funny!
Well, when I said what I said about making like a tree and leave-ing, I was sort of talking outloud...
I will be open with you all here. I do not want to be anywhere where God does not want me to be, or stay even a minute longer than He would want me to, so...I am always checking in with Him and watching to see if He gives me any indication that I'm to go. In fact, at times it's more like a "Can I go NOW!" then a "when would You like me to go?, sort of thing. lol. And that pretty much is how it's been from the very beginning of my entering the MJ world. This hasn't been easy for me, these three years have included some very hard trials for me personally, very difficult...the most difficult for me ever in my life to date. So you can see why I might be asking quite frequently, "Can I leave NOW?!"
But here I am again (meaning I came back a bit ago). Posting away.
I came back to bless some here who I felt were getting kind of sad that the thread was not having too many posts going on in it, and things maybe were less deep and interesting, like the thread was kind of dying. I knew it would be very unlikely to return things to how they were when it was hopping in here and so many were loving it, because some key and brilliant contributors are gone, and their posts are very much missed. But I thought I'd come for a time and post some things (because as you can all probably see, it isn't too hard for me to think of something to say in response to others posts).
But, with noticing some new faces in here who have the potential to add a lot to this thread with their posts, I'm thinkin' hey, this may be it...time to defer to others and move on.
I always remember something a gal shared who had the right heart attitude regarding only wanting to be where God wanted her, and only for as long as He did.
She was surprised to find herself being asked to sing as a background vocalist for a worship team at a church. That was a rather coveted position, which of course the word coveted shouldn't be involved when it comes to serving God, but the church is full of people, and again, people are flawed. But she handed the whole thing over to God and said, "I'm willing to serve You in this way as long as you want, Lord." Being that she had some prophetic gifting, she was given an impression that God was saying to her, "When a girl joins the team that is a dancer, then you will know your time is done." Well, she blessed the church with her vocals for about two years and then, at one rehearsal, the worship leader announced to the team he was adding a new girl. And there she was, and she had a lovely voice and seemed to fit in well even that first night. So, being that our "herione" here, was always
watching to know when her time was through, she started a conversaton with the girl, some small talk, ya know, and then asked her what kind of things she was into. The girl, answered, "Well, I'm actually a dancer."
It must have been fun standing up there on stage at the mic every Sunday, I'm sure, and having everyone think you're pretty special and awfully lucky (since so few were asked) to be on the worship team at a church as large as that one was, but this gal had things in proper perspective and at that time, after that rehearsal, let the worship leader know that she believed God now had other things for her to do, and she was stepping down.
If it is your heart's desire to please God and do your best to serve Him, you try your best to listen and figure out where He wants you to be or what He has given your hand to do at any particular time.
I know Michael Jackson has done a lot of impressive things, and I know I look at things differently than some, that what I value may not be what someone else values, but there is something that Michael had been overheard saying that warmed my heart...deeply.
Some time after he died there was an interview with his voice instructor, Seth, and Seth told the story that the last time they were togehter (it might have been about three weeks before June 25th) he and MJ were in a room with Michael standing there ready to work on his voice, while Seth was at the pinao. But Seth first was playing something spontaneously... whatever came to him, as he was sititng there at the piano...just caught up in letting his fingers go. Michael, being one who is (as AllForMJ has put it) "a feeler" began to feel the presence of the Lord in that music. Seth wonderfully picked up on this, and with sensitivity, decided to leave MJ alone with God in that room...he even turned the light off as he exited to help there be less distraction as Michael spent that quiet time with God. When he returned, thinking it might have been enough time, Michael still was quietly talking to the Lord, and Seth heard him say,
"God, just tell me what you want me to do, and I'll do it."
To me, there are words no more beautiful for a man to say. Michael Jackson, you succeeded in impressing me very much with those words.
I don't always hear God right, and I make a lot of mistakes, but I try to stay in His will the best I'm able, and if it is His will for me to stop hanging around this site or post in this thread...then that's what I want to be aligned with. Don't know for sure yet, but I'm watching and trying to listen.
Favoritetune, I don't agree with your view on unconditional love, so maybe you'd rather I wouldn't post THAT post that explains why. haha!
