Second Wind

Hey, you, yes you, I know you are tired, because if it's not this it's that. I too felt like throwing in the towel. I mean shucks lets just be real, if you are like me, you have given God all you have, time, prayers, fasting and oh let's not forget tithes and offering and still it seems like every time you turn around something else is happening. But if you are like many it seems to only be happening to you, why not the neighbor who hasn't been to church since Pep was a pup, or the co-worker that has a story to match every one of yours but always has on something new. I know you feel like this struggle has gone on too long and you are tired. Well don't give up, as a matter of fact take a deep breath and let it out. That, that was your second wind. Now, now we can finish strong, look over there can you see it, Yes, it's there the finish is just on the other side of through so go on, let's get it. "Do you see what this means- all these pioneers who blazed the way, all these veteran cheering you on? It means we'd better get on with it. Strip down, start running-and never quit! No extra spiritual fat, no parasitic sins. Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we're in. Study how we did it. Because He never lost sight of where He was headed-that exhilarating finish in and with GOD- He could put up with anything along the way; Cross,shame, whatever. And now He's there, in the place of honor right along side God. Wen you find yourselves flagging in your faith, go over that story again, item by item, that long litany of hostility He plowed through. That will shoot adrenaline into your souls!" Heb 12:1-3 (MSG) So, I know it's hard and it's been long but trust me the race is already fixed you win, if you take that second wind and keep it moving. - Blessings Shon Garner Cole -whew I got it out.

JESUS TAKE THE WHEEL

It was Friday, the 13th and I didn't even know it, if I had it wouldn't have mattered because I don't buy into all that gibberish, but I can sure tell you at some point I realized that for over a year I had been headed down this street going nowhere fast. I had been fasting and praying and all of sudden that day, I realized in all my praying and fasting I had never taken my foot off the gas to hit the break. I had never taken my hands off the wheel to let Jesus drive. Sure I had Him the car, was taking Him every where I went, but never surrendering it all to Him. Yesterday, I read a friends post on face-book that made look at things with an entirely different perspective. Here I was whining, complaining, mad and disappointed, but at least I could pick up the phone and hear the voice I wanted to hear, go in the other room and touch who I wanted to touch and somebody somewhere just wants that option.

I started to look back over my life the last few years and I spent a lot of time with this cape on, wearing a S on my chest that didn't just stand for SHON GARNER COLE, I was wearing it because I thought I needed to handle it all. The good things, the bad things, the uhm I don't know how I want to feel about those things. Then all of sudden like the girl in Carrie's song, I hit the invisible black ice and as saved, and anointed as I am, I had hit this black ice and my life was/is spinning out of control. I looked around and the folks that are still here are looking like what, we know already that you aren't SUPER WOMAN, you are the one that didn't. So then I thought okay, Jesus, I thought I gave this to you and I danced and danced, shoot I was even hoping others would dance encouraging them to dance. At that moment He was quiet He didn't say a mumbling word. There was no stirring in my spirit, there was no tugging at my heart, I didn't even have tears, Jesus was quiet and so was I. Then all of sudden a flood of memories began and I remembered that I encouraged every one but Shon, I didn't take time out to grieve, be happy, just live. I danced for a minute all the time I still had my foot on the gas my hands on the wheel and I was still driving down that road, going somewhere but nowhere fast. I was asked the other day, have you ever been happy that GOD DIDN'T answer a prayer. The answer was yes and still is. Then I remembered, my friends wedding dance to, " You Can Let Go Now Daddy" Immediately, I thought God I don't want you to let go, and immediately I got you are listening to the song wrong, check your memory and see that you can let go SHON, I am in control. I know you have never flown but the flight attendants tell everyone, in the case of a crash or turbulence put your own air mask on first then worry about saving someone else. It was a truly liberating moment to know that if I needed to cry, I could cry, If I wanted to laugh hysterically, I could do that too. Shoot if I didn't want to do nothing at all, I could do that too. That JESUS has been JESUS since before the world was spoken into existence and surely He doesn't need my help to be THE I AM THAT HE IS. So, with a smile on my face, and feeling lighter, I realized that I had released that choke hold on the steering wheel. Yes, I have said Jesus here I can't do this, and unlike the lady in the song, I have been talking to you daily and you have been talking to me, but still even though you wrote on my wall, let me see visions, I wouldn't trust you enough to let it all go.

If there is someone out there like me and Carrie, going fast, but with no control I want to tell you it's okay, just move your hands off the wheel and let Jesus take it. The finances that are out of sorts, the family that is broken, the job that feels like you have clocked in to hell, the church where they are preaching feel good messages. ALL OF IT, not some of it all of it whatever it is, give it to HIM. Let God be God and you be you. I am going to share some of the lyrics from the song with you. But I also want to share this with you.

"If you'll hold on to me for dear life," says God, "I'll get you out of any trouble. I'll give you the best care if you'll only get to know and trust me. Call me and I'll answer, be at your side in bad times; I'll rescue you, then throw you a party. I'll give you long life, give you a log drink of salvation!" Psalm 91: 14-16 The Message Bible (how great is that)

It'd been a long hard year
She had a lot on her mind and she didn't pay attention
she was going way too fast
Before she knew it she was spinning on a thin black sheet of glass
She saw both their lives flash before her eyes
She didn't even have time to cry
She was so scared
She threw her hands up in the air

Jesus take the wheel
Take it from my hands
Cause I can't do this on my own
I'm letting go
So give me one more chance
To save me from this road I'm on
Jesus take the wheel


Finally I leave you with this:
This is God's Word on the subject: "As soon as Babylon's seventy years are up and not a day before, I'll show up and take care of you as promised and bring you back home. I know what I am doing, I have it all planned out-plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for. "When you call on me, when you come and pray to me, I'll listen. Jer. 29:10-12

Look at God all along He has been saying to me and everyone that's going through even the ones that are going through because of choices they made. I got this if you will let ME just BE who I AM. I pray this helps someone and if not it helped me to get it out.


Blessed to Be A Blessing,
Shon Garner Cole
http://realtalkwithshon.blogspot.com/

Just A Thought

Hello followers, I want to say that my absence does not mean that you have not been on m mind,but when I started this blog, I promised God that I would never write anything without His permission. I didn't realize it had been this long since I checked in. I must share with you, that the storm has been raging,the winds are blowing hard but my soul remains anchored. While I was gone, I learned that with all the craziness going on in my life because of my faith, my trust, I made the president's list at school. I was faced with a lot of different things that I wanted to blog about over the last almost month. Thought one, why is that people feel like they have down play your problem so that theirs can be bigger, really who wants problems? If I had my way life would always be easy. I had a situation where someone constantly told me of their anointing, well people with an anointing don't have to announce you keep saying who are you trying to convince me, you are the holy spirit? Then this, your anointing doesn't exempt you from issues see King David, I got one better look in your local church, it's filled with anointed to people with issues. Then came this thought, why do people confide so much on social media stuff they need to confide to God? Lastly, why has social media driven grown folk back to child like mentalities. You quit talking to people you can see and touch to develop relationships with people you may never meet. Can you do that with Jesus? Stop telling people you love them but. Please don't bring it to me. I am comfortable with me, so if we never speak again you owe me no explanation, but when you decide to stop calling, emailing and coming around do what you do well and mean it. Don't fake it with me. I really want your truth rather I like it or not, because of who God called me to be I am going to give you mine. Until next time you all be blessed, and remember that I'll be back until then know this God has a word for you even when I don't thank you all for your following and support.
Blessings,
Shon Garner Cole