"...one new man..." (Ephesians 2:15)

We hear about certain things that happened in history or that happen around the world but sometimes they don't seem real until they actually happen to us. Racism is something I have heard about all of my life. I have ONLY heard about it. Yesterday, for the first time, I experienced it. My skin color was a VERY BIG PROBLEM for this random dude and he made sure I knew this.

The only affect this had on me is an appreciation of morning revival, enjoying the Lord, and being in the church life. Morning revival and enjoying the Lord allow us to be saturated and infused with Christ continually, which is awesome because then He can express Himself through us. OKAY the church life. When I am with the saints Colossians 3:11 IS a reality: "Where there cannot be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free man, but Christ is all and in all." When I am with the saints, race/color is irrelevant. I only see Christ as the one new man (Eph 2:15) So when this man came at me with this racist talk, innerwardly I was like "WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT??" Seriously!! It did not faze me at all because I was enjoying the Lord and I realized that I am apart of this one new man.

My flesh kept whispering to me "Jye, now this man just told you to go back to Africa, called you out of your name, he is yelling at you, and he doesn't like your skin color." Dear flesh, JESUS IS SO LORD!!

After walking off I happily went back into the meeting hall where all of the saints were and continued enjoying that Christ is the one new man and that this is a reality in the church/body life.

P.S. Lord Jesus what about this man? Save this man Lord!!!

SLAPPED Back into Reality

So after rethinking my entire class schedule for this Fall Semester, I decided to simply write my current thoughts. I praise the Lord that my goal in life is not school or a career. But my goal in life is to be filled with God and be built up and into the church ultimately fulfilling God's desire. When I tell this to myself and Satan, all anxieties flee away and I am filled with joy.

(NOTE: This blog is in no way wrote/formatted in a professional way. Punctuation, maybe even spelling, is off.)

I am so excited about this Fall semester. Why? Well..... This summer, I feel like I was slapped across the face with reality. Life is short. College is short. Looking back at last semester...WHAT WAS I EVEN DOING??? Wasting soooooo much time on things that don't even matter!!! But, you know, it is a huge blessing to know in a subjective way "WARNING!! DON'T TOUCH THAT FIRE, YOU WILL BE BURNED." The Lord is faithful to break us and correct us but He always supplies and strengthens us with Himself. Even though I have many other lessons to learn, I've learned a few lessons this summer. And ohhhh how I want to cooperate with the Lord so that He can fully use me whenever and wherever He needs. To sum this up "Count the cost. Pay the price. Live a life of no regret."

"And the God of peace sanctify you wholly, and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete, without blame, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Faithful is He who calls you, who also will do it." (1 Thessalonians 5:23-24)