Bluetooth: Pairing & Unpairing

A gadget geek like me loves Bluetooth technology! It gives me the capability to link multiple devices together including my vehicle.  I can create a hotspot  or share music and data via a simple connection.  The connection is made by pairing the nearby devices via Bluetooth.  The key to the connection is making sure that your device is visible.  Once connected the device can remain visible to only paired devices or be visible at all times to any other Bluetooth-enabled device if you choose.

My soul is a device.  It's loaded with highly sensitive and important information. It has a Power Source that isn't plugged into a wall when the battery runs low. My device is refurbished but is still compatible with all of the software updates. It doesn't get traded in for an upgrade.  It has a warranty under the Grace & Mercy plan.  The screen doesn't break when it hits the ground because of the Holy Shield.  My memory card is manufactured by Forgiveness, Inc.  

My device is not visible but it's discoverable. It's not compatible in creating a quick hotspot. My device is programmed to share unlimited data with another device in the cloud. So, my device has been unpairing with other devices.  It's a process.  There are a lot of files shared.  Some files have become corrupt and others are stored on the memory card.  Some devices have prevented my device from operating properly.  So, I'm uninstalling applications and adjusting the settings. I'm freeing up some space.  

What is your device paired to?  Stop draining your battery and unpair some devices. Change your device settings. Plug into your Power Source.  You will discover your device will work a lot better.

#Unpairing  #WaitingForASoftwareUpdate  #DiscoverableNotVisible

Power Outage

Sometimes during storms we lose power.  Losing power can cause to move to a temporary place.  We may not be able to conveniently nourish or cleanse ourselves.  It can create an uncomfortable environment.  

While riding this storm, I lost power. The storm became too much and the power went out.   The power to think rationally. The power to move beyond my feelings of despair.  The power to cleanse my soul of unwanted emotions and thoughts.  The power to resist. The power to say no or simply say yes.  

I felt powerless.

When we feel powerless, we are not using our faith. We are believing in only what we see...a storm. We only see the clouds, rain and feel the wind pushing against us. We don't see the rainbows, clear blue skies and feel the sun kissing our face.  

Well, my power is back on.

I'm no longer allowing myself to get sucked back to where God is moving me from.  The purpose of the storm is to move you, make you stronger.  It's not about how long the storm lasts.  It's more about how you weather the storm. It's about learning to hold on while everything continues to fall apart. 

I am a very powerful individual.  I have the power to think and feel.  I also have the power to prevent myself from living and enjoying my life. I have the power to make choices, good ones and bad ones. 

So everyday I wear the coat of hope, carry the umbrella of prayer and walk in boots of faith to face my storm.  

#IsYourPowerOn  #WhatAreYouWearingInYourStorm #SunnyDaysAhead

Destination Rock Bottom

When I'm going through my storm I often feel desperate, anxious and hopeless.  I make poor choices.  I feel like I've finally hit rock bottom like it's a destination point.  Rock Bottom is not on my itinerary, and hadn't planned to go to there.  Somehow I find myself traveling on this road with a sign reading Destination Rock Bottom ahead.  So, I'm making a choice in the wee hours of the night to make a U-turn.

  

My spirit cringes every time I heard the word joy.  I cringe only because I had allowed my storms to overshadow my faith and hope.  I was spending time convincing my spirit of one thing but following my mind on something totally different.  I don't want to be in this spiritual space of despair.  It's when we are so close to Destination Rock Bottom that we become more in tune with what is about to happen our lives.  It's like the point of no return.  (The devil is a liar!)

I'm back with a life-changing decision.  I choose JOY!  It's easy to say despite what is happening in my life I choose to be faithful, hopeful and joyous through the storms, but he hardest part is believing.  So, my life-changing decision is believing it. Remember, I'm human, perfectly imperfect.  

I have to remind myself of the story of Job.  I must learn to patiently endure what God is doing in my life.  He knows best and keeps His promises.  I consider what I'm going through nothing like the magnitude of Job's suffering. Suffering is relational. I'm learning to be grateful in knowing that God doesn't give us more than we can handle.

My journey continues....

I choose to be grateful that I am still here fighting through this storm.  I choose to be faithful that God is going to turn this thing around when He's ready.  I choose to position myself to know that I can still be happy in spite of the hell that is breaking loose in my life.  I choose to be I'mPossible.  I choose JOY!

You are going through something. You feel like you are close to Destination Rock Bottom in your job, your marriage, your relationship, your finances or your health.  Know that God will choose to turn your situation around or He may choose to turn you around. He also gives you the free will to make a choice too. Make the U-turn.  

#DesitnationRockBottomIsNotOnMyGPS #MakeTheUTurn #ChooseJoy

Whole in One

Why are status labels so important in our society?  Why can't we just be label free?  So when I'm challenged with choosing that box that best describes my status, my spirit fills with a flurry of emotion.  Do I check divorced or single? 

I openly describe myself as divorced Christian mother.  Divorced and Christian are competing descriptors.  You are Christian and divorced?  How can that be?  For the purpose of this blog I wanted to validate my experience with my readers to let them now that I've been married and my experiences are true and relevant.  Almost as if I must be "certified" to write about my own experiences.

I have an  I'mPossible friend who is only a couple of years older than my stepson, but wise beyond her years.  During one of our intellectually charged conversations we began talking about being single. She wasn't ashamed to be so in her mid-20s.  More importantly for her single simply meant being whole and not alone. 

The conversation continued because she is where I used to be and desperately trying to get back to.  Well, being young isn't obviously on the list, but her spunk, energy and love of life is so vivid! I want to feel that way again! I shared with her that I had not moved to single status for several reasons.  I'm still grieving the end of my marriage.  It's not necessarily because of my ex-spouse, but because of all of the memories that were created and how they will never be created by that unit again. 

I'm in transition. 

I can't move from married to single status over night. I'm still divorcing from a lot of other things in my life.  Emotions.  Soul ties.  Anger.  Resentment.  Brokenness. I'm still going through the process to becoming Whole in One. I'm work in progress. I'm focused on being honest with where I am in life and divorce people, behavior and thinking that prevents me from finding my joy again. I will be free from hurt and anger.  No longer thriving off resentment and pieced back together.  Whole again. 

In the meantime, I patiently allow God to have His way. I don't understand it all.  The process is scary at times.  The stress can be unbearable.  I'm learning not to worry too much, but my body sometimes feels otherwise.

Learn to live label free.  Divorce the people and things that are holding you back from what God wants for you.  Focus becoming whole again. 

#DivorcingStuff  #WholeInOne  #LivingLabelFree