The Kiss was the Seal of Completion

Hey, Hey, Hey beautiful people. How are you doing? How ya been?! Hope you've been doing fabulous… of course. I've been doing pretty good. STILL being stalked, mocked, followed but hey, life goes on.

I recently had a situation take place in my life with someone close to me. I had already been mentally prepared for this incident to possibly take place yet it still touched me slightly. Looking back, I'm grateful that Jesus provided his experience dealing with Judas for us to learn from.

Can you imagine knowingly walking, teaching, loving and fellowshipping with someone that you KNOW is going to betray you ….. peacefully?! 🫠 Trust me at one point I could not have done so at all. I would've been said something or acted in a manor outside of my best interest. Yet, today I can praise God because my growth has allowed me the ability to do so when needed in a different manor than my youth would have exhibited.

Jesus knew Judas was going to betray him. I'm not sure how you deal with betrayal but it can be brutal to the heart and soul of a person. Sometimes crushing. When we look at the scripture Matthew 26:14-16, particularly verse 15, we see that Judas betraying Jesus was to his benefit; Judas. Yet, it was also to Jesus’ benefit as well. Judas chose to betray Christ for a payday.

He was able to walk, talk and breathe the same air that Christ walked. A man full of abundance yet he betrayed him for thirty pieces of silver. Complete craziness. How many people do you know who are just like Judas. Thirsty for gain more than relationship with the living God. So many people today have been buried six feet deep because of their relationship with an OPP. (Opponent, opportunist, an outright enemy.)

Yet, Christ was able to live out his mission despite knowing his future. That's a gift and power. Most people hear the story of Judas betraying Jesus and only focus on the betrayal. Yet, the kiss was a seal that Christ had completed his mission. It was a kiss of completion. Jesus knew what would come next. He didn't run or cower. He faced what was next head on.

Family, loved ones, friends, associates, strangers, people are all able to betray you. Mainly in hopes that it will crush you. Destroy your desires to move forward. Yet, we can look at the “Judas kiss” as a seal for us that we've completed one chapter and are more than equipped for the next one. Love wins. Despite the losses, trials, test and betrayals.

Sometimes your enemies being close to you are indicators that the elevation is too!

Love ya. Later.

Shya

Why the Inner elevates the Outside…

What’s up beautiful people?! I hope all has been well your way; All has been well my way. Some minor bumps here and there but nothing that has killed the shine. Today I wanted to come and speak to you about “Why the Inner elevates the Outside..”!

When we walk with Christ Jesus, we are representatives of who he is & what he represents. In society there is huge emphasis on our appearance. So much so that most people jump to follow the trends even if it’s detrimental to their health. People want to be seen, heard and held highly! Yet, most people don’t realize that not only is their thirst to follow trends detrimental to their health it is also detrimental to their spirits unbeknownst to them.

Everyone wants to look nice and presentable because “when you look good you feel good”. How often do you check your spirit before you prepare to leave out for the day? I’m not only talking about reading your devotionals or your word. I’m talking about truly checking your spirit in the mirror? Our word tells us that we should not judge according to appearance (John 7:24), nor should we stress to appear religious in our dress to be seen of men (Matthew 23:5), and that we should be mindful not to dress to attract attention (Mark 12:38).

Yet, all across the globe we have people who wake up and literally take pride in all of these things as believers in Christ Jesus. It is sadly easy to do when we don’t recall that not only do we need to look in the mirror and make sure we are presentable before leaving our homes. We need to make sure that the home we house the spirit of Christ in is well dressed as well. I have been guilty of failing to check the home of my spirit before leaving out at times. (The fruit of those days has not always been ripe. If I do say so myself.) On those days I tend to take a moment and pause! Go within and try to clean house. People will try you for no reason some days & when we have not properly dressed our spirit for the day we tend to fall in traps set by unclean spirits housed in the people we have to interact with. (Typically, you will find that it is an individual who is more concerned with their outer image than their inner appearance.)

We are to “put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and to make not provision for the flesh, to fulfill the lusts thereof” (Romans 13:14). Christ resides on the inside of us and we do him and ourselves a disservice when we put more emphasis on our outer appearance than how we are dressed on the inside. When we dress to be seen or to gain attention from man we are feeding the lust of our flesh and tempting someone else’s flesh in the process. Looking good and looking presentable are not necessarily the same thing in today’s society. Where so many people are half naked because of the industry trends and believe themselves to “look good” even though they are far from presentable by Christ standards.

We are called to dress modestly (1 Tim 2:9) & to dress to please God, not to attract attention (1 Pt 3:1-5). When we put more emphasis on how we are dressed inwardly we are fully equipped to tackle the day. We are prepared to shine from within throughout the day. And who can kill a light that God gives? Nobody!!

Love you later.