Putalamus' Pen

HI LADIES & GENTS!!!  I’ll tell you this and you can take it to the bank. It’s been about a week since my last blog (I know ) but I’ve been very productive. I had an interview on 1300 A M WOAD gospel radio station this morning! Yea God! The interview went well I think. If nothing more it introduced The Healing Place to Jackson and made me even more accountable. But that was more of an act for me I do believe. Why do I say that? Because God sent a telephone call my way after that interview. The phone call had nothing to do with the call – but had everything to do with it! What I mean is that I didn’t receive the call as a response to the interview but I do believe that because of my obedience in doing the interview God sent the call as ‘confirmation’. The call was from a young lady who’s starting or should I say expanding a local single church magazine to a statewide magazine and she’s featuring women in ministry. This Woman of God is a member of Broadmoor Church and their women’s ministry is the founding party of this magazine. Anywho, during our conversation she inquired about a friend of mine as well and should be getting in touch with her to do a story on her ministry(awesome). But she’s going to feature me in one of the issues of next year and the topic will be of course The Healing Place!!!!! Go God! Because I went where my flesh didn’t want to go, God brought yet another piece of the puzzle into the fold. I am so humbled by everything He continues to do in my life. He’s done these type things all my life and I can not praise Him enough. The verse in that old song that says, “if i had a thousand tongues, i still couldn’t praise Him enough’ – that’s how I feel!

Man! Yesterday went by so fast…it’s already one o’clock in the morning! Pray for me yall. If I don’t get myself on a real schedule, i’m not going to make it to destiny. I let so many things distract me and get me off course during the day then at night, I’m working when I should be blogging! and studying! .  You know how the children of Isreal kept going around the mountain? If I don’t get this right – i’m going to keep going around this mountain. I can’t afford that. Good news though! I did acomplish something today. I started setting appointments with different individuals concerning The Healing Place. Boy did I get butterflies after calling. When I made the calls I knew they were divine appointments because the atmosphere over the phone while setting up the appointments was so Christ! It was only after I finished and looked back at the calendar did I get butterflies and start thinking, “Did I just do that? I need to call and cancel!” Then my Big Brother in Christ called me and gave me a word of encouragement! Wanna know what he said? Richard (hi Richard!!!) told me that I may as well go forward and do what I’m suppose to to bring this to reality because I won’t be able to sleep until then! He was so right! I eat, sleep and breath this ministry right now. God is really not playing with me anymore. Well all I can say today (this morning) is do it right the first time!

Today was a wonderfully exhausting day! This morning it was raining and I really didn’t want to let go of the covers. But duty called…. I must say though once I got to the office and began working I was blessed with testimony, after testimony of the goodness of our Father. It gives me an extra burst of energy when I hear someone testify about God’s grace and mercy! I worked diligently on The Healing Place today. On the 5th of October, I registered the name. Today I began the process for the articles and opening the account. Tomorrow I will began calling people for financial assistance, board members, etc. I am excited about what the Lord is doing in this hour and know that whatever He wants to accomplish will be. I often think of all the jobs, places, positions, etc. God placed me in in my past and how they each played a role in training me for today! No matter how unimportant something may seem, it is very important to your future. Each decision we make plays a part in our destiny. God allows us to navigate through life and make our own decisions but along the highway we choose He puts stops and directions in the form of people, places, things, jobs and even thoughts to teach and train us for our destiny. Every one of those things I just named and more played a part in my today – my destiny! Pay close attention to the things around you and the thoughts within you so that you can hear the Lord’s direction (your internal navigation system).

(this blog is actually from Oct 9, 2009) Today was a day of WOW! This entire week has been a week of WOW! The morning started off with an expectancy. An expectancy of something, I didn’t know what, when, how, why or where but I knew something.  If you know me you know that almost nothing suprises me but everything suprises me! (you’ll get it later ). This morning when I made it to the office I felt overwhelmed before I even started working. I’ve come to the realization that I must write things down and put appointments on the calendar because I will forget. Anyway, not knowing where the feeling was coming from I went ahead and started my day. I began working on serveral things that i’d promised people the day before and hadn’t worked on. As I began to work and listen to the gospel station on the net, the day really started. The first phone call of the day was someone wanting to pick up an order from a week ago. The next call (maybe 10 minutes later was someone wanting an order filled asap with a time deadline -today. The next call was from someone wanting another order filled, with a time deadline – today! Then, let’s not forget the work I had already promised someone I would do by the early a.m. of today! Now i’m really asking God, “How am I going to do all this?” Well let me tell you…..He worked it all out, I finished everyone’s stuff, in the midst of all that God ministered to a couple of people through me, ministered to me through an awesome woman of God (Hi my new sis!!!) and put out a couple of fires too. But all that was just the setup for the true word / revelation of the day.

As I was talking with my new friend in my office, she asked me something no one has asked me throughout this entire transition of the past two years. She asked me if I was losing interest in what I was doing. Even though i’ve not been asked this, i recalled at that moment how i’ve defended my love for what I do but never addressed it like that! Once I thought about it I had to reply, “Yes I am”. That hit me like a ton of bricks! Why? Because I love what I do but the calling on my life is so much more important right now that my love for it doesn’t cut it anymore. My love for God has superceeded my love for what I want and my every thought is making God’s vision given to me to birth become a reality! It wasn’t until that very moment that i really understood the struggle i’ve had inside all this time! (i’ll have to tell you all that over a real cup of coffee – face to face – not typing ). My friend planted that seed in me this afternoon and an old friend of mine came along later this evening and watered that seed. This friend was one who always told me I was suppose to be doing better than all the rest of the crew – because we all started our businesses around the same time and it seemed that mine took off the fastest (i guess) – but today his word for me was totally different. In short he told me that someone told him long time ago that a job was a crutch that would keep you from your true destiny. He said that i would never reach destiny if I wasn’t giving it 100% and working a job, I’m not giving it 100%. That I needed to let all else go and follow my destiny! Coming from him that was a true word of confirmation and edification. That was God sending word to me that if I’d step out on faith just like i’d done with the printing business when he told me to start it, he’d handle the rest. Thank you my friend for watering that seed that was planted! I now know what I must do! Now God will get the increase because of these two obedient vessels.

Neither of us knew what today held, we were just going about our day as usual and God set up all the devine appointments, times and conversations. God, I will forever praise you because there is none other! Yall he is our Jehovah Jirah! That’s all we need – God!

(this blog is actually from July) This weekend was so awesome! Saturday was typical….i worked most of Saturday on into the evening. But while i was working, my spirit started unctioning me to visit Dream Center LA website – so i did. While on the website checking the updates and seeing what’s going on out there, i noticed they had a added a new site dreaamcenterlive.com where you can watch streaming video from the DC. i started watching several of the videos and there was this particular on that i started not to click on but kept feeling the urge to. Once i clicked on the sermon and Pastor Matthew began to introduce this pastor he told the pastor’s name, the location of the church, then the name of the church! Guess what ya’ll? The name of Pastor Dino Rizzo’s church is Healing Place Church in Baton Rouge, LA! Yep that’s what i said! Then there’s more…..it’s a 24 hour ministry! And more, they have two Dream Centers! How ironic is that? How God is that? Only God can give you a vision for something, then put someone(s) in your path that He’s already given the same vision to so that you can connect and continue to build each other. i was so blown away. Of course my spirit said, “Tala, you have to go to service in the morning!” So needless to say, on the highway i was at 6:30 am Sunday, July 12 headed to Baton Rouge, LA. Once there the day was definately a God appointment! i met some of the most awesome men and women of God and feel like i have new family. i also realized what was missing in my spiritual life. i have been growing and hearing from God. i’ve been being blessed and seeing the return on my obedience, but in my own personal life i was going through a season of not really fellowshipping with a local body on a consistant basis. When i visited HPC (Healing Place Church) i realized that i hadn’t had an experience like that in service since my pastor left! my spirit ws missing that! Not everyone is going to come to Christ the same way. Not everyone is going to learn the same way and that’s ok. God is a very resourceful God who uses many avenues to get His point across. i am finally understanding who God has called me to be in the body of Christ and the way i am to operate. i can’t be like others and as long as i try to operate like others, i’m going to continue to die inside. There’s so much more for each of us that God wants us to have right here on earth. Yes God created us to glorify Him but in the midst of glorifying Him, He blesses us with a good life and the desires of our heart. It’s times like this that i remember myself telling others that God is just like and earthly father but without the flaws of mankind. God wants His children to have the best of the best on earth and in heaven. No we are not to make material things and selfish acts our main priority because the word of God tells us to seek the kingdom of God 1st and all these things will be added to us. Meaning, if we seek God’s ways, do His will and long to know Him intimately, He will make sure we have all these material things and above all, peace while here on earth. Now don’t misunderstand what i’m saying, YOU WILL HAAVE HARD TIMES AND DISAPPOINTMENTS! that’s part of how God get’s glory. When people see what happens in our lives and how only God could bring us out, turn us around and/or set everything right again, others long to know and desire to be close to him. Well it’s on ladies and gents! i’ve been slowly working The Healing Place but the connection God made this weekend has placed a reigniting flame under me that’s constantly telling me, it’s time. Look forward to sharing the rest of this journey with you all! I Love Each of You! tala st. Edit or delete it and start blogging!