The Phoenix and an Elephant had a Baby

Something I found inspirational, I heard during an expectedly inspiring praise session at chapel on my school's campus; however I wasn't expecting to be so inspired that it would change me right on the spot. I'm struggling with where I want to take my next step and two things that were said that night have reminded me that I need to surrender.

One thing was not meant to be related in context of fear, but it's how I applied it due to what I'm going through in my heart right now.

When we ask God to order our steps, we want the entire blue print to what He's doing. We want to see the whole picture (mostly because if He sends us to the Red Sea, we're pretty much going to tell Him we'll pass). The key to this prayer to God for Him to order our steps is SURRENDER. He can't order our steps if we don't want to move and take that first step without seeing where we're going. We have to have faith to walk out and trust that if He ordered the first step, He will guide us on the rest of the path.

The second thing that changed me that night was that what keeps us from really doing the first thing that I mentioned was fear. Our fear sometimes gets settled on this critical inward thinking that we tend to do in life. We tend to remember what we should forget and forget what we should remember. We focus on many of our failures and forget how we overcame them. If we reversed that, we'd be some righteously confident individuals conquering injustices and inequalities all the live long day.

So, rising from the ashes of where fear left me burned out and arrested in my spiritual development, I will take note from the common knowledge that elephants never forget. I will stand on what God states He has for me. I will continue to surrender to His will, allow myself to be the willing vessel and lead those lost in the dark, to the amazing light of life in Jesus Christ. This is my proclamation, declaration and invitation to all the opportunities God has on store for me. 

Linking to the World

Anyone who says "If it ain't broke, don't fix it", really needs to get out more and probably doesn't have a LinkedIn or an about.me account. I've never been one to actually say those things, but I have been a person who would easily get comfortable with what I liked to do in social media or how I wanted to present myself in a professional manner. A resume, some nice business cards and an email address were the standards. A website was a luxurious bonus in my creative eyes. Unable to decide on how I wanted things to flow from page to page for a website, I'd grow frustrated and end up with nothing. Something was broken and it was beyond time to fix it.

about.me site

I've recently learned that as social media changes, I have to continue to adapt to those changes. In doing so, it keeps me current on how people in my network circles are evolving and it helps keep me relevant in the work I want to do. This had led me to really re-evaluate how I even want to put myself out there. Take my blog for example. I'm not sure if I like the format of it completely. I am open to constructive criticism. I am open to new design options. I am open to anything that can make me a better me. Then there's vlogging, completing my book, restructuring the business plan for my consulting business and of course, finishing school. I know that all these pieces of my vision are going to fit together, so I will continue to make the steps (as small as some might be), towards the bigger picture. So far, I like what I have but there is always room for improvement.

LinkedIn site

Please help me by visiting me on LinkedIn and about.me, offer suggestions on how I can do this or that better or differently. Help yourself by getting an account if you don't have one yet. They are simple formats that can help you land a job and promote your company with a few clicks and a well-worded bio.




Oh and a Twitter account helps too. I would add Faecbook because it's popular and easily accessible as well but personally, all the different Facebook pages can be a little overwhelming to not overlap personal interests with things similar to your field of expertise. For me, at least. So, in mending things that tend to be broken, I pray I am on the right path. I don't do the work that I do for the glory whatsoever. HIV/AIDS consulting chose me and I surrendered to it's call because there are people in this world that are sitting in a dark place, wishing there was someone that they could relate to, someone who's been in their shoes. For them, I keep pushing to spread the message of hope, inspiration, and victory in eliminating stigma, access to care for all People living with HIV/AIDS and for the cure. It's coming and I believe it will be in my lifetime. Until then, I will keep mending me so that the message is heard loud and clear on all four corners of the earth.