Wed, Jul 15th 2009, 8:46 pm

7-15-09 I was reading in Galations yesterday and today and I read the part (ch 4) about how God said Ishmael was not to inherite what God had planned for Isaac because he was not the chosen one. Ishmael was not the one God had planned on giving to Sarah and Abraham. He related that to me by saying that I am Isaac in this analogy and how He has great plans for me, and that I'm chosen by Him to carry out His plans. I felt blessed to know that I am exactly where I am supposed to be. I've met several Ishmaels in my life and all I can say is that God has a purpose for you too. The charactoristics of an Ishmael is a person who harrasses people, slanders them, thinks they deserve what is rightfully someone elses, a bully, tries to intimidate people in one way or another, tries to turn people against you, jealous, or accuses you of things that are not true and tries to get people to think negatively of you. I have many descriptions of Ismaels because I've known quite a few.

The most important thing to remember is God is love. And your place in the world and at this time is not negated by any Ishmael out there. Feel important because you are! I was listening to a song that says that there is no such thing as perfect people and there is no such thing as a perfect life, so come as you are, broken scarred, lift up your heart, be changed and be amazed by your Perfect God. I LOVE that song because no one has it all together, NO ONE! And if they tell you they do, they are LYING, did you read that correctly, I said L-Y-I-N-G! The world is not perfect so by the very nature for which we are born, we can't be perfect. But I know someone who is. He is on the throne and He loves you so much!

So my advice to you is this. If you have an Ishmael and you can avoid them do so. The farther you are away from them the better. Your heart can heal. God says in Galations to expel them out of your life and they will never recieve the inheritence. You may never see justice, but that's not for us to see sometimes. It's our job to focus on our calling and to be a blessing where God needs us. That is my lesson. I've decided to expel the enemy and his imps and focus on God. That cancels his evil plans, because NO ONE can take what God plans to give you. So relax be yourself and comfortable in your own skin. Yeah!

It is mine! aketa