An Evening With A Friend.

Over the years I have aquired few female friends. Every so often I have a one or two that I become close with for a season and then through lifes ever changing sails we drift apart. Tonight I visited a friend who recently ended a relationship of 3 years. Her father was a Preacher and she was raised with stricked Christian beliefs, however, due to turmoil over the years she is not really sure what she believes. This struck a conversation about religion verses spirituality. We spoke on the words of the bible and how denomination was just a classification of Christians. The conversation got deep and without revealing her personal struggles over the past few years, I must say that I believe God sent me to speak to her this evening. I believe this friend is in a state of W-A-N-T.... according to writer Max Lucado. For so many years she has put her faith is this world, her surroundings, boyfriend, doctor, etc... that she struggles with thoughts of why God would want her to go through this. If you are a christian you know the answer. But were you ever at that point when you forgot that our choices lead to lessons and miracles? or that God allows us to go through events in our lives to edify our souls so that we may minister from experience. I believe something great is in store for my friend and ask that whoever shall read this shall lift up her name (Carolee's Friend in need of guidance and comfort) to God. . . If in his will to do so show her that she too has a calling and a purpose on her life and touch her heart so that she may know this and move forward in her walk with Christ and fill her void with peace that he lead her in the path he has prepared for her.

Emotional Baggage

Emotional baggage keeps a person in spiritual bondage. It weighs a person down with guilt, pain, resentment and inner suffering. I know this all to well. It is at this point in my life that I am releasing my emotional baggage so that I may truly trust what God has in store for me. Sounds easy? its not nor did he promise it would be, it is hard to let go of the past, to let go of the hurt people may have caused you. God wants us to trust him, give him that hurt, trust in his forgiveness and rely on him to heal our wounds and direct our future. This is truly diffifult to wrap ones mind around ... to trust in what you can't see. If you have been saved it can be easier because you feel the spirit moving you in a direction and if you submit to that feeling and have complete trust in his plan it may be hard but it will be worth it. If you have not been saved it doesn't mean you are not in God's Plan because we all are, but he can not reveal it for you if you are not seeking him.

Who I am.

My name is Carolee. I was researching biblical names one day on the internet and the name Sela and Salome stood out to me seperately they mean "rock" and "peace". I felt this name was an appropriate way to represent God as well as my blog name because God is my rock and he is where my peace comes from. This page was actually started several days ago and I was upset to see that no one had decided to follow and I became discouraged. After several days of silence and prayer I realize that I had made the page more about my story instead of God. My story is my testimony but I had tried to start from the beginning when my life was about me... then he stopped me. So here I start again not really knowing how to begin. I know this blog has a purpose, maybe not for me, maybe not for you, but for a reason. I will continue to write as I feel led to and pray that each and every entry be a annointed one ~ In Jesus's Holy Name~ Amen