Back By Popular Demand...

So it has been so long since I have blogged and I feel that I have been depriving myself of my public outlet to vent and discuss issues that I have.. Well, a lot has changed since July.. I have a job/ career, I have my own apartment, and things are going pretty well.... I am still serving the great GOD who is my provider, my stronghold, my Savior, my deliverer, and my ROCK. I could not have made it this far without the LORD on my side. Wow, my traveling has expanded somewhat... I have been to NYC twice and that is where I currently am writing this blog... Beginning now I am going to start writing as much as possible.. even daily.. I am going try something new and that is writing down random words throughout the day then writing on how they have influenced me..... Well, I must go to sleep because I have a 6am flight to catch in the morning and until tomorrow... Be Blessed.

At A Crossroads

I know its been almost two months.. well it has been two months since I have left any words on this page and I am back again because my brain is cluttered.... I have a job offer that has some stipulations... There are pros and cons.... Finally a paycheck.... But wants me to enroll back in school... Already in debt.. schooling would bring more debt.... Being able to move on my own.... Able to help my sister... But also bringing on burdens... I am just so confused right now...... I am going to my devotion and prayer to get answers.. God always sends me an answer...

Best Regards,

Nervous, Uncertain, Needing the Lord's Guidance!

Steps To A Breakthrough!

Well as you can see from the post below it is official I successfully passed the Texas Bar Exam on April 30th, 2009, my grandmother's 73rd birthday. The victory does not belong to me it belongs to the LORD! God up above and him alone got me through and no one but HIM! It is funny because through this I can give my testimony which in returns gives GOD the praise. There are some steps we must take to receive our breakthrough.

1) We must praise HIM in advance for the valley HE has us in because the same GOD that can allow us to venture into the valley can also set us atop a mountain top. See GOD tests our faith at our lowest levels he places us there to draw nearer to HIM to seek his face. So when in the valley you must ask yourself are you seeking GOD? When I did not pass the exam the first time I immediately prayed and asked GOD to give me peace of mind and then I made up my mind that the second time will not be like the last as evident in an older blog around that time. I told GOD if this is my test I know with GOD I can pass. After having to take a 7.50 job at Best Buy just to stay a float for the Christmas holidays, living off an income tax check, and collecting unemployment GOD placed me in the valley but while in the valley he supplied all my needs. When the bank account was running low Best Buy called, when the Holidays ended it was tax refund time, when the tax refund money was running low I was able to accept unemployment. I never did without, God supplied all my needs. All I did was draw nearer to GOD, still attending church, joining the young adult choir, and continuing to tithe even though I was receiving unemployment. I praised GOD, praised HIM in advance for the blessings and breakthrough that were on the way.

2) Give our time, our service, and our praise. See everyone always asks GOD for a blessing but never want to give GOD anything. Its funny we dedicate time to do household chores, to go shopping, to watch certain TV shows and nowhere in that schedule is time to give GOD the glory. During my period I found my refuge at my church where the spirit of the LORD dwells and GOD receives the HIGH PRAISE AT ALL TIMES! See for me church is a hospital, a doctor's office, a psychiatrists office, the LORD's house is somewhere we can be rehabilitated, tell the LORD (doctor) about our ailments, or just cry out to the LORD... Its the one place we can go and give the LORD unmitigated praise for past, present, and future blessings. A lot of us will not even gather with people of our same faith to Bless the LORD so GOD knows we won't bless HIM with others who don't believe like us. Don't get me wrong I attend church regularly but I never just let go like I did... Now I am in a new place with a new attitude. Everyday we should take time to give GOD the glory, just a little bit of our time... I also found refuge through listening to homemade GOSPEL CD's! Time could be on your way to work listening to gospel music and just meditating and thanking GOD, it could be having a prayer time during the day, or however you give GOD the glory, but you must give him your time... Through PRAISE we receive our breakthrough..... Remember the BIBLE said where our heart is, that shall our treasure be, WHERE IS YOUR TREASURE?

3) Pray for the LORD's will. When you pray in the morning and at night do not ask the LORD for specific things ask for his will to be done! Or when you ask if its your will then LET IT BE DONE.

4) Humble Yourself. God had to me HUMBLE ME. See our degrees, our accomplishments mean nothing to GOD for only what you do for HIM will last. GOD sat me down and let me know who was really in control. He placed me in the valley so that I could relinquish control and LET HIM TAKE CONTROL! Now HE is in the driver's seat completely and I know and I truly TRULY know that HE WILL NEVER LET ME FAIL! If you have to take a lower paying job so be it. If you have to give up shopping, eating out, and other extra curricular activities so be it.. How much are you willing to give up to receive GOD's blessings...

5) PRAISE PRAISE PRAISE!!!!! PRAISE HIM WHILE YOU DOWN TO COME OUT, PRAISE HIM WHEN YOU UP TO GO FURTHER, THROUGH OUR PRAISE WE RECEIVE OUR BREAKTHROUGH!!!!!

6) Don't be afraid to share the LOVE of GOD with someone else and don't be afraid to PRAISE him in front of others... When you give GOD the glory publicly and HE begins to bless you, people will look beyond the materialistic things and see that its truly a blessing and had it not been for GOD none of those things would be possible....

7) Don't make your own plan ask GOD to show you his plan.... Planning is great but if its not HIS WILL then its not going to work!

Make it ALL ABOUT GOD!!!! I praised him in the valley low, I am not praising him in the mountain TOP to GOD be the GLORY!

Basking in God's Favor,

Joseph K Plumbar, Esq.

I PASSEd

I PASSED THE TX BAR EXAM!!!!!

Do You Really Believe What You Say?

So many times we all profess things that we want to accomplish and how we believe in this and that, but how much of that do we actually believe? Do we actually believe the words that come out of our own mouth? Its one thing to say I want to be successful, but not believe it.... Its another thing to say I trust God in all circumstances, but everyday worry about things you know God is going to take care of.... See we tend not to practice what we say... We say things to make ourselves feel better about some situations, but just think if we started living or practicing all the positive things that we professed.... The problem are not the words they are the beliefs.... Start putting some of those positive thoughts into motion and let's see where it takes us....

Just Can't Sleep

Have you ever had a night or a couple of nights where you just couldn't sleep. You prepared for bed early and prepared for a good 6-7 hours of sleep but you just couldn't sleep. Well, at 3:36 abruptly woke up and couldn't sleep. I laid down in my bed and tried to make myself sleep but I just couldn't fall asleep. Is it that I am worrying too much about things that I currently cannot control? Is it that I am not eating properly, which I am. I am not sure but whatever it is for the past week I just have not been able to sleep all the way through..... I really do not know what is going on... After trying aimlessly to fall asleep I decided to get down on my knees and pray and ask the LORD to remove whatever I was worrying about from me and to soothe my mind.... I also prayed for his never-ending favor. I just do not know why I cannot sleep tonight... Its hard.. I guess while I am up I will search for a job or do something constructive... It seems so hard right now to accomplish anything or get anything accomplished.... At some point you get tired of saddling the same horse and riding it over and over and over again, but the only way to get by is to finish the race. Sometimes I feel our load and our heart could be so heavy laden that we forget who actually is in control. Well, i thought maybe this blog would help me sleep I hope it does.. I know its a bunch of random nothingness but I really want to sleep.

Appreciate The Rain.. The Cold...

It has been raining forever here in Houston and it has inspired me to write this blog... Although the weather has been horrible it has not stopped me from getting out of the house and enjoying life.

Many people are afraid of the rain and the cold and use them as excuses not to go anywhere and not to do anything but truth of the matter is we need the rain and the cold......... Although navigating in the rain is difficult it often creates a reality that if you can navigate through life's rain storms then when the calm comes the visibility is even clearer.. Smooth sailing as some would say.. Rain is the nurturer of new growth and new beginnings.. After a cold brutal winter that has sent animals into hibernation and plants into a frigid outward death the rain comes and revives the roots to start anew for the new year and the new season that lies ahead... Animals come out renewed ready for three seasons of flourishing.... So what we have a raining/ cold season one out of four seasons is not bad at all... Although the cold season may seem to set us back it actually destroys the branches and dead leaves that cannot sustain our future goals while the rain nurtures our roots and prepares us for a fruitful season... Things that are not fruitful must die in order to reproduce.. So there is nothing wrong with the rain and cold for they help us navigate the days full of sunshine.

Get out don't let the cold and rain hold you back let it help you flourish.. The cold and raining season is almost over.... Sunshine ALL DAY!!!