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Developing through Damage as God Directs your Destiny

Posted by: Daria Dillard Stone, The Servant on: September 24, 2012

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Recently in reflecting over my life and the lives of some other people whom I spiritually coach, I listened as we talked and remember some of the past hurts, pains, lies, etc. that we experienced or we caused others to experience. I went home and pondered even more in my “alone time” and saw some awful things DARIA had done! No one did these things I saw to me, I did the things I was recalling to me. AM I TALKING TO ANYONE OUT THERE?

Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the plans I have for you” says the Lord, “They are plans for good and not for disaster. To give you a future and a hope.” We must read the entire book of Jeremiah to understand what is being said and done leading to this particular scripture. Jeremiah knew that the people of Israel had been led into exile in Babylon and he was encouraging them based on what the Lord had told him – for them to settle down, work, marry, have children, plant, harvest etc. He was sharing with them that he was aware of the hard times they were experiencing – “I know it is a rough time, but keep the faith – don’t stop – don’t look back – keep your focus on the liberty and freedom ahead” is what I can just imagine he may have shouted.

Well, read all of Jeremiah and know that this one beautiful verse is “encouraging & engaging” everyone of us to Stay the course. God is using Jeremiah as HIS mouthpiece (he will do that you know). I am telling you – me Daria as Jeremiah reminded the children of Israel ” it may look dark now, but use what you (and me too) we have been given and thank God NOW for the little before GOD can give you and me ALL that HE has for us.

Can we handle ALL God has planned for us? Or do we want all that God has planned for us to be a top dog with other humans, to make them think less of themselves and more of us because we got this, we got there, we know them, etc. Folks this is not an A & B conversation – so go ahead and C your way in this one. I am ministering to me as I speak with you.

So many believers are like the caution light on a traffic signal – they neutral, they don’t go for nothing until they want to and will run a red light at that time (that could mean hurt someone, cut up a person’s character, sleep around to get what they want, steal, lie, cheat, etc.) .They don’t witness or encourage but they on the Willing Workers Ministry group. Then again when the light is red in their life – they don’t stop to think about how God has blessed them to be a blessing to others. Yes, they stay on “caution.”

I was like that, didn’t want to do too much for the Lord, because folks will think I am trying to be too holy – well I am! Didn’t want to step out of my comfort zone as sinful as I had been (and still working on sin issues I might add for I am not perfect – I do serve a perfect GOD) and go desire to excel – not just be average for the Lord, because folks will think I am trying to be somebody – well I am!

All the twists and turns, tangles and strangles of our lives were for a purpose a BIG PURPOSE. We we were and are Developing through Damage as God Directs our Destiny. Jeremiah 29:11

HOPE NOW – HELP LATER

Posted by: Daria Dillard Stone, The Servant on: August 11, 2012

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I am learning EVERY DAY how painfully MORE devastating my life would be if I DID NOT KNOW THE LORD 4 MYSELF & read my Bible…better yet – if I DID NOT let my Bible read me. I’d like to share something that I have learned with all of you so we can “HOPE NOW – HELP LATER. To break it down so ALL can understand – I am encouraging you as I encourage me NOT to look at today and think it is a “preview of coming attractions” in my tomorrow.

Recently my Pastor Chad A. White Sr., preached on “How 2 B Content” Philippians 4:11-13 where Paul who calls himself the “chief of sinners” who became a “slave to his Savior” is reminding the brethren (sisters too) to rejoice in the Lord , have Peace with God NOW – no matter what things look like. LATER is out of your control anyway. You got a little rejoice – you got a lot rejoice.

“Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. I know both how to be abased and I know how to abound; every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.” KJV

I need to paint a picture here because I am sharing how I started my week on Sunday 8.5.12 and will later tell how I ended my week on Friday 8.10.12 (in Springfield OH where it was a cloud at Restored Life Ministries – 1117 Innisfallen Ave as Deborah Scales – The Rev. Deborah Scales now, preached her trial sermon. I will get to that later in a separate communication)

When Pastor was preaching I was praying and pondering on the things currently going on in my life – the NOW things that I HOPE for – knowing LATER help will come. Later takes too long – doesn’t it?

Paul speaks to us about learning how to be content in any situation. In order to do that we must have proper perspectives, proper priorities, and a proper peace with the Lord. Thank you Pastor Chad A. White, Sr. for that WORD!

Daria what are you HOPING FOR NOW – KNOWING HELP WILL COME LATER? Glad you asked. Because I am an active Soldier in the “Society of Satisfied Saints” – I have learned to never let the world have my JOY (Jesus Opening You) even when I can’t feel that joy. If I did not spend time with GOD I wouldn’t know the difference between his voice and the world’s noise – neither would you. And I would (like I use to) have false joy, false hope and nothing in between.

Nothing wrong with liking nice “creations” such as people, places, things – yeah STUFF.” But don’t give priority to “creations” when the CREATOR is the main focus. But when you lose a job, can’t pay your rent or mortgage, children are challenging, family is freaking out, co-workers are bugging out – what do you do – how do you re-act? Does everybody know when you are not feeling Joyful? Just asking. For I am not the ‘main focus” in this situation. I want to remind you as I remind me that “the world did not give me this JOY – and I will NOT let the world take it away.” I do know the world wants MY JOY, MY POWER, MY PURPOSE, MY PROMISE. You see I am spiritually pregnant (thank you Rev. Deborah Scales) and the world/enemy wants the baby before it is born!!!

That means I will have to fight, cry, hurt, lament, travail, be talked about, taunted, & tortured (sometimes physically and spiritually). And it really hurts though when your family and those closest to you make you that way.

HOPE NOW my brothers and my sisters – call those things that be not as if they were. Fall but get back up. Cry but shout for joy. Love your haters (family members included) – it is hard but Paul reminds us in Philippians 4:13 how we can HOPE NOW – for the HELP LATER. Stay in the WORD and stop trying to solve your problems, their problems – my problems – can you really feel me? Yeah I am talking to ME!

HELP LATER is the end result of our strong, long suffering faith walk. GOD has the final say so. It was never about us anyway. In order to have a testimony we must continue to be tested. Thanks for listening, learning and then loving/doing what the WORD says.

Because I care – I share!

YES, I FINALLY GOT IT

Posted by: Daria Dillard Stone, The Servant on: August 8, 2012

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I finally got it – Shallon helped me understand fully what 8.8.07 would mean for me when she shared this prayer. You see today (8.8.12) marks the 5th year since Todd Stone, Sr.- my loving husband went home to be with the Lord.Yes,

I finally got it! I have been isolated in preparation of being elevated; lost and gain some friends and some attitudes. I struggled and sometimes felt strangled; often times and I MEAN often times mis-understand and mis-judged – yes taunted and tortured. Yes, I finally got it! Like Jonah I was a rebel, God would say go right I would run toward the left – Read Jonah 1:1-9 just to start – you will see yourself as well as a rebel. We do think we are smarter than GOD don’t we? We justify our sins and make fun of and judge people we don’t understand and who don’t understand us. Here’s a prayer for me and you – Yes, I finally got it!

A PRAYER CALLED “I ARISE TODAY” (with some sprinkles from my soul – me Daria)

I arise today through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity, through the belief in the threeness, through confession of the oneness of the Creator of Creation. I arise today through the strength of Christ’s birth with his baptism, through the strength of his crucifixion with his burial, through the strength of his resurrection with his ascension, through the strength of his descent for the judgment of doom.

I arise today through the strength of the love of cherubim, in obedience of angels, in the service of archangels, in hope of resurrection to meet with reward, in prayers of patriarchs, in predictions of prophets, in preaching of apostles, in faith of confessors, in innocence of holy virgins, in deeds of righteous men.

I arise today through the strength of heaven; light of sun, radiance of moon, splendor of fire, speed of lightning, swiftness of wind, depth of sea, stability of earth, firmness of rock. I arise today through God’s strength to pilot me; God’s might to uphold me, God’s wisdom to guide me, God’s eye to look before me, God’s ear to hear me, God’s word to speak for me, God’s hand to guard and guide me, God’s way to lie before me, God’s shield to protect me, God’s host to save me from snares of devils, from temptations of vices, from everyone who shall wish me ill, afar and near; alone and in multitudes.

I summon today all these powers between me and those evils, against every cruel merciless power that may oppose my body and soul, against incantations of false prophets, against black laws or no laws, against false laws of heretics, against craft of idolatry, against spells of witches and smiths and wizards; against every knowledge that corrupts man’s body and soul.

Christ to shield me today against poison, against burning, drowning, wounding, so that there may come to me an abundance and a reward. Christ with me, before me, behind me, in me, beneath me, above me – Christ on my right, on my left, when I lie down. Christ when I sit, when I rise, in the heart of every man who thinks of me whether negative or positive – I know Jesus Christ is with me! Christ in the the mouth of everyone who speaks of me; in every eye that sees me, in every ear that hears me.

I arise today through a mighty strength, the strength of the FATHER,.SON and HOLY SPIRIT – through confession of the oneness of the CREATOR who takes care of his creation. Amen, Amen and Amen.

(prayer thought to be written by St. Patrick)

YES, I FINALLY GOT IT!