"The Grace of God"

I have never known the Grace of God like I have come to know the Grace of God these past few years of my Life. He has rescued me from the dominion of darkness, sustained me through my perceived barren seasons, Deposited a sliver of His Infinite Brilliance, Understanding, Knowledge and Wisdom, and elevated me to levels that Corey could not have ever accomplished on his own. Now I know why it was imperative for me to "overcome" and to "conquer" my fear of heights. I wasn't supposed to remain grounded when I have been fitted for Wings to soar. No wonder I was never able to acclimate myself to earthly tangibles, because they could not begin to compare with what He had to offer me, and unbeknownst to me, the line had to be drawn. The world gives and the world takes away. However, what God has Gifted can never be taken away, irrespective of the world. For what He has, supersedes anything that anyone could even begin to offer. I am Grateful for all of the times that His protection came in the form of a "No." Had it been up to me, the Vision that He has always had, I would have never been able to see. But God! The clarity of the disparity between me and Him, brought about closure in the disparity of me and all that were ever in disagreement with what the Spirit has always led me to Know and to Do. In God is where I reside in the foundation that is all Him. Whatever I do and all that I know, is solely because of Him. My Life with God forever grants me Victory in a perpetual state of Win/Win. I cannot lose when my Heavenly Father is at the helm. What used to consume me can no longer begin to overwhelm. I have found Peace in everything! I have Become the Peace that I used to seek. The words of the antithesis will always chatter to hear themselves speak. However, the wasting of words is maturity in ignorance. I allowed the Spirit to redirect my own Deliverance, forbidding what is Righteous to be silenced by reluctance. Fear is not a palatable option that anyone should ever consume. You can season and marinate it all day, and it will always taste the same. To be the Salt of a rather bland existence negates the bitterness left behind on the taste buds after chewing on fear. Fear is hard to swallow because it shouldn't be swallowed. It just wants to stick around to make sure that you do not progress to the next round. Fear does exactly what it is designed to do. However, fear does not define, nor align us with God's point of view. The Grace of God has commandeered the abandonment felt by being stranded in the middle of nowhere. It is in those remote places of no familiar faces that we can finally begin to hear everything that the Spirit needs to say. The Grace of God is particularly interested in and seeks me on a good as well as on a bad day. I cannot go wrong even when I don't feel like I belong. The feeling is to humble me, to allow Him to make me strong. I cannot lose with the Grace of God. I only seem to win, time and time again. Weak on my own, I no longer attempt to do it on my own. I need His Presence in ALL aspects of my Life. Spending much needed time with my Heavenly Father has taught me to lean on nothing but, my Heavenly Father. For His Grace is sufficient, departs me never, provides me with all that is ever needed. I no longer feed my fear, rather I nourish my Faith, so that I can hear, the Spirit. The Grace of God is my portion here, now and Forevermore!

Heavenly Father. Jesus Christ. Holy Spirit. Love. Smile. Always!
Corey A. Ford

"Let It Go!"

Whatever pains you to the point where it has begun to consume you, is more than likely something that you should not consider, rather actually and permanently, let go.

"No pain, no gain" is a fallacy unto itself and does not deserve the time that is you and yours for the sake of "it" remaining as a constant reminder that "it hurt."

We need to condition our minds to stop trying to press rewind and progressively move forward, pressing towards the mark, so that we can begin to realize that this race that we are in is a marathon, not a sprint.

A sprinter's mentality is unfathomable to a long distance runner.

Pacing oneself is conducive to longevity when the finish line is nowhere in sight. The strides that we take at the onset allow us to start right, so that we can run right and finish Strong, preserving our Strength for when we need it most. It is here in THAT reason, that we must abolish that sprinter's mentality and begin to pace ourselves and "Let It Go," whatever it may be, or whomever they might be.

Allow people to run their own race. In doing so, your focus is to remain focused, so that you too can run your own race. Their finish line is not determined or defined by how you run your course. Remorse not, since the same rules apply to them with respect to their course and how you run your race.

"Let It Go!"

Refrain from collecting the baggage that we do not have to claim, in the name of Freedom. For it is not ours in which to carry. Marry yourselves with what IS for you, and divorce the hindrances that do not want to see you through, helping you get to your finish line.

It is either for you or it is against you.

If it is not part of the solution, then it is part of the problem.

"Let It Go!"

Heavenly Father. Jesus Christ. Holy Spirit. Love. Smile. Always!
Corey A. Ford

"Realize The Truth!"

I only began to "Realize The Truth" when I made the conscious decision to stop living out the lies that were ever said about me, including the ones that I said and even believed about myself.

I have learned that it is incumbent upon us (ourselves) to "Speak Life" over us (ourselves) in order to combat and offset the lies that have been perpetrated against us (ourselves).

The Realization of The Truth requires us to relinquish all that is against us by way of fabrications and outright lies.

We are no longer hindered by verbiage that does not apply. We are lifted up and mounted upon the Wings of Eagles that compel us to take flight, soar and fly.

What lies before us is far Greater than any and everything that is stretched out behind us.

Moving forward is the Direction of our Destiny and never looking back allows for Greater Vision to Realize the once unfathomable and unimaginable, yet we can now Truly begin to See.

Hindsight is not the only thing that is 20/20. Living in the present is also 20/20, when we live our lives in the presence of The Truth and not in the haphazard mess that is represented in the form of outright lies.

It is impossible for God to fail.

It is impossible for God to lie.

When we live in and for The Truth, we begin to understand Who He Is, and why.

The murkiness of the ridiculousness, where we choose to no longer reside.

"Realize The Truth" and what God has already said about you, so that you stop believing the lies. Any form of fabrication that is written of or spoken about, will itself Testify in the presence of The Truth, what it is really all about.

"Realize The Truth," and stop living lies!

Heavenly Father. Jesus Christ. Holy Spirit. Love. Smile. Always!
Corey A. Ford

"Unprecedented Faithfulness"

Your "Unprecedented Faithfulness" infinitely surpasses the number of times that I have failed Your Love. And thus far, You continue to Love me better than I have ever Loved myself. In my logical mind, the irony of Your Love is that it surpasses any conceit or self-centeredness that anyone could have for themselves. Even in our unwarranted arrogance, we could never Love ourselves in the manner and the way that You have chosen to Love us.

Your Commitment and Dedication is something that the greatest mind could never find or even begin to fathom the possibilities of.

To think that You Love me, when I have given You every reason to turn from me.

To think that you protect me from myself, when my intentions were to harm myself through my own self-centeredness.

To think that Your Love casts a Light over the dark places that I have been, when I knew that I should have stayed away from to begin with.

To think that You are relentless in Your Love and Your "Unprecedented Faithfulness," compels me to constantly re-examine myself, to better myself, thus demonstrating the necessary appreciation and Gratefulness of my Heart.

I Promise to do better by You, so that You can Trust me to let Your Light shine through, magnifying Your Kingdom through unsolicited Freedom, which You have bestowed upon me, for unbelieving eyes to see.

Everything begins IN and WITH the Heart. So there, is exactly where I shall start.

My actions of Gratefulness, will both Revere and Honor, Your "Unprecedented Faithfulness."

Heavenly Father. Jesus Christ. Holy Spirit. Love. Smile. Always!
Corey A. Ford

"Passionately Faithful"

As I was text chatting with a friend of mine, I felt the presence of The Lord come over me. It made me realize and gave me yet another glimpse into how God works. It is always unexpected and oft times at the most unique moments. It also allowed me some visibility into what it is like when you Purposely align and Position yourself with The Lord. He seemingly comes right out of nowhere and just starts speaking to you. The next thing you know: your words are not your words, your thoughts are not your thoughts, your actions are not your actions and your ways are no longer, your ways.

The old has Become the New. Your reflection starts to represent the Change that He has done in you. The Illumination begins! The blissfulness is all the indication that it has nothing to do with "you," for we can barely do ourselves, let alone the colossal works that is done through us.

What is mindblowingly evident, is the preponderance of evidence, that unmistakably demonstrates the Brilliant Magnificence, in just how "Passionately Faithful" He is, when you make the Lovingly conscious decision, to Serve out the Will of your Life, solely through His Vision.

The chat was right on time. It concluded by giving God the Glory and departing with Jesus on our minds.

"Passionately Faithful," You are Lord.

Heavenly Father. Jesus Christ. Holy Spirit. Love. Smile. Always!
Corey A. Ford

"Famous Autograph"

The only "Famous Autograph" that I ever want is that of Jesus Christ. And when He signs it, I want it to say just two words:

"Well Done!"

Heavenly Father. Jesus Christ. Holy Spirit. Love. Smile. Always!
Corey A. Ford

"Into Your Loving Arms"

I've heard it stated as such: "When Life knocks you on your knees, you are actually in the perfect position, in which to Pray."

In order to avoid the additional blows that are aimed at me, I choose to remain on my knees, in that perfect position of total and complete submission, to my Heavenly Father.

I Pray for the vanquishing of any and all enemies of my Peace.

May they rise up against me no more and insatiably consume the same destructiveness that their evilness tries to serve up to those that fear The Lord.

Evildoers show zero reverance to the awesomeness that is The Lord.

When the enemy tried to deliver me to harm, it actually perfectly positioned me to fall, right "Into Your Loving Arms," where I am to remain.

I refrain from fighting the battles that have already been sealed in Victory. There is no need to try to defeat what has already been defeated. I repeat it to myself as a reminder to myself that as a Child of God, I am already adorned in His Glorious Riches and Wealth.

What cannot be quantified can only be denied by the ignorance that understands not, His Deliverance. For It is the qualitative analysis and not the quantitative dialysis that filtered through the old, and made new the Glory to be told, by way of the Testimony of the Comeback.

I never had to do what I thought I had to do, for the Mercies are all brand spanking new. Each day is new Grace and every step in Faith leads me back to where It began, even before I was begin.

Protection from both dangers seen and unseen and the avoidance of evildoers harm. I fear not the lessons of stumbling or falling, because it will always be right "Into Your Loving Arms."

Heavenly Father. Jesus Christ. Holy Spirit. Love. Smile. Always!
Corey A. Ford

"I Found IT!"

Instead of looking for "it" relative to "me," I began to seek Him, relative to me. And there amongst His Grace and Mercy, is where "I Found "IT,"" in the form of Glory.

You see, I stopped looking for "it" by way of "people, places and things," and became enlightened to the fact that all things temporal, like "me," will one day pass away. For my temporary space and place, that was not good enough. I needed to do more IN and WITH the Life that was Gifted to me by my Heavenly Father. Merely existing was not acceptable and a mediocre standard is nothing but rejectable, at best.

I needed to be Who and What He called me to Be, and irrespective of what is happening to and around me, the Gift of Life keeps on rewarding me.

Seeking after the dead does not allow me to live in the same Victory that defeated death on that Third Day!

I Rise, with the same Resurrection Power of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!

I seek nothing that is not Purposed for me. The Revelation of what is mine is Revealed to me in spectacular fashion. The timing of such does not escape much, and nothing at all. What is for you, what is for me, cannot be recalled by "people, places or things," that had and have nothing to do with the same creation that they attempt to "steal, kill and destroy."

"I Found IT" in the form of Joy!
"I Found IT" in the form of Peace!
"I Found IT" in the form of Love!
"I Found IT" in the form of Forgiveness!
"I Found IT" in the form of Knowledge!
"I Found IT" in the form of Growth!
"I Found IT" in the form of Reconciliation!
"I Found IT" in the form of the Gift of Life!
"I Found IT" in the form of my Creation!

The moment that I stopped looking for "it" relative to me, "IT" was revealed within me, as a reward for seeking "IT" THROUGH and IN Him.

My insatiable appetite to seek more of the Goodness that is The Lord, is never substituted for something or anything else that cannot afford, the Glory and the riches of The Lord. Material items wish they had at least a fragmented value. People seek "it" in the form of their self appraisals. And places cannot trace the faces of the Magnificence that is Him, irrespective of the form that He presents Himself as.

IN and THROUGH Him, is where "I Found IT!"

The Lord reveals Himself to those that earnestly seek Him (Hebrews 11:6).

Heavenly Father. Jesus Christ. Holy Spirit. Love. Smile. Always!
Corey A. Ford