REAL TALk WITH THE PROPHETESS CORNER

and His promises are yea and amen.

Donna Royalty Ross

Coming from a single-parent home, I have learned to be independent. I never relied on anyone to do anything for me. I learned to do things for myself. All that is cute and nice until you realize God is not looking for independent superheroes who can and want to do everything for themselves. Instead, God is looking for dependent children, who look to Him, who know who He is,

As the child of a single parent, here are five things I had the habit of doing myself: 1. I never expected anyone to do anything for me. I felt I could handle everything. You may wonder how I could think that way. I understand. Of course, I could not fix the plumbing, repaint the apartment or house, or repair the car, but as long as I could pay the service people to do it, in my books, I was independent. 2. I took care of my children. I took them to Disney World, Hershey Park, Dorney Park or wherever. I did not do this because my husband, their father, would not take them; he couldn’t get the time off from work. Therefore, I would do it by myself. 3. I did not wait for anyone to open the car door for me (lol). I could do it for myself and certainly, you would take too long to get to my door. 4. I did not ask men for money—just because I never saw my mother do it. 5. I did not allow anyone to make decisions for me. I didn’t need others’ help. Then God stepped into my life and daily, that independent spirit had to go. When you are used to doing for yourself, relinquishing that power is harder to break than a child who came from a two-parent home.

Can I honestly tell you all that independent spirit is gone? Resoundingly no. However, daily, I strive to release the independent spirit that was in me from the day I entered this world. God, through His precious Holy Spirit, is bringing me to the place of total surrender to His Lordship in my life. How about you? Do you see any traits of what I have dealt with in your life? Give it to Daddy God, He is the only One who can gently and with love, look at that independent spirit and bring you to a place of total submission to Him. #Godzmouthpiece #runningafterGod #realtalkdonna