MichelleJoyPhelps

Ask and you shall receive- John 16:24

Have you ever stopped and asked yourself what it is exactly you want? Not just thinking it in your head but by actually professing it? Whether or not you are a believer in GOD, it’s a proven fact that when you claim what it is you want in life it generally manifest’s. I guess the only challenge is, how much do you actually believe in yourself and do you have the patience to back it up? Hurdles are placed in our race to success not to hinder us from living better lives but more so to eliminate the weak from the strong. Let me give you an example: If you knew you had to jump off more than one bridge and swim far distances to get to your goal, would you do it? Sure many would say, ‘Hell yeah!’ but many others would say, “I don’t want it that bad!” catch my drift?

Our hurdles are nothing more than a test of faith and patience. If you believe enough and have enough faith in yourself, anything is possible!

There have been many times where I had to learn to be specific in what I am asking for. My mother always said to me, ‘Michelle, God knows what your heart desires but have you asked him to get it for you?’ I really had to think because I thought I was being specific in my prayers but when I really broke it down, I wasn’t. God knew I desired for a better life but I had never asked him specifically how he can help me get there. So as I did this next time around, I was very specific.

You see, I’m here in this small city, big dreams of a town called HOLLYWOOD. A few years back I made the conscious decision to leave behind my education in the medical field and pursue my lifelong dream of becoming an actress and writer. So on a whim, I did just that. Since being here, this town has tested my character and morals, as well as my true passion for what I am struggling for every single day. My once stable income was anything but that and I had to live in areas I normally would never have lived in before. So one day I was going into work (waitress!), I sat in my car and knew  I was exactly $200 short on my rent which was due the following day. As I sat there alone in a parking garage just off the Sunset strip I had said a small prayer. I asked GOD to help me make exactly $200 that night. Not over all but I meant after tip out to the bar and hostess. I knew that mid day shifts generally aren’t the best but had faith that anything was possible.

I was 5 hours into my 8 hour shift when I began to notice I had only accrued about a little over $100 and my mind began to tell me that making rent probably wasn’t going to happen. BUT my faith kept me going. I knew all it took was a few good tippers, not so much more tables. I said a prayer in my head again reminding GOD that I needed $200 for my rent and went on about my shift. About 1 hour before I was cut from my day shift, I was seated a table of 6, five men and one woman. I began by introducing myself and asking them if they’d want anything to drink. As a waitress, I had the ability to scan a table very quickly. My first impression was that they were real cool and looking to have more drinks than food and to me that was good because I knew generally the tab would be larger.

An hour passes and they were still drinking. I had about 5 other tables in between theirs and truthfully I stopped counting the amount of tips I was given. I didn’t want to stress out at work if I knew that I was still going to be short on my rent. As the table of 6 asked for their check, they were asking me questions like, ‘What do you do?’ ‘Are you an actress or student?’ They seemed very nice and interested in what I had to say. One guy even asked if he and his friends can take a picture with me in case one day I did become famous (sweet). He asked if we can take the picture just out in front of the restaurant (I won’t name the restaurant but it’s definitely a tourist-go-to- spot off the sunset strip) I agreed and followed the group out front. Turns out these men were a part of a Ferrari car club. As we finished taking the picture, they thanked me for the great service and slipped me a tip on top of the tip left at the table. But even after my tips, I was certain I was still short on my rent. Damn… and my shift is officially over.

I went up stairs to do my check out and had to sort out what was mine, what was the restaurant’s, the bar and the host’. As I did this I picked up what was left and divided my portion by percentage and thought in my head that the host deserved more because they had really helped me out by constantly making sure my section was full. After all that, I had walked out and back to my car. I was so relieved to be off that I didn’t even bother to think of counting my money. I got into my car and pulled out my cash and began to count the tons of ones I had. Just then I realized something. Something so powerful and moving that it gave me chills down my spine. I made exactly $200, even after I tipped extra to the host. GOD laid it in my heart to give more and he gave me just what I asked for. I always knew the power of prayer but I guess being in the bind I was in and seeing how he came thru for me made me so SURE he was listening to little ol’ me and that my tears and prayers did not go unnoticed!

Ask and you shall receive!!!!  

“So far you haven’t asked for anything in my name. Keep asking and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.”- John 16:24“Yet you do not have because you do not ask.”- James 4:2 

With love,

Michelle

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