Stand on It

Hey guys, I know that it's been a while since I've blogged, because life, has been life-ing!!! When I tell you, life has really been happening, but even in the midst of what has seemed like chaos and confusion, Holy Spirit has been moving and revealing himself to me; and for that, I am so blessed and thankful! To be honest, it's not solely for the benefit of my relationship with him, but the mere fact, that I am IN, a relationship with GOD. So, let's get to it, regarding this life of mine, and how it's "life-ing"....LOL

So I had to go to court on the morning of October 28th, 2022. Apparently, I was to pay child support from when my son was locked up, from November 28th, 2021 until his release on May 25th, 2022 but I never got served. From court records, the information was sent to an address I had never resided. Now the only reason I knew of this, me having to pay child support, is because my bank sends me credit alerts. Once I looked at my credit report I saw "delinquent child support". As I'm seeing this a sense of bewilderment and confusion came over me. I remember when I got the alert, it was on the weekend. I knew on Monday morning September 26th, I was calling, and I did just that. I called my local juvenile court and proceeded to get the run-around, which added more fuel to the fire. I remember after the last transfer, I told myself, no ma'am, you got time today, make a trip. And I did just that. I remember going to the clerk's office and a young lady assisted me. I told her my dilemma, and she was confused as well. But she told me to wait a few minutes, she was to get my file. To make a long story short, she let me know that I had been served and the address, where it was sent to. I politely today the young woman, the address mentioned was not my place of residence and had never. She looked at me, and said that's odd. I said, yeah I know, right? Nonetheless, she gave me some information to complete for a modification, which would give me an opportunity to go before the judge. 

Fast forward. As I woke the morning of my court date- I heard Holy Spirit say “take it by force”. So I began declaring and decreeing my day and what I needed for Holy Spirit to do for me and my family. While taking my daughter to school, I prayed a short, simple, and sweet prayer and said- "LORD, dismiss this case, and let me NOT have to pay a DIME.”

As I go to court, I checked in, and about 30 minutes later, the sheriff calls my name and hands me a “petition of contempt”. At this point I’m furious…..because I'm reading this information trying to figure out WHAT DOES THIS MEAN??? Like seriously, I was the one who came to them in September inquiring about the child support, as well as initiated the new court date to speak to the judge. Once I read over the petition, I turned around and spoke to another sheriff hoping he could help me understand. That was an utter failure, as he “acted" as if he were clueless. I

At this point, I had to go sit down to gather myself, because 1. I'm confused. 2. I took off work to handle this, after just starting a new career, and I really can't be taking off. 3. I need this resolved, and no one is telling me anything. As I’m sitting there, I ended up texting an Elder at my church who’s also an attorney. This all happened around 9:53 am. He text back and we had a dialogue going for a bit, then says "I'll there at 10:30 am." This man sits down beside me at 10:29 am...I laughed and said, you're a minute early. He reviews the petition of contempt, asked me a few more questions, and gives me several scenarios, then ask, who was the judge? I tell me...he says, hmmm, he's a tough one! Then says, I'll be right back, taking the court document. Around 11 am, he comes back out, and asks "so when was your son released into your custody?" I respond, and he goes back into the courtroom. Well, not long after around 11:15 am, my attorney comes out with some other papers in hand, and says "let's go outside". I didn't know what was about to happen, I was just trusting Holy Spirit to move on my behalf. After my attorney had spoken to the judge and district attorney, unbeknownst to me, Holy Ghost had gone before me…..He went in……and did EXACTLY what I had decreed and declared!!!!! My attorney delivered the news and said "You do NOT have to pay a DIME!!!" 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 and gives me the court documents they had given him. 

Earlier this week I heard in my spirit “And the heart of the king is in the hand of the Lord.” Proverbs 21:9 (I believe) Now, I see why I was hearing different scriptures throughout the week because when the answer came, I'd know without a doubt that it was Holy Spirit that was in the midst.

All I can say is, HOLY GHOST moved on my behalf, and that case was dismissed, resolved, removed, and the amount was ERASED!!!!! 😩🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

What I learned from this situation, is to never allow someone else's experience to influence yours. Keep in mind, everyone's story is different! Just because someone else's story unfolded one way, and your situation may be similar, it doesn't have to end the same. My situation is an example of trusting GOD in an unfavorable situation. I encourage you, to continue to stand on the word of GOD regarding your situation, and watch GOD move. Don't you waver, or fret, stand on the word of GOD!!!