Author: crystalmbell

Job calls out to God in his suffering, why have you forsaken me? What have I done? During Job’s trials he asks God, why the wicked are not punished? Often we cry out the same plea – How a God so powerful could forsake His people and allow the wickedness to prevail. In Job 24, Job and God discuss this topic. (24:5) Like the wild Donkeys in the desert; the poor must spend all their time just getting enough to keep body and soul together. They search the desert for food for their children…. (24:6) They harvest fields they do not own. (24:10) The poor go about naked…they are forced to carry food, while they themselves are starving. (24:13) Wicked people rebel against the light – They refuse to acknowledge its ways. They will not stay in its path. (24:14) The murderer rises in early dawn to kill the poor and needy, at night he is a thief. (24:15) The adulterer waits for twilight… (24:16) they break into houses at night and sleep at day. They are not aquatinted with the light (24:17) …They ally themselves with the terrors of the darkness. (24:19) Death consumes the sinners. (24:20) …Wicked people are broken like a tree in a storm. (24:22) God in His power drags away the rich. They may rise high, but they have no assurance in life. (24:23) They May be allowed to live in security, but God is Always watching them. (24:24) And though they are great now, in a moment they will be gone like the others…

In dissection of this book, we can learn that God does not forsake us and allow wickedness to win. The wicked are broken and live outside the light. Those of us who follow Gods path live within the light. It’s time to realize there is a place for all of Gods people On the other side and we must stay the course despite the wickedness and foolishness around us. The wicked will pay the ultimate price, for they have no life opposite of death. The Godly soul shall live forever!

An except on the book of Job – and how it relates today. (Yes all the pictures are my previous blog posts on blogster)

For me, Its funny to think about how God works in 7s and here I sit 7 years nearly to the day when all this started. The blogging – the putting my thoughts out there for others. Now, thinking back realizing the time I’ve taken over the last 7 years has been an immense time of spiritual growth for me. God has shown himself real to me in so many ways, but as I sit here tonight writing this – I realize yet again the confirmation of HIS existence! Scholars denote that 7 is the number that represents completeness, wholeness or perfection. An angelic number that in spirituality is associated with intuition, inner wisdom and a deep inward knowing. What I know is that the Bible says God created the heavens and the earth and on the seventh day he rested. I know in Revelations it talks about the seven years of tribulations. The release after seven years is mentioned in Deuteronomy. The last 7 years for me as been a trial period, a time for God to test me and see just how strong my faith could be. I started a new job in 2014, moved my daughter to a school an hour away (commuting). We Moved to a new town in 2015 where we knew no one for a lesser commute on our daughter. In 2016, I quit my job as the commute was too much, only to realize I didn’t do that for me – We nearly lost my mom that year. A terrible car accident had her in and out of ICU for nearly a month. Rehab for three to four more months. It was tough on our family because you see my mom lives in a different town – I couldn’t travel everyday. I had to choose daily to be with my mom or my husband and daughter. During this time my daughter grew sick. She was struggling and I didn’t even realize because I wasn’t there. She didn’t know, but I could feel something. I made the decision to go home, find a new job and be there for her. A few short months later, she was in the hospital severely anemic having a life saving blood transfusion. I felt broken, but my strength was not my own. God kept me going, but shortly there after I developed a heart condition that was diagnosed early 2017. Really – what else you got? I would say God, I don’t know how much more I can take and he’d thrown another curve – Jadyn, my daughter, was in and out of doctors offices consistently after her hospitalization, but no one could figure out the problem. Honestly, I don’t remember too much of 2018 other than that’s the year Jadyn turned 16 and I threw her a huge bash and took her to NYC to celebrate- we both deserved that! Maybe he cut me some slack that year, but it seems there were more setbacks. Then in 2019, my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer and I had my own scare. We had biopsies a week apart- mine wasn’t cancer, but resulted in surgery anyway. Just grateful for modern medicine. Met my out of pocket max that year! Moms treatment went well, she’s on the mend, my daughter has a condition I’d never heard of – dysautonomia. I think we finally have the right treatment for her. Fingers crossed! Seven years – it’s been a long time, but my faith is stronger and He’s finally revealed my Purpose! His will for me is to tell you My Truth.

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I introduce myself and welcome you to my world. My name is Crystal Mclemore-Bell. I like to use Crystal M Bell as its easier. I’m quirky, a bit unusual or unique as my friends say. They understand you never know what you’ll see or hear when you interact with me. I value honesty over all and truth is the standard I adhere to, often at any cost. My expectations are high, my tolerance is low. I’ve been working to free myself of these burdens for a while now. When things are out of my control, my anxiety is overcharged. I struggle daily like most of you, but I’m working on myself. I’m getting closer to who I really am and discovering new things daily. I started a blog about 7 years ago when the Lord began prompting me to take a leap of faith. My words, my experience, my truth could help someone else struggling in their darkness. I’m a devout Christian, but I don’t practice religion. I’m stepping out on Faith and opening my heart to World that’s lost parts of its humanity! We are called to love one another – it hurts to see our broken world! To heal our world we must heal our hearts! I’ll be adding my previous blog posts here, until I get to a point of adding new material. First, you must learn My Truth!