Broken, Blessed And Given!!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! There is quite a lot of symbolism in the Bible. One that stands out is where at the last supper God broke the bread, blessed it, and gave it to the disciples. Sometimes in order for us to be dependent upon God again, He has to break us.....get us down where we are willing to listen to him and depend on him....sometimes that may mean that when he wants us to rest he allows us to be sick. How many know that when you are sick lying in bed you can get some thinking done! Then when he has our attention, he can talk with us and bless us, then he can give us our directions on where we need to go and what we need to do. Sometimes we have to quit being so independent and thinking we can do it all by ourselves. We need God to help us. Are we so independent that we can't even let God help us? We all know that when he is involved, things are so much easier. There is a peace that comes with depending on God. All we have to do is pray to him for help and he will bring peace, healing, strength whatever we need! Be Blessed!

Make The Choice To Live An Abundant Life!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! God wants us to live a celebrated life. One filled with love, joy, excitement...basically abundance in everything...yes even our finances. It is not his will that we should live unfulfilled lives. But in order for us to live this abundant life we must fill our lives with the right combination. In order for us to have abundant health we must feed our bodies the right food. You wouldn't put leaded gas in an unleaded tank and expect it to run at the top level....why then do we continue to put bad foods into our system when we know their will be a consequence in our health later down the road. Why then do we continue to think negative thoughts or surround ourselves with a negative environment, if we know that it will bring us down and take away our joy. Why then do we spend our money unwisely, when we know that the consequence is the need to continue to work and not make enough to satisfy and meet our needs. God gives us the resources to live that abundant life but most of the time we make bad choices by executing our free will and choosing the bad thing rather than the good. It is time for a change!! It is time to began to think differently. God says if you will do the possible, He will do the impossible. Make the decision today to began to make the right choice, the one that will bring abundant life! One that will bring you joy, peace and prosperity! Yes it is possible, we hold the keys to our abundant life! We can ask God today to help us make right choices and He will! Be Blessed!
John 10:10......." I have come that they may have life, and that they may have [it] more abundantly."

His Name Is Jesus!!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! There is only one on whom we can depend. Only one who sticks closer than a friend. Only one who can calm the storm in our souls. Only one who brings us back to the fold. There is only one that can lift the faintest heart. Only one who has been there from the start. He has already laid down his life for you and me. Do you know who this could be?
His name is Jesus!! Be Blessed!

Be A Creator!!!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! There are two kinds of people in the world: those who make excuses and those who get results. An excuse person will find any excuse for why a job was not done, and a results person will find any reason why it can be done. Be a creator, not a reactor. -- Alan Cohen Let's be the creators today! Let's find ways in which to make things happen. Don't sit on the sideline, get into the game. You will not know the feeling of accomplishment if you never decide to push fear aside and make it happen. Ask God to give you guidance. Step up to the plate and hit the home run!!! Be Blessed!

Don't Throw In The Towel!!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! I felt something really strong in my spirit this morning. That someone was considering throwing in the towel. The word I got was "you can't throw in the towel". This is a saying taken from the boxing ring. When an opponent was too beat up to continue his manager would throw a towel into the ring signaling surrender. No matter what we are facing, we can't afford to throw in the towel. We have come so far. Backing up now, would only serve to lose all the ground we have gained. It gets exhausting in the ring, day after day fighting the fight. Sometimes we wonder what all the fighting is far. But just as the boxer is fighting for a title, we are literally fighting for our souls. We may feel that we are not qualified to fight certain fights, but there are no accidents. We each have a mission that we must fulfil and in order to do so we must win those fights. We have what it takes, we have the training, now we just need to hang in there, pray to God and He will help us to be the conquerors that we are! Be Blessed!

Don't Give up! Just Get Up!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! We have two choices: We can give up or get up. "We cannot always control our circumstances but we can control the attitudes of our heart." JM God sends everything to us for a reason and for a season. What seems like bad is really for our good, if only we can trust that He already has a plan and is working it out! We want always understand it at first but as we walk it out trusting God, it's amazing how things become so apparent and we say "wow, so that was what He had in mind!" Things are always better when God has His hand in it. So if you are thinking today, "I might as well give up!" Change it to "I might as well get up! We will see for more positive results with the second than the first. If we choose the first then Satan wins!

"Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil." Ephesians 6:10-11
DON'T GIVE UP! JUST GET UP!
Be Blessed!

Watch For Your Signal!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! The traffic lights that we encounter each day in our drive to work are the stop, go and caution. When we see the red light we know automatically that we are to stop. It's for our safety. We must obey the lights or we will find ourselves in a possible accident. Sometimes we can just go when it's green and if we are lucky we can catch the green lights and proceed for a while without stopping. Also, the yellow light encourages us to proceed with caution. It's a little more difficult in our walk with God to know which lights we are on. We have to rely on our instincts, gut feeling or just the impression of the Holy Spirit. We can get better at reading the lights the more we pray and read our bible. Sometimes we just need to put it in Park and wait for the Holy Spirit to show us which way he wants us to go. It's important that we don't get in a hurry. We could miss an important signal. Pay attention to the signals that we are receiving today. It could mean the difference an accident or cruise control. Be Blessed!

Lord Hit The Restore Button!!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! When we get our computers they are usually already programmed and ready to go. But as we use them, adding and removing programs and surfing the world wide web, we find that sometimes our computers start acting up. They are not running as smoothly as they once did nor as fast. So we try to eliminate and clean it up to see if that helps. Often it does...but if it doesn',t sometimes the only solution is to hit the restore or default button to take everything back to where it started. That is how it works sometimes in our walk with God. We try on so many things thinking that it is the calling God has for us, or the path we are to take, when we haven't truly listened at all. We get so many things attached to us that we don't need that sometimes it's just easier to say "God please hit the restore button and put me back to where you had me in the beginning, so I can follow you and only you." Maybe we should ask God to hit the restore button today. It's time to get rid of the things that are slowing us down and the things that are making us discouraged and tired. Let God restore us today! Be Blessed!

Get A Positive Vibe And Spread It Around!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! Everything in this earth has vibrations. We have vibrations. Where ever we go there are vibrations being sent out. Before we even walk into a room, our vibrations go before us. Sometimes we can tell how someone is feeling long before we look into their face. That is the vibration we are sending out. If our vibration is strongly negative it will affect everyone around us including our children. What does our christian vibration say to people when we come around? Does love enter the room with us? Does happiness surround us? We can control what vibe we send out. Our thoughts control our vibe! When we make our thoughts positive we not only bring ourselves up but others around us. I find that my children's moods are sometimes a reflection of my mood. Let's change the world around us....one person at a time. I challenge us to try it today. Bring our thoughts way up and watch how it affects those around us! Be Blessed!

Stability Is Key!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! Stability is important in our everyday life and in our walk with God. If we are affected by every wind of change that comes, then we cannot progress forward. If we are shaken by every test that comes our way then we cannot grow. The tests in our lives are to prove not only to God but to ourselves that we can stand! How great do we feel when we know that we have passed a test! When we know that we just showed ourselves strong! In Acts 27 and 28 it talks about all the trouble Paul had on the ship. How he went fourteen days through a storm! He was a prisoner! When the ship finally wrecked, he was bitten by a snake! But through it all he remained steadfast! He remained stable! And it was important that he do so because by remaining stable, he showed his faith and trust in God and witnessed to all those people on board the ship and the Island. People came to him and were healed! The outcome? When the ship was ready to sail again, Paul and the people on board were given everything they needed to help them get where they were going! Whatever storm we may be going through right now...Hold on! Remain stable, and God will bring marvelous good from the bad! Be Blessed!

To Obey Is Better Than Sacrifice!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! In I Samuel 15:22 it says: "To obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams." When we disobeyed our parents it brought consequences. There was a penance to pay. And it wasn't fun! Sometimes what we did, knowing we would be punished for it...turned out, to not be worth getting into trouble for. Well, it is the same with God. He wants us to obey His commandments, to lay aside those things that are disobedient to Him. We are to examine our lives and see what we have hidden there that shouldn't be. Maybe that's why we can't seem to hear from God. Maybe that's why we are lost and not sure where to turn. Maybe that's why we can't get our healing. God sees all, He already knows what's there. Bring it to light, confess it and began to move into a more peaceful realm. Obedience really is better than sacrifice! Be Blessed!

The Clock Of Life!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! The Clock Of Life....Be Blessed!

The Clock of Life is wound just once, and no man has the power
to say just when the hands will stop, at late or early hour.
Now is the only time we have to do God's sovereign will;
Do not wait until tomorrow, for the clock may then be still.
With that in mind, we plead, "Lord, for tomorrow I do not pray.
Keep me, my Lord, from stain of sin, just for today!
Set a seal upon my lips, for this I pray:
Keep me from wrong or idle words, just for today.
Let me be slow to do my will, prompt to obey,
and keep me, guide me, use me, Lord, just for today!

Paul Twist

What Are We Striving For!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! What is it that we hope to gain by rushing around everyday in our busy lives? David said it so well in Psalms 39: 6.. "We are merely shadows, and all our busy rushing ends in nothing. We heap up wealth for someone else to spend." I think the most sobering thought that I received was how when you die, instantly Life goes on! People may mourn for a while but life continues on. The rushing continues and for what? In Luke 12:21..Jesus said, "Yes, a person is a fool to store up earthly wealth but not have a rich relationship with God." We can't take it with us. And all that we have get's distributed and life continues on. James 4:14 says, "How do you know what will happen tomorrow? For your life is like the morning fog - It's here a little while, then it's gone. " I know this is sobering today but what are we living for? People or for eternal life? We can began today to put our priorities straight! We can began today to make our lives matter! We can impact people for God rather than storing up earthly treasures that we may not even get to use. God is calling us to a higher purpose. It's high time we began to really think about what we are doing right now and make a change! We can do what God has called us to do! Think about it!
Be Blessed!

Behold I Stand At The Door And Knock!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! I was reading my Bible this morning and all of a sudden the scripture below came to me! Behold, I stand at the door and knock. God is knocking on the door of our hearts today. He wants to be let in. He wants to have fellowship with us. How long will we let Him stand there knocking. How long will we struggle with our problems before we will let Him take over. How long will we mourn before we let Him be our comforter. How long will we be sick in our bodies before we trust Him to heal us. How long will we watch our friends suffer through life before we tell them about Jesus! Open the door today and let Him in! Share Him with someone today! Be Blessed!


'Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me." Revelation 3:20

Lay Aside Every Weight And Sin!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! Have you ever had to wade out in water fully dressed or wade through mud? That feeling of having to push to get through? Well, in my mind that is what we are experiencing when we are trying to reach our destination or calling but we can't seem to get there. It just seems hard! We push and we push but we make very little headway. The Bible says in Hebrews 12:1, and I am focusing on the one part...let us lay aside every weight and the sin which doth so easily beset us, the word beset simply means: trouble, harass, hem in. The reason we can't reach our destination is because there is something there that is stopping us. We may not be able to see it at first, because it has been there so long that we have become accustomed to having it there and we don't realize it is the very thing that is standing in our way. When we can clear a path between us and God by letting go of those things that tend to take presidence, then we can move toward our destination or our calling much easier.
Let's remove any and all things that might be in the way....clear our path and began to move forward! Be Blessed!

-- Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Hebrews 12:1

Characteristics Of Character!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! I have been quoted often that, "God will not take you anywhere your character can't keep you." Our character is so important when walking out our calling in God. Before we can DO anything for God we must get ourselves right first. "Put being before doing". Here are a few thing to remember when it comes to character.

1. We are given our gifts, but we must develop our character.
2. Our character earns the trust of others.
3. Only good character gives lasting success with people.
4. Sound character communicates soundly and consistently.
5. Our character colors our perspective.
6. Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.
7. We cannot rise above our limitations of our character.

When we concentrate on being the best person we can be..... we are! Be Blessed!

Peace And Worry Cannot Coexist!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! In order to get peace we have to get rid of worry. They cannot coexist in the same space. In John 14:27 Jesus said... Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. (RSV). How many times have we read this scripture and still do not heed what Jesus says? He says He gives us His peace...not like the world would gives, but as He gives. How many of us know that the world does not offer real peace? He advises us not to let our hearts be troubled (worry)! And not be afraid!! He has already given us the peace we need. He left it for us.. now all we have to do is embrace it! Quit worrying, since worry is not of God and began to walk in trust and let peace envelop us! Be Blessed!

Simplify! Simplify! Simplify!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! The word simplify means to: reduce to basic essentials b : to diminish in scope or complexity. When we feel that the weight of the world is on our shoulders, it is time to simplify our lives. Just like our homes our lives get cluttered with unneccesary things. So in order to bring our lives back to order and have peace we must do away with those things that are draining us and not contributing to our lives in a positive manner. Reach out in a strong way to begin the declutter process today... A big one for me is to take time to take a time out with your mind. Let it stand still in quietness for several moments... you can feel like you just took a mini vacation and your mind will be clearer... Be Blessed!!

13 Steps to simplify your life!!

Conversely, it is a removal of the things that distract us from finding our own unique center: Possessions that are no longer meaningful, social activities that are attended simply to be polite or out of duty, relationships that no longer work, household and other duties that have lost meaning or purpose in our lives

The first step in life simplification is getting rid of complete time and space wasters.

#1 – Keep your perspective
#2 – Let go of an activity or commitment #3 – Get rid of what you don’t need--
#4 – Learn to say “No”
#5 – There’s no such thing as perfect
#6 – Get rid of emotional attachments to outcomes
#7 – Take time for yourself
#8 – Turn off your technology
#9 – Watch less TV
#10 – Reduce debt.... Don't buy those things you really don't need.
#11 – Use your vacation time....for an actual vacation...
#12 – Be spontaneous
#13 – Go to bed early...it's hard to function without sleep!