Out With The Old...

Good Morning Christian Peeps!  We can take what we learned yesterday and apply it to today and tomorrow, but we cannot use what we have learned today to correct yesterday.  Things are continually changing.  We cannot keep using old methods in a new and changing world.  Change is not always fun but it is a necessity.  Without change we become stagnant, we lose ground, we become frustrated and lose hope.  Maybe we are holding onto to old ways trying to create a new future.  We must let go of the old in order to receive the new.  As the Bible says you can't put new wine in old wine skins.  So today, we release the old and we embrace the new.  Today we accept the change that is needed to create a new and brighter future.  Be Blessed!

What Do We Want?

Good Morning Christian Peeps!  "This is the way of peace: overcome evil with good, and falsehood with truth, and hatred with love."Peace Pilgrim     We must be the change.   By choosing good instead of evil we change the atmosphere in which we live.  When we live by truth, we are set free from worry and anxiety.  And when we love, we bring love and everything good into our lives.  We have the choice to change the world we live in.  To make a difference wherever we go.  When we change our little space, then our space begins to get bigger and bigger.  Good attracts good.  Peace attracts peace and love certainly attracts love.  It's all about what we want in our lives.  Be Blessed!  

May We......

Good Morning Christian Peeps!  May our mountain top views out weigh the lonesome valleys.  May our desert experience, cause our meadows to overflow.  May our pain be the beginning of understanding and may all the beauty in the world fill our void.  May our Father in Heaven become just that to us everyday.  May our children see the good that we do and emulate it in their lives.  May each and every person we meet become the object of love for us.  May we forget the past and make the future amazing.  May we take each moment as we do each breath.  May every heartache become lessons and every lesson a new and improved journey.  May our emotions lead us to communication as if our lives depended on it.  May we be the change that we so desperately crave.  Be Blessed!

One Chance To Be Ourselves!

Good Morning Christian Peeps!  Being authentic is the ability to be true to oneself. Living an authentic life requires the ability to be true to our own wants, needs and desires and not live our lives by the opinion of others. Being authentic is the ability to make self-honoring choices and stand firmly in who we are in our core. Being true to ourselves gives us the insight and compassion to see others for who they are, not who we expect them to be. It frees us up from the judgment of ourselves and others and it gives others the freedom to be themselves as well. ~ Victoria J. Reynolds 

It's important that the life we are living is our own.  We do not get another chance to be ourselves, this is it.  Be Blessed!

Less of Me and More of Others!

Good Morning Christian Peeps!  So I am thinking over what to write this morning and all of a sudden this thought came to mind.  "If you are looking for happiness or fulfillment outside yourself you are looking in the wrong place".  Now I know first off that it was for me....because I tend to look for happiness through outside sources......so today we look inward for the things we need and probably quit putting pressure on others to make us happy.  God supplies all of our needs including fixing those things that cause us unhappiness.  So today, once again I go to God and say, "Dear Lord, help me find the source of my unhappiness and change it.  Help me to look to you instead of to others.  Help me to think about my problems less and to think of other people's problems more.  This Thanksgiving season let there be more thankfulness in my heart then ever before."  Amen!  Be Blessed!

Gratitude is a Be-attitude!

Good Morning Christian Peeps!  John Fitzgerald Kennedy said, As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.  This Thanksgiving season, lets not just say we are thankful but let's show just how thankful we are.  Let's step out of our comfort zone and reach out to those we have only thought of touching before.  This season, let's not put limitations on ourselves and our God.  Let's believe for a miracle for those around us who need guidance, hope and most especially love!  We are on a journey that is fueled by love and love alone.  If we cannot love those whom we have seen, how can we love our Father whom we have not seen.  Be Blessed!  

What Is True Happiness?

Good Morning Christian Peeps!  So many times we wonder what it would truly take to make us happy.  I grant you that it is much simpler than we can imagine.  Try this exercise.....imagine that layers were taken away from us.  Suppose we lost our job, but we still had our health, would we be happy?  What if we lost our home but still had our children?  Would we be happy?  Happiness is not in the things that we possess, but in who we are.  We only know how much pressure we can take when we are put to the test, so it only makes sense that we only know how happy we are when we have nothing but ourselves.  Are we happy with who we are?  In order to find our true happiness we have to know that if everything material were taken away could we be happy with what is left. Do we like the person who is left standing?  If not then changing who we are may be our first priority.    If so?  Then that is the answer to true happiness.  Maybe it's time to explore our true happiness and see where we are.... Be Blessed!  

The Desires Of Our Hearts!

Good Morning Christian Peeps!  The Bible says that if we delight ourselves in the Lord, he will give us the desires of our heart. May I submit an idea today, because I have been thinking about this a lot.  Everyone knows that I have pursued a career in the music industry for years.  So I questioned God that since I do delight in Him, why then was the desire of my heart not seeming to be fulfilled.  Well, the answer surprised me.  He impressed me that the desire for the music industry was outweighed by my desire to have the opportunity to rear my children with my morals, and my beliefs rather than letting anyone else rear them.  It was a huge AHA moment for me.  I did ask God to allow me to be able to do that....that is a strong desire for me!!  And thanks to him I have been able to just that!  So, even though what I thought was my desire and it is, it just wasn't as strong as the other desire.  So take heart today, that maybe the reason we haven't seen a particular desire come through, could simply mean we have other desires that are more important to us right now and we just didn't think about them that way.  God has not forgotten, he is fulfilling our desires just according to order of importance!  Be Blessed!

-- Delight yourself also in the LORD; and he shall give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4

It's Time To Fly!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! I love this!! Had to share! “I have come to accept the feeling of not knowing where I am going. And I have trained myself to love it. Because it is only when we are suspended in mid-air with no landing in sight, that we force our wings to unravel and alas begin our flight. And as we fly, we still may not know where we are going to. But the miracle is in the unfolding of the wings. You may not know where you're going, but you know that so long as you spread your wings, the winds will carry you.” C. JoyBell C.

Trust is spreading our wings and preparing for flight, God has the flight plan already filed.....so now we just get ready to fly! Since God controls the wind.....wherever it blows us is where he wants us to be!! Be Blessed!

Our Words Give Life or Death!

Good Morning Christian Peeps!  I was watching Oprah's life class last night with Pastor Joel Osteen.  His quote was "Whatever follows "I Am" will come looking for you".  That is so true.  So many times we say words like "I am stupid, I am broke, I am not intelligent, I am overweight, etc.  According to Proverbs 18:21, our words give life, so every time we say words like that we are calling it our destiny.  Every time we use those negative words to describe ourselves, we are confirming who we are, but when we put God's words behind I Am instead, we begin to manifest our true calling, our true anointing  who God says we really are.  Let's give life to who God says we are.  Every time we want to say a negative word or sentence about ourselves, STOP, and change it to something positive, something that God would say about us!  Be Blessed!

-- 21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. Proverbs 18:21

Seasons Come And Go!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! Some days we may feel like the mouse caught on the never ending wheel. Our Groundhog day comes every morning, the same thing over and over again. What does it all mean. Well, just like seasons our lives change and move in and out, up and down. There are seasons when our leaves are in abundance, the sun is shining and all seems right with the world. Then winter comes, we can't seem to find enough leaves, the sun is hiding and it's a struggle to get through. But the one denominator that is there through all the seasons is the creator of the seasons. He never leaves nor does he forsake. Through the abundant leaves to the scarce leaves, our God is there. Ever present help in the time of trouble. Today, when we feel like giving up, hold on....because this season is almost over and another one is right around the corner. Who knows what God has in store for us in the next season. Be Blessed!