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Resurrection…What Does it Mean To You???

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What does Resurrection mean to you?
To most Christians, it’s a time of gratitude. A time where all of our focus is on Jesus and everything that He did so that we can have fellowship w/a Holy God and an eternal home.
For others, it’s a time spent cooking big meals, laughing w/family, new outfits and plenty of colored eggs and candy…

This year, for me, Resurrection Day took on a new meaning!
Resurrection means “emerging, as from decay or DISUSE; the act of rising from the dead” (via dictionary.com).

Seeing this definition made me think…what in my life needs to be Resurrected ?  What gift/talent/passion/dream/desire have I let die?  Maybe it died b/c I didn’t take the time to nurture it or maybe something died b/c it got buried under all the things that I call life and responsibilities.
Whatever the reasons may be, I am guilty of this type of death…and my dreams are in need of Resurrection.
So today I’m taking the time to nurture what was once dead and speak life into a once lifeless situation!

What about you…What in your life needs to be Resurrected? Is it a book that you want to write? A business that you want to start? A plan that needs to be written down?
Whatever it is, start today! Happy Resurrection Day!

*please leave a comment about your Resurrections so that I can intercede on your behalf! Miracles and Blessings to you…

Release…It’s the Best Thing For Me

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Over the past few months a few things in my life has changed. My relationships and expectations of people have had a major shift.

I must admit that at first I wasn’t to keen about the changes.  I wanted things to be the way the had always been and wanted them to be.
These changes made me take a major look at me, my actions, my thoughts and my conversations.

Although some really close relationships I had have changed, I can finally say that I’m okay with that! In the beginning I fought the changes hard…I wasted so much time mulling over what happened, how it happened and if I should have did some things differently.

In the end, I’m at peace. I’m at peace b/c even though things ended in a way that I would have never imagined, I’m okay. I’m okay b/c I told the truth. I didn’t sugarcoat anything to make anyone else happy; I stood by my convictions. And although the truth might not have been desirable at the moment, it came from a place of love w/in me.
I’m at peace b/c I can remember a few months back the Holy Spirit whispering to my heart that it’s a new season…

I had a major release! I released myself and others from relationships that have been in existence for years.
I released myself from thinking on certain people and situations wondering what could have been.
I released myself and others from expectations. The expectations that come along with covenant relationships and lifelong friendships.

I had a release…of what used to be, what could have been to what is at this moment and what will be in the future.
Through my release, I’m open. I’m open to give, receive,encourage and maintain…Lord, my very heart is open to you.

I’m Resigning…Again!!!

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Even with the best intentions in mind, it’s easy to slip back into hold habits!
I know this to be true from personal experience…
The one thing that God has enlightened me to about myself was how critical and judgmental I could be~not that I spoke out these thoughts but they ran round and round in my mind!

These judgements caused me to look at people differently or even keep them at “arms length” (please somebody say Amen so that I’m not out here by myself!!!). 

I had such a Pharisee mindset! By Pharisee I mean that I was the person that looked so much at the outside and expected people to keep the “laws”.  By laws I mean being “churchy”. Wearing the right clothes, saying Amen at the right time, being at church every time the doors are open, etc…
So me being the Pharisee that I was, I looked and judged based on religion “churchy-ness” and not relationship.

Recently, I found myself slipping back into my former role as Chief Pharisee. I looked, I judged and I recounted how I

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RIP Ms. Houston…

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As I watch, with so many others, the Homegoing Service of such a beautiful, talented and successful Superstar, my heart is heavy…
As I think about Ms.Whitney Houston, I think about her smile and her acknowledgement of her God-given gift that has touched the lives of so many over the years.
My heart hurts when I think about how much it must affected Ms. Houston to have every mistake that she ever made dnd her every struggle publisized for the world to see…
My heart hurts when I think about the pain and the uncertainty that her daughter Bobbi-Kristina must be feeling when she thinks about her life without her mother…
Even in this I find peace in knowing that even in the midst of the biggest storms that Ms. Houston endured in her life, that she KNEW that she was a Child of The Most High..
I believe that even in this tradegy, that God will get the glory. I pray that people everywhere push past their hurt and pain to ask themselves the hard question “Who is my Whitney?”
What person in your life do you see struggling through the storms of life and are on the very brink of being taken under by the current of their mistakes, pain, demons, addictions and circumstances? How can you help them…be a life preserver in their very time of need?
I’m not saying that being a firm foundation for someone on shaky ground will be easy..but it will be worth it!
Be an advocate, a mentor, a truth giver, an intercessor, a light for someone in nded. Be a vessel that God can pour His love through to help someone in the darkest hours of their life..be the very thing that a hurting person can’t be for themselves~love and encouragement.
My sincerest prayer is that the life that Bobbi-Kristina lives bring honor to her mother’s legacy.
Rest well Ms. Whitney Houston, rest well…

A Day in the Life of Me…..

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Today has been one of those days…
The type of day when all I wanted to do was run to my favorite coffee shop, with journal in hand and write…write until I no longer felt impatient, overwhelmed or frustrated.

Although going to my favorite coffee shop is not an option
b/c I would have my kiddies in tow…I do plan on taking 30 minutes to journal.
It will be 30 minutes to get all of my frustrations, thoughts, impatience, excitement over upcoming opportunities, sadness about changes in relationships and the anxiousness I feel about a new season of life coming up, all out of my hedd and heart and on to paper and into the hands of my DaddyGod!
I’m sure that God can handle the weight of it all much better than I can…
So, my question to you today is what do you do when your having “one of those days”? I hope that it causes you to run to Jesus, like I have today…

Boundaries…Do You Have Any???

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I used to think that part of being a Christian was just “putting up” w/people and all that they gave me.

I had the attitude “Well, this is just what this is what this particular person does and I can’t change them”…

This statement is true to a certain extent…I can’t Change a person but I don’t have to Accept any behavior that goes against what I believe and want for my life!

I’m learning that boundaries aren’t always easy to establish w/people but they are always necessary~I teach people how to treat me.

With that being said, whatever I accept from people will continue. If I let people be late, waste my time, invade my space, talk down to me~they will continue.

But if I correct people and let them know what I expect and what I won’t allow to continue, one of two things will happen: they will either adjust accordingly or they will choose to no longer be in relationship w/me on certain level. Either way, boundaries will establish guidelines, promote growth and foster respect.

Here are some practical ways to help you establish boundaries:

1. Pray~ask God to help you set boundaries for certain people and situations

2. Journal~write down your expectations in full detail. Also what makes you upset and why. Write out your expectations and what you will no longer tolerate

3. Practice~have the conversation w/yourself in the mirror ahead of time

4. Speak the Word~find scriptures on confidence and boldness, also get scripture based books to enlighten you

5. Follow-Through~do what you say no matter how hard or uncomfortable it is

6. Speak the Truth in Love~be honest about how you feel. Tell the person(s) the truth about what they did, how it made you feel and what you will/won’t accept in your life in a firm, loving, respectful manner

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Two great books to read are Lysa TerKeurst’s “More Than Just a Good Bible Study Girl” and Paul Coughlin and Jennifer Degler, PhD’s “No More Christian Nice Girl”

What If???

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What if December 25th never existed?
What if God’s love for us didn’t cause Him to give His most precious gift~His Son, part of Himself?

What if our relationship w/the Father wasn’t important enough for Jesus to come and to die…just for us?

What if Mary didn’t believe what most would have called an impossibility?
What if she would have never said “Yes” and given herself for the Greatest Master Plan ever~the birth of our Savior?

What if Joseph wouldn’t have risked everything that he had and

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was to be a Mary’s covering?

What if he wouldn’t have obeyed and made sure that Mary our Destiny could live and thrive in her womb?

What if?

What if we took the time to thank god for His Most Precious Gift…His Redemption…His Grace…His Son?

Merry Christmas Everyone!!!

Today is The Day!!!

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Today is the day~
The day that I do the one thing that I haven’t done in almost 4 years…
*I’m going to take my mother’s clothes to a womens shelter*
My mother, Sylvia, died almost 4 years ago on January 30 and tomorrow would have been her 61st birthday.
So instead of me continuing to ride around w/her wardrobe in the back of my SUV…I’m going to give them to women who are deserving, women who are in transition~for the better.
In a way, I kept her clothes so long b/c I didn’t want to let go…but now I’m at peace.
I’m trusting God w/my heart and all that I am…
So, its time to be a blessing!
I pray that as I pass along my Mother’s clothing, I also pass along Quiet Strength, Loyalty, Healing, Resilience, Peace, Generosity, & Confidence~All the qualities that my Mother possessed and received…

How Practical Are You????

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I must admit…I have been very impractical when it came to my faith.
Please don’t get me wrong, I believe that there is nothing that God can’t do…but along with God’s mighty power, I have a part to play too!

~Faith is believing that God will increase our monthly income and daily confessing increase as well as keeping an updated spending log along w/a current monthly budget…
~Faith is believing God for good health and healing and working out daily, drinking plenty of water, eating healthy, appropriately portioned well balanced meals, and taking medication/vitamins and seeing doctor regularly…
~Faith is believing God for the completion and publication of my first book and writing daily, taking classes and getting info to perfect my writing, and blogging regularly:o)…

Faith is a beautiful thing!
What I’m learning daily is that my faith is given the legs that it needs to run when I give God my time, words, effort and talent to bring forth amazing things on this earth…
So…how practical is your faith???

*Faith Scriptures*
~James 2:24~You see then that a man is justified by works and not by faith only
~James 2:26~For as the body w/o the spirit is dead, so faith w/o works is dead also
~Hebrews 11:6~But w/o faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him

Love…What Does It Mean To You???

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Love~this small,yet big four letter word, is the word that has constantly been coming up in my thoughts, my devotions and during my quiet times…and all that goes along with it…

Love is action not just mere words…
Love is being the solution to a problem and not just a listener…
Love is giving up what is meaningful to you to be a blessing to someone else…
Love is giving up what’s comfortable to do for what’s right, needed and necessary…
Love is giving and receiving correction in even the hardest times…
Love is being selfless and knowing when to take time for self…
Love is void of critism, judgement, and gossip…
Love is authenticity…
Love is hoping the best in even the worst situations…
Love is creating new opportunities with God’s Word…
Love is an exchange…
Love is encouragement…
Love is hanging in there even, by the Holy Spirit, when it’s easier to leave…
Love…what does it mean to you???