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Think like a "sower"

Life..........let's see, God will have you to spread the gifts that He has put in you, far and wide.  But they go forth as seeds.  The bible says that God gives seed to the sower.  I think it's important to know that they go forth as seeds, so you don't expect this immediate return.  Seeds need to be watered and they don't sprout right away.  You have to keep watering them and after some time they begin to sprout.  The reason I say this is because when we remember that  God gives us gifts to spread forth, far and wide in the form of seeds, we allow our patience to grow with joy. The mindset of the "sower" is a challenge in the "microwave" culture we live in.  It is especially hard when you are at the helms of a new endeavor.  It's much easier to jump on somebody else's boat, then it is to drive your own and I think that's the reason why some of us shy away from some of the things that are on our hearts to do.  When something doesn'

The "waves" of life.....

Life happens in waves,  I think, just like a surfer we have to learn how to ride those waves.  Waves are how the water responds to the "wind".  In the bible there is a picture of how God wants us to respond to the waves of life: Jesus Walks on the Sea 22  Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, while He sent the multitudes away. 23  And when He had sent the multitudes away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. Now when evening came, He was alone there. 24  But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, [ a ] tossed by the waves, for the wind was contrary. 25  Now in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went to them, walking on the sea. 26  And when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out for fear. 27  But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Be of good cheer! It is I; do not be afraid.” 28  And Peter answered Him and said, “Lord

Stay away from "desperation

You can't make money when you think you "need" money.  You can't create out of desperation.  You have to have a mindset where you know "God" provides for your every need.  Oddly enough, God doesn't want you to pursue business because you "need" money, but rather because it's where He is leading you.  When you are in a desperate place, financially, the worst thing you can do is to turn to business "first", you have to turn to God first.  He will take care of the money. Let me tell you why God doesn't want you to create anything out of desperation: 1.  It impairs your judgement. 2.  You rush through your learning process.  You go from being excited about learning something to being in a rush to produce something. 3. You are looking to something other than God to be your source. 4.  Desperation impedes the creative process This can actually apply to any area of life, whether it's parenting, business, marriage, homem

Starting again..........................

"Starting again"...........................it's something many of us have to do at some point or another in our lives. For some people it's a new marriage after pouring your life into a previous marriage and watching it fall apart. For others, it might be finding out you are pregnant when your other children have gotten older and you weren't planning A new business, after you poured your life into a previous business that no longer exists. For others it might be starting all over again at a new church, building new relationships and finding your way around new ministries and figuring out, all over again, where you fit in. I was never one who looked forward to "starting again".  But it's time for a "mindset adjustment" for me.  I want to enjoy my life; and "starting again" is a part of the life cycle.  It is something that God has integrated into the natural flow of life and we should flow with it.  But since this is part of li

Freedom, to die for

"Freedom" has been on my mind a lot for the past 2 to 3 weeks.  I am starting to understand why it was so important for my ancestors to fight so hard for freedom.  History tells us that "freedom" is worth dying for and God's word confirms the same, in that He sent Jesus to die on the cross for our freedom.  It is for the sake of "freedom" that Christ died to set us free.  Bringing that into the perspective of our daily lives, we have become experts on removing our own choices.  When you allow anyone or anything in this life to dictate your choices, you have given over some of your freedom to that thing or person.  It is so important that we walk in liberty (freedom) in all things. In my life I realize I have placed limitations on myself, whereby limiting my choices in many areas of life.  Nobody else limited my choices but me.  I have told myself the "lie" that many others have told themselves:  "I just don't have time to pursue

Who are you really???

When you first realize who you are...........  There were certain books that I would not read.  When I saw books on "How Successful women juggle it all".  Or just books on success,  I would say to myself "That book is not for me".  It's funny because the books were for successful people and in saying "This book is not for me", I was ultimately vocalizing that I didn't see myself as a "successful person".  Even though I felt I was a great stay-at-home mom and wife, " I didn't feel like these books were written for me or my life".  I now realize that I felt this way because of an internal belief about myself and, my path.  Well,  God has changed that.  I was drawn to this book recently called "What the most successful people do before breakfast".  For the first time ever, I heard within myself "Your a successful person, so you need to find out what other successful people do." I had never heard that withi

Breaking strongholds.

This week, I realized what is meant when someone says "stronghold".  You hear that mentioned a lot among Christians.  A strong hold is when something in your life has a hold on you that is so strong, that no matter what you try, you can't get free.  It can be a pattern of behavior, a pattern of thinking in certain areas, or even a toxic relationship.  I have experienced strongholds in all of those areas.  I think relationships are the strongest visual of the anatomy of a "stronghold".  I had one relationship in my life sometime ago that I just couldn't get out of.  No matter how hard I tried, no matter how many times I left, I always ended up back in that relationship.  It lasted for years.  I just couldn't break free.  It's like I would get a little bit free and then end up right back.  That's what happens with "strongholds" in our lives.  We will make a little process but always end up right back where we were, we can never seem