GIVE AND RECEIVE

Luke 3:11 (MSG)

“If you have two coats, give one away,” he said. “Do the same with your food.”

IT' NOT A MATTER OF GIVE AND TAKE BUT A MATTER OF GIVE AND YOU WILL RECEIVE WHICH IS A TOTAL DIFFERENCE. BEFORE I UNDERSTOOD THIS CONCEPT I USED TO GET UPSET BECAUSE AS MUCH OF MYSELF I GAVE, I WOULDN'T GET ANYTHING BACK IN RETURN. THAT IS BECAUSE I WASN'T GIVING FROM THE HEART  AT TIMES. I WILL GIVE ONLY EXPECTING SOMETHING IN RETURN. THAT'S NOT HOW IT WORKS. WHEN YOU ALLOW JESUS IN YOUR LIFE, YOU LEARN TO GIVE FROM THE HEART. THE FEAR OF GOD IS LOVE. GOD GAVE UP HIS SON TO SAVE US. WHO WOULD DO THAT FOR SOMEONE? JESUS PAID THE ULTIMATE PRICE FOR US AND WE HAVE THE NERVE TO GIVE FROM A PLACE OF GREED. SO NEXT TIME YOU ARE PUT IN A PLACE TO GIVE, ASK YOURSELF.... WHAT WOULD JESUS DO?

TIP: DON'T GIVE TO EXPECT

 

CHILD LIKE

Psalm 34:2 (MSG)

I live and breathe God; if things aren’t going well, hear this and be happy:

NO WORRIES, NO CARES, NO DOUBTS, NO FEAR, NO CONFUSION, NO ANXIETY.... WOULDN'T THAT BE NICE? WELL ALL IS POSSIBLE WITH OUR MASTER WHO SHOWS US HIS MERCY AND GRACE WHICH WE ARE NOT WORTHY OF BECAUSE WE FALL SHORT EVERY TIME. IM TELLING YOU WHERE PURE HAPPINESS IS. BEING SAVED BY JESUS IS MOST WONDERFUL. LIVING IN COMPLETE BLISS. THE WAY WE FEEL IS A CHOICE AND I CHOOSE JOY AND PEACE (JESUS). I CAN'T HELP BUT BRAG ON HIM. HE IS MY BEST FRIEND THAT WILL NEVER ABANDON ME. EXPERIENCING HIM. I CRY WHEN I THINK OF HIM. HE WORKS THROUGH ME AND ON ME. YOU CAN EXPERIENCE THIS TOO IF YOU JUST LET GO OF YOUR NATURAL LIFE AND START LIVING YOUR SPIRITUAL LIFE BECAUSE WE ARE IN THIS WORLD BUT NOT OF THIS WORLD. WE ARE ALL GOD CHILDREN AND HE SENT HIS SON JESUS TO SAVE US. SO THERE IS POWER IN JESUS NAME. WHEN YOU SEEK HIM... HE WILL COME.

TIP: CHOOSE HAPPINESS

MAKE TIME INTENTIONAL

Deuteronomy 11:27 (MSG)

The Blessing: if you listen obediently to the commandments of God, your God, which I command you today.

HOW OFTEN AND HOW LONG DO YOU TAKE THE TIME OUT TO TALK TO GOD? NOT JUST WHEN YOU ARE GOING THROUGH SOMETHING BUT TO JUST TALK TO HIM? I TAKE AT LEAST 30 MINS TO 1 HOUR EACH DAY TO BE STILL... LISTEN AND TALK TO OUR FATHER GOD LORD JESUS. BELOW IS A PICTURE OF A TREE THAT I STAND UP UNDER AT WORK TO TALK AND LISTEN TO GOD MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. WHEN I AM AT HOME I DO THE SAME

(I CALL IT THE TREE OF LIFE. TREES MEAN STRENGTH AND PROTECTION)

I MEDITATE ON THE WORD DAILY. I TALK TO OUR FATHER GOD LORD JESUS EVERYDAY..ALL DAY.. WALKING AND TALKING WITH OUR FATHER GOD LORD JESUS BLESSES YOU AND YOU WILL BEGIN TO LIVE AN AMAZING LIFE. I INTENTIONALLY MAKE TIME WITH OUR FATHER GOD LORD JESUS. THIS ISN'T AN OBLIGATION.. BUT SOMETHING I WANT TO DO BECAUSE OUR FATHER GOD LORD JESUS IS GOOD AND DESERVES ALL THE GLORY. 

TIP: BE AVALIBLE FOR OUR FATHER GOD LORD JESUS

HAPPY MONDAY

Psalm 145:19 (MSG)

He does what’s best for those who fear him— hears them call out, and saves them.

DID YOU WAKE UP BEING THANKFUL? HOW DO YOU SPEND YOUR DAYS? DO YOU PRAISE GOD THROUGH THE DAY? HOW OFTEN DO YOU PRAY? KEEP GOD CLOSE. OUR LORD JESUS IS POWER. THERE IS POWER IN THE NAME JESUS. YOU WILL HAVE UNBELIEVABLE POWER TO STAND STRONG IN ANYTHING YOU DO. TALK ABOUT SAYING NO. I USED TO HESITATE BUT NOW ITS NO PROBLEM. THE WORD SAY BE GIVING AND BE KIND. BUT SOME TAKE OUR KINDNESS FOR WEAKNESS. BUT THATS NOT A PROBLEM WHEN YOU ALLOW OUR OUR FATHER GOD LORD JESUS WORK ON US AND THROUGH US. BEING GOD FEARING LEADS TO A BETTER AND EASIER LIFE.

TIP: GET THAT WORK

LIFE

Proverbs 19:23 (MSG)

Fear-of-God is life itself, a full life, and serene—no nasty surprises.

DON'T GET TOO COMFORTABLE WITH LIFE. YOU ONLY LIVE IT FOR A LITTLE WHILE SO MAKE THE BEST OF IT. DON'T SETTLE. JUST THINK FOR A MOMENT.... HOW DO YOU WANT TO BE REMEMBERED? OR DO YOU EVEN WANT TO LEAVE A MARK? THE BEST WAY TO GO OUT IS TO LIVE DOING GOD WORK. WHEN YOUR FOCUS IS ON GOD, HE WILL MAKE YOU STAND OUT. WITH GOD ALL AND ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE. YOU WANT TO BE REMEMBERED FOR SOMETHING GREAT? FOLLOW GOD. ALLOW GOD TO WORK ON YOU AND THROUGH YOU...GET IN TOUCH WITH THE SPIRIT.

TIP: ALLOW YOURSELF TO ENJOY LIFE 

THROUGH CHRIST JESUS 

WHEN TO GO

Isaiah 30:18 (MSG)

But God’s not finished. He’s waiting around to be gracious to you. He’s gathering strength to show mercy to you. God takes the time to do everything right—everything. Those who wait around for him are the lucky ones.

RECENTLY A CO-WORKER SAID TO ME "MARY YOU PLAYING". IT WAS IN REGARDS TO DOING THINGS LIKE TRAVELING. I RESPONDED " NO I AM NOT... I JUST LIKE TO PLAN THINGS OUT... I CAN'T JUST GET UP AND GO". SHE SAID "PLANNING DON'T ALWAYS GO AS PLANNED AND SOMETIMES YOU JUST HAVE TO JUST DO IT WITHOUT PLANNING". SHE HAS POINT. BUT BEFORE I MAKE A MOVE, I PRAY AND GET CONFIRMATION. I ASK GOD FOR CONFIRMATION THEN I MOVE. I NEED GOD'S APPROVAL. GOD COMES BEFORE ANYTHING AND ANYONE. WHEN HE SAY GO.. I GO.. WHEN HE SAY STOP.. I STOP.. WHEN HE SAY LISTEN AND BE STILL. I OBEY... GOD HAS THE FIRST AND FINAL SAY. GOD WANTS YOU TO LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST. THE MORE YOU LISTEN TO GOD... THE MORE BLESSED YOU ARE.

TIP: JUST WAIT

STRONG

Psalm 93:1 (MSG)

God is King, robed and ruling, God is robed and surging with strength. And yes, the world is firm, immovable, Your throne ever firm—you’re Eternal!

UNLIKE SCHOOL, IN LIFE YOU TAKE THE TEST FIRST AND THEN YOU LEARN THE LESSON. WHY? BECAUSE IF YOU KNEW BEFORE HAND IT WOULD BE EASY. EASY DOESN'T ALLOW YOU TO GROW. EASY WOULDN'T ALLOW YOU TO PUSH YOUR LIMITS. EASY WOULDN'T ALLOW YOU TO SEE YOUR POTENTIAL. GOD IS STRENGTH AND THAT IS WHAT GOD WANT YOU TO BE....STRONG.... BE STRONG TO FACE CHALLENGES WITH GRACE. BE ABLE TO HANDLE PRESSURE. BE ABLE TO STAND FIRM AND RISE HIGH. THE DEVIL IS HERE TO ROB, STILL, AND KILL. YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO STAND AGAINST THAT. GOD WILL NOT GIVE YOU MORE THAN YOU CAN HANDLE.  

TIP: LET GOD IN

FLESH vs SPIRIT

GALATIANS 7-8Don’t be misled: No one makes a fool of God. What a person plants, he will harvest. The person who plants selfishness, ignoring the needs of others—ignoring God!—harvests a crop of weeds. All he’ll have to show for his life is weeds! But the one who plants in response to God, letting God’s Spirit do the growth work in him, harvests a crop of real life, eternal life.

DON'T LET YOUR FLESH MESS UP WHAT THE SPIRIT HAS FOR YOU. LET THE SPIRIT GUIDE YOU NOT YOUR FLESH. THE FLESH WILL LEAD YOU INTO A MESS BUT THE SPIRIT GIVES YOU LIFE. JUST LIKE YOU WANT YOUR CHILDREN TO OBEY BECAUSE YOU KNOW BEST. SO DOES GOD. GOD WANTS THE BEST FOR YOUR LIFE AND HE WANTS YOU TO LISTEN. AND WHEN WE FOLLOW OUR OWN SELF (THE FLESH) THAT IS WHEN WE HEAD FOR DESTRUCTION. 

TIP: DON'T BE MISLED

GUARD

1 Peter 5:8 (MSG)

Keep a cool head. Stay alert. The Devil is poised to pounce, and would like nothing better than to catch you napping. Keep your guard up. You’re not the only ones plunged into these hard times. It’s the same with Christians all over the world. So keep a firm grip on the faith. The suffering won’t last forever. It won’t be long before this generous God who has great plans for us in Christ—eternal and glorious plans they are!—will have you put together and on your feet for good. He gets the last word; yes, he does.

THINGS ARE BAD... THEN THINGS ARE GOOD. DON'T BE MISTAKEN AND GET CAUGHT OFF GUARD. DON'T EASE UP BECAUSE YOU THINK THINGS ARE GETTING BETTER. GO AT IT EVEN HARDER. ITS EASY TO FALL  BACK INTO BEING COMFORTABLE. DON'T BE ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE. YOU WILL HATE THE TASTE OF REGRET.  

TIP: PAY ATTENTION

.....TO BE CONTINUED

Proverbs 10:9 (MSG)

Honesty lives confident and carefree, but Shifty is sure to be exposed.

THOUGHT I'D SHARE....I HAVE  BEEN OVER WORKING MYSELF. MY DRIVE IS SO. STRONG TO REACH OUT AND HELP OTHERS BY LETTING THEM KNOW I HAVE BEEN WHERE THEY ARE AND HEADED. THERE IS NOTHING MORE I'D LIKE TO DO THAN SHARE MY EXPERIENCES AND GIVE ADVICE FROM A PLACE OF EXPERIENCE. BUT I NEED A QUICK BREAK TO RESET. WILL BE BACK WEDNESDAY :) JUST BEING HONEST  

COMPANY

Proverbs 4:16 (MSG)

Evil people are restless unless they’re making trouble; They can’t get a good night’s sleep unless they’ve made life miserable for somebody. Perversity is their food and drink, violence their drug of choice.

 BEWARE OF THE COMPANY YOU KEEP.ALL COMPANY ISN'T GOOD COMPANY. A LOT OF PEOPLE LOVE TO SEE YOU DOING  GOOD, BUT NOT BETTER THAN THEM. AS LONG AS YOU HAVE ONE UP ON THEM, THEY WILL TRY TO FIND A WAY TO TOP IT OR DISTRACT YOU. THIS IS WHY IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO KEEP GOD FIRST. NO ONE CAN TAKE AWAY GOD PROMISE TO YOU. YOU MUST STAY IN FAITH AND LET GOD HANDLE THOSE WHO ARE TRYING TO BRING YOU DOWN. 

TIP: KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN

speechless

Matthew 6:6 (MSG)

“Here’s what I want you to do: Find a quiet, secluded place so you won’t be tempted to role-play before God. Just be there as simply and honestly as you can manage. The focus will shift from you to God, and you will begin to sense his grace.

SOMETIMES I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY. GOD LOVE IS SO REAL. ONCE YOU REALLY GET TO KNOW GOD, THERE IS NO OTHER LIFE BECAUSE GOD IS LIFE. IF PEOPLE COULD REALLY EXPERIENCE OUR LORD JESUS THEY WOULD NOT RETURN TO THEIR OLD WAY OF LIFE. THE LIFE OF WORSHIPING OUR LORD IS AMAZING. YOU WILL DISCOVER YOU WILL  HAVE A LOT MORE. WE BELONG TO GOD BEFORE ANYONE ELSE. THIS ISN'T JUST TALK.. YOU WILL FIND YOURSELF LOVING MORE, GIVING MORE, TRUSTING MORE, FORGIVING EASIER. JUST ASK YOURSELF, WHAT WOULD JESUS DO? BEFORE YOU MAKE YOUR MOVE. YOU WILL NOT BE CONCERNED WITH THE WORLD BECAUSE YOU WILL BE FOCUSED ON PLEASING GOD. WHEN WE PUT OUR FAITH IN GOD AND DEPEND ONLY ON GOD THROUGH OUR LORD DOORS WILL OPEN. YOU WILL GET EVERYTHING YOU ASK FOR. BUT BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU ASK FOR BECAUSE YOU WILL GET EXACTLY THAT. YOU MAY NOT KNOW IT BECAUSE IT WILL NOT COME IN THE FORM YOU WANT. JUST TRUST, BELIEVE, AND HAVE FAITH. 

TIP: GET IN TOUCH

WHAT TO DO?

Romans 3:31 (MSG)

But by shifting our focus from what we do to what God does, don’t we cancel out all our careful keeping of the rules and ways God commanded? Not at all. What happens, in fact, is that by putting that entire way of life in its proper place, we confirm it.

CHANGE IS SCARY BUT CHANGE HAS TO BE DONE IN ORDER TO MOVE FORWARD. STOP BEING SO CONTENT WITH WHERE YOU ARE. NOTHING GROWS FROM THERE. SPEAKING FROM A  PLACE OF EXPERIENCE. I USED TO BE SO  COMFORTABLE AND THAT GOT ME NO WHERE. I HAD TO GET OUT OF MY OWN WAY. I GOT OUT OF MY OWN WAY BY LISTENING TO GOD. I PUT ALL MY FOCUS ON GOD, THE SON , AND THE HOLY SPIRIT. SOME THINGS THAT I SAY MAY SOUND REPETITIVE BUT THAT'S ONLY BECAUSE I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND. WITHOUT GOD, THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE. GOD CONTROLS EVERYTHING.ONCE I LEARNED THAT, LIFE GOT IMMEDIATELY BETTER. LIFE CAN BECOME BETTER FOR YOU TOO. 

TIP: BE GOD FEARING

USE IT FOR GOOD

Proverbs 16:7 (MSG)

When God approves of your life, even your enemies will end up shaking your hand.

THE CLOSER YOU GET TO YOUR GOAL... THE MORE OBSTACLES. PEOPLE WILL TRY TO GET IN YOUR WAY ON PURPOSE. BUT THERE IS AN ADVANTAGE TO IT. THEY SILENTLY LET YOU KNOW YOU ARE DOING SOMETHING RIGHT. LET THEM BE. LET YOUR SUCCESS SPEAK FOR ITSELF. ALWAYS DO THINGS THROUGH GOD. PRAY BEFORE EVERY DECISION. LET JESUS KNOW THAT YOU NEED HIM AND ASK FOR YOUR  ANGEL PROTECTION. ASK JESUS TO COVER YOU WITH HIS BLOOD AND REMOVE ANYTHING THAT DOESN'T SERVE ANY GOOD. BUT KNOW. SOMETIMES THE ONES THAT DOESN'T SERVE US ANY GOOD ARE THE ONES THAT GOD SENT TO ELEVATE US TO THE NEXT LEVEL.

TIP: USE THE NEGATIVE TO BRING LIGHT

SIDE SHOWS

Proverbs 20:4 (MSG)

A farmer too lazy to plant in the spring has nothing to harvest in the fall.

IT COULD SEEM LIKE YOU ARE MISSING OUT ON A LOT WHEN YOU ARE FOCUSING ON YOUR GOALS. YOU SEE YOUR FRIENDS PARTYING..LAUGHING..DRINKING ...WHILE YOU ARE WORKING PUSHING FORWARD CREATING A LIFE. DON'T GET DISTRACTED. THESE ARE CALLED "SIDE SHOW DISTRACTIONS". THINK OF IT AS THE ANT AND THE GRASS HOPPER. THE GRASS HOPPER PLAYED WHILE THE ANTS WORKED. THE ANTS HAD THE BIG PAYOFF IN THE END. SO YOU ARE NOT MISSING OUT ON ANYTHING. KEEP FOCUS ON WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO. PLANT YOUR SEEDS NOW SO YOU WILL REAP YOUR HARVEST. GOD SAID KEEP FOCUSED ON HIM AND HE WILL SEE THAT YOU HARVEST PLENTY FRUIT. WHEN YOU FOCUS ON GOD, ALL YOUR DREAMS COME TO PASS.

TIP: KEEP FOCUS ON GOD

TRUTH

Proverbs 12:19 (MSG)

Truth lasts; lies are here today, gone tomorrow.

TODAY (3/15/16) WAS A VERY EMOTIONAL DAY FOR ME. A LOT OF THINGS WAS BROUGHT TO LIGHT THAT I ALREADY KNEW AND WAS PUTTING INTO ACTION. AND FOR SOMEONE TO TELL ME EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS AND I NEVER TOLD THEM MADE IT ALL THAT MUCH REAL AND CONFIRMED WHAT I WAS DOING. I SAY THAT TO SAY THIS. SOMETIMES WE NEED SOMEONE TO TELL US THE TRUTH WITHOUT GETTING BUTT HURT. HEARING YOUR SITUATION OUT LOUD MAKES IT THAT MUCH MORE REAL AND BRINGS THINGS TO LIGHT. 

TIP: BE TRUE

PLAN

Proverbs 21:5 (MSG)

Careful planning puts you ahead in the long run; hurry and scurry puts you further behind.

DON'T WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE TO GET IT DONE. IN THE WORDS OF E.T. "DON'T PREPARE FOR THE DESTINATION, PREPARE FOR THE JOURNEY. YOU WANT TO BE READY FOR WHEN THE OPPORTUNITY COMES. NOT SCATTERING AROUND BECAUSE YOU HAVE NO CLUE. ALWAYS END YOUR DAY BEFORE IT STARTS. YOU MAY END UP WITH MORE TIME. BUT TIME WAITS FOR NO ONE. SO GET IT DONE.

TIP: DON'T GET LEFT BEHIND

POWER

Luke 17:6 (MSG)

But the Master said, “You don’t need more faith. There is no ‘more’ or ‘less’ in faith. If you have a bare kernel of faith, say the size of a poppy seed, you could say to this sycamore tree, ‘Go jump in the lake,’ and it would do it.

WHEN YOU DISCOVER YOUR LIFE PURPOSE. STICK WITH IT ALL THE WAY THROUGH. PRAY TO GOD TO GUIDE YOU STEP BY STEP. IF YOU HAVE NOT DISCOVERED YOUR LIFE PURPOSE. PRAY TO GOD TO REVEAL TO YOU WHAT IT IS. BUT YOU HAVE TO TRUST .. BELIEVE AND HAVE FAITH. THERE IS NOTHING MORE POWERFUL THAN TRUSTING IN THE LORD JESUS. YOU WILL BEGIN TO MANIFEST IDEAS THAT KEEPS YOUR INSPIRATION AND MOTIVATION. YOU WILL BEGIN TO LIVE A LIFE ONLY YOU CAN SEE (VISION).. PEOPLE WILL START TO BEGIN TO THINK YOU HAVE LOST YOUR MIND. BUT AS LONG AS YOU STAY FOCUSED ON GOD AND HIS DIRECTION, YOU WILL NOT FALL. YOU WILL LOSE FRIENDS.. BUT YOU WILL GAIN BETTER ONES. YOU WILL HAVE SLOW MOMENTS SO BE STILL. THOSE MOMENTS ARE TO GIVE YOU REST AND  TALK TO GOD. THERE IS A TIME TO WORK AND A TIME TO RELAX. DON'T GET DISTRACTED BY THE SIDE SHOWS. DON'T LOOK BACK OR TO THE SIDES. KEEP YOUR HEAD UP AND LOOK FORWARD. THINGS WILL BE TAKING OFF SOONER THAN YOU THINK.

TIP: STEP OUT ON FAITH

ORGANIC

Jeremiah 29:5 (MSG)

“Build houses and make yourselves at home. “Put in gardens and eat what grows in that country.

THE BETTER QUALITY FOOD YOU EAT, THE BETTER YOU WILL FEEL. IT IS NOT ALWAYS ABOUT QUANTITY BUT QUALITY. EATING WHAT IS GOOD FOR THE BODY WILL SHOW ITS BENEFITS AS WELL AS HELPING YOU MAINTAIN A HEALTHY DIET AND PORTION CONTROL. BUT THIS COMES WITH BEING GOD FEARING. BEING GOD FEARING ALLOWS US TO WALK IN CHRIST JESUS. WE WANT TO PLEASE GOD. GOD MADE MASTER PIECES OUT OF US AND CREATED US FOR HIS DIFFERENT USES, SO GOD WANTS US IN TIP TOP SHAPE. NO WE ARE NOT ALL THE SAME AND I AM NOT A SIZE 6. BUT BETTER HEALTH STARTS FROM THE INSIDE OUT. JESUS LOVES ALL OF US AND HE WANTS US TO LOVE OURSELVES. WE DO THAT BY TAKING PRIDE IN THE WAY CARRY OURSELVES, LOOK ACT,  AND REPRESENT GOD. 

TIP: BE AND EAT ORGANIC

DEPEND ON HIM

Psalm 60:11 (MSG)

Give us help for the hard task; human help is worthless. In God we’ll do our very best; he’ll flatten the opposition for good.

WE GOT IT BAD WHEN WE TELL SOMEONE THAT THEY LET US DOWN WHEN WE LET OURSELVES DOWN BY DEPENDING ON OTHERS. THE ONLY ONE WE NEED TO DEPEND ON IS GOD. I MEAN THIS WITH ALL MY HEART. BEFORE I CAME INTO THE LIGHT, I WAS LIVING IN THE DARK. NOT SO MUCH OF DOING ILLEGAL THINGS BUT NOT HAVING ANY SENSE OF DIRECTION. DEPENDING ON OTHER TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN MY LIFE. WHEN YOU DEPEND ONLY ON GOD, GOD WILL SEND PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE THAT IS OF BENEFIT TO YOUR PURPOSE. GOD WILL THEN REMOVE THEM OR LET THEM STAY DEPENDING ON THEIR ROLE FOR YOUR PURPOSE. SO STAY ALERT AND PAY ATTENTION WHEN GOD IS TALKING TO YOU.

TIP: DEPEND ON GOD NOT PEOPLE

GET ORGANIZED

Proverbs 21:5 (MSG)

Careful planning puts you ahead in the long run; hurry and scurry puts you further behind.

WE ALL HAVE A MILLION THINGS TO DO BUT IF WE DON'T PLAN OR SCHEDULE IT OUT, WE WILL BE IN A WORLD OF TROUBLE. MIND DUMPING IS A GREAT WAY TO START BUT WE MUST ALSO LEARN TO LISTEN TO OURSELVES. FOLLOWING GODS WISDOM WHEN YOU FEEL STUCK IS A SIGN TO SLOW DOWN AND BE STILL. WHAT I MEAN BY SLOW DOWN AND BE STILL IS TO TAKE THAT TIME OF UNCERTAINTY AND TALK TO GOD BECAUSE GOD IS CALLING. ASK GOD FOR DIRECTION. ASK GOD TO WORK AND SPEAK THROUGH YOU. THEN YOU WILL FIND YOURSELF IN ACTION WITH A PLAN. TAKE NOTES. KEEP A NOTE PAD WITH YOU AT ALL TIMES. DON'T USE YOUR MIND AS A FILING CABINET.  

TIP: GET ORGANIZED

GOD FIRST

Deuteronomy 11:1 (MSG)

So love God, your God; guard well his rules and regulations; obey his commandments for the rest of time.

WHEN YOU PUT GOD FIRST, IT BENEFITS NOT ONLY YOU BUT THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU. GOD LOVE IS UNBELIEVABLE. I FIND MYSELF CRYING EVERYDAY BECAUSE HOW GOOD OUR HEAVENLY FATHER IS TO ME. TO THE AVERAGE PERSON, I MAY SOUND DELUSIONAL. BUT THOSE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING GOD LOVE HAS HAPPINESS AND A AMAZING FUTURE AHEAD OF THEM. 

TIP: LOVE GOD WHOLEHEARTEDLY 

REST

Exodus 34:21 (MSG)

“Work six days and rest the seventh. Stop working even during plowing and harvesting.

DON'T BURN YOURSELF OUT. AS MUCH DRIVE AND AMBITION YOU HAVE, YOU MUST REST TO GATHER ENOUGH STRENGTH. THE HIGH OF LIFE IS RICH. TO REACH OUR GOALS AND HIGHEST POTENTIAL WE MUST KEEP AT IT. BUT WE MUST GIVE OUR BODY AND MIND REST. GOD CREATED THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH IN 6 DAYS AND RESTED ON THE 7TH. EVEN GOD TOOK A BREAK TO LOOK AT WHAT HE ACCOMPLISHED. AND HE WANTS YOU TO DO THE SAME WITH WORSHIP. GIVE THANKS FOR ALL GOD HAS DONE FOR YOU. 

TIP: RELAX

GOALS

Deuteronomy 28:1 (MSG)

If you listen obediently to the Voice of God, your God, and heartily obey all his commandments that I command you today, God, your God, will place you on high, high above all the nations of the world. All these blessings will come down on you and spread out beyond you because you have responded to the Voice of God, your God: God’s blessing inside the city, God’s blessing in the country; God’s blessing on your children, the crops of your land, the young of your livestock, the calves of your herds, the lambs of your flocks. God’s blessing on your basket and bread bowl; God’s blessing in your coming in, God’s blessing in your going out.

WE ALL HAVE GOALS AND DREAMS. BUT A LOT OF US DON'T KNOW HOW TO REACH THOSE GOALS SO WE KEEP DREAMING. THAT IS BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT FOUND OUR TRUE CALLING OR PURPOSE. ONCE WE KNOW WHAT THAT IS, YOU DEVELOP A BURNING DESIRE OF FIRE INSIDE YOU THAT WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO QUIT. THAT COMES FROM BEING IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR CREATOR. HE IS THE SOURCE FOR EVERYTHING. ONCE YOU GET CONNECTED AND DEVELOP THAT PERSONAL ONE ON ONE RELATIONSHIP, YOU START TO LIVE THE LIFE YOU WANT THAT NO ONE ELSE CAN SEE (VISION). YOU FALL IN LOVE WITH THE PROCESS. YOU DON'T MIND BEING PATIENT BECAUSE EVERYTHING STARTS HAPPENING SO QUICKLY. NO ONE KNOWS BUT YOU. WHY? BECAUSE YOUR VISION ISN'T FOR EVERYONE. ITS NOT TIME FOR THEM TO SEE GOD'S WORK. GOD WILL REVEAL IT TO THE WORLD WHEN HE IS READY. GOD IS PREPARING YOU FOR YOUR NEW LIFE, SO HOLD ON. GOD GIVES BIG BLESSING.

TIP: GET READY

GIVING

Luke 3:11 (MSG)

“If you have two coats, give one away,” he said. “Do the same with your food.”

THE BEGINNING OF RECEIVING IS GIVING. I HAVE TO ENLIGHTEN YOU ON SUCH AMAZING POWER. WHEN YOU GIVE OF YOURSELF WITHOUT THE EXPECTANCY OF GETTING SOMETHING IN THE RETURN. GOD BLESSES YOU ABUNDANTLY. BUT REMEMBER YOU WILL GET IN PROPORTION OF WHAT YOU GIVE. SO DON'T GIVE FROM A PLACE OF  *SELFISH-NESS* GIVE FROM A PLACE OF *SELF-LESS-NESS* THERE IS A GREAT POWER THAT WE ALL HOLD THAT MANY OF US HAVE NOT TAPPED INTO BECAUSE WE ARE CONSTANTLY THINKING ABOUT OURSELVES. WE NEVER TAKE THE TIME OUT TO THINK ABOUT OTHERS BECAUSE WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR SOMETHING IN RETURN. WE ARE NOT EASY TO FORGIVE BUT YET WANT FORGIVENESS. GOD IS A MERCIFUL AND FORGIVING GOD THAT IS ALWAYS LOOKING OUT FOR US EVEN WHEN WE DON'T DESERVE IT. SO THE NEXT TIME YOU DECIDE NOT TO GIVE, WHICH COULD JUST BE VOLUNTEERING TO HELP SOMEONE, (NOT SO MUCH OF COMING OUT OF POCKET), ASK YOURSELF - WHAT WOULD JESUS DO-? 

TIP: DO WHAT YOU WANT OTHERS TO DO

ITS TIME

Haggai 1:7 (MSG)

That’s why God-of-the-Angel-Armies said: “Take a good, hard look at your life. Think it over.”

STOP HOLDING ON TO WHAT YOU KNOW YOU NEED TO LET GO OF. WHY IS IT SO HARD? EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT AND EVERYONE ALLOWS THEIR FEELINGS TO MAKE THEIR DECISIONS. SOMETIMES YOU JUST HAVE TO PUSH YOUR FEELINGS TO THE SIDE AND DO WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. IS IT EASY? NO. IS IT SIMPLE? YES! YET WE TALK OUR WAY INTO WORRY NOT KNOWING. I MUST SAY PRAY BEFORE EVERY DECISION AND PUT GOD FIRST. ASK GOD TO INCREASE YOUR STRENGTH AND COURAGE. 

TIP: LET CHANGE HAPPEN

LOOK

Habakkuk 2:2 (MSG)

And then God answered: “Write this. Write what you see. Write it out in big block letters so that it can be read on the run. This vision-message is a witness pointing to what’s coming. It aches for the coming—it can hardly wait! And it doesn’t lie. If it seems slow in coming, wait. It’s on its way. It will come right on time.

WHAT ARE YOUR HOPES AND DREAMS? WHY AREN'T YOU GOING AFTER THEM? DON'T LET ANYONE LAUGH YOU OUT OF YOUR LIFE PURPOSE THAT GOD HAS DESIGNED FOR YOU. WE WERE ALL BORN TO LIVE A INCREDIBLE LIFE. WE WERE NOT MEANT TO LIVE A MEDIOCRE LIFE. THAT IS WHERE VISION COMES IN AT. YOU START TO LIVE THE LIFE YOU SEEK THAT NO ONE ELSE CAN SEE. SOUNDS WEIRD DOESN'T IT? WELL IT WOULD IF YOU SEE IT WITH YOUR PHYSICAL EYES. YOU HAVE TO SEE YOUR LIFE THROUGH THE EYES OF THE SPIRIT.

TIP: BLOCK OUT DISTRACTIONS

HOLD ON

Genesis 24:56 (MSG)

He said, “Oh, don’t make me wait! God has worked everything out so well—send me off to my master.”

HOLDING ON TO FAITH HAS ITS CHALLENGES BECAUSE YOU WONDER IF GOD IS LISTENING. I AM HERE TO TELL YOU....YES HE IS.... HE KNOWS YOUR HEART AND HE HEARS EVERY WORD. GOD IS ALWAYS WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES. YOU JUST HAVE TO TRUST HIM. KEEP PRAYER STRONG AND MEDITATE ON THE WORD. KEEP YOUR FOCUS ON OUR FATHER GOD, OUR LORD JESUS, AND THE HOLY SPIRIT. NO MATTER WHAT YOU ARE GOING THROUGH ALWAYS STAY POSITIVE NO MATTER WHAT. WHEN YOU FEEL NEGATIVITY IS ABOUT TO INVADE... RUN... WHEN YOU GET NEGATIVE THOUGHTS... PRAY.... WHEN YOU FEEL LIKE GIVING UP DON'T. I KNOW THIS IS SAID A MILLION TIMES BUT ITS TRUE. WHEN YOU HAVE FAITH IN THE DARKEST TIMES THOSE WILL BE THE BEST TIMES BECAUSE YOU GET TO SEE HOW GOD WORKS.

TIP: HOLD ON

EYES WIDE SHUT

Philippians 3:15 (MSG)

So let’s keep focused on that goal, those of us who want everything God has for us. If any of you have something else in mind, something less than total commitment, God will clear your blurred vision—you’ll see it yet! Now that we’re on the right track, let’s stay on it.

THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE WALKING AROUND BLIND THINKING THEY CAN SEE. WHAT MANY DON'T KNOW IS THAT, WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR CANT BE SEEN WITH THE PHYSICAL EYES... YOU HAVE TO SEE WITH YOUR SPIRITUAL EYES AND THE ONLY WAY TO SEE IS TO SEEK THE KINGDOM OF GOD BY BELIEVING AND HAVING FAITH...

TIP: WAKE UP

LIVE

1 John 2:15 (MSG)

Don’t love the world’s ways. Don’t love the world’s goods. Love of the world squeezes out love for the Father. Practically everything that goes on in the world—wanting your own way, wanting everything for yourself, wanting to appear important—has nothing to do with the Father. It just isolates you from him. The world and all its wanting, wanting, wanting is on the way out—but whoever does what God wants is set for eternity. Antichrists Everywhere You Look

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WHEN GOD COMES? WE ARE SO BUSY WORRIED WORLDLY POSSESSIONS AND OTHER PEOPLE OPINIONS THAT WE DO NOT TAKE THE TIME TO PAY ATTENTION TO OUR CREATOR. HE GAVE US EVERYTHING WE HAVE AND YET WE FALL SHORT OF HIS GRACE. HE GIVES US PLENTY MERCY AND HE DOES'T HAVE TO. JUST LIKE WE TELL OUR CHILDREN TO LISTEN, HOW DO YO THINK GOD FEEL WHEN WE DON'T LISTEN TO HIM? YET HE STILL LOVE US BUT GIVE US TOUGH LOVE TO CORRECT OUR ACTIONS. GOD WANTS YOU ON HIS THROWN. HE WANTS YOU TO LIVE FREELY. OBEYING GOD GIVES YOU EVER LASTING LIFE. THIS LIFE AS YOU KNOW IT WILL BE OVER SOON. YOU CAN'T TAKE ANYTHING WITH YOU. SO WHY DO WE STACK UP AND NOT HELP ONE ANOTHER? KEEP AN EYE ON GOD AND FOLLOW HIS COMMANDS SO YOU WILL ENJOY HIS PEACE.

TIP: BE GOD FEARING

BE BLESSED

Proverbs 10:22 (MSG)

God’s blessing makes life rich; nothing we do can improve on God.

SOME PEOPLE AND THINGS ARE MEANT ONLY FOR A SEASON AND THEN ITS TIME TO MOVE ON. LETTING GO ISN'T EASY BUT ITS IN GOD'S PLAN FOR YOU TO HAVE A SUCCESSFUL LIFE WHILE HERE ON EARTH. EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING CAN'T GO WHERE GOD IS TRYING TO ELEVATE YOU TO. IT WILL BE HARD BUT YOU HAVE TO LET GO IN ORDER TO RECEIVE GOD FULL BLESSINGS FOR YOUR LIFE.

TIP: LET GOD BLESS YOU