Helping you become the person God created you to be
I’ve had a great time for the past two days participating in a Facebook group called the Becoming challenge.
Yesterday we learned about growth through positive self-talk and breathing technics in order to improve our health. We also talked about how much a smile can change your out look on your day and your life.
“Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye. “Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces. Matthew 7:1-6 NIV
Stop judging by mere appearances, but instead judge correctly.”
John 7:24
See what God has to say about things in his word. If God does not say anything in his word about something you think is an issue let it go. If you know for sure that God says something his word about an issue. Say something, but hate the sin and love the sinner.
And we know that in all things, God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
Romans 8:28
And we know that in all things, God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.To claim the promise of Romans 8:28, you have to fulfill the premise
As a blog post, this celebration is a day late, but I celebrated yesterday on my other social media outlets. October 13th, 2014, was the evening that I met my dear friend John Lloyd Young. That was a night that I will never forget.
I’ll always remember the music for Can’t Take My Eyes off of You Starting and wondering where John was because we could hear him, but he was nowhere to be seen. All of a sudden, my mom elbows me and says
Turn around. He’s right behind you!And he was looking right at me. During the show he came out into the audience singing, Hey There Lonely Girl, and tried to hold my hand. I wouldn’t let him.
How could I say noAnd hugged me. Little did we know that was the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
We all have pieces of our lives that we feel are missing because of the safer at home situation we are in. What do you miss most?
For me, I miss going out regularly. I’m not only referring to dressing up and going to concerts. I miss the weekly routine of going to Bible study, sitting on a comfy couch, and chatting with my friends. I also miss freely being able to hug someone with.
Tonight I was able to participate in a Webinar called women in media and ministry. It was a conversation about women media and relationships.
I We learned that to maintain our sanity; we need to first and foremost need to stay in God’s Word and maintain our prayer life. We also need to place importance on taking care of our relationships with one another. We need to make time for virtual tea times and coffee dates, and if we are comfortable, we need to invite friends over for some socially distanced lunches ask them to bring their lunch an sit on your porch while you sit in your door way and talk to them.
When I first became a Beachbody Coach, I was the annoying woman who would only share , the products she was using on social media. I quickly learned that to truly be successful and have an impact; you needed to be willing to share other things about yourself.
well listening to a mentor of mine named Bob Heileg that you should share the notes that you have tucked away in your desk drawer. The notes that I always have tucked away are the sermon notes from church, so one day, I decided that I would start reteaching what I learned in church. It has grown into something bigger than me and is something that I will continue to do because God commands me to do and I want to see all my friends and family come to a relationship with Jesus Christ.
The reason for this post is to tell anyone reading it that if you have a desire to reach your community in any way start by sharing the notes you have in your desk drawer.
I’m still happy to be your friend and hang out with you, but. i’ll find my own way to get there.
Everyone says forgiveness is a lovely idea until they have something to forgive
-C. S. Lewis
No longer will they teach their neighbor, or say to one another, ‘Know the Lord ,’ because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest,” declares the Lord . “For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.”Jeremiah 31:34
For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.”
But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and the livestock that were with him in the ark, and he sent a wind over the earth, and the waters receded.
Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?” Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times. “Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. As he began the settlement, a man who owed him ten thousand bags of gold was brought to him. Since he was not able to pay, the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold to repay the debt. “At this the servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Be patient with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’ The servant’s master took pity on him, canceled the debt and let him go. “But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred silver coins. He grabbed him and began to choke him. ‘Pay back what you owe me!’ he demanded. “His fellow servant fell to his knees and begged him, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay it back.’ “But he refused. Instead, he went off and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay the debt. When the other servants saw what had happened, they were outraged and went and told their master everything that had happened. “Then the master called the servant in. ‘You wicked servant,’ he said, ‘I canceled all that debt of yours because you begged me to. Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?’ In anger his master handed him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed. “This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or sister from your heart.”
God does not treat us as our sins deservePsalm 103:12
Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?’
When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins,
Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
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