365 WORDS...ONE WORD AT A TIME...WOW ITS JULY!

Life can feel like a RACE, for some, a rat RACE, for others a marathon RACE, or perhaps even a triathlon. Just like the cyclists in the Tour De France, we hit cobblestones, stormy weather, and hills that feel unending. In my RACE I am beginning to feel like someone keeps moving the finish line. I am a great starter, I can start projects and tasks with gusto, but just like in a marathon or triathlon, my legs start to give out and my stamina drops just past the midway point. There are more hills in this RACE than I anticipated. Or the were a bit steeper that I imagined. I have even stumbled and almost fallen down a time or two. Still I RACE on...with the finish line and my prize nowhere in site. There comes a point when I realize there is no training for this RACE, however God's grace is sufficient...I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me! Even when my hills feel more like mountains and my RACE appears to have no end, I know God has a plan. All things work together for my good. The quickest way to a point is straight ahead but what road do you know that doesn't have curves. Eventually, even with detours, I will get where I am supposed to be. Jeff Galloway says it well..."The marathon is a competition between your will and your possibilities."

365 WORDS...ONE WORD AT A TIME...WOW ITS JULY!

I was reading today about the TEMPTATION to quit. There are days when I find myself pushing myself to do things that I know I have to do and should do. The Bible warns us not to give in (enter) into TEMPTATION. And when He came to the place, He said to them, Pray that you may not enter into TEMPTATION. (Luke 22:40) It is easy to give up...persevering is hard when the TEMPTATION to quit is so strong. I have often wondered how am I one of those who never gives up when I feel the TEMPTATION to quit so strongly at times. Even though I want to now and again, I pray I never give up.

I ENCOURAGE MYSELF AND YOU...

365 WORDS...ONE WORD AT A TIME...WOW ITS JULY!

I am learning to think and speak on PURPOSE. The Bible says as a man thinketh, so is he. I do not have to be passive in my thinking! I can think and meditate on God's Word and speak it aloud whenever I have thoughts that do not line up with the Bible. I can honestly say that is not an easy feat to accomplish but I am determined repetitive behavior will change that. I will think on PURPOSE! Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your site, Oh Lord, my rock and my redeemer. (Psalm 19:14)

365 WORDS...ONE WORD AT A TIME...WOW ITS JULY!

This morning when I woke up I made my declaration that "something good is going to happen to me today!" It did! After 2 months of waiting patiently and without malice and angry conversations, maintenance showed up out of the blue late morning and repaired my ceiling! Amazing because after 2 months I was pretty much accepting that they had forgotten...again...sigh...and it wasn't going to happen until I asked the property manager yet again. I thought then maybe the third time would be the charm. I also had a phone call today that made me a good offer, but I am praying about that to make sure that it is the direction God wants me to go. I know DECLARATIONS work...maybe not always immediately...when those DECLARATIONS line up with God's Word! I declare that tomorrow is going to be even better! God is an awesome God!

365 WORDS...ONE WORD AT A TIME...WOW ITS JULY!

Computer ISSUES all day...sigh. I wasn't the only one that had ISSUES apparently though. The match between Brazil and Germany was almost too painful to watch. I did learn something though, as usual. Never let your guard down when facing a challenge or your enemy! I am learned that if you see yourself like grasshoppers and your enemies (problems) like giants, you are already defeated! As for the ISSUES...this too shall pass! I am not defeated even when in the natural it may seem that way. My God works in the realm of the supernatural!

365 WORDS...ONE WORD AT A TIME...WOW ITS JULY!

Every time I am watching Bible study programs I always learn valuable lessons. Today I learned how important it is to get in AGREEMENT with God. All God's promises are available to everyone, however to receive them we not only have to believe and have faith, but also be in AGREEMENT with God's Word and who it says we are and what it says we can do. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me! I can not rely on my feelings or my emotions. I am a work in progress...I will remind myself daily to be in AGREEMENT with God. Any thoughts that do not line up with God's Word has to go...in Jesus Name!

365 WORDS...ONE WORD AT A TIME...WOW ITS JULY!

Things around here are IMPROVING. Nothing major, just small baby steps...a few at a time. Moving forward in the right direction, no matter how small, is IMPROVING in the right way. Along the way I am learning that IMPROVING brings peace. Peace of mind, peace in my thoughts, peace in my surroundings. IMPROVING is in soul. With Gods help and the Holy Spirits guidance I am learning what things need to change. I didn't make a list on paper or take a mental note. When I know in my spirit what needs to change, with God's grace, it is changing. I praise God for His love and for IMPROVING things in my life that on my own I can not. I do what I am able in the natural...and God does His part, in the supernatural. \o/