Monthly Archives: December 2010
Dec 31, 2010
Letting It Go
12 31 10 Friday
We are finally here! Last day of the year. Last day of the first decade of 2K. It’s time to let go and move into 2011 and our destiny. Excited doesn’t even come close to describing how I feel right now!
It is time to let go of the stuff that we don’t need to hold on to. We talked earlier about letting the good times roll, but this is somewhat different. We are talking about letting go of stuff and letting God be in total control. God will either be in total control or not at all. I have dealt with control and manipulation issues for years; so I know what it means to let go of things. For me right now heading into the new year it is letting go of my writing. I have to stop trying control everything. I have to let God be in control; He is the one who is in control. Allow God to have control of your life. Let Him be your guide. Let go of the things that you don’t need to be holding on to right now. There are issues in your life that you need to leave in 2010. Don’t take those insecurities and issues with you. Let God have them and take them away. Hurts and disappointments don’t need to go with us. Unforgiveness and hatred have to stay right here. Doubt and fear have no place with us in 2011. Let God be Who He is.
As we go into the new year, let go of the stuff that we don’t need to be holding on to. See you in 2011! Love you all and thank you very much! I appreciate you!
Dec 30, 2010
Stir It Up
12 30 10 Thursday
It’s time to stir up that gift that is inside of you. I was thinking the other day about what is like when we are operating in our gift. Not so much from our point of view but from God’s point of view. He is the One who gave us our gift.
I was thinking what it must be like when we use our gift; whatever your gift may be. What does God see? What must He think when we are using our gift with no agenda, no motive except to honor Him? I don’t believe it is wrong to think that God has tough days, He is dealing us you know. So when we are just giving back to Him what must He feel? If it’s music, writing, art, teaching, care giving whatever your gift is, how proud of us is He? When we are in that flow, in the zone and what we are doing just seems effortless, you know it has to be because He is listening and watching. It’s not performing before God, but just enjoying God and He enjoying us. I know as a dad I am proud of my little girl when she is operating in her gift, even as young as she is, how much more must He feel toward us. It is beyond my concept, but I am beginning to get a sense of it. All of this is to say, use your gift. Stir up the gift that is inside you. Use it without agenda or motive. Just do it! You are an awesome and gifted person, no matter what that gift may be. As we lean into 2011, honor God with your gift.
Dec 29, 2010
Love is the Key
12 29 10 Wednesday
We are getting closer to great change. I don’t hinge great change on January 1st, but I use it as a point of reference. Great stuff is coming our way. Are you ready? Will you be aware of the changes?
If love is the determining factor in all you do; then you will be aware and you will be ready for the changes. We have to have unconditional love for ourselves and for others. Unconditional love for ourselves is always looking to love others. To love yourself is to serve others. When we love others and serve others then we will see the changes that are coming. We will begin to live our destiny when we love others. You see, selfishness can’t exist if unconditional love is in control. Selfishness and destiny can’t exist together. We have to love, if we are going to live our destiny. It is that simple. When we lay it all down, love is the only thing that will remain. Love is the key to this whole thing we call life, destiny, purpose and so on. Check yourself right now and see what is in control of your decisions, your thoughts, your life. Is it love or something else? Allowing love to be our decision-maker, our guide will change our live like nothing else. Love never quits, it never gives up and love always wins. Love never fails!
Dec 28, 2010
Laissez les bons temps rouler
12 28 10 Tuesday
A very popular and familiar saying in my family is laissez les bons temps rouler; which means let the good times roll. With this in mind; it is time we roll our cares, problems, insecurities, hurts, disappointments, and failures over on the God.
All through the Bible, God tells us to roll our care over on to Him because He cares for us. As we get closer to end of this year, let’s make begin to unload all the stuff that is weighing us down and never pick it up again. If we are going to walk and live our destiny, we can’t be carrying the cares of our past and all the negative stuff that has happened to us. We have to be renewed in our mind and heart. We have to get free of all that mess that has been hurting us for way too long. Once you have rolled your care off, don’t pick it back up and don’t let anyone else put it back on you. Stay free of it and stay clear of it. You will have some pep in your step when you are don’t have all that baggage on you. Your mind will be clear and you will be able to think clearly and quickly. You will begin to make good and sharp decisions. Discouragement won’t come on you, cause when it tries to get in you, you will roll it off. So laissez les bons temps rouler everybody. It’s going to be a great new year for you. Your life is going to go to another level of awesomeness. I am so proud of you!
Dec 27, 2010
Plan of Action
12 27 10 Monday
We are in the last week of this year. I am expecting great things not just in 2011 but in this week. My expectation, hope, and desires are as high as they ever have been in my life. Not wishing, but true hope.
As I have said; I truly believe this next year is going to be yours and my best ever. For that to happen we have to do our part. As we start this last week, there is no time like right now to look to our part. We have to have a plan for the year, but we have to execute that plan. It is not enough to just have an outline, a game plan, but we have to put that plan into motion. We have to execute the plan. We have to be disciplined in our plan. We have to be flexible in our plan. We have to listen to that inner voice that tells us when we are on track and when we have lost our focus. It is not as difficult as it sounds. We all know that voice deep inside, not in our head, the voice that speaks peace to us. Don’t be discouraged by anything that has happened or is happening, but be hopeful, full of courage, full of love, full of expectation, and desire as we begin this last week and head into the new year. Your destiny is closer than you can imagine. Be prepared for a great year!
Dec 26, 2010
Wait Up
12 26 10 Sunday
This time of the year I hear folk talking about how they are so tired. Folk are wore out from the holidays. There is a verse that says; those that wait on the Lord will renew their strength.
That verse goes on to talk about the young and the old both being strong. There is strength available for our spirit, soul and body. To be a person of destiny we must be strong in all areas. There will be times we are tired, but we can and will be renewed when we wait on the Lord. That word wait doesn’t mean we sit around and do nothing, but like a waiter or waitress, we serve. When we serve God we are renewed. When we serve others we are renewed. To be a person of destiny it means we are servants, so renewing is for you. If you are serving but are not being renewed, check your motives, agendas, and who it is you are serving. Also, make sure you are serving Jesus first, then others. Be a servant and see your strength renewed daily.