February 25, 2013
Love Overcoming Fear
God’s desire is that we continually progress, that we reach higher heights and go to new levels.
A lot of the time, as soon as we make the decision to step out in faith and obey God, the enemy brings in fear to try to stop us. He’ll bring thoughts like, “What if you fail? What are other people going to think? You don’t have what it takes.” He’ll do his best to use fear to try to convince us to step back and stay where we are. The Bible says that fear is a spirit. It plays on our emotions and holds us back. But the good news is that we have power over fear! Perfect love will kick out all fear. When we receive God’s perfect love, we will have confidence about the future because we know His plans are for our good. I’ve heard it said that fear is an acronym for False Evidence Appearing Real. Understand that fear is a lie. Today, choose to believe God’s Word and receive His love so that you can overcome fear and move forward into the good life He has prepared for you. Are you experiencing the love that kicks out fear today?
January 20, 2013
Forgive and Love
Learn to forgive and love people. Get past those hurts and move into your destiny today.
In order to move forward in life, we have to “let go of the past.” Have you ever wondered exactly how to do that? First, understand that we take control of things in our minds with our thoughts. Our thoughts become words and actions that determine the direction of our lives. It’s that simple. If you want to choose a new direction for your life, you have to choose new thoughts. If you want to let go of the past, you have to quit thinking about it, quit talking about it, and quit reliving every negative experience. When we see someone who has hurt us, that pain and offense is stirred up, and we start thinking about what happened again. But in that moment, you have a choice to make. One of the best things you can do, instead of rehearsing the hurt, is to pray for that person and speak blessing over them. Remember, forgiveness is for you. Letting go of bitterness is for you. Don’t let the past hold you back from what God has in store for your future any longer. Get past the past by choosing right thoughts because God has victory and blessing in store for your future. Is there someone you need to love and forgive today?
January 14, 2013
Higher Process Level
Be loving and kind, and seek the peace that surpasses all understanding. Let go of selfishness and stretch for joy and happiness.
You will never go wrong, no matter what the situation you are facing, if you show love and kindness. That will bring you peace that others can’t figure out. The peace that passes all understanding is the peace that nobody can figure out. When you should be worried and upset, but you’re not, that is the peace I am talking about. The way to get to that place is by being unselfish. You give when no one is giving, and the person you giving to probably doesn’t deserve it. You give anyways. This should be our lifestyle for the new year. Operate in love. Always showing kindness to others. Find peace no matter what is going on in your life. Be a giver, never acting selfish. Moving toward joy and happiness at all times. You will find that you can have joy, when you are in the middle of a terrible situation. It is a lifestyle, not a goal or event. This is working your process at the highest level. If you are ready then it’s time to get started. You will never look back or regret it. Are you ready to move to a higher process level?
December 30, 2012
Focusing on the Right
Always find good things to dwell on in your mind. Keep your mind focused on the good, the pure, the loving.
As we draw near to the end of another year I, like most of you, will look back over this past year, reflect for a moment, then start to focus on 2013. There have been some awesome things take place and some devastating things take place this year. I want to encourage you to focus on the good and take that with you into the new year. Take the extra time and make the extra effort to find the good in everything. Make it a lifestyle. Keep your mind clear and clean from all the negative stuff that has tried to get you distracted this year. Comfort those that need comforting. Encourage the people that need to be encouraged. Love all, all the time. Be that person that makes a positive difference in those around you. You are a special, unique and gifted person. Take from 2012 and add it to 2013 to make it the best year ever. Stay focused on the good, the pure, and the loving.
December 29, 2012
Show Some Love
Never withhold love; in the process you generate more as you go along.
In our culture today, so many people are confused about what love is. We love pizza, movies and sports, but we also love our family or spouse. If we look to the Word of God, we see God’s definition of love. First Corinthians 13 tells us that “love is patient and kind. It does not envy, nor boast. It is not proud. It is not rude. It does not seek its own way, is not easily angered, and keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not rejoice in evil, but rejoices in the truth. Love believes, hopes and endures. Love never fails.” This is how God responds to us, and this is how we should respond to the people in our lives — with patience, kindness, hope, humility and love. The Bible tells us that God is love, and His character never changes. Today and every day, know that God loves you with an everlasting love. He will never leave you nor forsake you. He is for you and has a good plan for you. Receive His perfect love today and let Him transform you from the inside out. His love is the greatest love and will last throughout all eternity. We desire to be loved, therefore, don’t withhold your love from others. Know that the more you give love the more you will receive it back in return. Is there someone in your life today that you need to show some love toward?
December 27, 2012
The Right Choice
You can learn a lot by observing people who are able to keep themselves in their own zone of peace, happiness, and love.
Peace, happiness, and love aren’t just random feelings; they are a choice. It’s a decision that we have to make by an act of our will. All throughout life, you’re going to have plenty of opportunities to lose your peace, your happiness, your love. We all go through disappointments. We all have times when things don’t go our way. It’s very easy to let the circumstances of life make us sour and dejected until we just go through the motions of day-to-day living. But if you’re going to live in victory, if you’re going to thrive the way God intends, you’ve got to make the decision that you’re going to enjoy your life. You’ve got to choose to be happy in spite of your circumstances, every single day. Today you have that choice. Make the positive, process minded choice to go with peace, happiness and love. You will see that your circumstances may not change, but you certainly will change. Be proactive as you go through the day. Make the decision that no matter what is going on I will stay positive by responding, not reacting. Are you ready to make that choice today?
December 24, 2012
Giving Away Forgiveness
Forgiveness is a choice. You can choose to hold it in or release the gift of forgiveness.
There is power in forgiveness and unforgiveness. When you release the gift of forgiveness you have the power of love operating in your life. When you withhold forgiveness from another person you hold the power of death inside you. Would you rather operate in love or death? Hint, choose love. You desire forgiveness right? Then give away the gift of forgiveness in order to receive it. There are people you don’t even know that you need to forgive. Someone cut you off in traffic, someone said something about one of your kids, somebody did something that cost you your job. You may not know who it was, but you are withholding forgiveness from them. What good is it doing? It isn’t hurting them, but it is killing you. You are not forgiving someone who may have hurt you, but you don’t know the whole story. You don’t know whey they did what did or said what they said. It really doesn’t matter; forgive them. Then there are those that hurt you and knew they were; yet did it anyways. What do we do with them? Another hint; forgive them. For Christmas this year, give the gift of forgiveness and see the difference it makes in your life. That’s right, forgiveness is a gift that you give to yourself. When you forgive others, it is actually given to you. Hey, they may never know you had unforgiveness towards them. It is about you in this case. By forgiving others, you receive the peace and love of the gift. Is there someone you need to forgive today?
October 29, 2012
Cornerstones to Success
There is no way I can express how vital love is to a team’s success. Without love there is no trust, without trust there is no team.
Ever seen a team, group, or even a family that didn’t have trust or love for each other? When there is no love or trust then there will never be any success. When you love that person next to you, you will be able to develop trust for them. Then you have the makings for having success. There is nothing that can take the place of loving one another and having trust for each other. If you are not seeing any success in your family or your team then take a good look at the love and trust levels. No matter how many or how few; this is a major indicator of how things will turn out. Things speed up when trust and love are present. You don’t stop to think if they are telling you truth. You don’t hesitate to wonder if they have your best in mind. Trust and love are the cornerstones to a healthy, strong, and success group. Do you have love in your family? Is there trust on your team?
October 3, 2012
Love and Forgiveness
Love over comes hate. Forgiveness over comes bitterness. Give love. Give forgiveness.
You can never love too much. You can never forgive too much either. Sometimes when you have been hurt it may feel that way, but you can never give too much of love or forgiveness. When you least feel like it a great time to give away love and forgiveness. The one thing that will try to stop you from freely giving is; pride. We don’t feel they deserve it or because they hurt us we will never love or forgive them again. Again, that is the time step up; love and forgive. Don’t listen to that side of you that says not do. Always go on the side of love and forgiveness. It may not be easy at first, it may be very difficult. Give it away anyways. You will never go wrong. God will honor your decision and help you do it right. When you make love and forgiveness a lifestyle it will get easier to do. It will become habit for you, it will first and second nature for you to love and forgive. There is a person right now that you are thinking about that you have said you could never love or forgive. This is the time to change all that. Make the decision today to love and forgive, not just that one person, but everyone. Leave no one out.
August 15, 2012
Insecurity Breaker
Don’t let your insecurities override your acceptance and love for others.
When you have insecurities that are stronger than your love and acceptance for others; you will never be able to live the life you were created for. Understand that we all have ares of our life that are insecure, but the key is to be stronger than the insecurity. Love and accept who you are and then you will love and accept others. Insecurities will block your love and acceptance. If you feel they are better than you or not as good as you; then you will not have the capability to love and accept them. It is when unconditional love is your guide that you will have the freedom to love and accept yourself and others. No matter what insecurities have you today, you can overcome them. When you allow God’s love to operate in you, then all the insecurities will have to go. Just as you want to be loved and accepted; so does everyone else. Don’t let insecurity stop you today. Be the person you were created to be and love your life. Are there areas today in your life that are preventing you from loving and accepting others?