New Year~New Foundation

Hot Coco & Teddy Grahams, breakfast of champs! Wednesday's here & January 1st marks the New Year. 2011! Tis the season for Resolutions & goals :)  

Last night at Godly Gossip Group, we talked about "behind the scenes".  The movie we star in daily, which is called "Life". GOD is the producer, executive producer, screenwriter, etc...Before our movie started though, He had a Blueprint,the dialogue & events that would take place throughout the entire process.

When GOD created us, He gave us everything we needed to live in this world.  It was & is up to us to create the inward temple to go along with the outward temple that He specifically constructed. We have the blueprint (The Bible), now we need to create a foundation that can be built upon. Just as a movie needs a script,which is the foundation of the end product, we need the blueprint. His word is the foundation of our life. The Bible is the blueprint! If we do not construct a sturdy foundation, under pressure it is liable to crack or even be destroyed. Can we rebuild? Yes! God is a forgiving God & will help us when we surrender to Him.  Sometimes our temple has to be torn down & rebuilt more times than we want, to teach us the value & meaning of a "Rock Hard Foundation."

Our Mind, Body, & Soul are the core of this foundation. If HE does not dwell in these 3 things, then our house is like the 2 houses of the pigs that the wolf blew down. Don't make your house out of straw & sticks. Take your time & construct an indestructible work of art that the devil couldn't phase with his biggest army!! "If put to the test, would your foundation crumble?"- Pastor Vera

My New Years Resolution: Create a Foundation that God would be proud of & make my life a movie that He never gets tired of watching...

Spread the Gospel not Gossip!
GOD is good today, tomorrow, & Foreverr!

Empty LOVE tank??

3 more days til Christmas! Whoohoo, how exciting?! Jesus, family, & food...What else could anyone ask for? Hmmm, Love maybe? Not just a relationship love or family but simply Love in general...

Some days I just want to throw in the towel & say, " I quit, there you go!" Ding Ding Ding, LIFE wins!! My attitude slowly starts regressing & I think, " Oh welll, at least I tried."  Fact is, we are human & these things happen occasionally. This is when we have to take time to get outside of ourselves & bond with GOD. His Love is never ending!

" Do what God wants you to do.  Find support groups, church, a place to fill your empty Love tank." -Paula White  When I was in N/A meetings, the thing I remember most was hearing those around me say, " Thanks for sharing, Keep coming back..It works if you work it." They would say this after someone shared a story, struggles, or something good in their week.  I didn't understand why they did this until after I committed to taking the steps & sharing myself.  It feels good to let out the bad & have someone or people listen & say "Thanks for sharing." It makes space for Love to come in & fill what has been let out. We all had issues, some more severe than others but none the less we were all rowing in the same boat. I shared that because now that my life has taken a turn for the better, it's still a struggle with just life itself.  We all want to feel loved or praised when we do good things. Recognized for our efforts for  trying to change or being different. Our flesh yearns for approval of others but our heart needs to know that GOD is proud of us for trying & LOVES us regardless of our flaws.

Once you initiate change or positive impact, the negative doesn't go away but comes on stronger.  People will mock you or question who you are trying to be because of who you were before.  " Judge not, that you not be judged." Mark 7:1  Our flesh is vulnerable & when people do these things to us, it is easy to retaliate.  However, we need not let ANYONE or ANYTHING hinder our relationship with GOD & the Love we are building for ourselves.  This doesn't mean that we are any better nor should we put those down because of  what they are doing but lift them up to GOD.  In GOD'S eyes we are equal.  He doesn't Love anyone of us more than the other.

" I am Free to be me , you are Free to be you, & we are Free to be us!" We must allow forgiveness to those who bring us down. Remember to think about," How am I doing?" Let's fill up our love tank today with first loving ourselves & then loving GOD.  We can't love anyone else until we love ourselves! " from the whole body, joined & knit together by what every joint supplies, accordingly to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love." Ephesians 4:16

Trust in GOD & have faith that He will never let your Love tanks empty light come on.....

GOD is good today, tomorrow, & foreverr......

StUcK??

Helloo & Good day :) The week is almost over & Christmas is only 10 days away!! Good thing we are not STUCK to the wall like this guy, so we actually can enjoy the holidays. Haha However, my message today has everything to do with being stuck but not literally!

Have you ever felt like you were just like the guy on the wall? I mean, of course your not really stuck on a wall but inside you feel that way. Like the things that are going on in your everyday life have consumed you, your routine has become constant & you feel there is no space for anything extra. If today is one of those day, It's time to grab the bull by the horns & say, " Is that all you got?!" GOD has given us infinite possibilities for anything & everything.  It's the effort that we put into moving our feet & getting out of the quicksand that we may be stuck in. The other day on my Facebook page I posted, " Don't ask the Lord to guide your footsteps if you ain't willing to move ya feet!" Although we may feel stuck, we have to be willing to put that E for effort. HE never said the road would be easy. The pot holes & cracks can feel as smooth as a baby's bottom when we Let go & Let GOD take control! He promised us that he would NEVER leave us nor forsake us, He promised that he will always meet our needs & give us unending love! If God is for US than who can come against us? NO ONE & NOTHING! " Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God." Isaiah 41:10

Our days of fighting battles alone are over. " The Lord your God, who goes before you, He will fight for you, according to all He did for you in Egypt before your eyes." Deuteronomy 1:30 We are no longer stuck if we don't want to be.  The quicksand has turned to dust & the chains have been broken.  We were set free long before we ever knew.  We are not a clearance item , half price, or 75% off but FREE!!!

"Do not squander time, for it is the stuff of which life is made." -Benjamin Franklin

Put your rain boots on, get a shovel, call some friends, PRAY, & tell GOD " It's time I get unSTUCK.! Put in work & watch the positive results that come about :)

"When you are in distress, & all these things come upon you in the latter days, when you turn to the Lord your God & obey His voice (for the Lord your God is a merciful God) He will not forsake you nor destroy you nor forget the covenant or your fathers which he swore them." Deuteronomy 4:30&31

GOD is good today, tomorrow & foreverr!!!

Model Material/Role Model

So...I believe I owe my readers an apology first & foremost. Today is NOT Wednesday & I'm truly sorry that I didn't get this up yesterday.  Life happens :) In addition to my apology, I want to add that today is a freestyle blog.  Like I've said before, I have wonderful notes and things that I plan to say but God's plans aren't always mine. When He moves, I get out of the way & let Him do His thing! I truly Believe He has a Diva side :) Jealous of what is HIS & needs it to be all about HIM! True Story, My God is Glamorous, Marvelous, Loving, Amazing, Merciful, ALIVE & well just EVERYTHING!

Anyhow, this morning, I was thinking about an assortment of things & this thought came into my head.  Everything that I have began to do in my life for Him, Is it Model Material??  Like, would someone else be inspired to do what I do. Am I motivational? Is any of this going to make a difference in anyone's life?  My heart knows all these things are exactly what is happening but sometimes my mind can try & say otherwise.  Does this happen to you?? To my knowledge, we are all human, So YES it does happen.  When we work for the Lord, there are thieves all around, so our shoplifting detectors need to be on High Volume!!
Before I came to the Lord, I once posted a pic on my Myspace page.  I was, honestly, half dressed & piles of makeup covered my face.  Under the picture, I posted "Model Material?" When I look back now, that is in NO way how I want to be Model Material.  My mask of insecurity was on so tight that I had no insight on what true Model Material was.  Beauty is from within, & when the Lord is on the inside...How can we be ugly on the outside?

Whether we like it or not, we are all Role Models.  We have family, friends, co-workers & even strangers that watch our every move. My sister once said, "Life ain't a rehearsal, the camera is always rollin.." That doesn't mean we have to act like something we are NOT but rather be who God has predestined you to be. We are a powerful force when He lives within.  We can do good & Model greatness for a world who so desperately needs it.  I know that everyday life can be a struggle.  Between Jobs, children, friends, family..etc  It's hard to ALWAYS be the Best Role Model or strike others as Model Material.  The great thing about this is that God  doesn't expect perfection, he wants participation.  We are human & trials will definitely come our way but our Runway of life is no match for Papa GOD! So ladies, put your imaginary stilettos on & rip the runway! Men, dress to impress & take control of the show.  " Be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity."  1Timothy 4:12

Today don't let anyone tell you that are not Model Material or that your not fit to be a Role Model.  We have all the key essentials in our blueprint, "The Bible" to be so!

" Join in following my example, and note those who so walk, as you have us for a pattern." Philippians 3:17

God is good...Today, Tomorrow, & foreverrr!!!!

;0) Laughter :0)

" GOD has made me laugh, and all who hear will laugh with me." Genesis 21:6

Laughter is a gift from GOD;& just like every other gift He has provided, He intends for us to use it.  It's so easy to get bogged down with the stress of everyday life & alot of times we don't stop to just take a breather.  It's hard to have fun when you feel that nothing is going right, however, these feelings are what we allow to happen.

So how hard is to smile? Not hard at all & your working face muscles by doing so :) For some of us ladies, we can consider this a workout & just give up the gym membership that we never use anyway! Just Kidding..Really though, A smile is a crooked  line that straightens out everything. Everything??? Yes, Everything if you want it to! GOD loves beyond measurable belief & he doesn't want us sitting around looking like we were not created by the LORD MOST HIGH! In fact it tells us in Psalm 47:1 "Oh, clap your hands , all you peoples! Shout to GOD with the voice of triumph!" Our GOD is AWESOME!!

Anyhow, I googled laughter to see what would come up & it's amazing. It says, laughter is the BEST medicine. Laughter is an inward feeling of joy! You can use laughter to deal with hard times. If we can laugh, then we are RICH! Who knew??? Raymond Hitchcock says, " A man isn't poor if he can still laugh!" Don't know the guy but he sounds pretty smart. My point is, Laughter can be food for the soul if we let it & the most wasted of days is one with out laughter.

Today as we go about our daily activities, I challenge you to just Laugh or even Smile :0) By brightening your own day, you might do so for someone else as well! If Sarah can laugh about giving birth to Issac all bc Abraham was old, then Hey, we can laugh about something!

"So many tangles in our life are ultimately hopeless that we have no appropriate sword, other than to Laugh." -Gordon W. Allport

GOD is good today, tomorrow, & forever....