In order to get anything done, we should always start by thanking God for life and asking him for help to do what we need to do.

We always need strength, we always need guidance and we always need to make sure we’re doing what we’re supposed to be doing by God first.   Remember, God gave us a mission and whatever we want to do, we have to put that mission before all things.  He said go out in the world and make disciples of all and that means get to know Him in order to be an example, love your neighbor, forgive one another, allow your light to shine.

We can still follow our dreams but it has to be centered around the mission set by God.  When we want to accomplish anything, we have to have a plan and a timeline that lists the goal, a checklist of detailed items of things to do and what’s needed for each item in order to make it happen.  Sometimes there will be distractions along the way that will make you feel like you can’t do it but you have to look at that as a test. Always remember that nothing good will happen without a sacrifice so it’s not going to be easy.  This is really a good thing because when we work hard towards something, we learn and we appreciate it once it’s done.

We have to learn from our past of what to do and what not to do, we have to know where we’re trying to go and stay focused and we have to remember that while we’re trying to get there, we will have trials and tribulations. If we know this, we will accomplish things in life.  ALWAYS PUT GOD FIRST AND ALWAYS ASK HIM FOR GUIDANCE IN OUR LIVES WITH ANYTHING THAT WE’RE FACING AND HAVE FAITH IN HIM ONE DAY AT A TIME.

Amen

I really can’t answer that for you but I can share with you what I feel is appropriate to say in giving wisdom.

No one knows what you want in your life but all I can say is if you want to move ahead and progress in life you have to put God first before everything.  I know that’s true because when we don’t talk to God or make Him part of our lives, we get weak in situations.

Trying to figure out where we’re trying to go takes a lot of listening to our inner self, seeing our talents, growing within and wanting something better in our lives.  That’s a blessing and grace upon us.  When we can recognize our weaknesses and want better for ourselves, it’s all God and His mercy.
However, in order to get to where we’re trying to go, we have to sacrifice and know that the more we do well the more the devil comes after us.  Please know that because I don’t want you to be discourage when the storms come and you feel like you can’t handle life.  It’s only a test.  Keep on pushing and trust God.

God sent His son to show us how to live, how to deal with situations and how to survive even through pain so if you’re trying to get somewhere, start with God and know that He already paid the price, get to know him better, strengthen  your relationship and you will be on your way to goodness. 
God has a plan that we don’t know about but He told us a lot of things to get us started in the right direction and it starts with Love.  What I’m saying is if you’re trying to get anywhere, you have to love all people.  Do that and you will be on your way to getting wherever you’re trying to go and that’s real talk.
 
Amen and Thank You God

On our journey, we all have had ups and downs and because of those times we reacted in certain ways the best way we knew how.  I’m sure it was various reasons that caused us to be in certain spaces in our lives.  Sometimes it was too much stress, sometimes it was working too much and not feeling like we’re getting ahead, some of us were in relationship that were not healthy, some of us had to deal with tragedies,  some of us just got tired of being tired. I can go on and on but I think you get the point.

Through all of those experiences, it had an impact on our lives and it caused us to be where we are today.  It doesn’t matter what we did or didn’t do, we can’t go back to those times. What we can do is take a look at how we were living and what caused us to put ourselves in situations that didn’t have our best interest.  As we get older, we tend to see things more clearly and we start to think about why we did what we did, why we wasted so much time and sometimes we felt depressed and put a pause on our lives.  This is a New Day!

I’m here to tell you that I was in space in my life years ago where I was depressed and I did things that I knew wasn’t good for me and I made excuses to why I was doing what I was doing.  I did waste a lot of time doing nothing but one thing I have to say is I learned from my mistakes and through all of that, I always prayed to God to help me get back on track.  I’m still learning but I’m not depressed and I know who’s holding my hand each and every day.  I’m not ashamed to say what I went through because that was my life and I made mistakes, it made me a better person because I was able to see all of that while I was in those moments and identify what was good and bad for me.  After seeing how it was affecting my life, it gave me an opportunity to take advantage of what God was showing me and do something about it.  I knew I was loved by God the entire time of my depression but I still made excuses.  It’s when I had nothing left in me that I knew I had to make a decision to trust Him and accept life for what it was on my journey. I had to acknowledge what I was doing and make changes.  That was my life.

Now, what works for me, may not work for you but I do know that we can’t stress on the past but we can learned from our mistakes and work towards getting things right for ourselves.  Again, we have got to acknowledge our mistakes and take ownerships of what we did wrong so we don’t fall in those spaces again.  Sometimes we have to take a step back from people who don’t have our best interest as well because when we place ourselves in negative environments, it does something to us and before you know it, we become the environment. 

I wrote this wisdom because there are so many people who can’t move on because of their past or not having the courage to begin again.  If this is you, it’s okay and all you have to do is ask God to help you and trust Him one day at a time.  God wants us to be happy, at peace and have joy through the good and the bad so let’s be open to His grace, His divine mercy and allow Him to work in our lives even through our faults.  I always say that yesterday is done but today has so many opportunities to live.  Let’s live before we die and let’s not die before we live.
 
Amen and Thank You God

This is a new day and we all are in different spaces in our lives.  The questions of the day are what are we doing with our lives, where are we trying to go and how are we going to get there?
 
First, we have to acknowledge where we are in our lives whether it’s in a good or a bad space and what caused us to get in that space.  This will help us evaluate to find out what worked and what didn’t work in our lives, the environments that we surrounded ourselves in, interactions with people and just how we approach life. This will determine the strategy moving forward.
 
Second, in order to determine where we’re trying to go, we need to first Thank God for all things and ask for guidance because He has a plan for our lives and we need to make sure this is the core of our direction in life to serve, be humble and give hope to the world and at the same time, live our dream and have faith in God.
 
Lastly, how are we going to get there, this comes with having courage, loving you neighbor, forgiving one another, making wise decisions, being humble, putting your burdens in God’s hands and accepting His Grace.  Also, we have to have confidence, stay positive, have patience, know how to get up when we make mistakes, make amends with people, take one day at a time, and most important have a love for people because we all are God’s children.
 
That is definitely a start and I will elaborate on those points a little more but I think it’s wise to do an evaluation of ourselves (I’m doing it as well) because life is short and God wants us to be happy in this wonderful blessing that we call Life.
 
Amen  

Sometime life may seem like it’s too much to handle but you know if we as Children of God take one day a time, not stress on things and trust our Lord, it doesn’t have to be that bad.  We live in a world of choice. God gives all of us free will to do whatever we want to do and we pretty much make our day with whatever we have on our plate.  We can either approach life in a negative or a positive way.  We also control how we’re going to handle ourselves each day, how we’re going to respond each day to others or situations and the direction we want to take on our journey.
  
Whatever the outcome may be in our lives, we have to deal with it whether it’s good or bad.   The good news about it all is we have JESUS and even if we made bad decisions or don’t like where we are on our journey, we can turn it around and make things better.  I believe there’s nothing impossible for God.  That’s what God said.  If I reminisce on my life, there were so many mistakes that I made but I realize that the mistakes are how I learned to be better, how I got to appreciate the simple things in life and how God has been working in my life.  Let’s not focus on what happened yesterday and focus on what we need to do today.
  
We all have dreams and I know we do what we have to do to live but if you have a desire in your life to do something, go for it, if you go to sleep at night thinking about what you should do, go for it.  If you awaken thinking about something that you know you love, go for it.  Life is short and we have to take advantage of this gift of life.  God knows us better than we know ourselves and He’s here to help us along the way.   
 
In order to make our lives better, we need to establish a relationship with God, learn to change our hearts, try our best to be an example, renew our spirit and go out in the real world and give hope and at the same time follow our dreams so that we can have joy and peace.  We just have to always remember that joy and peace only come from God so if we want to live a better life and change things for the better we have to put Him first in our lives. Amen

TAKING TIME OUT IS IMPORTANT
 
It’s very important to interact with others because we all are here to build the Body of Christ and to improve on our own lives.  When we interact with others, it helps us to make decisions, it helps us to see our character and how we should be acting in life and it helps us to have a purpose and become closer to God.  On the other hand, it helps others by giving hope and seeing God’s goodness.  This is why we’re here to serve.
 
We all have problems or should I say obstacles that we face in life and some are hard to overcome.  When we interact with others, it helps others to get through trials and tribulations and to let people know that they are not alone. Sometimes when people have problems, they allow the habit, action or hurt to get so deep inside that they don’t even feel anymore and that turns into anger, frustration and misery.
 
I really don’t think people want to be this way but sometimes it’s where they are in their lives, sometimes its peer pressure from others and sometimes it’s just that they don’t know how to get better.  That’s why it’s important to be an example.  I know sometimes people are mean and just stubborn at times but people witness our actions and it’s up to them to accept God’s grace.    
 
The journey that we live is full of joy, grace and wisdom and we’re able to see all of that when we become close to God and when we interact with others.  Let’s know what’s important and look on the bright side of the bad not just the good.  We all can make a difference just by loving, forgiving and going the extra mile by taking time out for others to become better people and to give hope to the world.
 
Amen