In order to be who God wants you to be, you have to find yourself. The first thing you have to do to find yourself is know who you are and where you came from. Reminisce a little and think back on your life. You have to do this because it’s time to let go of the past and deal with the present. I’m sure you have been through a lot of things in your life but that’s history. Let’s focus on the present. You can’t have peace or be happy if you’re holding on to the past. This is a new day so let’s deal with the day. If I focus on my past, I really wouldn’t be here. I would be depressed and mad at the world. Yes, people have hurt me and I have hurt people but we live and we learn. Let it go. You’re still here and God has major plans for your life.
You need to spend some quality time with yourself. Sometimes we have distractions that keep us back from going in the right direction. I love to spend time with myself because I can regroup and see what direction I’m heading. Life is busy but you have to take time out to do this for yourself. Don’t say I don’t have time. You have to find time. It took me thirty years to find myself. I wasn’t happy or at peace because I didn’t love myself. I was meeting other people’s expectations and not doing what I wanted to do. I thought it was something wrong with me. God really blessed me because I walk with my head held high all the time. I’m very humbled but I know I’m special. Thank you Jesus. Don’t live for other people’s expectations. You will never be at peace. When we wake up in the morning, we have to feel special. We should feel special because we have life and able to live another day. Live for you and allow people to accept who you are. When we love ourselves and be who we are, we can benefit many people. You will see the talents that were given and you would be on the road to finding your purpose. Below are other reasons why people dislike themselves; their appearance, habits that they created, not meeting expectations, and getting negative feedback from others. You can still love yourself if you fall under one of these categories. First of all, you should be proud of who you are even through your faults because God made you. If there was something that happened in your life that changed who think you are, your appearance or anything like that, still love you and do what you can to fix what is broken. Second of all, when we create bad habits, we hate ourselves. Don’t feel that way. It’s the habits that are controlling you not you. Like I said before, you shouldn’t allow anyone or anything to control you. We all have problems within ourselves that are wrong. Before you do something that you know is wrong, take a step back and look at the situation or habit and find out why you really like to engage in that behavior. You already know that it holds you back so how important is it to you? Sometimes we do things that make us feel good but it’s not the world. You can get pleasure without doing things to damage who you are. I know when I find myself doing something wrong, I ask for forgiveness from God and I try to be stronger the next time. That’s all I can do. I’m not going to drive myself crazy and hate myself and before you know it you may find yourself not doing it anymore. I try my best to do good and most of the time I succeed but I’m not going to sit here and tell you that I don’t have problems because I do. I’m human just like anyone else. So, don’t dislike yourself from habits that you have created but again fix it one day at a time and get the help that you need and move on with life. Thirdly, not meeting expectations is a big reason why people hate themselves. This is your life that you were given. You can do whatever you like to do with your life. Whatever you do, you have to suffer the consequences. We don’t meet our expectations all the time. Everybody wants to be somebody. It’s good to have goals but God’s making the calls. You may be on the wrong track and have to get on another track. This is why praying for guidance is so important. When you love others, you accomplish things every day. Loving is the best accomplishment out of all accomplishments. So don’t think you don’t accomplish anything. We really shouldn’t set high expectations for ourselves either. Of course, you are going to get upset when you don’t get what you want but just move to something else. Don’t waste your time being upset with yourself. If you tried to accomplish something and worked to the best of your ability, it’s nothing else you can do. It’s just not meant to be. Everything that we want is not according to God’s plan. So when you set goals, don’t get depressed if you don’t accomplish what you wish to accomplish just keep it moving. We all are smart in some area so plan accordingly, pray for guidance, be patient and don’t get upset if you fall. Get back up again and keep on trying. If you really believe in your heart that what you are trying to accomplish is right. Go for it and you will achieve if it’s according to His plan. So don’t hate yourself when you don’t meet your objectives. We also dislike ourselves because of negative feedback from others. This is definitely not good. Don’t’ allow people to bring you down. Love you and walk with confidence. All of the above reasons are examples that can be fixed. There are support groups and people like me who would love to talk with you to help you get through anything. If you don’t start loving you for you, you are going to find yourself without yourself. You will not be happy or at peace and you will miss all of the wonders of life set by God. YOU Have confidence to be you all the time Love your body whatever size you are at this time Love how you look in the mirror Love your personality to deal with people Love the gifts and talents that were given to you by God Love changes in your life and know that it’s according to God’s will Love your sense of humor whether you’re funny or not Love to ask God for forgiveness when you make mistakes Love to communicate by being you in dealing with people Love God for loving you Love to live life another day Love yourself! Love yourself! Love yourself! PROVERBS 18:14 The spirit of a man will sustain him in sickness, But who can bear a broken spirit?
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Dear Lord, as we awaken to a new day, we would like to say “Thank You” for all that you do for us. Lord, we know that in order to have peace, we need to put you first and know that you have a plan for our lives. Lord, we’re living in a crazy world but we know that you are in the midst of it all and we still have to know who we are and listen to your wisdom to move in the right direction. Lord, please help us to know the importance of spending quality time with you and ourselves to revitalize our minds. By doing this, we can take control over our lives and know that we have the power to make our day with your strength. Lord, you give us the power to say and do whatever we want but it’s how we respond that allows us to have a good day or a bad day. We know that it’s very important to have a positive attitude in order to control our day because people are always going to be people. Lord, please help us to believe in ourselves so that we can walk with confidence to serve you more. Even through our mistakes, we need help to know how to start over and begin again to a new life. Lord, you know nobody is perfect and we will always have pain in our lives. Please help us deal with pain so we can grow from it and be strong to take on trials that come before us. Lord help us. Lord, you know life is full of responsibilities and we have to know how to handle stress and sometimes it’s not easy. Some of the things that we deal with are overwhelming and we really have to make sure we know that everything will be okay. You taught us to keep hope alive and to never give up so please continue to hold our hand even when life is a mess. Thank you Lord. Lord, you are the one who gives us courage to live another day through anything and we are so grateful for your love and forgiveness. Lord in saying all of this, we need you so much because each day is a new day and it’s a challenge to handle life sometimes but with your strength, we know we can do it. We just have to accept it for what it is and have faith that you’re talking care of our burdens when life seems like it’s too much to handle. Lord, we need to always know that we have to take one day at a time and have a joyful mind to serve you even through the battles. Thank you so much God because without you we are truly nothing. We love you and we thank you. In Jesus Name We Pray. Amen and Amen There are so many people who don’t enjoy life because they don’t like the way they look. That’s sad & we definitely can’t allow God to use us if we don’t like what he has made. I’ve witnessed people get depressed because they are over or under weight and there are others that feel good about their bodies. This happens because society looks at you like you have a serious problem.
Yes, it’s a problem because it’s not good for your heart but we all have problems. Some of us have problems much more serious than being over or under weight. You just can’t see the problems and the problems are hidden. I’m not saying it’s okay to be this way because we all need to take care of our bodies. The body needs things to function and when we don’t treat our body right, we can’t function. What I’m saying is you still have to love yourself the way you are today. Don’t look at what society thinks. They don’t live your life. If you want to change your size, make a plan. It’s important to still love yourself because it takes time to lose or gain weight and it just doesn’t happen overnight. We have to educate ourselves to succeed. Losing or gaining weight takes a lot of discipline and if we have a lot of stress in our lives, it’s difficult to do anything. Therefore, it will take longer. I don’t care what diet you are on or what you are eating, it will still be difficult. You will have distractions and you will lose the desire. The key is to try and get your life in order by finding yourself and spending time with yourself. When we do for ourselves in anything we do, we are more productive. You have to find yourself. What I mean by that is, think about what you want in life and plan to get where you want to be. It takes a lot of sacrifice but you will be happy in the end. I know from my experience, I’ve gain weight because of stress. I know what I wanted but stress took over and I just couldn’t lose the weight I wanted to lose. I thank God for helping me realize that I needed to find myself in order to accomplish anything. I didn’t socialize much with my friends or family. I was on a mission. I had to get my life in order first to do anything. Once I got my life in order, I was able to accomplish other things as well. Yes, I was a little over weight but I would go to the gym at least 3 days a week and work out. I was very tired but this was something I wanted and I really didn’t care how I looked. Even with the added pounds, I was still happy with myself. I knew I was beautiful. I would see my friends and they would say girl you have put on weight. I would say yes “I know and”. I’m still the same person and I still love myself. That’s what I’m talking about. Being happy with who you are today not what you want to be tomorrow. You are beautiful or handsome but you have to feel it to be it. Beauty is what’s inside of us not what you see on the outside. In order to lose weight or gain, you really have to educate yourself because there are so many diets and programs out there. However, everybody’s body is different. What works for me may not work for you. The bottom line is be happy with who you are and learn what’s important for you. Love who you are, spend time with yourself and write a plan for your life. This poem is basically letting you know that it doesn’t matter what size you are, you still have to love you and if someone look at you funny, let them look. This is your life and it belongs to you. I added this poem because there are so many people who dislike themselves because of their weight. You can’t be happy if you hate yourself. Know that you are still special and I love you very much. WEIGHT Weight is something we gain Whatever it is don’t be ashamed Whether you are large or small Please, please don’t put up a wall Love yourself and stand up tall If you don’t like your size, make a plan to fix it all Your body is a part of you Do with it whatever you like to do It is not important whether you are tiny or wide What’s important is if you are happy inside Being happy is what it’s all about Big or small without a doubt I will tell you working out is the key To stay in shape and to be A person that takes control Of their body and their soul You need to keep your body strong Eat what’s right not what’s wrong Some of us have life issues that interferes This is why it’s all about being happy with the smiles and the tears You have a choice to be happy whether you are big or small Whatever you choose, make the best the best of it all. Love your body MATTHEW 6:25 "Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? My morning remedy is to start my day off with a smile. I know things aren’t going to be good all the time but I trust God to pull me through all things. We have to realize that we make our day. If we choose to have a bad day, that’s what we will have. No one could make you enjoy the day if you choose not to. Others can contribute but you have to do it yourself. I can tell you many things that pertain to my life but until you practice what will make you happy or give you peace, nothing will happen.
Smiling is just good for the soul and it does wonders in my life. God gave us the power to make our day & I’m not going to let anyone take that away. I smile every chance I get & those who know me will tell you that this is true. Accept whatever comes your way & smile through it all. God is using you. If we don’t use this remedy, we will spend part of the day not enjoying life. Don’t waste any part of your day because life is short & why not enjoy the day. I remember telling my son on the way to school to watch everyone in their cars to see if they are smiling. I said why aren’t they smiling, He said maybe they didn’t get enough rest. I told him that they may have something on their mind but they should still smile because this is a brand new day. Smiling really helps you deep within. If you’re happy with yourself, you will notice you smiling more often. Life is really a joy and when we smile and laugh, we are enjoying life. I approach life as if it’s a blessing and I try my best to help others along the way. Every time I smile, others can see that life doesn’t have to be so bad. If we’re sad, how are we helping anybody? Now, don't get me wrong, I do have my bad days where I'm not smiling but most of the time I try to smile. We really don’t know what other people are going through and a smile could really make their day. Try it! I will never forget something a co-worker told me. She said “Veronica I just want to thank you for your morning smiles.” She said “I could be down one day but when I see your smiling face, it puts me in a better spirit.” That touched me because we’re in a spiritual warfare and when we can smile through it all, it’s wonderful. Continue to smile and let your light and beauty shine for all to see what God has given you and me. SMILE When you awake in the morning SMILE When you go through pain SMILE When people are negative towards you SMILE When things are not going your way SMILE When you feel stress SMILE When you can’t seem to have enough money SMILE When your kids do not listen SMILE When your companion/spouse upset you SMILE When you feel like giving up SMILE When you go to sleep at night SMILE Smiling helps us to stay positive and feel happy JOB 29:24 When I smiled on them, they were reassured. We all should learn how to challenge ourselves on our journey. Some of us have a hard time being happy because our self-esteem is low and we’re afraid to let ourselves out or should I say be free. I can understand why people get this way because of circumstances in their lives affect how they are today. It’s time to get a grip of life and challenge yourself to be all who God made you to be. It’s okay if you mess up. Have courage within yourself and do whatever you want to do in your life. Having low self-esteem will definitely hold you back from being happy and a lot of other opportunities that may come our way. Remember I told you that you are unique and special. God needs you to challenge yourself. You need to have courage to be what he has plan for you. Let’s challenge the world. I have to tell you that it really takes away a lot of stress off my life when I just live and take on whatever comes my way. It’s a win-win situation. If I mess up, that’s okay. If I don’t mess up, it’s okay as well. Every day you get out of your bed, you should be ready to challenge the world or should I say fight the battle. From my experience, when I don’t challenge myself, I feel bad. It’s when I challenge myself, I feel like I have accomplished something. Even if nothing comes out of the situation, I know that I’ve tried my best and there’s nothing else that could have been done. The bottom line is be you all the time and don’t be afraid to do what you need to do in life. If you have a problem with gaining courage, ask God to help you but you have to be ready. I want to share something with you. I use to have low self-esteem and didn’t think I was good for nothing. I hated myself and always felt very uncomfortable. Thank God that I know how to pray. I prayed for months for God to help me. He answered my prayers. Don’t be afraid of anybody and move on with your life. Walk out in the real world and challenge yourself to be you. You have to look deep within yourself and do what’s best for you. Some of us are looking up to other people and not helping ourselves. If there’s something or someone holding you back from being you, you have to let that go. I don’t care what financial situation you’re going through, get out. There are people that can help you make it through. You will never enjoy your life if you’re holding on to someone that’s not good for you or holding you back from serving God. Have courage and challenge yourself to be who God made you to be. If you don’t know what your purpose is, try being yourself and depend on God. You will reach your destiny. Courage Are you afraid to be you? If so, let me tell you what you need to do You need to challenge yourself each day To be you in each and every way If you’re shy or scared to cross the line Pray to God and he will help you to find Courage to be able to walk with him To fulfill your purpose so we all can win Go with your heart and do what you want to do Don’t worry about others, just be you God wants to use you in every way he can So that you can serve him, he will hold your hand Be brave, you are not alone God said “come to him you’re welcomed in his home” He will help you to challenge the day Trust in him every step of the way Live and don’t be afraid You are a child that God made Life was given to you by God you see Stand up tall, hold your head held high & be all that God made you to be. DON’T BE AFRAID TO CHALLENGE LIFE 2 Timothy 1:7 God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. Taking one day at a time is just focusing on what needs to be done that day. I find that I don’t enjoy life when I’m not focusing on the day. We have opportunities and situations come into our lives and sometimes we don’t even see what’s in front of us. Dealing with only the day allows us to enjoy the day more and ready to tackle the next one. This is how we can really get the fullness out of life.
We need joy and if we deal with today and accept what life is, we will be happy. I have to tell you that God needs some strong believers who are ready to take on anything. Let’s pause a minute and think about that statement. That statement was made for two reasons: 1) To fulfill why we’re here and 2) To enjoy the time that we have here. The devil will tear you apart if you are not focus on what God has set before you. If you allow that to happen, how are you going to be able to fulfill your purpose and how are you going to enjoy life? It’s just not going to happen. Each day you should get to the point where you enjoy living and live for what it is. That means excited to walk your journey another day. Living one day at a time helps me so much because when I get up in the morning, I only focus on the day. It doesn’t matter what I have to do. Whatever gets done, gets done and whatever doesn’t is added to the next day. That’s just how I live my life. Try living one day at a time and you will be able to enjoy life more. JOY Joy is what we need to live To enjoy all that life brings Joy is within us To utilize and get through all things Joy is patience To have when you go through trials Joy is feeling good About yourself when you life is tough Joy is loving life Through all things Try and have a joyful mind each day MATTHEW 6:34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. Merry Christmas everyone,
I hope you all know that is all about God and He's the one that helps us get through life. Life is really what you make of it. It is what it is until you make changes. God gave us the power to be happy but we have to want to be happy. Everything we go through is a part of life. There’s nothing we can do about things that happen. We just have to accept every situation and make the best out of it. Sometimes we try so hard to understand why things happen but it’s not up to us to understand. It’s already done. I’ve learned this the hard way because I use to beat myself up to understand life. Once I realized that I was wasting my time, I don’t spend any time on why things happen. God said “I’m your father, allow me to guide you.” You just accept what it is and move on. It’s like playing basketball and going for a layup. If you have the open shot and look back, you may not make the layup. If you keep on going even when you see the battle, you will win. When we’re in situations and we don’t like what we see, we still can win if we accept and move on. When we don’t have control, why worry. You are wasting your time. We can only pray for God’s mercy and continue to live. Otherwise we’re not going to be able to get up the next day. When we totally trust God, we will be able to accept whatever. Those of you who have major issues in your life, give it to God. Accept what it is and live one day at a time. Everybody goes through something and if we appreciate life each day, we will be able to enjoy life in all situations. We worry too much and we don’t accept today. Life really is what it is. We can accept it or reject it. Don’t lose out on life and enjoy each day. Acceptance Accept the circumstances of today We don’t know what tomorrow may bring anyway We should enjoy every moment as if it was the last Because life could be taken away in a flash We witness that every day by seeing people die They don’t have another chance to say good-bye We have been blessed because we’re still here Jesus said “come to him because the time is near Don’t worry about what you’re to eat or where you’re to sleep Today is enough to handle and it’s yours to keep Accept whatever comes your way Don’t waste time not enjoying the day Give your burdens to me I’ve already paid the price I’m forgiving, loving and very, very nice Don’t hold on to things by feeling sad This is a new day, rejoice and be glad Worrying doesn’t do anything for the soul Because I make the calls & I’m in control Sit back and be still, I have a plan Accept what it is & let me hold your hand.” YOU HAVE TO LEARN TO ACCEPT LIFE PHILLIPIANS 4:11 Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content: I know life is overwhelming at times. It’s overwhelming because there are a lot of things going on in this day and age. We have to always be ambitious to live and never give up. Guess what? You’re still here and God is not ready for you to go anywhere. If it were your time, you would have been gone. If you’re able to breathe and still able to live, you still have a mission. God has something for you to do.
I truly believe that because I could have died a long time ago but I’m still here. All of us go through a stage of just wanting to give up in our lives because we get tired. We just have to realize that we don’t make that call. Only God knows when our life will end. It doesn’t matter what you’ve done or where you’ve been God is a forgiving God and he’s waiting for you to come to him. Each one of us has a task to complete by God. Some of the time we don‘t know what the task maybe but it’s there. We can’t complete our task if we don’t have hope to know that everything will be okay through Jesus. Sometimes we feel like we’re being stepped on and punished but it’s okay to feel that way. We just have to know that in the end everything will be fine. We will survive. Every time we give up, we allow the devil to win. Don’t let him win. God will give you what you need if you believe & have faith in him. Nothing is easy in life. If something comes easy, it’s not of God. You see, if we can’t handle the small things how could we handle the big things. For example, let’s pretend you’re on a job and trying to move up in the company. If you can’t work hard and do the job that you have been assigned to do, how are you going to get promoted to do anything higher? It just doesn’t work that way. We have to use the same concept for life. God observes us and he knows who can handle certain things. A leader is not going to be assigned a task to someone who can’t do the job. When we don’t prepare ourselves, we stay at the same level over and over again. It doesn’t matter what you’re going through. If you hold on, everything will be okay. Even if you have a disease and were told that there’s no cure, still hold on to your life. God is going to keep you here for as long as he wishes anyway. Enjoy your life one day at a time. Always be optimistic even when you feel bad. Don’t put a pause on your life and never give up until your time is due. Whatever you’re going through, it has nothing to do with you starting a new day with gladness one day at a time. We all have our days but we have to have hope through all situations. Love yourself for having life and thank God for allowing you to take on another task. Don’t doubt him and don’t under estimate his ability for you to get through all things with his strength and hope.. HOPE H is for happiness to know that there’s always hope O is for optimistic to want to live even when things are bad P is for patience to keep still when you go through pain E is for endurance to keep you going when things aren’t going your way Have hope and enjoy all that life brings to you. 1 PETER 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, Dear God, thank you for all that You are, for life and love, for peace and joy.
Thank you for the gift of Christmas, where your Son takes on flesh to become one of us and live among us and show us how to love. Fill us with Your Holy Spirit so we can live and love as Your children, Your body on earth, to bring Your presence to a broken and wounded world. Amen and Thank you God Life is full of responsibilities so you will have stress in your life. You have to learn how to deal with stress. Responsibilities are stress because when we don’t meet our responsibilities we get stressed.
Sometimes we just have too much going on and it’s difficult to do everything. This is something that we all deal with and we have to know how to handle life. Let’s face it we all need to make money to survive. Some of us have small jobs and some of us have jobs that are very demanding. In order to keep our jobs, we have to go to work. If you own a business, you still have to work hard to stay in business. If you’re anything like me, sometimes I get tired. I just don’t feel like going to work sometimes. I really enjoy working because I love people and I like to communicate but I go to work because I have too. That’s stressful because I can’t sleep when I want to sleep. You know how we get when we’re tired and don’t get our rest we get angry. However, we still have to turn around and put on a happy face. I do it and I know you all do it too. That’s just life. We really spend a lot of time worrying about our responsibilities. Let’s stop worrying about what we need to do and deal with what we are doing. That’s very important because people come into our lives and sometimes we ignore them because we think that our lives are too busy for others. We get caught up in these situations. We do it right in our own homes. I found myself ignoring my children at one point because I was working and doing other things. I realize that all those things will still be there and what’s important is dealing with what God had placed before me. We set too many expectations on ourselves and our lives become stressful. Too many responsibilities will stress you out. The easy way out of this is to prioritize your life. Learn organization and do one job at a time. When we know why we’re here and where we’re going, it’s easy to prioritize your life. God has helped me get organize and he sent people in my life to help me realize that life is not easy. The key is organization and having a joyful mind. Each day we should prepare a things to do list and get organized. This is something that takes me about 5 minutes. I have an overall list of priorities in my life and I work from that list. Even if I do one thing a day, I’m accomplishing something. Sometimes I don’t even get to the list but I make sure I meet my deadlines. When I’m tired or my body feels like it’s done, I don’t’ even think about the list. I leave it alone. We have to not worry about things to do. This is what burns people out . Sometimes I put everything on hold and spend time with my children. We have to prioritize our lives. Each day we should know what we plan to do. It’s like going to work. When you go to work, don’t you know what you’re going to do? This is how we need to handle our day. Don’t give yourself too much to handle because too much will cause stress. We will always have things to do. Life gets busy but deal with your responsibilities with God. When you do your daily prayer, ask for strength to handle the day. If something happens that’s out of your control, give it to God. If we allow stress or our responsibilities to take over our lives, we will never reach our purpose or enjoy life. STRESS Stress is not good for you It takes so much out of you too We all experience stress Especially when our lives are a mess Learn how to handle stress everyday Because sometimes things won’t go your way Prepare yourself for stressful situations By staying strong through trials and tribulations Awake in the morning with a smile Have a desire to make your day worthwhile Don’t worry about tomorrow or yesterday Take one day at a time, just pray Ask God to be with you each day To get through all things in everyway We don’t have to have a lot of stress on us If we know how to put up with all the stuff Live life be happy each day Don’t allow stress to get in your way Whatever you go through, give it to God Live for today, don’t make it hard. Know that Stress is a part of life 2 CORINTHIANS 4:16 Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day. |
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