Give Your Failures A Standing Ovation!

Now I am sure, that the title of this post makes you probably think twice. You may even say to yourself, “Why would I want to do that? My failures have cost me______ , or  are the reason why I can’t move forward to do__________.” Often times, even though we speak one thing, we are actually attracted to our failures, and may not even realize it.  As much as we say that we hate them, we tend to have them around too long, especially in a negative manner.

You can do one of two things with failures. You can have a pity party with them, or you can rise above them.

I want you to give your failures (past, current, AND future) a standing ovation. YES. Applause. Whistles. Bravo. Encore! Why? Because these are the things that are going to grow you, and aid in molding you into the very essence of why God purpose you on this earth – for such a time as this.

Think about this: If you never had failures, you may have never had the opportunity to learn or grow in a specific area. What tries to trip you up and stop you, should be the very thing that makes you stronger. It should make you want to do better, and be better.

From this point on, purpose in your heart to not fear your failures, but to face them, fix them, and push past them. Be encouraged. You WILL make mistakes. When you do turn them around to mold you!

Why Your Life Matters to God!

 

 

There is a saying going around in the world that “You are here for a purpose”. But, do you really believe it? Do you understand that in spite of everything you have done, or the accomplishments you have made, whether good or bad, that you REALLY matter to God?

There is one great reason why you matter to God:

He anointed you to fix problems on the earth.

The anointing that has been bestowed on you to fix these problems is your calling, your purpose.

Take a look at what you do day to day. Does it align with your passion, your strengths? Or are you just going day to day, going thru the emotions? So often we go and do the things we are deemed as supposed to do in life: wake up, tend to the spouse and kids (if applicable), go to work a job that isn’t exactly fulfilling, but pays the bills, attend church once or twice a week, and maybe get a little exercise in between. Some people would think that is a good life. I am not saying that it isn’t, because we all are to work, be responsible, maintain family and worship God. But, as extraordinary of a God that has created us, we ought to want to live extraordinary like Him. After all, we were created in his image and likeness correct?

If you are stuck in a rut and have a desire step out in the world and pursue your dreams, you have to be willing to focus, prioritize, and press.  You have to live, rather than just exist. What are you living for today? Ask yourself: Are you just living to get to the next day, or are you living to change the scope of the future? Don’t just think the change, be the change. Walk in it!

Operation Organize Your Life!

It is November. My how time flies! During this season, besides preparing for the holidays, most people will be thinking, planning and strategizing on what has happened this year thus far, and what they propose to happen next year. Before you plan for next year, get order for your life now. There are practical things you can do now, that will enable you to concentrate on the real plan that God has for your life. Change, rearrange, and remove the things that are blocking your focus and progress. This will most certainly help you improve the quality of your. Balance and organization goes a long way!

The key to this is to rid yourself of everything that doesn’t add value to your life so you can focus on and make room for what’s really important. Clutter/Baggage is one of the main offenders when it comes to stress and anxiety. Listed below are some key areas of life that requiring clearance!

Clear your space: Nothing is worse than misplacing important items or forgetting to pay a bill that incurs a penalty. Clutter in your space brings clutter in your life. Organizing your possessions and eliminating unnecessary items is the best way to get focused. Implementing a system to organize important papers, keep track of recurring events and locate valuable items is the only way to create order and eliminate chaos in your home, office and your life.

Clear your schedule: Stop saying “yes” to things out of obligation or routine. Feel the freedom to say “no” to emotionally draining, time-wasters, which are your path to distract you and throw you off course. Start creating a schedule with the things that reflect your values and vision as you focus your time and resources in the most productive fulfilling way. Trust God to guide you in your use of time and pray for wisdom as you plan your schedule. Ultimately your calendar should direct your use of time in a way that allows God’s purpose to be accomplished in and through your life.

Clear the drama kings/queens and haters: These are the worst connections when it comes to wasting valuable time and energy. They are like leeches that suck the very life of your purpose from you. They love the emotional highs and lows of their lifestyle, and will draw you into their drama by courting you for your pity or setting you up to become unwilling player in their confusion and turmoil. Avoid being drawn into their chaos by limiting or eliminating your time, and your ears, to their drama issues. It takes values, faith and courage annihilate this windstorm of havoc, but it can be done! When you transform your calendar and fill your time with the right activities and people, you’ll become unavailable to the drama and the haters.

Clear your thought bank: Don’t just accept and run with every thought that comes to your mind as the golden truth. Lasso your thoughts and examine them to determine if they are fiery darts, self-doubts or false beliefs and destroy them promptly! Replace any lie-based thoughts with the truth from what God’s word has to say about you, and choose to look at your situation from a heavenly perspective. There is a battle for your destiny and you need to destroy every negative influence that leads to toxic thought patterns or behaviors.

Create a Spiritual Sanctuary: Spend time in God’s word and get your spiritual life in order. In the same way that God brought light and order out of the darkness and confusion of the earth, God can bring order to your world. Draw near God and let Him transform you from the inside out as you get back in step with His plan for your life.

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Stick to It Your Goals - No Matter What!

Reaching a goal is easy to say, and but in reality it can be harder to do. That’s even more the reason why staying motivated during the times that you just don’t feel like it, or when you don’t even want to try is extremely important. There are many signs as to why you might not feel you’ve stepped up to bat with your full potential. Ultimately – it is you.

If you think you can go through the motions, and you’ll be successful, then think again. It won’t work. So what can you do?

Is it a confidence Issue? Start by looking your self confidence issue square in the face and then change it! No one else can, and to be honest no one else cares as much as you should. Dig deep to the root as to why you feel or act the way you do, and write them down. Also, make a list of the areas you would like to improve or change totally about yourself. Be honest with yourself! Tap into God and ask Him to reveal to you the “hidden” things, and make a point to face those revealed things head on. You only have one life to live, so live it to your fullest, and to the best of your capabilities. Don’t be too hard on yourself, as change will take time, but begin TODAY to transform your future.

 Know that you can use to stay motivated, and to achieve whatever goals that you’ve set out for yourself in your life.

Plan to stay motivated! Write it down. Look at the different ways that keep you motivated and write those down too. There are endless possibilities for motivation that you can use, and there will be new ones that you might discover along the way. Take some time to read some books from inspirational power leaders such as Tony Robbins, or use spirituality to inspire you and give you hope.

Make it a habit!  Every morning, or even the night before, make it a habit to create short term lists for goals that you want to achieve that day or the next. By focusing on a few short term goals your long term ones will become closer and well defined. Take your long term goals and shorten them into easier to accomplish steps.

Confess! Declare all of the positive things that will happen in your life by achieving your goals. Walk around the house and stick up post it notes indicating what you expect to happen. Taking a look at the goals you will accomplish will inspire you to reach for the goal and not to give up.

Use time wisely by taking care of your temple. Stay in close communion with God. Pray, study the Word (and apply it), and be attentive of what God speaks to you. Physically, regular exercise and a healthy diet in conjunction with a steady sleep routine will keep you alert and focused on the goals ahead.

Give yourself praise when you reach a milestone toward your goal. Do this by taking some time for you, in other words take the time to smell the roses. Whatever things you like to do, but haven’t done them in a while, do!  Buy a new outfit, go to the movies, go to the spa! Do whatever it takes to make you feel good about what reaching out for your goal.

As you go along with your plans always recognize that when the bad days try to pursue you, there will ALWAYS be a better tomorrow. By reaching for the stars and succeeding you’ll find things out about yourself that you never knew. The most important thing to remember is that you should never quit, even when things don’t seem like they are going well.

Live By Design!

Think and ask yourself: “What is it that I really want? Can I do the "impossible" thing that I have been called to do? Do I want success? Can I EVER overcome? Do I want to be released from these bondages of self imposed lack and limitation?”

Whether you realize it or not, your life will be designed either by default, or by divine design. A divine design is one that you consciously followed by God’s direction. Anything less than that, you will be shortchanging the best life that God has intended for you to have!

I have tried many things in my life that albeit were generally good things to do, they were not what I should have been doing. The funny thing about it is they all started the same way: Idea-Run-Stuck-Fall. Get the idea. Run excitedly to execute it. Get stuck and frustrated. Eventually fall. After a few frustrating patterns of that, I finally settled in my Spirit of what I was truly designed to do. It was like something in my said, “Sit down somewhere, and listen to your heart and spirit for a change! Don’t second guess it. Don’t second guess it when people tell you can’t, why you can’t or try to criticize you. Don't worry about those things, because when God speaks it, that settles it!"

I admonish you to run back to  that place that keeps nudging you, and keeps whispering to you. Stop trying to block it out, you hear it now, ever so clear, shouting, "I have been in you too long, when will you reveal me to the world?" Once you get in alignment of divine design, and stop fighting it and yourself, your vision will INSTANTLY become clearer. Everything that you so desperately tried to change and execute before and hit a brick wall will be replaced with those actions that will be performed with ease. The conditions of your life will begin to fall into place, and your life will begin to change without struggle and fail.

Choose today to live by divine design. Ultimate life success is only one design away!

Uniqueness is All About YOU!

Uniqueness is defined as being the only one of its kind. Each of us has a particular and individual combination of skills, talents, interests, history, life experiences, and responses to our life experiences that makes us uniquely, well, us! Even identical twins, who share DNA and most life experiences, tend to have a unique makeup of skills and talents, which makes them unique as well.

Understand this: God created you to be UNIQUE, in HIS image. You were born for a specific purpose, focused destiny, and no one, I mean NO ONE can get the job done but you.  So how do you embrace your uniqueness? Here are some tips:

1) Knock the bad devil off of your shoulder! Stop listening to those negative things that you continually tell yourself. Those things are only meant to hinder and you and move you to procrastinate. Turn it around—speak life, speak positivity. Self declare that you are great!

2) Don’t comparison shop who you are to someone else! Stop wishing that you could have (buy) the life that you see someone else living. God has given you more than enough gifting and talents to go out and make things happen. Take the necessary steps to figure out exactly what you want out of life, and make a master plan of action to get it.

3) Following the crowd can leave a cloud! Just because it is the popular thing to do or fad to follow, doesn’t mean it is for you to do! Be your own trendsetter and change agent. Set the path, don’t trail the path!

4) Pay attention to your assets, not your liabilities! Look at the things that you can do, not what you can’t do. Focus on your potential, not your limitations. Perfect and excel!

5) Give your naysayers a linebacker block! Ear hustlers bring nothing but trouble to your ability and your mental capacity if you let them. Don’t listen to what others say about your ability or your ideas. It is not for them to accomplish- only you!

6) Toot your own horn! So what if no one praises you, or gives you accolades for the things that you do – shower yourself with them! You desire a standing ovation from YOU! You are not a quitter, you are focused, you are determined, and you are a success!!! Believe in it!

Life is made for you to fulfill a purpose and to enjoy being you while doing it. Love your life, love who you are, and love where you are going! Declare today “Happy YOU Day” – you deserve it!

Who's Calling You?

You are not qualified to be called, but you are called to be qualified! So many believe that they have to do this, do that, and only then will they be ready to go forth!!! But how many people know that all you need is a WORD from GOD to get started!!!

God called you to walk in the purpose that HE ordained you to walk in. Not mom, not dad, not your best friend, but GOD. Don’t allow others to chart a path for your destiny that will have you on a crash course to failure. Of course, you may not believe that God could call someone like you for a vision that appears to be outlandish to the natural eye. BUT, that is usually how it comes. If you are thinking too small and the vision that you believe you are called to is not that hard to obtain, then chances are it is not the TRUE vision but just a passionate desire. I don’t believe that God would give you a vision where He really would not be needed in order for you to achieve it. He just doesn’t operate like that.

I wholeheartedly believe that YOU can do what God has placed in you. Run with a passion and focus to fulfill it, and watch how He moves on your behalf!