Bold

Standing up for yourself on the inside does not mean being rebellious or having an aggressive attitude toward those who don't understand us. 

It means having a quiet inner confidence that takes us through to the finish line. It is knowing inside that despite what is happening on the outside, everything is going to be all right because God is on the scene, and when He is present, nothing is impossible. 

Consecration

In the prayer of consecration, we dedicate our lives and all that we are to Him. In order for God to use us, we must consecrate ourselves to Him. 

When we truly consecrate ourselves to the Lord, we lose the burden of trying to run our own lives. I would rather voluntarily follow God than struggle to get Him to follow me. He knows where He is going, and I know I will reach my destination safely if I allow Him to lead. 

Boldness vs pride

Such a great read:

A confident woman takes action. I have heard that there are two types of people in the world: the ones who wait for something to happen and the ones who make something happen. Some people are naturally shy, while others are naturally bold, but with God on our side we can live in the supernatural, not the natural. 

We all have something to overcome. A naturally bold person has to overcome pride, excessive aggression, and false confidence, while the naturally shy must overcome anxiety, timidity, the temptation to withdraw from challenges, and low confidence. 

A bold person can often be assertive to the point of being rude. What some people think is boldness is, in reality, pride - which is one of the things God's Word says He hates. It seems that bold people just naturally assume they are right about most things, and they don't mind telling other people just how right they are. And, while confidence is a good thing, egotism is not. Thank God we can benefit from our strengths and overcome our weaknesses through His help. 

Prayer: Lord, I want to make something happen through my life, but with the confidence that comes through Your strength. I humble myself under Your mighty hand and refuse to trust in myself alone. Amen 

Creators priced jewel

If you have been under a lot of stress lately, I encourage you to take an honest inventory of not only what you are doing, but why you are doing it. 

If fear is the reason you're involved, eliminate some stress by getting your priorities straight. Your priority is not to keep everyone else in your life happy by doing all the things they expect; it is to live a life that is pleasing to God and one that you can enjoy. 

Too many people are not living their dreams because they are living their fears. In other words, instead of doing things out of their heart, they do them because they are afraid of what will happen if they don't. "Someone will get angry! I will get left out! People will talk about me!" It is time that you started being the person you really want to be. It is time to reach for your dreams. 

Prayer: Lord, I will delight myself in You today. You know the desires of my heart, and I entrust my dreams to You. Help me to be the person You created me to be. Amen. 

Vindicator

We can learn a lot from Job; and the challenges he faced. 

He lost his whole family, had boils all over his body, and all of his friends turned against him. Yet what does Job say? God is a God of justice. WOW!

Job knew who he was. He knew his own heart. He knew what he was doing. He knew his motives for doing what he was doing. He didn't really care what others thought about him. He knew that his Vindicator was God. He didn't have to defend himself, because if he needed to be vindicated, God would do it. 

It might take a year or five years or ten years, but sooner or later God would come around and vindicate him. If he didn't know that God was his Vindicator, he would have had to try to vindicate himself. 

Lesson to learn: we have to let God be who He is ..... over and for us. He is our Redeemer and Vindicator. He knows our hearts, and His approval of us is all that we will ever need. Help us Lord, to not listen to others' judgments. 

Amen. 

Woman to woman

If we want to be encouraged in our own individuality and independence, we must sow the same type of freedom and respect into other women's lives. 

Don't hold back on encouraging, celebrating, or acknowledging someone else. It's the God thing to do ...

Look to The Lord

The reason some of us are such poor examples of Christianity is that we have failed to recognize that Christ is almighty. 

We have Christian attributes and experiences, but there is no abandonment or surrender to Jesus Christ. When we get into difficult circumstances, we impoverish His ministry by saying, “Of course, He can’t do anything about this.” We struggle to reach the bottom of our own well, trying to get water for ourselves. 

Beware of sitting back, and saying, “It can’t be done.” You will know it can be done if you will look to Jesus. The well of your incompleteness runs deep, but make the effort to look away from yourself and to look toward Him.

Thanks!

In what ways, as you look back at your life, can you see how God has done a work in you: 

before you were even born?

before your conversion?

since you've been a Christian?

Speak to God now, thanking Him for His work in your life, for the seen and the unseen.

Overcoming fear

Fear does not mean you are a coward. It only means that you need to be willing to feel the fear and do what you need to do anyway. 

Pray: Lord, thank You for the many examples in Your Word of individuals who stepped forward in faith despite their fears. 

Help me to do the same. Amen. 

Possible

I choose to focus on Jesus' power, not my own, to change my circumstances.

Only He can bring me through each and every situation that is before me. 

What is impossible for you to do, is very possible with God. 

Ah Lord God! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee:

http://bible.com/1/jer.32.17.kjv

He is able

God is able AND willing to do super abundantly above what we can think, plan or ask.

Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

http://bible.com/1/eph.3.20.kjv

Finances

Just like you would seek wisdom and counsel before deciding whom to marry, taking a new job, or agreeing to a business deal, you should also always seek Him in regards to your finances. Whether it be the receiving, gathering, storing, saving, spending or blessing etc....all of it. 

God reminds us in His Word that He can provide us with wisdom, if we simply ask. Read James 1:5.

Thanks

I am aware that because of Jesus' love for me, I am more than a conqueror and in that I will enjoy the overwhelming victory in my spirit, soul and body.

But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

http://bible.com/1/1co.15.57.kjv

Possibilities

Sometimes we are in these health situations that seem completely impossible to come out of. I personally have experienced this before and I know some others who have too. 

In my case, I would basically rehearse these words: "what may be impossible for my doctors is possible with God". 

Why?? Because my bible tells me so.

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

http://bible.com/1/luk.1.37.kjv

Wait

When God gives you a vision, wait. God will bring the vision He has given you to reality in your life if you will wait on His timing. In the meantime, never try to help God fulfill His word. 

You may experience days, weeks,  months or years of silence, however, they are a time of discipline, not a period of murmuring or being displeased with God’s word . 

Just wait upon God and be grounded in Him; and you'll see His word come to pass

Declare and decree

Wake up each morning, and just like most things, declare and believe that your financial goals will come to pass. 

Post your goals somewhere you can view them throughout the day. Whether they are posted on your refrigerator or vanity mirror, allow your goals to serve as a constant reminder of where you are going. 

Seeing them visually can also encourage you when deciding whether to purchase things like a new pair of shoes, tickets to your favorite sports game or your usual morning coffee latte. 

Understand how making these small sacrifices may ensure your children’s education is funded, reduce your financial burdens or allow you the ability to live a financial healing lifestyle. 

Going deeper

In the Bible, Jesus calls himself "the light of the world" (John 8:12). 

Although we cannot see Jesus with our eyes, we can better recognize His light by learning His Word and knowing His character. 

Disappointments at work, school or struggles at home can be hard to endure. Even if we don't understand why God is allowing us to struggle with something, Jesus proves through His faithfulness that He is deserving of our hope. 

If we focus on Jesus during our "dark times," we can have hope. 

Rest

I will continually think about the goodness of Jesus toward me.

My mind and heart will rest in the comfort and peace of God. 

For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: 

http://bible.com/1/pro.23.7.kjv

Working woman

As working women in the business world, it's important that we make time for the Word of God. This builds trust in His promises. 

Trust in His promises enables us to be PERSISTENT in standing on God's promises and to enjoy the manifestation of them. 

God blesses us through the wisdom and power of His Word. 

Focus

Walk as close to God as you possibly can. 

Keep your mind on healthy and positive things. 

Remember that you are totally and completely loved by God.

Stay grounded in your identity in God