Facing our Problems

Running Away Versus Moving Forward


There are times when change—moving to a new city or a new home, or changing careers—is the right thing at the right time. But there are also times when the urge for change is really just a desire to run away from problems that need to be faced rather than avoided. These are the kinds of problems that recur in our lives. For example, issues with coworkers that seem to arise at every job we take, or repeatedly getting into unhealthy relationships. A move might temporarily distract us, and even cure the problem for a time, simply by taking us out of the situation in which the problem fully manifested itself. However, the problem will eventually appear again in our new situation.

One way to make sure you aren’t running away from your problems is to notice whether you are moving towards something that is exciting in its own right, as opposed to something that is appealing only because it is not where you are now. For example, if you are leaving a city because you feel you can’t afford it, you could be reinforcing poverty consciousness, and you might find that you are unable to make ends meet in your new city as well. It would ultimately be less of an effort to stay where you are and look more deeply into your beliefs about money. You may discover that as you address these issues, you are able to make more money simply by changing your mindset. You may still decide to move, but it will be an act with a positive intention behind it and not an escape, which could make all the difference.

Any pain involved in facing our issues is well worth the effort in the end. When we face our problems instead of avoiding them, we free our energy and transform ourselves from people who run away into people who move enthusiastically forward.

-Daily OM 10/30/2009

Letting it Go

It's amazing how God can use people to provide spiritual confirmation. This was just sent to me by my Aunt in Houston and this could not have been more of an ontime message. I hope this will help someone as it has brought a greater level of wisdom to my life. 

-Biron

By T.. D. Jakes

There are people who can walk away from you.

And hear me when I tell you this! When people can walkaway from you: let them walk. I don't want you to try to talk another person into staying with you, loving you, calling you, caring about you, coming to see you, staying attached to you. I mean hang up the phone.

When people can walk away from you let them walk.Your destiny is never tied to anybody that left.

The bible said that, they came out from us that it might be made manifest that they were not for us. For had they been of us, no doubt they would have continued with us. [1 John 2:19]

People leave you because they are not joined to you.And if they are not joined to you, you can't make them stay.

Let them go.

And it doesn't mean that they are a bad person it justmeans that their part in the story is over. And you've got to know when people's part in your story is over so that you don't keep trying to raise the dead.. You've got to know when it's dead.

You've got to know when it's over. Let me tell yousomething.. I've got the gift of good-bye. It's the tenth spiritual gift, Ibelieve in good-bye.. It's not that I'm hateful, it's that I'm faithful, and I know whatever God means for me to have He'll give it to me. And if it takes too much sweat I don't need it. Stop begging people to stay.

Let them go!!

If you are holding on to something that doesn't belongto you and was never intended for your life, then you need to......

LET IT GO!!!

If you are holding on to past hurts and pains .......

LET IT GO!!!

If someone can't treat you right, love you back, and see your worth......

LET IT GO!!!

If someone has angered you.

LET IT GO!!!

If you are holding on to some thoughts of evil and revenge..... 

LET IT GO!!!

If you are involved in a wrong relationship or addiction... ..

LET IT GO!!!

If you are holding on to a job that no longer meets your needs or talents

LET IT GO!!!

If you have a bad attitude.... ...

LET IT GO!!!

If you keep judging others to make yourself feel better......

LET IT GO!!!

If you're stuck in the past and God is trying to take you to a new level in Him.........

LET IT GO!!!

If you are struggling with the healing of a brokenrelationship. ....

LET IT GO!!!

If you keep trying to help someone who won't even tryto help themselves.. ....

LET IT GO!!!

If you're feeling depressed and stressed ............

LET IT GO!!!

If there is a particular situation that you are soused to handling yourself and God is saying 'take your hands off of it,' then you need to......

LET IT GO!!!

'The Battle is the Lord's!'

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God of the Overflow

It's not about what's in your wallet but what is in your spirit! God's not in a recession he is in the overflow!


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10/22 Affirmation: No Mistakes

There are no mistakes; only situations, choices, and people that steer
me closer to my destiny...my purpose...my destination. 

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Putting it All on the Altar

I'm starting a new process and decide to read about what it means to "Put something on the Altar". To my surprise I found this article and it truly opened my eyes to some personal pitfalls and how I can solve these things by simply "Putting it on the Altar" through prayer. Hopefully this will help someone else. I'll definitely share my progress:

"Put it on the Altar" is a prayer of release, a prayer of commitment, and an act of worship. Any work can be put on the altar: the week's work, a life's work, one's ministry, and one's investment in a person. By doing so you are making it clear that this work has been done "as unto the Lord." Putting one's work on the altar frees one from concern of what people think and concern about the results of your effort. So it clears your heart from the fear of man and your mind from lingering on the project.

A person can be put on the altar. By doing so you are making it clear that you don't control this person. You have taken your hands off and put them in God's hands. Putting a person or relationship on the altar should bring a sense of freedom and release. We were made for freedom and when one person clings or controls neither is free.

You can put your heart on the altar with the meaning of putting it into God's care. This is a good idea. It is especially good when we are heart broken. When we let God hold our broken heart He keeps if from becoming hard. In His care our heart can love again.

Putting on the altar the things that we want to control can free us from tension and anxiety. If we are pushing to control, striving to manage, wound up about things it is not good for our health. Letting go of wanting to control is a way of relaxing. The theme of letting go of our drive to over control as a way of reducing stress is fully explained in "the Power of Letting Go" by Patricia Carrington (1999).

Mental over control can dampen the spontaneous enthusiasm, creativity and wisdom our heart and spirit. When we learn to live more from heart and spirit and less from our head we enter a zone of excellence that the Bible calls "the rest" or "life in the Spirit." Using more secular language, Timothy Gallwey explores this interesting theme of getting out of mental over control in his books which include "The Inner Game of Tennis", 'The Inner Game of Golf" and "The Inner Game of Work."

You can put your plans (goals, vision, mission, programs) on the altar to surrender them to God and find God's will for you. To find out if God is calling you to some project surrender the project to God by putting it on the altar. When you picture putting something on the altar the message at the heart level is about taking your hands off, letting and stepping back. God's response, or non-response, can indicate whether God is in it. God may confirm with the still small inner voice, by an increase in inner joy and enthusiasm, by inner peace about moving ahead, with a clearer vision and creative ideas coming forth. With God's confirmation and the sense of God's wind in your sails you can move ahead with confidence and with the sense that you are in partnership with God.

Sometimes pleasing people is a stronger force in our life than pleasing God. That means we fear men more than God. This means that man's thinking can control us. In fact, others have become our God. We are in idolatry. It could be liberating to put these others that we fear on the altar. Sacrifice them and their approval to God. Let God do a work in your heart. Be free of the fear of man. Be free to serve God alone.

Best Version of - Praise is What I Do (Live)

Though my circumstance doesn't even stand a chance, My praise out weighs the bad.
(That's what I'm talking about....!)

Opening ourselves to Love

"We may tell ourselves that love is not really available. but the deeper truth is that we don't entirely trust it, and therefore have a hard time fully opening to it or letting it all the way into us. This disconnects us from our own heart, exacerbating our sense of love's scarcity."
- John Welwood

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People are here to Help

I must learn to remember this one..... 

Don't Forget: People Are Willing To Help

Don't feel like you have to do it all alone.

People are usually willing to help - you just need to ask.

Don't try to be super-woman or superman.

Ask for help when you need it!

One of the most important aspects of being a leader is being able to delegate to someone else.

One of the most sanity-saving tactics is to be able to delegate something to someone else.

Everything doesn't have to be completed to exacting standards.

Everything doesn't need your personal imprimatur.

Some things are better left in the hands of others - for the sake of expediency, sanity and time well saved.

Besides that, it helps people to help you.

They feel a sense of usefulness and purpose in their interactions with you.

So it's almost like you're doing them a favor by asking them for help :)

Don't be afraid to ask people for help.

Most people are willing to help - you only have to ask.

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Being Present

"The past is finished. Learn from it and let it go. The future is not even here yet. Plan for it, but do not waste your time worrying about it. 

Worrying is worthless.

When you stop ruminating about what has already happened, when you stop worrying
about what might never happen, then you will be in the present moment. Then you
will begin to experience joy in life."

- Brian Weiss, is an American psychiatrist and best-selling author.

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Live Free Today

Live Free

Live free today. 

Let someone else's negative comments roll right off your back. 

Assume the best when someone else means the worst (especiallywhen someone else means the worst).  

After all, the best revenge is a life well lived.

Don't get caught up in negativity, gossip or bad energy. 

Live free today. 

Create goodness. 

Facilitate peace. 

Radiate joy. 

Live....free.....today!!!

-Daily Meditations for Tough Times

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There are no accidents.

What you think of as accidents are simply your conversations with God that you haven't yet been able to understand. But take heart, all happens in God's will and every conversation has deep meaning for you. 

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- Song of the Day -

I know this is random in comparison to my usual posts; however, I'm posting a song of the day...lol

Charlie Wilson - "There Goes My Baby"

What You Think is What You Get!

What You Think Is What You Get
The Law of Attraction

The law of attraction is surprisingly simple: Like attracts like. It becomes a bit more complicated when it comes to training our minds to think in ways that will bring what we desire into our lives. The term "self-fulfilling prophecy" describes the same law. This well-known term explains that we create the circumstances our mind dwells upon, whether positive or negative. So our goal is to practice consistent presence of mind to make sure our thoughts are always directed toward the positive and that which we want to create.

A key to the process is the word "frequency." This is true for two reasons: 1) The frequency you use when you passionately dwell upon or revisit a thought, dream, desire or goal provides the energy your musings need for creation; and 2) just like a radio station broadcasts on a certain frequency, like the radio you must be "tuned in" to receive it. This means preparing for the arrival of your dream on every possible level—material, physical, and spiritual. You don’t have to know how it will come into your life, just trust that it will. Your job is to lay the groundwork, follow any leads you can find, and prepare for its arrival. This can mean cleaning out your garage to make space for a new car, taking a tour of a model home to get the feel of it in order to feed your fantasies, or thinking of what you want in a mate and then living up to that list yourself.

Just like with any skill, the law of attraction must be practiced. We must decide what makes us feel abundant, and use our imagination to create the feeling. It isn’t enough to just want something; you must use the power of your thoughts to attract it. A series of choices is what brings us everything in our lives right now, every moment. When we know the direction we want our choices to take us, it is as if we’ve placed an order with the universe. Then we can await its arrival with joyful anticipation. If we find ways to experience our dreams right now, we make creating joy a treasure hunt in which the seeking is just as much fun as the finding.

-Daily OM (10/8/2009)

Are you in despair?

I definitely know what it means to feel alone and in despair. At times it seems as though God doesn't hear you, but know that he does. Be blessed and stand firm knowing that there is no sorrow nor pain God can't feel. Remember that though you might be alone, you aren't lonely for God vowed that he would never leave nor forsake us. There are times when God is silent thereby giving us more time to pray and fully submit. Have you given God complete control? Lean not unto you on understanding but in all things acknowledge God. God sometimes positions us in a tough spot so that we have to rely on him and so that we are broken to receive and committ unto him. There is a blessing in this lesson and i pray that God allows you to hold out as he works in your life.

- Be Blessed

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Take Time for Yourself

Take Time For Yourself

Take time for yourself.

Remember: there will always be a lot have to do. The demands sometimes never end - the kids always need you, the job is overly demanding, friends are wondering where you disappeared to and family problems seem never-ending.

But remember to take time for yourself. You can't take care of anybody else if you don't take care of you. What's the point of 'having it all' if it means you're a burned out wreck at the end? What's the point of gaining the world if it means losing your soul?

Take time for yourself. Enjoy today for today. Do things that benefit your mind, body and spirit. All the time. Every week. Unfailingly.

Take time for yourself. And don't let anybody stop you.

-daily meditations

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All Things are Possible

Matthew 17:20

So Jesus said to them, "Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, `Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.


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Claim It

When you wake up, declare your intentions for the day and give deep thanks as though you have received them all. -The Secret

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Are you waiting on God or is he waiting on You?

Waiting on God Faithfully requires Patience, Trust, and Total Dependence on God

Are you waiting on God or Is God waiting on you?

Are you doing your part in what the bible says to do while "waiting"?

Will you choose to wait on God patiently and faithfully? Your answer will determine your end result.

Waiting on God faithfully is not easy, and is painful at times but it will be worth it!

James 1:12 "God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation. Afterward they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him." (NLT)

James 1:2-4 "My brothers and sisters, when you have many kinds of troubles, you should be full of joy, because you know that these troubles test your faith, and this will give you patience. Let your patience show itself perfectly in what you do. Then you will be perfect and complete and will have everything you need." (NCV)

Hebrews 10:36 "Learn to be patient, so that you will please God and be given what he has promised." (CEV)

Hebrews 6:15 "Then after Abraham had been very patient, he was given what God had promised." (CEV)

Romans 15:4 "Such things were written in the Scriptures long ago to teach us. And the Scriptures give us hope and encouragement as we wait patiently for God's promises to be fulfilled." (NLT)

James 5:11 "....You remember how patient Job was and how the Lord finally helped him. The Lord did this because he is so merciful and kind." (CEV)

Philippians 2:14 "Do everything without complaining or arguing."(NCV)

Psalm 27:14 "Wait patiently for the Lord. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the Lord." (NLT)

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Thought for Today

The snails persevered long enough to make it to the ark.

Are you persevering? If not, what's keeping you from holding on and going through to your season of blessing?

Don't allow excuses, people, unrealistic expectations, or pride to keep you from God's unfailing love, protection, and blessings.

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