When Negativity Gets In The Way...

I'm reading the book "Power Thoughts" by Joyce Meyer, and although I've only just begun..a statement stuck out at me and I had to share!...

"Never let a pessimistic person talk you out of your dreams" 

...AMEN! You know that skeptical laugh you get or that response of disbelief when you express a goal you want to achieve? "Just don't get your hopes up, you don't want to get disappointed" or "If it sounds too good to be true it probably is" type statements? I'm sure we have all experienced these reactions toward a particular dream/goal we've expressed. Well..DON'T LISTEN TO THEM lol. There truly is God given power in positive thinking.

"I CAN do ALL things through CHRIST who strengthens me!" Phil. 4:13 - emphasis mine. :)

Let this be an encouragement to everyone out there with goals and dreams. Please do not let pessimism from anyone deter you from accomplishing those dreams. Always remember to keep God first and allow Him to guide your steps. With God on your side and a positive attitude .. you WILL accomplish the "impossible." Because remember NOTHING is impossible with God! Happy dreaming and God Bless!! ♥

Desires and God's Will - Is What I Desire Too Big for God?

  God stated in His word that we have not because we ask not. [Ref. James 4:2] Far too many of us are afraid to ask God for anything that in our finite minds we consider "too much".  Maybe we feel unworthy, maybe we are too wrapped up in envy of someone who has what we want that we let our ego consume us and we can't even think of asking God anything but rather blaming God for our "lack", maybe we doubt God could even do the "huge" thing we are asking for?  There are sooo many verses in the bible that speak of God's promises for His children that I couldn't possibly post them all in one blog! But I will post the ones that stick out at me most....

"For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope." - Jeremiah 29:11

"But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you" - Matthew 6:33 

"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you." - Matthew 7:7

"But even now I know that whatever You ask of God, God will give you" - John 11:22

"If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you" - John 15:7

  Matthew 6:33 and John 15:7 are especially vital when we look to ask God for anything.  You see, if we are outside of God's will...we can't expect to get what we are asking for.  God asks us to seek Him first, to abide in Him and His word abide in us.  This means we don't look to "things" or other people to accomplish our "dreams"... we look to God.  And the amazing thing is...when we are abiding in Christ and putting Him first...He puts the desires in our hearts. His Will becomes our will. (We desire His will and what He wants for us).  

  That being said, please keep in mind the enemy still roams about freely wanting to cause confusion and get in the way of God's will in your life. So there can be some "desires" that enter your heart that you will think are from God but aren't.  How can you tell? By making sure whatever you desire does NOT go against the bible.  For example: if you desire to have romantic relations with someone other than who you are married to, you can know that that desire is not from God because it goes against His Word.  God would never approve of adultery.  So as long as what is in your heart does not go against God's word, and you are abiding and obeying the Lord....don't hesitate to take those desires to God and let Him guide your steps to bring those desires to pass..in His timing. No matter how "big" those desires are..please remember nothing is too big for God!!  

~~Be Blessed~~

You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask. - James 4:2

Be Determined To Succeed!

  Put God first in all things, then put determination and discipline in your life.  Have a goal and work hard to achieve it.  God says in His Word that we reap what we sow.  With God as our number one focus looking to Him to guide our steps in accomplishing our goal...we can rest on His promise that we WILL prosper.  He desires so strongly to bless us abundantly!  I choose to seek Him in all things because I know He loves me and knows what's best for me.  His plan will bring me the most joy.  Not my plan.  His will..not my will.  Thank you heavenly father!


Roll your works upon the Lord [commit and trust them wholly to Him; He will cause your thoughts to become agreeable to His will, and] so shall your plans be established and succeed. - Proverbs 16:3 [AMP]

He set himself to seek God in the days of Zechariah, who instructed him in the things of God; and as long as he sought (inquired of, yearned for) the Lord, God made him prosper. 2 Chronicles 26:5 [AMP]

Don't Give Up On God!

  Whatever you may be feeling or going through...DON'T give up on God...because He never gives up on you!  Wait on the Lord because His timing is perfect.  His ways our perfect.  Set your sight on God and watch Him come through for you in ways you could never imagine.  But be patient and in faith! TRUST God that He knows what He is doing, that He knows what's best for you.  Praise God for taking care of us and loving us so! Submit fully and whole heartedly to God's will (His plan for your life) and enjoy your showering of blessings! Thank you Jesus!

"And let us not lose heart and grow weary and faint in acting nobly and doing right, for in due time and at the appointed season we shall reap, if we do not loosen and relax our courage and faint." - Galatians 6:9 [AMP]

Struggling With Forgiveness?

"No matter what you do you can't pay yourself back for what someone else did to you, only God can pay you back.  So I'm asking you to let Him do that!" - Joyce Meyer


A few weeks ago I was watching Joyce Meyer's program and this statement stuck out at me on the importance of forgiveness.  I know far too many of us hold on to unforgiveness and miss out on so much of God's greatness.  It is my prayer that those of you who haven't forgiven someone even if that someone is yourself, that you let go and let God! Sadly, so many of us are holding onto unforgiveness without even realizing it.  Please take a long hard look at yourself and ask yourself if you have any ill feelings or resentment toward someone.  Jesus set the ultimate example when He forgave us of our sins.


"Have any of us really done anything as bad as what we have done to God?  If He can forgive, so can we!" - Joyce Meyer


God Bless!

And become useful and helpful and kind to one another, tenderhearted (compassionate, understanding, loving-hearted), forgiving one another [readily and freely], as God in Christ forgave you. - Ephesians 4:32 [AMP]