YOU FORGOT!

Because you forgot who you are, a creation of God, you live in a constant state of Fear. Believing in something for the sake of it saving you. In Fear, you believe that if you don't, you'll burn in Hell. You believe unless you follow a particular set of rules, guidelines, rituals, etc., you are hell bound. So out of Fear, you practice what you don't even understand but accept by saying "God doesn't need to make sense." Whether or not you completely understand or agree with what you practice, you believe it will "save" you from damnation and so you comply.

Please know God is not a confused or a confusing God. Faith comes from Surrender and Trust in God, not from Fear of burning in Hell. This, my friends is not how God would have you live. You will never meet your (full) potential in  a state of any form of Fear (worry, uncertainty, doubt, etc.) Because you forgot who you are, you judge yourself and others for not following what you believe is the only true way to Heaven. 

You forgot God created Man. Man made religion. Religion creates WAR! You forgot that when your time is come, whether you lived your life as a Pentecostal, Baptiste, Catholic, Methodist, Seven Day Adventist, Jehovah Witness, Muslim, Orthodox/Hasidim Jew, Mormon, etc., doesn't matter. They mean nothing to God because Man created them and gave them meaning - not God.

You forgot your full potential is met when you're able to put down the wall you built up and no longer view others as a threat. When you're able to see God in everyone, despite their disguises, is when you'll know, beyond the shadow of a doubt, "if God is for me whom shall be against me" meaning because God is Love and Peace, there is nothing to be against because there is no conflict and war in God. 

You forgot "Sin" is born of Fear and all action taken in Fear calls for the need of forgiveness. Forgiveness is the need of pardon for what you regret doing and/or saying because you acted in Fear. By totally surrendering to God's will - is when you'll REMEMBER God Is Always In Control  and you'll be free from Fear. PEACE

Relationships

Relationships, (Parent/Child, Teacher/Student, Employer/Employee, Romantic, Friendship, etc.) flourish if/when both puts the other first. One of the essential aspects of a successful relationship is Communication. Communication is to be used to nourish relationships. A relationship that is nourished is healthy as well as strong and can "weather the storm" much better than one that is weak because one or both parties have chosen to neglect it.

Besides Communication, Respect is one of the first character traits necessary for a sound relationship. Without Respect, relationships are certain to not last long. Respect is a sign of wisdom, strength and maturity. They're like muscles, the more they're used, the longer you'll keep your Peace of mind.

Humility is another very crucial part of what it takes to have a healthy relationship. That word doesn't sit well with many because its believed Humility is thinking less of yourself when in fact, it means to think of yourself less! The results of thinking of yourself less are far greater (for all involved) when you're willing to practice Humility more frequently.

Honesty is an absolute requirement for a strong and healthy relationship. By choosing to be Honest, rather than assume what you're afraid the outcome will be, you show the other you value the relationship and their Trust and would not want to further jeopardize either.

If nothing else, remember your relationships reflect your time and effort in them. Think of a plant, it needs to be nurtured with water, sunlight, pruning, your time, your attention, etc., so does relationships.  With Communication, Respect, Humility, Honesty, etc., you're bound to improve your own life by improving your relationships.

When you know better, you do better so get excited because it's all up hill from here!!!

Tomorrow

"I want to live like tomorrow doesn't exist" are lyrics to a song I heard on the radio. In that instant, I had an "Ah Ha!" moment. If you take a second to contemplate the idea, you may come to the same conclusion I did. Tomorrow DOESN'T exist!

In order for something to exist, it has to be! Because Tomorrow hasn't come yet (it's not here NOW), it doesn't exist NOW.

If you can take a brief moment to think about it, you'll realize worry, stressing over and fretting about what may (or may not) happen "Tomorrow" really makes no sense at all. Sure, its wise to prepare and plan for Tomorrow because you're expecting it however Tomorrow is not guaranteed to anyone so worry, stress and fretting over Tomorrow is a complete waste of Time!

 

Its been said "Life is Short", "Live in the Moment", "Live for Today", etc., because that's the absolute truth! What you do have is the Present Moment and that should always be considered a Gift because of  the mere fact that Tomorrow may never come for you or a loved one. Do what you can and do the best at what you can NOW. The rest is not up to you no matter how much sleep you lose over it! Stressing just brings on anxiety which makes your current situation worse NOT better.

 

Once you've managed to get a good understanding on the fact that Tomorrow doesn't exist is when you'll free yourself of what you can't control and get back into Life by making the most of every moment you do have. Not only will you begin to LIVE life again but you'll also start creating wonderful memories for yourself and your loved ones!

 

If you're not convinced, continue waiting for Tomorrow while Life continues to pass you by. Here's the only problem with that, once Life/Time goes by, its gone for good - it will never come back so choose wisely that way you'll have no regrets when your Time has run out. Don't worry about Tomorrow. Believe me, Tomorrow is not worried about you because Tomorrow doesn't exist! PEACE

 

 

  

You Have No Idea!

What does the gift of giving really mean? The general consensus may believe "the gift of giving" means to give because it's the right thing to do. Some may think it means give so you get blessed in return. Others may believe "the gift of giving" means it's what you give that counts hence the reason people say, even before giving their gift,  "It's not much but..."

What needs to be made clear here is, it really is the thought that counts! It's also important to know what outcome to expect depending on what thought is on your mind at the time of giving! If you're giving just to say you gave, please know the purpose of giving was not met. 

The whole purpose of giving is to be a blessing! You are a blessing when your heart is open to the other person - they do not need to be in your presence - if they're on your mind, they're in your heart. 

The blessing meets its full potential when the gift itself is not as important as feeling the need to be a blessing to someone/anyone. 

That, my friends is "the gift of giving" because it means to give expecting NOTHING in return - yes, not even a thank you. Because if/when it's not given to you (in the very least as an acknowledgement), you won't be disappointed because you weren't expecting it to begin with! 

Giving freely - no strings attached, no hesitation, no premonitions is "the gift of giving." It's what jump starts the  blessings from God to you, from you to another and yes so on and so on. Do not concern yourself with anything like "will I have enough to give?" "will I have enough for myself?" Your time is one of the most precious gifts you can give because you can never take it back because you'll never have it back!

Use this Season to bless others rather than give for the sake of giving. Please don't think you're fooling anyone when you're giving just to give - trust me, they know and it's noted. 

Your purpose in Life is to be a blessing - do this and you have no idea how miraculously your Life will change! PEACE

 

Key to Life

About to enter the bridge, on my way to work this morning, in a state of gratitude for the beautiful fall colors and bright sunny sky. I say to myself, "Today I'm going to pay the Toll for the driver behind me!" Right away a voice (in my head) says "ARE YOU CRAZY??? Why would you do that? You can't afford it! Don't be stupid, the Toll is $5 - are you really thinking about paying $10 right now?!?" My answer to Fear was "Because God is in me, I live in a state of abundance and that is precisely why I'm doing this!"

You see, it's because God lives in me that I could do what one might think is "CRAZY!" Giving (expecting nothing in return) is living in a state of abundance. Thinking or saying things like "I can't afford it", "What's in it for me?", "There isn't enough", etc.. is living in a state of scarcity and lack which is the very reason one never has enough! 

Because God is Omni Present (everywhere at all times), Omni Potent (all power over all things at all times and in all ways) and Omniscient (complete unlimited knowledge of all things.), I think those are pretty good reasons to TRUST Him, don't you?!? I, for one, will say it feels CRAZY (like jumping out of a plane!!!) to completely "let go and let God" but that is where FAITH comes in. FAITH is KNOWING your outcome will be better than your current situation - exclusively because of who God is!

Anything else is guaranteed to bring FEAR in the form of worry, doubt, anxiety which presents itself in Stress (depression, cancer, high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity, anorexia, bulimia, alcoholism, drug addiction, etc.) When what feels like the weight of the world on your shoulders seem too much to bear is when suicide is contemplated. What's insane about it all is you hold the key to the prison you've  locked yourself in!

Once you're able to know God for who he is (by surrendering to His will) is when you've used the Key to Life which brings you Peace and releases you from your own prison! Being the guard AND prisoner of your own mind is called INSANITY. Choose instead to change your way of thinking by allowing God's will to be your will. You'll see your life change for the better because God works no other way.

"And we know that in ALL things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." We've all been called - will you answer by TRUSTING God? Or will you continue doing what clearly hasn't been working but keep praying for an answer? The choice is yours. Remember, the answer (Key to Life) is complete FAITH in God. His Power is ALWAYS in you. FAITH is using His Power to bless others expecting nothing in return. Do this and your life will never be the same! PEACE

It's IN You!

I was awakened this morning somewhere between 3 and 4am by what felt like a strong voice yet there was no sound but an apparent total body sensation. All can I do to describe the physical state is to ask you to imagine an enormous elephant sitting on my entire body (not just my chest), except it felt light as a feather! People, this is no Hokus Pokus, I know that was the voice of God telling me "ITS IN YOU - MY POWER IS IN YOU - ALWAYS WAS, ALWAYS WILL BE". My eyes opened immediately after as if I were never asleep. I began to think, "if I have the Power of God in me, Fear of anything and everything must leave me!" I know this because God fears nothing!

Knowing I have the Power of God in me changes everything!!! I don't have to pray to a god outside of me because God is IN me. Knowing this changes how I see myself in the world, among my peers, within my family, among strangers, etc.

No more victim! The Peace of God in me opened my eyes to what's important in this world. Knowing this confirms "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me", "With God, ALL things are possible" HELLO PEOPLE - DO YOU GET ME?!?!? 

If the power of God is in me, the power of God is in you too! The power of God is also in your neighbors, co-workers, classmates, family members, friends, "enemies", strangers. Because you know God is in you (you just forgot) you will be able to look past the arrogance, disappointment, resentment, anger of others and see God in them! This will change your view on everything! What was upsetting, frustrating, depressing, fearful, hurtful, etc. will be INSTANTLY released because God does NOT hold grudges. 

The Peace of God has a calming effect beyond anything you've ever experienced. There is nothing like it! The only way to maintain the power of God which is the Peace of God is to "Be still and know that I am God." When you're able to look at every/anything and know (in the grand scheme of things)it doesn't matter, is when you'll see what really does matter - Kindness, Respect, Honesty, Trust, Forgiveness , Understanding, Patience, Love - the power of God, it's IN you, USE IT! PEACE

EGO

Everyone Gets One but you're not obligated to keep yours. On the contrary if you don't separate yourself from EGO, you are likely to have conflict in many, if not all, of your relationships. You see, EGO is a wrong-minded attempt to perceive yourself as you wish to be, rather than as you are.

The most insecure have the loudest EGO. The voice in their head (EGO) has him/her believing the world is out to get it so it has to attack first. EGO is always first to attack. One that is secure in who he/she is knows there is never reason for attack. When you're secure in yourself, you have Peace and where there is Peace there is no need for EGO. As a matter of fact, EGO can not stay in the presence of Peace for too long because it needs to maintain conflict to exist.

Its because of EGO that we are unable to apologize for being the aggressor - isn't that something?!?
You could be dead wrong about something you've said or done to someone but EGO will have you believing your behavior was warranted. EGO will have you looking like a complete fool without you even knowing it - not that you would care because EGO does not care or think about anything or anyone. All EGO needs is for you to feel threatened so it can take over and make an issue where there was none.

Please do not confuse Peace for weakness. Peace is strength and doesn't need to shout it out to be recognized. EGO, on the other hand is weakness in disguise which is the reason for its constant need to be on display. Its an over extension of perceiving yourself as you wish to be, rather than as you are. Spend some  quiet time with yourself and you'll come to see God didn't make a mistake when he created you. When you're able to sit comfortably in the skin God gave you is when EGO will no longer exist because its no longer needed.

At this point you won't have the need to be right but instead the need to be happy. And so will your relationships begin to heal and grow. PEACE