This week has been very productive and restorative. Lots of trials have finally ended and as Romans 8:28 promises, it is for good not calamity. All the tears are collected and things are finally shaping up to be something very beautiful. Some of you know that I have another blog, Uniquely Organized and Utilized, which is for my professional services that I have been trying to share and earn income with part-time. Well lots of adversity and loss of full-time employment lead to lots of prayer and preparation for today's activity--- Please follow this link and come over to see the BIG Changes!!
http://uniquelyorganizedandutilized.blogspot.com/2012/08/it-has-been-long-time-coming.html
I would love for you to follow the journey and if you are on facebook please check out the page and like it, once we reach 30 likes there will be a celebration.
I am looking forward to hearing from you. Comment here, or email me...
Continue to send me your thoughts and requests for posts and prayer requests. "We are all in this together"
Much love ~&~
Dot
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Change & Moving Is Required!~TO GET ON PROGRAM
One step at a time...
Life gets really complicated sometimes and seeing the way becomes a challenge. Chronic health problems, illnesses, circumstances, other people's expectations, needs, desires; and our own expectations, needs and desires, weigh heavy and become mountains that (seem) UNapproachable or able to climbed.
If you let them! Well not anymore, I am tired of being sick and sick of being tired. Circumstances and lacking that was not my choice or doing have overwhelmed the gentle balance of Serenity and Motivation that I had enjoyed. Although, not as often as I could have had it, but more than I have now and it is just NOT okay. I have cried, whined, PRAYED, read, researched, discussed, tried and not accomplished a return to the healthy, happy side of life. I got MAD, I got sad, I got down, I got determined this was not going to continue.
WHEN (not if!) things go horribly wrong and become super complex and complicated it is time to review, evaluate and simplify. It has been a long, slow and disappointing process but.. the determination and desire has grown and finally things began to become really simple applying a few key verses and finally MOVING something! either my body, my mind or my spirit (although spirit moved everyday cause that is what sustains me, PRAYING CEASELESSLY and having others praying with and for you, is essential for life! daily). Although moving the body was not an option more than I liked, it meant that the mind had to work more, and often that was a struggle too. Thankfully, the spirit pulled me through. Not near at the times, in the ways or at the pace I WANTED! but exactly how it needed to happen and I am better for the ware now.
Old dogs can learn new tricks! and oh, wow have I learned!!! Somethings are just so simple and ridiculous I am not writing them out.
KNOW GOD! not as some "force or superior power that no one can really talk about, not the Sunday School or Church cliche's but heart felt, "don't care if you understand me but I KNOW THIS IS WHO GOD IS", kind of Thinking. and applying those Truths to everything I thought, said and felt. Whenever, things were not inline, it was time to take a break and readjust my thoughts and feelings. The biggest Truth that was monumental is the GOD can do what no person or things, even myself and all the research and advice I gather. HE IS ABLE TO DO MORE Amazing and impossible things than I can even ask or think. Ephesians 3:20
KNOW MYSELF- this took me awhile, cause so much has changed and with the health issues I can't do many things that I thought were MUST DO's and I frustrated and let others down cause I was never available or willing to do things for them either. I had a huge identity crisis because I did not fully accept BEING ME and Doing what I do are two separate things. BEING ME is the person God created me to be and being fully willing to do that. Loving, Caring, Encouraging, and Listening are things I do but when I can't they do not change me. Expectations are the biggest threat and deceiver about our true identity and value. When we let our thoughts go to the negative and "depressed" (low feeling, insecure, devalued, etc) we set ourselves up for a tough walk even when we are healthy. Stress robs us from the strength and endurance to keep our thoughts healthy and happy and start a dangerous trend of implosion into self doubt, self hate and self defeating behaviors that are grown from our thoughts. NO ONE can make you feel or believe anything. When you start listening to negative impressions and evaluations of others and accept them as truth, it is like drinking dirty water filled with slugs and bugs.. YUCKY!!! HARMFUL and DANGEROUS! When you realize you are doing it.. STOP! DROP them burden and PRAY, RENEW YOUR MIND, HEART and SOUL with the WORD from GOD, Encouragement from trusted spiritual leaders and prayer partners. Lightening your heart and soul makes things flow much lighter and smoother, motivation and inspiration to do the things you CAN becomes a focus, passion and a JOY!
KNOW MY BODY, MIND, & SOUL - this kind of brings everything back to ORDERED and PRODUCTIVE balance that God created me to living abundantly in, not just "get by" or exist in. When life becomes heavy and nonproductive it is an indication things are out of order and the focus has gone. Checking the other two "Vital Signs" helps identify the problem. When the TO DO list, and MUST DO's list is long and complicated. Stress or "over thinking things" can quickly and deceptively creep in and cause things to be thrown out of balance. What is the cure? PRAYER, Knowing GOD and Myself and Applying the wisdom HE has already provided me, and focusing on the new answers and wisdom to find things HE Guides me toward. Not relying, desiring or expecting anyone else to set me back on track, but HIM. HE is my all in all. He is my Great Physician and when necessary he will refer me to the right resource, person, or professional to obtain the correct solution.
Totally embracing and enjoying the renewing and lightening of the load. Totally focused and WALKING both physically and spiritually, CONFIDENT I KNOW what I am doing is right and approved by HIM and secure in myself to keep the negative and defeating things from throwing me off balance and taking away my strength and joy. I know I will still have disappointment, conflicts, struggles, and trials but I also know I am equipped and determined to keep on track and not loose my footing again, because I am not doing all the work alone and He is sustaining me and gives me things and takes other things away, because it is what is best for ME! Not a punishment or a consequence of something I did or didn't do, AS LONG AS I follow His guiding I am going to be just fine :) ~&~
Saturday, June 23, 2012
WHEW. It has been awhile, but I am back. :)
Is has been awhile but the long wait is over.... I am working on the "manual editting" of a few posts that I will be uploading later. Been struggling alittle but, I am slowly but surely making it back and it will all work out for good :) {Romans 8:28} ~ not just verses but comforting and encouraging PROMISES from a Loving God who never! Never! Changes, Lies or Leaves us!!!!
Anyway just a little note for those that asked and were worried. Mostly just couldn't remember my password :( but all is well and I have my notebook in a safe place and that won't happen again... I made my self an "appointment" every month to "update sign ins and check login bookmarks" :) Make lots of messes and mistakes but usually don't make the same one, (in the same way) twice. ~~~
Blessings ~~ and Positive Vibes
Dot ~&~
Anyway just a little note for those that asked and were worried. Mostly just couldn't remember my password :( but all is well and I have my notebook in a safe place and that won't happen again... I made my self an "appointment" every month to "update sign ins and check login bookmarks" :) Make lots of messes and mistakes but usually don't make the same one, (in the same way) twice. ~~~
Blessings ~~ and Positive Vibes
Dot ~&~
Thursday, April 19, 2012
What in the heck is going on?????? What is God trying to tell me???
Times are getting so difficult for so many and so many are asking "WHAT IN THE HECK IS GOING ON"??? WHY??? What did I do to deserve this???? What is next????
I am not judging, just stating the facts, sharing the I am Dot and I have been in that square more than I have to admit. (I confessed, {Sometimes, screaming to GOD "WHAT IN THE H... are you trying to do to me!"} and I HEARD MY GOD, say "Oh Child of Mine... and Jesus said "Forgive her father for she knows not.." but I was heart broken and ready to do ANYTHING! and found my path. Every step is guided and usually not much beyond that is clear. I Know He is training me to Trust and Obey Him so I stay on course.
Walking by Faith requires alot of prayer and submitting. Praying without ceasing was not a "suggestion" and is absolutely necessary to keep moving in the right direction without fear and anxiety, sadness and dispair.
When I find myself confused, questioning, and anxious it lets me know I need to:
STOP!!!!!!!!!! DROP and PRAY..... then ask others to pray for you. (you should not have to give a long discussion about what you want prayer for, Prayer Partners and Praying Friends only need to know "PRAY". and if someone asks you to pray for them, a simple "Lord you know who and what this is for but I am asking for you to work for whatever ... needs)
AFTER praying I try to look at the situation and myself to see:
What was the source of this? Created by God or Allowed by God.... there is a huge difference.
If it is God's doing, then I immediately remind myself that
God is a loving parent. He is disciplining and teaching HIS CHILD Whatever comes, He is aware of, and nothing I do surprises Him and NOTHING can change HIS MIND and HIS LOVE for me.
My future is secure, so whatever sacrafices I have to make is for a good reason and will be worked for MY GOOD.
God promises so much in the BIBLE and it is all so true...
Jeremiah 29:11 is not a tease or threat, it is reassurance, HE KNOWS where He is taking us and HE has accounted for every NEED we have or will have. He will light our path and make it straight, no twists and turns and webs of deceit or confusion (HE IS CLEAR and AUTHENTIC no tricks, no barters.. HE IS GOING TO DO ALL HE PROMISED, it is just going to take longer if we don't do our part. BELIEVE, TRUST AND OBEY... Give all our cares to HIM and Accept His Comfort and JOY. It makes no sense to us or anyone else that we are "CONTENT' and at peace when our life is "UPSIDE DOWN and not going in a forward motion. But have great resistence to listen to that logic and "Counsel, (it is not godly if it is contray to GOD"S WORD, I don't care how "helpful" or well documented (WORLDLY OPINIONS and WAYS--bandaids!) NO ONE KNOWS GOD's plan for your life but GOD. He gives us the Bible and Prayer to help us remain informed of HIS Directions and HIS answers to our needs, questions, pleas and desires.
REMIND Yourself of these Truths:
HE IS TO BE OUR ALL IN ALL, not just a praise song for Sunday at Church, it is for everyday, every minute. Several verses tell us to give him ALL of ourselves. MIND, Heart and Body.. He created us, He knows our anatomy and physiology, our psychology, and all our needs. He is the Great Physician, and He is always available to EVERYONE, no copy or deductible necessary ---it was already paid.
HE IS OUR MASTER, we work for HIM.. He has equiped us the Talents and given us the ability to learn to gain knowledge and skills. We are to work! to provide for our food. He never talks about our clothes, furniture, transportation (JESUS WALKED & RODE a donkey! not a Horse but its "COUSIN" the donkey) but He tells us of all the things we do to ALWAYS Acknowledge Him as if we were working directly for HIM so is anything "TOO MUCH to ask???" "Are we not paid enough to do the best job possible"???
Blessing come from God but are sometimes delivered by others, NEIGHBORS, "Brothers and Sisters in Christ", Friends, and even strangers (New Friends :D ). We are taught that Blessings and Love are to flow like rivers, not be stored up and held for just our selfish gain. If we have 2 loves of bread, share one with someone else. Opportunities will come up to be the blessing and we need to ready no matter what is going on in our lives. We have been given much to equipped us to help others not to increase our financial worth and position in social class. When we are not faithful to God with what we have, to help us regain our solid footing. When we become confused on how we got the things and talents we have, we praise and worship the wrong person. God will not allow sin, LYING and STEALING and therefore we are separated until the holy spirit guides us to the revelation of our condition. Once we realize that we took our eyes off of Jesus and started walking in our own spirit and power, it becomes clear why we are "UNDER WATER or Wallowing in the muck" all we have to do is call out and accept HIS HAND out of brier patch and allow Him to guide us back to the safety of the flock.
If things are being removed from your life, did they become 'gods' in your life, where they more important than God and His Will for your life? Family, Fiances, Health, Investments, Jobs, Possessions, ect.. just like the Egyptians we tend to think some of these things are responsible for our comfort and enjoyment. Many times you can tell if this was an issue by how upset you are about losing them, if you say "I worked hard to get.. or I sacraficed to get it and now I have nothing to show for it..." YEP you were worshipping another god instead of THE GOD.
Not all "bad situations are punishments" but all things can help us draw closer to God. Even illnesses are allowed, not to punish but to help us develop our hearing of HIS WORD, our FAITH to see His provisions and to Discern His guidance. If we tend to run when scared and hurting, He has us realize what strengthens us, not the medications or the vitamins, physical therapy, doctors visits. JUST HIS Healing touch and wisdom. We can live because He is in us and He strengthens us. Sometimes we have refused to change seasons in our life, and we need a Psalms 23 period to regroup and refresh our mind, body and soul.
Whatever the reason for the suffering, God is still with us and that alone should be enough to get through the day, the week, the year, and however long the season we are in goes for, through it all there is reassurance, blessings and confirmations that all that God says, He does and that His love endures forever....
Prayer is like God's email and He checks it all the time and answers... RIGHT ON TIME... if you are waiting for an answer, that could be THE ANSWER, until He gives you more information. Just like at the doctor's office if you are waiting, might as well READ ~~ might I suggest the BIBLE "GOD's WORD".
I am not judging, just stating the facts, sharing the I am Dot and I have been in that square more than I have to admit. (I confessed, {Sometimes, screaming to GOD "WHAT IN THE H... are you trying to do to me!"} and I HEARD MY GOD, say "Oh Child of Mine... and Jesus said "Forgive her father for she knows not.." but I was heart broken and ready to do ANYTHING! and found my path. Every step is guided and usually not much beyond that is clear. I Know He is training me to Trust and Obey Him so I stay on course.
Walking by Faith requires alot of prayer and submitting. Praying without ceasing was not a "suggestion" and is absolutely necessary to keep moving in the right direction without fear and anxiety, sadness and dispair.
When I find myself confused, questioning, and anxious it lets me know I need to:
STOP!!!!!!!!!! DROP and PRAY..... then ask others to pray for you. (you should not have to give a long discussion about what you want prayer for, Prayer Partners and Praying Friends only need to know "PRAY". and if someone asks you to pray for them, a simple "Lord you know who and what this is for but I am asking for you to work for whatever ... needs)
AFTER praying I try to look at the situation and myself to see:
What was the source of this? Created by God or Allowed by God.... there is a huge difference.
If it is God's doing, then I immediately remind myself that
God is a loving parent. He is disciplining and teaching HIS CHILD Whatever comes, He is aware of, and nothing I do surprises Him and NOTHING can change HIS MIND and HIS LOVE for me.
My future is secure, so whatever sacrafices I have to make is for a good reason and will be worked for MY GOOD.
God promises so much in the BIBLE and it is all so true...
Jeremiah 29:11 is not a tease or threat, it is reassurance, HE KNOWS where He is taking us and HE has accounted for every NEED we have or will have. He will light our path and make it straight, no twists and turns and webs of deceit or confusion (HE IS CLEAR and AUTHENTIC no tricks, no barters.. HE IS GOING TO DO ALL HE PROMISED, it is just going to take longer if we don't do our part. BELIEVE, TRUST AND OBEY... Give all our cares to HIM and Accept His Comfort and JOY. It makes no sense to us or anyone else that we are "CONTENT' and at peace when our life is "UPSIDE DOWN and not going in a forward motion. But have great resistence to listen to that logic and "Counsel, (it is not godly if it is contray to GOD"S WORD, I don't care how "helpful" or well documented (WORLDLY OPINIONS and WAYS--bandaids!) NO ONE KNOWS GOD's plan for your life but GOD. He gives us the Bible and Prayer to help us remain informed of HIS Directions and HIS answers to our needs, questions, pleas and desires.
REMIND Yourself of these Truths:
HE IS TO BE OUR ALL IN ALL, not just a praise song for Sunday at Church, it is for everyday, every minute. Several verses tell us to give him ALL of ourselves. MIND, Heart and Body.. He created us, He knows our anatomy and physiology, our psychology, and all our needs. He is the Great Physician, and He is always available to EVERYONE, no copy or deductible necessary ---it was already paid.
HE IS OUR MASTER, we work for HIM.. He has equiped us the Talents and given us the ability to learn to gain knowledge and skills. We are to work! to provide for our food. He never talks about our clothes, furniture, transportation (JESUS WALKED & RODE a donkey! not a Horse but its "COUSIN" the donkey) but He tells us of all the things we do to ALWAYS Acknowledge Him as if we were working directly for HIM so is anything "TOO MUCH to ask???" "Are we not paid enough to do the best job possible"???
Blessing come from God but are sometimes delivered by others, NEIGHBORS, "Brothers and Sisters in Christ", Friends, and even strangers (New Friends :D ). We are taught that Blessings and Love are to flow like rivers, not be stored up and held for just our selfish gain. If we have 2 loves of bread, share one with someone else. Opportunities will come up to be the blessing and we need to ready no matter what is going on in our lives. We have been given much to equipped us to help others not to increase our financial worth and position in social class. When we are not faithful to God with what we have, to help us regain our solid footing. When we become confused on how we got the things and talents we have, we praise and worship the wrong person. God will not allow sin, LYING and STEALING and therefore we are separated until the holy spirit guides us to the revelation of our condition. Once we realize that we took our eyes off of Jesus and started walking in our own spirit and power, it becomes clear why we are "UNDER WATER or Wallowing in the muck" all we have to do is call out and accept HIS HAND out of brier patch and allow Him to guide us back to the safety of the flock.
If things are being removed from your life, did they become 'gods' in your life, where they more important than God and His Will for your life? Family, Fiances, Health, Investments, Jobs, Possessions, ect.. just like the Egyptians we tend to think some of these things are responsible for our comfort and enjoyment. Many times you can tell if this was an issue by how upset you are about losing them, if you say "I worked hard to get.. or I sacraficed to get it and now I have nothing to show for it..." YEP you were worshipping another god instead of THE GOD.
Not all "bad situations are punishments" but all things can help us draw closer to God. Even illnesses are allowed, not to punish but to help us develop our hearing of HIS WORD, our FAITH to see His provisions and to Discern His guidance. If we tend to run when scared and hurting, He has us realize what strengthens us, not the medications or the vitamins, physical therapy, doctors visits. JUST HIS Healing touch and wisdom. We can live because He is in us and He strengthens us. Sometimes we have refused to change seasons in our life, and we need a Psalms 23 period to regroup and refresh our mind, body and soul.
Whatever the reason for the suffering, God is still with us and that alone should be enough to get through the day, the week, the year, and however long the season we are in goes for, through it all there is reassurance, blessings and confirmations that all that God says, He does and that His love endures forever....
Prayer is like God's email and He checks it all the time and answers... RIGHT ON TIME... if you are waiting for an answer, that could be THE ANSWER, until He gives you more information. Just like at the doctor's office if you are waiting, might as well READ ~~ might I suggest the BIBLE "GOD's WORD".
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Attitudes, Behaviors and Habits
Phillipians 2:5 "Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus"
Another reason to study the Bible, and Christ's character, so that we can be more like him. Mounds of research shows how attitude is directly affective on behavior and has links to our health. More and more chronic illnesses and increases in behavioral issues can be positively impacted by changing the attitudes of the families and communities the afflicted live in.
ATTITUDE
by: Charles Swindoll
The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life.
Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company... a church... a home.
The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude... I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it.
And so it is with you... we are in charge of our attitudes.
More great quotes by Charles R. Swindoll
We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.
We cannot change our past. We can not change the fact that people act in a certain way. We can not change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude.
When I think of vision, I have in mind the ability to see above and beyond the majority.
When you have vision it affects your attitude. Your attitude is optimistic rather than pessimistic.
Words can never adequately convey the incredible impact of our attitudes toward life. The longer I live the more convinced I become that life is 10 percent what happens to us and 90 percent how we respond to it.
Read more: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/c/charles_r_swindoll.html#ixzz1gFzgv4xB
Our human minds are wonderous control centers of our lives. Our psychological functions and their effect on our behaviors has facinated me since I was little. I love to talk to people about what the know (have learned), believe, experiences and how they use these things to construct their behaviors and habits that have formed as a result.
I love to clarify definitions so that everyone means the same thing and everyone can understand correctly. Many times you can trace conflicts back to a miscommunication or misexecution. If we took more time to make sure we say what we mean and that others understand us correctly there would be less disappointment and conflict because someone "THOUGHT" differently than what we had stated.
If you identify your goals and/or desired traits you can examine what someone who possesses the trait you want and what you need to change to develop the desired trait and make it an attribute.
Attitudes of Highly Creative People--
http://www.problogger.net/archives/2007/05/09/9-attitudes-of-highly-creative-people/
Another reason to study the Bible, and Christ's character, so that we can be more like him. Mounds of research shows how attitude is directly affective on behavior and has links to our health. More and more chronic illnesses and increases in behavioral issues can be positively impacted by changing the attitudes of the families and communities the afflicted live in.
ATTITUDE
by: Charles Swindoll
The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life.
Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company... a church... a home.
The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude... I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it.
And so it is with you... we are in charge of our attitudes.
More great quotes by Charles R. Swindoll
We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.
We cannot change our past. We can not change the fact that people act in a certain way. We can not change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude.
When I think of vision, I have in mind the ability to see above and beyond the majority.
When you have vision it affects your attitude. Your attitude is optimistic rather than pessimistic.
Words can never adequately convey the incredible impact of our attitudes toward life. The longer I live the more convinced I become that life is 10 percent what happens to us and 90 percent how we respond to it.
Read more: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/c/charles_r_swindoll.html#ixzz1gFzgv4xB
Our human minds are wonderous control centers of our lives. Our psychological functions and their effect on our behaviors has facinated me since I was little. I love to talk to people about what the know (have learned), believe, experiences and how they use these things to construct their behaviors and habits that have formed as a result.
I love to clarify definitions so that everyone means the same thing and everyone can understand correctly. Many times you can trace conflicts back to a miscommunication or misexecution. If we took more time to make sure we say what we mean and that others understand us correctly there would be less disappointment and conflict because someone "THOUGHT" differently than what we had stated.
If you identify your goals and/or desired traits you can examine what someone who possesses the trait you want and what you need to change to develop the desired trait and make it an attribute.
Attitudes of Highly Creative People--
http://www.problogger.net/archives/2007/05/09/9-attitudes-of-highly-creative-people/
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