Until you make peace with yourself....

Does having material things make you feel better about yourself? Do you define your happiness by what you have? If you lost everything...would you still be happy?

Contentment...real contentment does not come from materialistic things...it comes from being at peace with yourself. When you are happy with WHO you are then you can have peace with any situation that comes your way. 

Strive to become the person that will bring you peace with yourself. Have a blessed and peaceful day, my friend. May there always be shalom in your heart and in your home.

Reflection of 2014

This has been one challenging year for me but one that has been life changing as well. As I reflect back on this year, I am filled with awe and amazement that I have survived and made it through to the end!

I have lost some friends…some who went home to be with the Lord and some that I needed to release in order to move forward in life. Either way, there was undeniable sadness with each loss but I remain grateful for the time I was able to share with them.

I have also met some wonderful new friends that have been a blessing to me and they bring me great joy. I look forward to this New Year with them in it...creating wonderful memories together!

From the belly laughter through the tears I will cherish each moment of this year. I know that it is because of them that I have grown as a person and as a Christian. For that I am forever grateful. There is so much more to be grateful for but too numerous for me to list.

I am saying goodbye to all the negative experiences that I have encountered this year – no need to keep them active in my heart because the scars will remind me I have survived them all. I am embracing and carrying all the positive things into the New Year to remind me of all that I have been blessed with.

I wish all of you a very Blessed New Year. May God bless your year with super natural health, unspeakable joy, abounding peace and unconditional love!

Look in the mirror...

How you see yourself and what you believe about yourself will determine what you will accomplish in life...

You have everything inside you that you will need to succeed in life. All you have to do is tap into it. Do not allow other people's opinion of you to outweigh what God says about you.

If you have Y'shua in your life, then you have all the power, strength and ability that He has. When you look in the mirror, see yourself through the eyes of God. He sees you EQUAL to His Son. How awesome is that?!?

Have a blessed and awesome day, my friend. May there always be shalom in your heart and in your home.

You and God...that is all you need....

While you put your energy into all the different relationships in your life, do not forget the two most important ones... God and yourself!!!

God created you for a reason. He has a job that only you can do. He has given you everything you will need to do it. It is important that you have a strong relationship with yourself. I know this might sound crazy to some but think about it for a minute and you will realize that we often neglect ourselves and/or never see the full potential that we have so we do not push ourselves to reach it!

We have been programmed to think that we need to have "external" friends and associates in order to succeed. Not true, my friend...all you need is your faith in God and yourself. You will be able to accomplish the impossible with just those two things.

Believe in yourself, set your eyes on the One Who holds your life in His hands then go forth fearlessly and show the world what you can do because of Who is behind you!

Have a blessed and wonderful day, my friend. May there always be Shalom in your heart and in your home!

He is greater than I

Isn't is wonderful to know that when we are at our weakest, God is at His strongest? No matter what we do, God will always be there to cover us with His love, His grace and His mercy.

The enemy tries to steal our peace and knowledge in this undeniable fact. He wants us to feel as alone and desperate as he is. When fear, doubt and disbelief start to creep in, just say out loud, "God is with me, I am a highly favored child of His. He will NEVER leave or forsake me." Keep saying that until it becomes your reality.

Have a blessed and wonderful day, my friend. May there always be Shalom in your heart and in your home.

Thank God...

This is a scary thought...isn't is?  

It is so easy for us to complain when we don't get what we want or what WE think we deserve. How often do we stop and thank God for what He has done for us or for what He has given to us? We need to practice saying thank you more and complaining less!

Think of the things that you would not want to lose from you life and take a moment to thank God for each and every one of them. Just so you know...I thanked God that He brought you into my life - because my life would be empty without you!

Have a blessed and grateful day, my friend. May there always be Shalom in your heart and in your home.

Change of direction...

Do not assume just because you had a setback means you have failed and have to change directions. Sometimes, we ourselves steer off the course that God had planned for us.

When we want His Will in our lives, He will redirect us and get us on the path we need to be on. Sometimes that will require Him to tear down some things we have built along the way in order for us to be equipped for the job ahead of us. 

We should always keep our hearts and minds open to God's Will for us. That way we will never be lost or off track for long. I pray that God will reveal His plan for your life to you and that you have the strength and courage to succeed in that plan.

Have a blessed day filled with awe and wonder, my friend. May there always be Shalom in your heart and in your home.