What's Your Ideal Lifestyle?!

Other than living in perfect health with my family and close friends by my side....my ULTIMATE goals in life boil down to these top 3:

1) Financial Freedom! Money is never an issue!

2) Travel the world whenever and wherever without any financial or time restraints!

3) Never wake up to an alarm clock unless it's for important meetings or to catch my flight!


It's not impossible because I know people, not personally, that had the same exact three goals and they have accomplished all three!

I'm just waiting on my day!

The key to reaching these goals..........................I'll report back on that one once I have reached them ha!

But I can tell you that I plan to embrace the process, embrace the small beginnings, perfect my gift, and FULLY COMMIT to making it happen! I have to give 120% and make the right decisions, smart decisions, and whatever sacrifices are necessary because I refuse to live in mediocrity when I know I was born for GREATNESS!!

Stay Encouraged

Stay Blessed.....Stay Tuned!

Gratitude Wednesday!!

Hi Everyone!!




Your Gratitude Statement for Today: "Father God, I
declare:  I am blessed because You are my God, my Lord and my Provider.  I magnify You, Lord, who takes pleasure in my prosperity.  No one has made me rich but Almighty God, in Jesus name, I thank you. Amen"




Stay Blessed My People!!




Much Love, Many Hugs, and Lots of Kissess!!

Gratitude Wednesday!

Hi Everyone!!


Your Gratitude Statement for Today: "Father God, thank you for delighting in my prosperity and only wanting the best for me, in Jesus name, Amen"


Stay Blessed My People!!


Much Love, Many Hugs, and Lots of Kissess!!

The Adjustment Bureau: Do We Have Free Will?

I watched the movie The Adjustment Bureau at a free screening last Tuesday. It was basically about our free will and an already written out plan for our lives.


I then received an email from Joel Osteen and his message that day was about God's plan for us. Here is an excerpt:


“Those who plan what is good find love and faithfulness”
(Proverbs 14:22b, NIV)


"The scripture doesn’t say, “Plan for good as long as the economy is booming.” It doesn’t say, “Plan for good as long as the housing market is strong.” It doesn’t say, “Plan for good as long as you aren’t facing any adversity.” No, we can plan for good because we serve a God who is good, and He is ready, willing and able to bring us through any adversity we face! Boldly plan for good today and watch God show up in the midst of your plans!"-Joel Osteen


Now my opinion about the whole Free Will vs Fate thing. I believe that God has a plan for all of us. And the plan consist of all good things. I believe that we go through tough times and trials to make us stronger and more prepared to handle the good and/or appreciate the good more when it does come into our life. I also believe we go through trials in order to draw us closer to God. By that I mean, some people tend to only seek Him when they are in need, and they tend to not give God that much attention when things are going well in their life. We have to give Him praise FOR ALL THINGS!!


I believe that there is a Divine plan with multiple outcomes. Your final destination is the promised land where you live abundantly. Abundance is our birthright. There are multiple outcomes based on what decisions we make.


The free will we have is basically our choice to serve God or not. Our free will is our choice to do good things or bad.


So yes there is a Divine Plan but we are also in charge of our own destiny. We are co-creators with our Father who lives inside of us. Depending on our choices in life we either walk the divine path to our promised land (with divine guidance & wisdom) or we walk our own path and either live a life of destruction or live a life that's less than fulfilling.


So when we ask for God's will to be done, we are simply asking for divine guidance and intelligence to make the right decisions because we know that His will for us is all good. His will for His children is one of abundance, peace, prosperity, wealth, perfect health and love. His way is the best way! His way is the perfect way!


We have the free will to choose whether or not to trust God and to put our trust in God! And I choose Him! I have an outline of what I plan to do with my life but I ask for God's guidance because I know whatever His divine plan is for me is what will make me the most fulfilled.


We only see half the picture, He sees the whole thing! Shoot He wrote the book, so of course He knows how the story ends! :-D


Stay Blessed my people and know that God only wants good things for you! Remember to praise Him through the storm and the sunny days! Keep your mind on Him and stay in gratitude!


God is a faithful God, he delights in our prosperity, He loves us unconditionally and He wants the best for us. Accept the victories that He has planned for you, no matter how hard the path may seem. In the end, we shall all be victorious, because we are children of the Most High!!

A PRAYER FOR TODAY

Father in heaven, thank You for the good plan You have for my life. I choose Your plan and ask that You direct my mind and thoughts according to Your purposes. Fill me with Your peace and joy. I set my mind on You and boldly embrace the good things You have for me today. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.

— Joel & Victoria Osteen

Change Your Life In 5 Minutes A Day!

Proverbs 18:21 says, “The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit” (NIV). 


I received an email the other day from Joel Osteen that ties in perfect with what I've been talking about recently on my blog. Joel has this 31-day audio devotional called I Declare: Proclaiming the Promises of God Over Your Life. 


He suggest spending 5 minutes every day proclaiming God's promises over your life in order to change your life. If you speak favor over your life, and believe God's word will not come back to Him void, then the words you speak will come to pass.


I love Joel Osteen Ministries. This is currently my spiritual storehouse. 


I plan to get this dvd for my mom and brother as well. I encourage you to try it out!! It couldn't hurt. 


To learn more about I Declare please click here!


You have a choice everyday to speak life or death into your situation and circumstances!!


CHOOSE LIFE!!


You'll be grateful you did!!


Stay Blessed Playmates!!


Until Next Time...

5 Ways To Make Affirmations Work For You!

In my last post I said that I would give you some suggestions on what you can do to help you to bypass the mental war that some of us have when we try to change our thought patterns by using affirmations.


Here are 5 ways I think may help to make using affirmations easier for you:


#1 Use Gratitude Statements


We've all heard the statement, "I'll believe it when I see it" well, we must do the opposite when we are expecting to manifest God's promises for us. Believing is seeing! “Have faith in God,” Jesus answered. “Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours” (Mk 11:22, 24) 


Now with affirmations you have to believe that what you desire is possible despite current circumstances or what your reality tells you, and you have to feel as if what you desire is already received. Gratitude helps you with the "feeling" part. When you thank God (or the Universe, Subconscious Mind, etc) you are believing that what you desire is already being fulfilled. It helps to combat that negative voice when you say, "Thank you Lord that I am healthier every day. Thank you that my body is renewed and restored. You created me so you know exactly how to make me whole"; versus just repeating the phrase, "I am healthy"; especially if you are in pain or you just got those test results that say differently. 


Gratitude statements reinforces your belief in God as your ultimate Source and Supply, to take care of you, to provide for all your needs and fulfill your heart's desires; and it just feels GOOD!! (well at least it does to me!)


#2 Use Questions instead of Statements


Sometimes our mind respond better to questions vs. statements because our mind is a problem solver naturally. If someone asks you a question our mind automatically go searching for the answer. When you make statements such as "I am wealthy" or "I am now skinny", your mind shouts back at you with statements like "You are not wealthy, you are in debt" or  "you are over weight, your diets never work", etc. So to keep that from happening, or at least minimize the chance of that happening, you should ask yourself questions incorporating what it is that you desire. 


For instance you would say, "Why I am so physically fit?" or "Why am I am my ideal weight?" or "Why is it so easy for me to drop these 15 pounds?" Asking yourself questions will send your mind in search for the answer. What you focus on appears in your reality. So if your mind is focused on answering the question of "Why is it so easy for me to drop these 15 pounds?" then you will soon find the answer. Noah St. John calls this method the Afformation Method, you can find out more here


#3 Use Keywords 


So everyone desires wealth, abundance, perfect health, true love, prosperity...all of the great things in life. Well if you would spend time just focusing on those keywords then you will eventually manifest those specific things into your life. God delights in our prosperity and only wants the best for us. He wants us to live a life of abundance. Abundance is our birthright. So every morning, throughout the day, and at night, affirm with faith and expectancy, keywords of the things you desire most in your life. 


If you are constantly repeating to yourself these words, especially when doubt, fear or any negative thoughts or emotions rear its ugly head, your mind will not fight you on this. If you want beautiful clear skin you come up with keywords that you would use to describe that "idea of beauty" to you. For example, divine beauty, flawless, radiant, beautiful, even toned, blemish-free...those are words that I would immediately associate with beautiful, clear skin. You may like to consider all encompassing keywords like, divine beauty, divine guidance, perfect health, harmonic wealth, financially independent etc.


#4 Use specific phrases and change the wording to "I intend" vs "I am"


Make sure that your affirmations are specific. You may say, "I am getting better and better everyday"...but you're getting better everyday in what exactly? Better at being late for work, better at smoking more cigarettes a day...what are you getting better in? Try something like, "Every day I take one step closer to achieving my ultimate goals" or "Every day I am one step closer to being smoke free." These statements are now specific and action oriented.


So if saying  "I am __________" is hard for you to believe, then let's switch it up a little bit. Let's use "I intend" or "I choose" instead. For example, I intend to be wealthy, I choose wealth, I intend to take the necessary steps daily to gain wealth, I intend to live a wealthy lifestyle.


#5 Use the 3rd Person Subconscious Truth Verifier


You're probably like what in the world is that?! ha!! 


To be honest with you I often talk to myself in 3rd person...I don't know why...that's just the way I am. Anyway, I was reading online about the "3-Person Subconscious Truth-Verifier" concept.  This concept tells you to state your affirmations in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd person all at once.


For example:


"Every day I take one step closer to achieving my ultimate goals"


"Every day you take one step closer to achieving your ultimate goals"


"Every day Yogi takes one step closer to achieving her ultimate goals"


Here's the reason this is helpful:


"One, when you state the affirmation in the 1st person, you are affirming something which you yourself know to be true.

Two, when you state the affirmation in the 2nd person, you are feeding that part of your mind which needs outside opinion to help form what you see yourself as. A part of us needs someone to verify our worth, to praise us, to confirm outside what we believe inside. This helps to fill that need.

Three, when you state the affirmation in the 3rd person, you are also still feeding that need mentioned above, but taken to another level. This time, it's as if we are eavesdropping on other people's opinions about us." -new-age-center.com




So there you have it folks!!! I hope this post was helpful to you....please let me know if you decide to read The Power of Your Subconscious Mind by Joseph Murphy and also let me know if any of these suggestions worked for you!


God Bless!!

Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Words, Change Your Life!

A few posts back I talked about using your words to change your situation and I wanted to revisit that. If you haven't read it yet, you can do so by clicking here. We have all heard about using affirmations, which are positive statements, in order to get the results that we desire to manifest in our lives. I believe in affirmations, however, I use what I like to call Gratitude Statements, in this post I cover some of the gratitude statements that I use. I believe that keeping an attitude of gratitude and your mind focused on God's promises for your life will help you manifest the positive results that you desire.

Here are some examples of affirmations that you may have read in a book or online are:

I am wealthy

I am rich

Money is attracted to me like a magnet

I am healthy

You get the point. Well if you are not rich (yet) and you are not in the best of health...saying these affirmative statements may cause a mental war! If you are stating with your mouth, "I am rich", yet you are coming back a few seconds later with that negative inner voice that says, "No, you're not, you can barely pay your rent"...then guess what....you're not going to manifest riches in your life because you just canceled out that affirmation with that negative statement.

In order for affirmations to work you have to BELIEVE that it is true. For some, this is easier said than done. It's important to FEEL as if it is already received.  That's where FAITH comes into play. Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen(HEB 11:1, KJV). Like I said in my earlier post, you have to look through your eyes of faith and call things that are NOT as though they ARE.

I am currently reading a book called The Power Of Your Subconscious Mind by Joseph Murphy. It's a good book. I have read a few books on this subject before but I really like this one. It's easy to follow and understand. The techniques listed in the book are very specific and helpful. I have not finished it yet but I've made a lot of notes.

I was going to buy the book for my mom and brother but I just so happened to Google Mr. Murphy's name and found a PDF of the book online for free. Click Here if you would like to read the book! I highly recommend that you do!

In my next post, 5 Ways To Make Affirmations Work For You!!, I will give you some suggestions on what you can do to help you to bypass that mental war. We all want, or should want, to live a life of pure abundance and prosperity. But changing our mental programming may take some time. It took us years to learn how to think incorrectly, so don't expect to learn how to think correctly today and then by tomorrow you are cured, sort of speak. This is a life changing process....each day is a new day to start anew, to start better, start fresh, and to start thinking correctly!

Stay Tuned and God Bless!!

God Gives Us Power To Get Wealth

This message came to me today from Joel Osteen:

“And you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth...”
(Deuteronomy 8:18, NKJ)

God wants to do something great in and through you! He has promises and blessings in store for you that you haven’t even thought of yet. The Scripture tells us that He gives us power to gain wealth. Wealth is simply having abundance. God wants you to live in abundance so that He can use you to be a blessing to others. When we are willing and obedient, we open the door to His promises. In other words, when we live in excellence and integrity, when we follow the Word of God, we will walk in His blessing. Like a tree planted by the water, your leaf will not wither because you are connected to an unlimited supply line.

Notice one more thing about this verse: it says that “He gives us the power to get wealth.” See, God gives us the ability. He gives us creative ideas and inventions, but we have to be diligent and do our part and step out and use what He’s given us. We have to sow seed in order to see the harvest that He has promised. Receive His power today and choose a life of integrity so that you can move forward into the abundant life He has prepared for you.

A PRAYER FOR TODAY

Heavenly Father, thank You for giving me the power to live in abundance. I choose to be faithful to You and to Your Word. I choose to diligently follow Your commands and ask that You bless everything I set my hands to. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.

creation box: an alternative to the vision board

The Creation Box!! 

Yes! so I’ve found another great idea! 

I made a Vision Board a few months ago…I found some images online since I didn’t have any magazines and I made two boards. I just use some white poster boards and taped the images on there. But around the same time that I made the boards I had someone staying with me so I would just hide them. I didn’t really want everyone being able to see what I had on my board. Needless to say I hardly ever looked at my boards…ha! 

So the other day when I was reading the Brainy Woman’s blog I came across the post about the Creation Box and I thought that is a great idea! It’s just like a Vision Board but its more discreet and smaller and I’m more likely to pull that out and view the contents inside then posting my poster board on my walls. 

photo found on cafepress.com

The creation box is from the teachings of Abraham Hicks, author of Ask & It Is Given. If you want to learn more about the Creation Box click here! 

If you are a fan of Mr. Hicks check out the gifts on cafepress.com

I plan to buy one soon and put the items I intend to have in there. I don't know if I'm going to get the one on cafepress. It's $25 and I think I can easily get a photo box at the a local store or something like that...save some money. You can put whatever you desire….AND BE BOLD!! I’ll post a pic when I do!!

Oh I did see another idea for a box on that site....My God Box

You can make your own or you can buy ones that are already made....this could be very helpful to keep your stress level down & to keep you from worrying about things you can't change or that you have no control over!! I may be making one of these as well! :-)

Remember…..There are no limits!!! Nothing is impossible to those that have faith! Dream Big or Go Home! Ha!!! 

Peace out my people!!