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Don't Put Out the Fire

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My theme for 2013 is gratefulness; I shared that with you on January 1. I want to challenge myself to have 365 days of grateful. Truthfully, I am already grateful – by and large, most of the time I’m grateful for my life. When I’m asked the question, “How are things?,” or “How are you?” I answer, “Awesome,” because I mean it and I can list off a number of reasons why it’s true that day. Most people will never see my enthusiasm for life wane. Occasionally, I can be overwhelmed by life, but those moments are more the exception, rather than my normal experience and I bounce back quickly. The situation may not change, but my attitude changes. Over the last couple of years, time and again I’ve received prophetic words and words of encouragement that my turmoil has been seen by the Lord and he is rewarding me, that my tears will be turned into laughter. The first few times I received words like that, I discounted. That’s not me. But I as I continued to receive similar words, I began

What Are You Going To Do About It?

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It’s 4:20am and I’ve been up for awake for more than an hour and up since 3:30am. My Man is awake too and the coffee maker is already on. I’m on my 2 nd cup of coffee. I know I’ll be tired later but right now my mind is thinking a lot of thoughts – mostly reflecting on the past year and wondering what God is up to for 2013. At the beginning of each year, I ask God for a verse, a promise and a theme for the year. Last year his promise was that he was faithful to his word. I was really excited about that word. I have a stack of promises and prophetic words I’ve kept dating back more than a decade and I have yet to see them fulfilled. I never disbelieved the words as I received them but most were so far out there, I couldn’t possibly imagine how they would be carried out. As 2012 unfolded, the dots seemed to be connecting and my hope soared but now at the end of the year and the start of a new one, I feel like progress took one step forward, only to take three steps backward.

What if...You Were Grateful Everyday?

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Around the American Thanksgiving holiday, a few of my Facebook friends posted a photo/quote from Charlie Brown & Snoopy. It asked the question, “what if today, we were grateful for everything?”   What if that happened? What if everyone, everywhere were grateful?   According to dictionary.com, grateful is defined as: grate·ful [greyt-fuh l] adjective 1.       warmly or deeply appreciative of kindness or benefits received; thankful. 2.       expressing or actuated by gratitude. 3.       pleasing to the mind or senses; agreeable or welcome; refreshing . Gratefulness is a state of mind we choose. I want to be known for my choice to be and express gratefulness. This year, 2013, it’s my challenge to myself. I’d love it if you joined the challenge, too. Happy New Year, and may this year be the best year ever!