Accident or Not?

I don't believe in accidents. I think that everything occurs for a reason. An unexpected event my occur but, that doesn't make the occurrence an accident. There is a cause and effect for everything in life. The choice you make or someone else makes is the cause. What comes as a result of the choice is the effect.

So if every situation has a cause, why do we allow Satan to talk us in to believing our lives were an accident? Our lives were never accidental. God has a plan an purpose for us. He created us in his own likeness and image. This is truth! So if he created us this way, then obviously we are not accidental.

God knew us all before he formed us in our mothers wombs. That right there says NOT AN ACCIDENT! Form = mold, shape, build. God molded us with intentions of us living like him. He picked our parents, grandparents, and ancestors because he a purpose for them in our lives.

We have all made poor choices at some point in our life and the results may have been less than ideal but, the results were not accidentally caused.  When you find yourself looking at your life and see that you do or don't like what is going on remember it is not an accident. Be  a good student and find God's purpose in that situation and cause a change.

Enjoyment

Time for a self assessment. Look at yourself and find out what you enjoy. For some this may be an easy task and for others a difficult one. But, we must know what we find enjoyment in. What do you call enjoyable and why?

If you enjoy anything more than a relationship with God, we must do some rearranging. Rearrange your priorities. God first. We must delight in the lord 1st and then he will give us our hearts desires. Next if you find what you enjoy is harmful to your temple, then we have to reevaluate. Time to replace that with something more beneficial to your life. Third if you find what you enjoy lines up with God's way and can profit the Kingdom. Then use it to help others. For example, I love to write hence , the blogging. My husband writes music and it lines up with the word, so he uses it to reach others.

If you find enjoyment in helping others before your self, then you will feel unspeakable joy. As I do when someone says how my blog or comments helped them.

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Take back your power

God is strength! God is power! God is our father and created us to be just like him. Believing all the previous statement are true, then why do we act so weak? God has given us so many powers. The power to create, the power to prosper, the power to get wealth, to love, to forgive, and to rest. Philippians 4:13  tells us that we can do all things through Christ. That statement alone is empowering.

It says, WE, YOU, ME, EVERYONE, can do all things. We have the power to do ANYTHING with God. The reason many believers are not experiencing the rest, peace, creative ability, and power is because the devil has us fooled. We are NOT weak! If you look at our tongue, it is small in comparison to other parts of our body. But, our tongue is our strength. It is our tool to power. Use that small, but powerful muscle to take back your power. When we do this, we use the power God gave us. In Ephesians 6:10 it says be strong in the Lord and in the power of his might.

So I challenge you to take back your power! Don't be fooled any longer! Use your tongue to strengthen yourself.

What a wicked tongue

I have been told many times that I had a way with words. I used to think that it was a good thing. But then as I matured I realized unless I controlled my words, it was a bad thing. I knew that I could speak words that would cut deeper than any sword. I knew that I could speak words that would make some people feel like the size of an ant. I also knew that I could speak words that would make people feel like kings and queens.

This doesn't only apply to me. We all have the same ability. The power to speak is a God given gift. A gift that we can use or abuse. We must use our mouth/tongue to create, speak life, and truth. Not to utter complaints or hurts.

The Bible says, "But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison." I know that's not how I want my words to be viewed. That is why I constantly try to be mindful of what I'm saying. In James it says we must listen more and speak less. If we do this then we are controlling that wicked tongue.

Use your tongue as a weapon of mass destruction, tearing down all the evils Satan has set against you. Use it to build up others and most importantly use it to Glorify God.

Let it Go

As I figured out a while ago my way wasn't working. Constantly driving my car (life) the way I wanted and not the way God intended for it to be. I was doing wrong and thinking I was doing right. That's easy to do when you are deceived. I was driving my car (life) with a dirty windshield (mind). So when my windshield was dirty, I didn't get a clear vision of the road. I have learned that just because the road was traveled on by many, that didn't make it right. In fact its the wrong road. It says so in the word. The correct road is the one traveled on by few.

When your windshield is dirty its easy to follow the crowd. It's easy to drink, smoke, lie, cheat, deceive, keep secrets from your mate, and most importantly ignore God, when you are not seeing clearly. However, when you give God the wheel and let go of your way, life gets easy.  Then and only then will your life truly be free and headed in the right direction. Life becomes easy when you are not worried about what secrets or lies will come to surface.

Yet, we let the dirty windshield keep us going in the wrong direction headed to destruction. If your headed the wrong way, it is not to late to change things. It an easy process. All you have to do is let go and let God. Give God the wheel and surrender to his ways. Strive to live the life he wants us to live. Yes, you will fall short but ask for God's forgiveness, then forgive your self and keep going. Don't take the wheel back.

Life becomes easy when you allow God to drive. So let go and let God!

Season for you

Allow yourself to be changed by God's word. Today can be the start of a new season in your life.

Changing seasons

I'm happy that the sun is shining almost everyday and it's been beautiful outside. This is because the season has finally changed to summer. Each of the 4 seasons brings a different expectation into our lives. We know what type of weather to expect and what type of animals will appear. The funny thing about seasons, is how we all interpret them. Some people enjoy one season more than the next and that's fine.

The Bible tells us that with God there is a season for everything. Some seasons more enjoyable than others. Yet, as people we panic when we are in a difficult season. Why do we do this? When you are a believer of the word and a doer of the word there is no reason to panic. If it's a difficult season right now that's OK. A better season is just around the corner. And guess what? It doesn't have to take as long as natural seasons do.

Unlike the weather we can predict the seasons in our lives. If you want a sad season then look at all the negative things around you. If you want a happy season find all the good around you. If you want a reaping season then have a sowing season. God has equipped us with ALL the power, grace, and mercy to always have a bright seasons. The only thing standing in the way of that is YOU.

This may help bring some sunshine your way!

It's working

Yes you can!

I had a dream the other night and all I remember is Sherman yelling, "yes I can" at the TV (a scene from The Nutty Professor.) You might be thinking so what? Well, I choose to find the lesson in this dream.

The lesson is that YES YOU CAN! Not because Melanie said so, but because God said so. The Bible says you can do ALL things. So that means you can have, do, become, develop, or invent whatever you want. Because YOU CAN DO ALL THINGS!

So what are you waiting for? You woke up this morning by God's grace, so it is another chance to make things happen. Jesus said, if you can believe, then all things are possible. Change your mind! Let your dreams become a reality by simply believing.

What's on your mind?

I can remember when I was a child, my mind would wonder. My mother would say, "I have a penny," meaning I have a penny for your thoughts. I always liked when mom would say that. It showed me that she cared about what I was thinking. Now as a wife and mother I often ask my husband or children what they are thinking about. Why? Simply because I care.

God cares about what you think about too! He wants us to think about him, his ways, and his words. In fact he wants his ways and his words to be what we keep in the front of our minds. Colossians 3:2 AMP says, "And set your minds and keep them set on what is above (the higher things), not on the things that are on the earth."

There is no point wasting time thinking about the things you can't change (earthly things). So why not invest your time thinking about the things that never change (the higher things). Those things are God and God's way of living.

Show me don't tell me

I find it funny when people say I love you all the time but their actions don't line up with what they tell you. I also find it funny when people say trust me, yet they show you that they are untrustworthy.
God wants us to be trustworthy. He wants us to demonstrate our walk, not just give lip service. What good is it to have gifts and talents and not use them? How does that profit the Kingdom?  God calls us believers to be doers of the word, not just hearers. God wants us use our gifts and talents for the good of the kingdom.

God wants us to show that we are worthy, thankful, and followers of him. The way to show this is by being obedient. HEAR AND DO!