AGAIN

A very early morning, and I’m awake, again. Before my eyes can adjust, before I can get up, there’s so many choices rallying for my attention as if their own alarm was set. But first, I must~Pray. That’s what I’ll do first, remain still, in mind and my body long enough to lift someone, to praise the holy and begotten Son, who saved me, and continues to bless me, again. I’ll thank Him, then ask that His will be done, as I greet a new morning sun, lighting the skies for me to strive, for me to endure, and for me to win, again. Now back to those choices, I’ll set a priority, based on what I can do, should do, and want to. So as not to stress, or create an unnecessary mess, I’ll sort the stuff that’s beyond my control, from that I have the ability to change, and my day begins, beautifully, again.

Written By: KMichelle Fisher-Fuller

FRESH STARTS

A fresh start is willingness to do a thing different. The opportunity for a change in your mindset, and your actions towards your situation.

You can be confident that your motivations, and goals will be reflected in your actions as you move forward. This means that you are able to focus on what is best for You in the long run.

Fresh starts are always the most effective way to build confidence in yourself and your goals. Oftentimes, a different approach is needed to make sure you have the right balance between your goals and your ability. Sometimes your goals will require more time and clarity. Or, the goals may simply need a little adjusting. There are times when a fresh start is needed to make a good thing even better.

A fresh start permits you time to reflect on what was, only long enough to notice what was not working, and this should catapult you into action. It is impossible to create change, if you’re not willing to change.

Shortcuts and breaking the rules will not solve anything, but they will make you feel good in the moment.

However, in the long run you will have a lot more disappointments.

When you resort back to the same mindset, the same behaviors, and the same old patterns, what was intended as a fresh start, ends up being time wasted.

“ Doing things the same way, and expecting a different outcome, is the true definition of insanity.” Albert Einstein.

I say it’s immaturity. Growing up, and growing through the challenges of life will help you make better choices.

For a fresh start, for a new thing…Pray, ask God for clarity and courage. Seek His will for your life. Trust that He is with you as you move forward. He has a plan for you, and He will not forsake you.

Psalm 63:1: "O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water. “

Deuteronomy 31:6-8

"Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.”

IT

Can you remember the last time you shared with someone else, a thought or an idea that has been dancing around in your head?

Or-when you spoke to someone about a challenge or struggle that has been like a haunting nightmare? Or- can you remember the time you were brave enough to expose a deep dark secret?

Recall, how you felt after you shared ‘It’?

Now, just sit in that for a couple of deep breaths, inhale through your nose, and slowly out your nose. Come on try it, inhale a deep breath through your nose, and slowly release it out of your nose. Now, inhale a deeper breath through your nose, and push it out of your mouth. Now, feel what you feel.

The moment that you spoke the words to someone else, you lessened ‘It’s sting. You took away it’s power to hurt you. Regardless of outside reactions, responses or comments, how did YOU feel? Remember that sense of release, a euphoric sense of unburdening yourself?

Well, you literally made room in your head for positive energy. You made room in your heart for healing.   Just getting ‘It’ outside of you, relaxes your soul, resets your ability to breathe again and gives you freedom to feel better.

I am here today, to encourage someone- “It’s Okay To Talk About It”

No matter how strong you believe you are, no matter how private, or independent you are, you were not designed to suffer in silence. You were not designed to keep everything to yourself. You have heard that “we are our brother’s keepers”? Well, there is someone who can offer you a safe and trusted place to share what you have felt no one cares about, stuff no one will understand, or that will only be used to cause further damage.

Find that someone who is willing to listen, selflessly. Someone who can help you to make sense of your situation. Yes, believe me, ‘It’ has created a situation in your life, and “It” is limiting your ability to move forward.

“It” is like an unwelcome weed, which is robbing your garden of fertility. You need to make room in your mind and your heart for good stuff to grow.

Now, when you can give “It” to God, you make room in your spirit for forgiveness, restoration, and transformation.

“You will still be eating last year’s harvest, when you will have to move It out, to make room for the new.”

Leviticus 26:10