Willing to Change and Grow

One of the blessings of the pandemic has been the time to sit, think, evaluate, and make changes.  My prayer is that I’m not wasting these opportunities for evaluation, change, and growth.  Sometimes the simplest words and phrases can have a big and lasting impact.

20/20 is considered

perfect vision.

Maybe God is using

2020 for us to

see clearly that He’s

in charge and the

only one who can

help us!

There is not enough room in your mind for both worry and faith.  You must decide which one gets to live there.

CHANGE IS INEVITABLE.

GROWTH IS OPTIONAL.

~ John C. Maxwell

Kindness is a small thing that can make a BIG difference.

You are free to choose,

but you are not free from the

consequence of your choice.

Sometimes we are tested not to show our weakness,

but to discover our strengths.

SPIRIT LEAD

ME WHERE

MY TRUST

IS WITHOUT

BORDERS

Make excuses or make changes.  The choice is yours.

NOT EVERYTYHING IS CANCELLED

sunshine is not cancelled

spring is not cancelled

love is not cancelled

relationships are not cancelled

reading is not cancelled

naps are not cancelled

devotion is not cancelled

music is not cancelled

dancing is not cancelled

imagination is not cancelled

kindness is not cancelled

conversations are not cancelled

hope is not cancelled

Wherever you go, leave a heart print.

Sometimes the

strength within you

is not a big fiery

flame for all to see

it is just a tiny

spark that whispers

ever so softly

“You got this.

Keep going.”

You will never look into the eyes of someone God does not love.  Always be kind.

It is not the

JOY that makes us

GRATEFUL,

it is GRATITUDE

that makes us

JOYFUL.

“You are always responsible for how you act, no matter how you feel.”

~ Robert Tew

When you replace

“why is this happening to me”

with “what is God trying to show me”

everything changes.

“The wonderful thing about praying is that you leave a world of not being able to do something, and enter God’s realm where everything is possible.  He specializes in the impossible.  Nothing is too great for His almighty power.  Nothing is too small for His love.”

~ Corrie Ten Boom

“When something bad

happens you have three choices:

You can let it define you,

you can let it destroy you,

or you can let it strengthen you.”

~ Dr. Seuss

Be an example.

Show kindness to unkind people.

Forgive people who don’t deserve it.

Love unconditionally.

Your actions always reflect who you are.

Be good to people for no reason.

Instead of saying:

“Lord, I don’t know how I am going to do this,”

Say:

“Lord, I can’t wait to see how you do this.”

“Don’t shine so others can see you.

Shine so that through you others can see Him.”

~ C.S. Lewis

Be the reason someone feels seen, loved, heard, and accepted today.

I’M FIXING ME.

Because sometimes I’m the problem.

COMPARISON

is the thief of

JOY

“Let my heart be broken by the things that break the heart of God.”

~ Bob Pierce

Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.

1 Peter 5:7

Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is – his good, pleasing and perfect will.

Romans 12:2

Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted   to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.

Romans 12:9-10

For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.

2 Timothy 1:7