Looking Back

Nearing half a century makes you look back and wonder "will I still carry all those things I thought would happen but never did into the next fifty years of my life?" The answer for me is a resounding "No!"  I'm determined to let the past stay in the past and move forward to a future filled with Love, Peace and Prosperity. Even though I don't have everything I thought I wanted in life, I have the ability to still make my dreams come true.  I haven't given up hope that all things are possible for me and with the coming year and a renewed purpose, I won't stop until I'm satisfied.

What does a future filled with Love look like for me? That ones easy to answer seeing as how I'm now in love with me. I can honestly say that I am a joy and delight to be around. If I met me on the street, I would definitely want to be my friend. I've learned that the things that make me happy and move me with compassion are the very qualities that a true friend would admire most about me.  The call that's on my life mandates that I love others as I love myself and taking the time to get to know me has truly allowed me to fall in Love with Me.

What does a future filled with Peace look like for me? That ones simple too and made even more so due to time spent in counseling sessions. Plus the awesome sermons I receive every week from my Pastor.  Peace in the middle of -whatever is happening at the time, means taking the time to stop and pray. Seeking God's guidance and wisdom on the situation, reacting in love and walking in forgiveness. If there is no peace, it's because you didn't choose it.  When you choose to walk in the Peace of God, it will flow to you exactly when you need it to.

What does a future filled with Prosperity look like for me? Debt-free! To be able to give when and where I see a need, when and where God says to give and when and where I just want to. Not hindered by debt telling me that I can't afford to give because I already owe "them". Prosperity for me won't happen after all my debts are paid, prosperity is already mine by the fact that I'm able to give even though I still owe.  That I'm willing to give, even when I don't see what I can give. And that I can take God at His word that He will supply seed to me - a sower.

So as the new year approaches, or if you're like me, another birthday is coming, don't look back with regrets. Look back and find the solutions you need to go forward in life. The reason I'm confident that I will walk in Love, Peace and Prosperity is because I had to dig through the compartments of the pain from my past in order to better define the future I desire.  Now I'm armed and ready to take back and receive all that God has promised me.

Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and don't forget to Enjoy the Journey!

POE - PT

Losing Yourself/Making room for God

Life is full of various types of didactic relationships.  I am referring to all types of relationships whether it’s significant others, family, friends and associates.  We never forget the good relationships and the bad ones tend to teach lifelong lessons. The lessons of life help us to become closer to God.  

 I realize that in life you can lose yourself by seeking assurance and love from others. When people feel they have power over you they tend to use it to their advantage to distract your purpose in life.  Relationships can either increase or decrease your self-esteem.  When your self-esteem has been decreased you lose the confidence you once had in yourself. I am not saying you shouldn’t help others but, sometimes people can require so much of you to fulfill their insecurities that you lose yourself in the process. By focusing more on them and less on God.    

I have lost myself in many relationships in life.  You can find yourself wondering who am I and how did I get to this point in life.  When a relationship doesn’t turn out the way you portray it to be you can lose yourself. Giving too much power to the wrong focus in life can bring you to a place of uncertainty and acceptance to someone else’s purpose in life. When I started to pray and ask God “What is my problem?” He replied “Because you are not putting me FIRST”. Prioritizing different relationships in your life by putting God before anyone and everything makes a BIG difference in who we are and seeking to become. Once you put God first and believe in yourself you can make a difference in the relationships that you decide to be in. Make room for God no matter the circumstances relationships and life brings. God will help you find yourself and your purpose in life!

 Guest Writer- PT