The eyes are gateways to your soul

The eye is the lamp of the body.  So if your eye is sound, your entire body will be full of light.  But if your eye is unsound, your whole body will be full of darkness…” Matthew 6:22 AMP

Whatever you hold on the inside of you is seeped out through your eyes.  What you think you are hiding, you aren’t – it all comes out.  So, make sure that you fill yourself, and let yourself be filled, with lots of light: love, goodness, kindness, gentleness, humility, self-control, patience… If you are hoarding darkness within, take steps to get it out.  Open up, admit your darkness’s, hurts, sins, and the like, and let the powerful healing of Christ fill you.  Then, as you abandon the darkness, and grasp on to the light, your eyes will show it; you will become a light in a dark place, a positive in a negative situation, a miracle for a lost soul, and a shining star for Christ himself – to which, my friend, you will be blessed, you will be a blessing, and your life will be a shining testimony for those lost in darkness of this world.

The years of your life

"For by me [Wisdom from God] your days shall be multiplied and the years of your life shall be increased." Proverbs 9:11

Stay in faith!

"No unbelief or distrust made him waver (doubtingly question) concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong and was empowered by faith as he gave praise and glory to God." Romans 4:20 AMP

You have God-given promises deeply embedded in your heart - what are they?  Do you know that you know that they are from the Lord?  Do they seem impossible in one sense, but in another, excite, and make you wonder if, and when, they will come to pass?  If yes, (and we all should be able to say, Yes), then that means our faith should kick into high gear. 

If God has put dreams in our hearts, then somehow, someway, those dreams are going to come to fruition; maybe in a day, maybe in 40 years, but, one way or another, they will come to pass.  God doesn't place dreams in our hearts for no reason - He has a plan, He gives us the power, and He brings them to fruition at the most perfect time in our lives.  

So, like Abraham, stay in faith, at all times, no matter how long it takes.  As you do, your faith with get stronger, you will move closer and closer to your dreams, (even if you don't feel like it), and doubt and unbelief will be pushed so far away from you, that Satan, himself, won't have the ability to even come close you... EVER!  

Go! God will point you in the right direction.

"And He said to him, Leave your own country and your relatives and come into the land (region) that I will point out to you. [Gen. 12:1.] Acts 7:3 AMP

Sometimes we need to step out of our family-life-box in order to find out the good plan that God has for our lives.  

My friend, if He is telling you to step out of your norm, then now would be a good time to do so.

PRAYER

PRAYER

THE MOST POWERFUL AND POSITIVE WAY TO START ONES DAY!

“You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you!”  Isaiah 26:3 NLT

God or Man? Which do you choose?

“… They were afraid of getting kicked out of the meeting place.  When push came to shove the cared more for human approval than for God’s glory.”  John 12:42-43 MSG

God or Man?  Which do you choose? 

Although a hard question to answer, too many of us are guilty of backing down to man when we are fearful of losing our positions, power, favor, abundance, etc... we settle on giving in to man, and turning our backs on God.  Well, it’s due time that we stand up and stop being afraid; it is time we stand up and be the bold children of God we were born to be!  My friends, you and I are God’s children, we are made to soar, made to be great, so let's step out of the world and do so!!
CHOOSE GOD OVER EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING ELSE

Restraint

“…he who utters slander is a fool… but he who restrains his lips is prudent.”

Proverbs 10:18-19

As the old saying goes, “If you don’t have anything nice to say, then don’t say anything at all”!

 

What enslaves you?

“Don’t you realize that you become the slave of whatever you choose to obey?  You can be a slave to sin, which leads to death, or you can choose to obey God, which leads to righteous living.” Romans 6:16 NLT

What are you worshiping right now?  What can you not stop focusing on that can overtake your mind at times?  What do you feel like you have no control over, such as temper, frustration, regret, food, man, money, exercise, etc.?  Or, what/who is making the decisions for you?  If any of these answers are anything, or any one,  but God, then it is time to get re-grounded and re-focused; it is time to dig in deeper with Christ and wash away the darkness that is suffocating your life.

I know I have one or two things that I need to let go of or they can eventually lead to destruction – mental and physical – so I am ready,  I am ready to breath again.  How about you?  Well, if you are ready, then join me, and let’s kick this darkness to the ground, stomp it back to HE**, and move forward with our beautiful lives set before us by God himself.  

IT IS TIME TO LET GO!

Pay Back

“… The Lord will pay him back for his actions.” II Timothy 4:14 AMPC

Remember, when you are wronged, when someone turns against you, when evil is thrown at you, or when someone tries to lead you to destruction, God will be your vindicator.  He will repay your wrongs, He will intercede at the appropriate time, and He will turn the evil-doer’s actions into blessings which thrust you to a whole new level of greatness.

Beautiful, prosperous, and glorified.

“You shall also be [so beautiful and prosperous as to be thought of as] a crown of glory and honor in the hand of the Lord, and a royal diadem [exceedingly beautiful] in the hand of your God.” Isaiah 62:3 AMP

When God takes control of your life, your inner beauty (God’s light) begins to brightly shine from within; the beauty of your soul begins to radiate for all around you to enjoy; you prosper in ways unheard of in the natural; and, the glory of God’s light within you springs forefront to others minds, opening doors of favor and promotion that could only be manifested by God.

Real, God-made, food

“[Real, God-made] Food is medicine.  It is the most powerful tool we have to combat chronic disease.  [Real, God-made] Food has the power to heal.”

The Daniel Plan 40 Days to a Healthier Life

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Focus

"Now set your mind and heart to seek the Lord... " +1 Chronicles 22:19

God has the answer you are looking for. 

Stay focused on HIM only.

 

Eating, exercising, body disorders... all of the above?

"Don't waste your energy striving for perishable food like that.  Work for food that sticks with you, food that nourishes your lasting life, food the Son of Man provides.  He and what he does are guaranteed by God the Father to last." 
John 6:27 MSG

This isn't just a great verse for all of us to read, it is really a great verse for those of us suffering, struggling, or who have suffered and struggled in the past, with eating and/or body disorders.  

As one living the struggles of fitness and thinness on a daily basis, I find myself passionately searching out worldly foods and sources to keep me thin, making sure to stay on the fine line of never eating too much, and if I do, over-exercising later - in essence, punishing my flesh and my mind for making such a huge booboo.  Therefore, as I meditate on this verse, I am reminded that God is my nourishment, and if I passionately pursue him first, before worldly food and exercise, my mind and body will begin to heal and He will show and give me the nourishment I need; the nourishment in the now and the nourishment eternally.  

If anyone can relate, then join me on rededicating this part of your life to Christ.  Let's give him the lead on this, and let's see what happens.  Let's get serious and kick this addiction/disorder to the wayside with strength from Christ and use His authority and power to tromp it to ashes once and for all.  It is time!  

We can do this, we will do this!  
How?  
God - that's how!   

Prayer and power.

"Much prayer - much power.  

Little prayer - little power.  

No prayer-no power." 

-Rick Warren

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Everlasting victory

“He will swallow up death [in victory; He will abolish death forever].  And the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces; and the reproach of His people He will take away...”  Isaiah 25:8

Once you accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior, dying becomes the ultimate victory.  Yes, I truly believe that once we go home to be with the Lord, then we will really be ALIVE; life as we know it now will be bittersweet compared to the life that we will live in Heaven.  All of our woes, fears, hurts, agonies, sicknesses, ailments, hindrances and horrors on Earth will be nothing more than brief memories; memories that we ultimately become thankful for, because they each brought us one step closer to Jesus… one step closer to everlasting victory.