Sowing A Seed

     It wasn't until recently that I've come to notice when a seed was sown in my life. Before I came to Christ I lived a lot differently then I do now of course. I often longed for people's approval. I was always trying to get everybody to like me. I would do just about anything to fit in with certain groups of people. If somebody didn't like me, I would get offended. I would try to figure out why this person didn't like me. What did I do to them? I thought I was a "likable" person, I would think there must be something wrong with me. At times, I would become so consumed with this that it would cause me to complain for days and sometimes I would end up in a depression state. I would have a "poor me" attitude. I would begin looking at all of my flaws. I would start complaining about everything and anything. It would be hard for me to have a good attitude because I was so far into my head, I just couldn't focus on anything else. 
    One day I was speaking to a friend (actually I should say complaining) and she suggested a book for me to read. It was by Joyce Meyer. I had no clue who Joyce Meyer was at this time, I never heard her name before this day. The book was called, How To Overcome Being A People Pleaser. Well, after I began reading this book it began changing the way I thought right away. Such a great book for anybody that has these types of issues. Not too long after I read that book I began watching Joyce Meyer on television. I love the way she is so outspoken. She doesn't soften anything. I needed this! Not too long after I read her book I became a Christian. Other things happened in between to help lead me there but, my friend sowed the seed by giving me Joyce Meyer's book to read. From there Jesus helped lead me to watching her shows to learn more about Him, getting water baptized, wanting more and more of the Lord each day that passes by. I feel so good after I read the Word, pray, listen to some Christian music, or even after I watch a Godly show on the television. Now, I know the things I must do anytime I start feeling insecure or any type of fear. I have to speak to Jesus. I know I shouldn't feel insecure about anything and have no fear because He does not want me or anybody out there to feel them negative spirits. Them negative spirits do not come from The Lord and I know that now.
     I am so thankful for that friend for sowing a seed in my life. She didn't know what would happen when she gave me that book. She didn't know if I would actually read it. I'm sure she didn't know that my life would begin changing either from that point. It began changing slowly and still is each day. I believe we can all do the same type of thing in another's life. We can sow a seed without even knowing that we are doing so at that moment. If we all walk in love and try helping others, this could be all it may take. Even doing what my friend did that day by giving me a Christian book to read. We can help someone by inviting them to church, showing them a really uplifting Christian song, praying with them, listening to them at that moment of being in a dark place in their life. There are so many different ways we can help others. We have to remember that all we are to do is sow a seed. When we do sow a seed, chances are later down the road them people we helped are likely to help others and it will become a chain reaction. How awesome is that? Things are not going to start changing on our time. It will be on God's time. We have to sow a seed and leave it to God. We can't sit around and continue to try to fix or figure things out because it isn't our job. It is God's job. We can make ourselves sick if we do try to fix everything. Just leave it to God and see what happens. God knows what everybody needs and we have to allow Him to do His work in us.

Luke 8:11 (KJV)
Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

2 Corinthians 9:6 (KJV)
But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.

Psalms 107:37 (KJV)
And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase.

Think Of The Positive...

      Who are your friends? Are they fun to be around? Or do they get on your nerves? Are they complaining every time you speak to them? Be careful of whom you spend your time with because their negative spirit will wear off on you and you will unknowingly bring it everywhere you go. You will become like your friend that is always complaining, down and overly stressed all of the time. It's so easy to fall into that trap when you are spending your time with this type of person all of the time. What does complaining really do for anybody? It only wastes our energy and sometimes we will get stuck in that spot; it will be hard to get out of. Sometimes it will only cause us to start complaining about everything. Why not take another approach? Distance yourself from that friend, set boundaries to how much you will speak to this person. Pray for them. Pray with them if they are willing. Friends need friends when they are going through things but, a true friend isn't going to sit there and complain the whole time with the person. A good friend should want to try uplifting their friend, helping them smile again
. Surround yourself with positive people, friends that encourage you, make you feel so happy when you are around them, friends that are exciting to be around.
       Of course we are all human,we will complain once in awhile but we need to think of the positives when we do complain. Example: "The weather is soooo cold today. I hate when it snows....I'm thankful that it's pretty to look at though and our weather can be a lot worse". Start being thankful for things that you don't normally think of being thankful for. Just because you can't see the things that you should be thankful for doesn't mean they aren't there. When you start being thankful for things that you wouldn't normally think of, things will start changing for you. You will begin to complain less if you have this problem. When you are around them people that love to complain, maybe you will be the light in that conversation and say something positive when they are in the dark.

Be The First To Apologize

Sometimes we can sacrifice our peace and joy only to hold bitterness toward somebody because they may have offended us in some way and may had not even realized it. We need to learn to let things go that aren't worth holding onto. If someone does something that happens to hurt our feelings and we react to it and say something or do something in revenge that won't get too far either. How about when the person does something to us and instead of reacting,we act in a different manner? Such as let us be the first to apologize regardless of who started it or who was wrong. It's not about who was right and who was wrong. Swallow your pride, be loving and just apologize. You may surprise the person when you do apologize because they may expect you to act in another way. But, why not surprise them? Be the first to apologize.


Leviticus 26:19 (AMPLIFIED)

And I will break and humble your pride in your power, and I will make your heavens as iron [yielding no answer, no blessing, no rain] and your earth [as sterile] as brass.

Psalms 10:4 (NLT)

The wicked are too proud to seek God. They seem to think that God is dead.

Psalms 10:4 (AMPLIFIED)

The wicked one in the pride of his countenance will not seek, inquire for, and yearn for God; all his thoughts  are that there is no God [so He never punishes].

A Fresh Start

It's never too late for anybody to start again regardless of their age. We all make mistakes sometime or another and most likely will continue making mistakes all of our life but, we should decrease the amount of mistakes we are making as we get to know Christ more and more each day. I think the more we get to know Christ, the more we will want to be like Him and we will become more aware of what we are doing when we are doing something we shouldn't be doing. Nobody on this earth is perfect by any means but, this is no excuse for us to purposely do something wrong.

2 Corinthians 5:17 (NLT)
This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!

Don't Look Back

Most people have something from their past that they are ashamed of or maybe something in their past really hurt them and they are still carrying that hurt today. The thing is if you have repented, and have accepted Jesus into your heart then anything you have done in your past that was wrong, the Lord has forgiven you. You do not have to carry any hurt anymore either, you are loved so much by Jesus and He wants you to be happy, confident and strong. Yes, we are all humans and of course we will be hurt sometime or another, that's normal but to constantly feel down and depressed because we are so hurt is no good for us nor healthy. Any sins you have committed in the past, as long as you were honest with the Lord and asked for forgiveness, He will forgive you. Don't keep bringing it up to Him because you only have to bring it up once. He forgives you for that sin and then forgets about it. He doesn't hold onto it as we do as human beings although, we shouldn't. How can you be happy if you are holding onto your wrong doing? Don't do it ever again and do everything in your power to start getting closer to Jesus and you will begin to feel better. Help other people that you know you are capable of helping. Get out of the house and socialize with encouraging people face to face. The Lord wants us to all love and help each other. So today, I just wanted to say don't look back any longer. Move forward. We aren't promised tomorrow so, why not live the best we can today and be happy, stop thinking and speaking of our past.

Matthew 6:14-15 (Message)
In prayer there is a connection in what God does and what you do. You can't get forgiveness from God, for instance, without also forgiving others. If you refuse to do your part, you cut yourself off from God's part.

1 John 1:8-10 (Message)
If we claim we're free of sin, we're only fooling ourselves. A claim that is errant nonsense. On the other hand, if we admit our sins- make a clean breast of them- he won't let us down; he'll be true to himself. He'll forgive us of all our sins and purge us of all wrongdoing. If we claim that we've never sinned, we out-and-out contradict God- make a liar out of him. A claim like that only shows off our ignorance of God. 

Acts 3:19 (Amplified)
 So repent (change your mind and purpose); turn around and return [to God], that your sins may be erased (blotted out, wiped clean), that times of refreshing (of recovering from the effects of heat, of reviving with fresh air) may come from the presence of the Lord;

Compliment Somebody

Everywhere you go, try to find good things to do and people to encourage. Compliment somebody you may come across, it may make their day. You never know what somebody can be going through that day you give them a compliment. The smallest thing can bring a smile to their face and can help them feel better. Some people don't get to hear positive things about themselves enough and maybe they only see their flaws. So getting a compliment may help them to rethink about how they are perceiving themselves'. Even if complimenting somebody means just letting a cashier know that they are doing an awesome job, letting a teacher know how thankful you are to having them as your child's teacher or any type of worker that provides a service. That can mean the world to them as well. So remember, when you go out today, compliment somebody.

Acts 10:38 (NLT)
And you know that God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. Then Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.

Don't Give In To Temptation

Everybody gets tempted sometime in their life, regardless of if they admit this or not. Just because we get tempted doe not mean we have to give in. Whatever the temptation may be for us, it may be difficult to not give in to it because we are used to giving in or it just looks sooooo good! Maybe we have that mindset, "just this once". The truth is, it will never be just that one time. The enemy is the one that puts these temptations in front of us because he knows what areas we are or were weak in. Study these verses if you are struggling:

James 1:2-3 (Amplified)

Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.

James 1:12 (Amplified)
Blessed is a man who perseveres under trial; for once he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him. 

Mark 14:38(Amplified)

"Keep watching and praying that you may not come into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."

Luke 22:40 (Amplified)

When He arrived at the place, He said to them, "Pray that you may not enter into temptation."

The New You: Show Love To The Unloved

The New You: Show Love To The Unloved: There are certain people we come across that are so miserable all of the time, it almost feels impossible to love these people. What we don&...

Show Love To The Unloved

There are certain people we come across that are so miserable all of the time, it almost feels impossible to love these people. What we don't see is how they are hurting on the inside. They are most likely showing anger because they are hurting so much on the inside they don't want people to see the hurt they are going through or the hurt they have been through in the past. Sometimes people hold bitterness toward somebody that did something wrong to them in the past. The only way to heal from this would be to learn to forgive. It's hard to find peace in our hearts if we can't let go of things and leave it to God. If we get stuck in the past or focused so much on something negative in their life they can make themselves very sick, mentally and physically. We need God. Hurting people need to be loved. We have to show them love regardless of how angry they may seem. We have to pray for them and if they are willing we can pray upon them. Show love to the unloved.

Luke 6:35 (NLT)
But love your enemies, do good to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.


Matthew 6:14-15 (NLT)
For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.

Watch What You Say

It's so easy to get caught up in complaining when we surround ourselves with people that do nothing but, complain. Maybe we had a very bad day which lead to our complaining. Maybe everything that keeps happening in our life is negative and never good or at least it feels this way. If it does feel this way we need to start thinking positive. That sounds pretty difficult, I know. What I'm trying to say is that we're supposed to think of the positive in every situation rather than focusing on the negative things that can be happening at the time. Everybody goes through storms. Everybody goes through rough patches but, it's how we react or don't react is what counts. When we go through hard times, it's important to know that this is only temporary and something good is going to happen afterward. If we train ourselves to think and speak this way, we will feel a lot better and won't allow such times to bring us down and stress us out. We will look forward to what's coming in the future, rather than focusing on this moment. Instead of complaining about the situation, be sure to pray and thank the Lord for opening your eyes and thanking Him for what's to come out of this. If we just sit there and complain the whole time then we will make ourselves stuck, stressed and not fun to be around. Don't worry about how you can fix things. Pray and leave it to God. Give your worries to God and be sure to speak it! 


Mark (NLT) 11:23
I tell you the truth, you can say to this mountain, 'May you be lifted up and thrown into the sea,' and it will happen. But you must really believe it will happen and have no doubt in your heart.


Matthew (NLT) 6:25-34
Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? 26, Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your Heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27, Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life? 28, "And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29, Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30, If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you- you of little faith. 31, So do not worry, saying "what shall we eat?" or "what shall we drink?"or "what shall we wear?" 32, For the pagans run after all these things, and your Heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33, But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34, Therefore do not worry about tomorrow , for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

Don't Listen To The Devil

A couple of days ago, I was about to leave for work in the morning when my car wouldn't start. I have my own business which requires me to drive in order to get to and from work. I need my car in order to get paid! Well, I was getting very angry on the inside but, had to remind myself that this is a small deal. What would getting angry solve? The devil wants me to be angry, and stay that way. I ended up calling up my client  I had for that day to let them know I wouldn't make it and they were okay with that. My husband was freaking out because we only have one vehicle and I always drive him to work. I was trying to keep him calm. Letting him know that this is temporary. The car was fixed the next morning. I prayed and prayed...Thank you Lord for putting the right people in my life to care enough to fix my car so soon and allowing the problem to be so minor.

So, after this every time I started my car I had that voice in my head that it wasn't going to start. "your car isn't going to start", over and over again but, I knew where that voice was coming from. It was coming from the devil. He wants us to be down, and think negative. God wants us to think positive. What we think, will happen. If we want to think negative all the time then, yes negative things will happen all of the time. If we think positive, positive things will happen. So, don't listen to the devil!

Proverbs 23:7 (KJV)

For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.