Fruit

Luke 6:44-45

44For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.

45A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

The expression “today is the first day of the rest of my life” is an attitude for success. We can’t live today on yesterdays successes or failures. We need to embrace the morning with a renewed spirit.

Today I choose to renew my Spirit in the Lord. Taking his Word and making it come alive in my Spirit, Mind and BODY!

My Prayer today is I will be more thoughtful of what comes out of my mouth and reserve my mouth for speaking words of encouragement to those around me.

I use to tell my children that words have fragrances to those listening . Are you speaking words like Onion's or Flowers?

Is what's coming out of your mouth

Stinky or Sweet?

As the Scriptures say

"A tree is identified by the kind of fruit it produces"

Your words are a product of your heart.

Your heart is a product of your thoughts.

Keeping my mouth Shut until I put my thoughts

in check about what I’m saying and thinking.

I CHOOSE to have my words and thoughts

Acceptable and congruent to the Word of God.

Psalm 19:14

¹⁴Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.

Keeping my thoughts in check today – Speaking TO MYSELF words of encouragement and healing. My thoughts be FAITH Based!

Replacing THOUGHTS of fear with THOUGHTS of faith.

Replacing WORDS of fear with WORDS of faith

"I feel good, I feel Great, I feel Wonderful" (movie line)

Singing:

He is my Rock my Sword my Shield, He's the wheel in the middle of the wheel. He's the Lily of the Valley the Bright and morning star. Make's no difference what you say, I'm gonna get on my knees and pray. I'm going to serve the Lord each day till Jesus comes.

I TRUST IN THE LORD and my words and thoughts reflect that belief

Then

Only putting into my mouth that which brings live, encouragement, health and wellness to my BODY!

May my words be fruit (Life giving)

to those around me

and may I

eat fruit (foods, fruit of His Word)

that brings me LIFE!

Right now, I'm going to SPEAK words of encouragement to myself then start SINGING OUT LOUD (creates marvelous energy) and go EXERCISE!

I pray you Catch the energy!

Cause I'm thrown 7 kinds of .... today! (movie line!)

Salute! TO your Health and Wellness

Thoughts on Habits

Psalm 1:2


But his delight and desire are in the law of the Lord, and on His law (the precepts, the instructions, the teachings of God) he habitually meditates (ponders and studies) by day and by night.

Habits

Repetitive Behaviors

This has been one of my themes during my pursuit to Health and Wellness journey.

This morning I thought about one of the step's in changing habits. Getting rid of bad and starting new.

Energy is never lost only transformed. (scientific fact). This is true of many things in life. Whether tangible energy or the energy of love and as I'm discussing the energy of habits.

So in order to lose a bad habit you need to transform that energy into a good habit.

If asked today, what are your habits, some may answer "I have no real habits". Since the word congers up idea's of bad habits like smoking, drinking or swearing.

But, in thinking about it WE all have habits. Some good Some bad. We just don't acknowledge and think about our habits because habits are a repetitive action we do unconsciously. We only acknowledge (for the most part)habits when they cause a problem or are pointed out by someone.

For instant, When I get out of the shower I have a pattern of how I dry off. Weird but true.

When I get out of bed I pretty much follow the same steps of routine.

Now some habits are a product of comfort -

Actually habits feed something in us or they would stop.

Some habits are learned as a child taught and reinforced our parent(s) or environment.

Whatever...

The point in this is take some time to THINK about what habits you may have -

Categorize them in Healthy and Unhealthy.

Or work backwards – Think about area’s you need improvement in… then look at behaviors/habits that contribute to the problem.

i.e. Clutter in the house. A behavior that seem to be a Habit of not putting something away when I’m finished with it.

Like putting down a cup of coffee when I’m done with it… instead of putting it in the dishwasher to be washed. Dumb example but Something I want to work on. I hate waiting until the place is a real mess then cleaning.

I want to Clean as I go! I want the "habit" of keeping my things in order.

Whatever!

Until you recognize and acknowledge your Repetitive behaviors YOUR "habits"

YOU CAN'T change something until you FACE IT.

Today I choose to acknowledge that my morning Habits need to include:

1. Praying, reading God's word and Spending time Listening to God - 15 minutes

2. Eating a "life giving" Breakfast to fuel my body

3. Filling up my Water Pitcher for the DAY's allowance of Water (lemon too)

4. Exercising/Stretching 15 minutes EVERY MORNING to pump up my body full of

oxygen (bringing life to my muscles and mind)

5. Fix my Bed..... oh ya I do that already as a habit my mommy taught me

She said as soon as you get out of bed FIX it! It's a sign your ready for the DAY.

I just threw in number 5 for fun, but Seriously.

5. Journalize every morning. This activity I've done since 1/1/10 has inspired me, motivated me and keep me on track for my Goal of Health and Wellness.

Now, I'm going to post this list every where:

bathroom mirror, Refrigerator, Computer Screen. Places that I look at routinely in the

morning.

Catch the Attitude

Salute! To your Health and Wellness

Nothing is impossible

The rest of this thought is ... "when you put your trust in God"

Thank God for another day.

I pray that I'm storing up jewels in Heaven!

Ciao

Thoughts

If I knew there was a treasure box full of jewels and money at the top of a mountain... at what point would I give up and not pursue getting to the top?

In my present state of pursuing Health and Wellness, it would seem ....it would take me my entire life to get to the top of the mountain. By the time I would reach it (if ever) I'd be too old to enjoy and use the money and jewels.

I think I'll keep this thought in my head today .........

I think (my thoughts) that I want something. That "Want" becomes my "Will"

(as in "our God given free Will to choose")

Now my actions are a product of my "Will"

But if the product of my actions do not match my thoughts than my "Will" is not true to my "Thoughts"

Therefore..... I'm not true to myself when I say I "Will" do something when I don't do it.

My thoughts then are not true ....

"what the Heck am I saying"...... I'm saying that

My conscious thoughts are really not based in my unconscious thoughts.

Therefore I'm back to what I've been saying all along during the 21 days thing -

This is a Spiritual battle! I need to pray and ask God to Heal me on the inside so that I am in conformity with the Word of God. Walking in the Spirit! Right.....

Then is the real struggle on my climb up the mountain me against me?

I am keeping me from reaching the top!

Yes, it is a battle of Flesh against Spirit in pursuing my dream, wants and desires. The only one hindering me is ME!

... Just a thought!

Mark 7:20

"It is the thought life that pollutes."

Isaiah 55:8-9

⁸ "For my thoughts are not your thoughts,

neither are your ways my ways,"

declares the LORD.

⁹ "As the heavens are higher than the earth,

so are my ways higher than your ways

and my thoughts than your thoughts

Also

I've also learned to exercise in the Morning.

I've also learned to Flush myself with WATER! It gives me energy

I've also learned MUSIC makes my world go around - I come alive, it's moves my emotions and creates energy!

I've learned that my Menopausal wt gain is about - needing NON toxic foods( as Organic as possible and lots of Water, minerals and vitamins from FOOD! White flour and Refined sugars make me moody, tired and ridiculous. AND exercise reduces mood swings and hot flashes.

... la la la la

It's all in the books - Knowledge is wasted when not applied.

DO IT

Catch the Attitude that Your worthy of taking care of YOU!