Your Audience

When (as today) you are "feeling" illness creeping on... like a headache or flu like symptoms, DO NOT GIVE audience to those feelings!

Yes, you feel what you feel. But, Tell your Body what your heart and mind know!

You are a child of God and your Body is his Temple.

Speak the Words (words are SO very powerful)

I'm "FIGHTING" blank blank blank (whatever your feeling)

Confess this over and over.

NEVER NEVER say - "I have a cold" or "I have a Headache" That is you giving audience to the feelings. That is you giving permission for your body to accept an illness. That is taking ownership of the feelings and letting an illness take hold of YOU and GROW!

This is so very very true!

This doesn't mean when your "fighting" something you shouldn't attack it with

Good Nutrition, Fluids, Rest, Vitamins.... then move to over the counter medications like some Ibuprofen or Cough medication.

Fight, Fight, Fight.... "go to the Mat" ("You've got mail" line... quoted from the "Godfather")

Have you heard someone say... "I'm getting a Headache" or "I always feel this way just before I get a sinus infection" or " When I get this... I always get that"

ahhhhhhhhh

Salute!

Plans

Judges 7

²The LORD said to Gideon, "The people who are with you are too many for Me to give Midian into their hands, for Israel would become boastful, saying, 'My own power has delivered me.'

This is amazing Story of how God orchestrated HOW HE was going to get the glory.

It's always easy for us to see God's hand when we know the whole story.

Imagine for a moment what Thoughts were going through Gideon's mind when he knew the task at hand. He needed an Army to defeat the Midianites - God dwindled his army to 300 men. Yet, in obedience to God the Battle was won. Great Story to read.

Did Gedeon understand God's Plan? Meaning, did he just trust and obey God no matter how it seemed to him?

This story came to me tonight... I believe once again, God is imparting into my heart TO STOP looking at circumstances aka "road blocks" and just have faith and DO what I KNOW is right.

LISTEN to Him and His word. HE HAS A PLAN! Do what he's put before me (opportunity, vision). Even if it seems crazy and un do able.

I know my personality is to want to know the ending first. Ha!

I really do know the ending. It's all about standing in HIS presence some day and

wanting God to say. "Well done, my good and Faithful servant".

Salute!

Cycle of life

The cycle:

It takes energy to exercise

It take energy to eat right (make healthy choices)

It takes eating right to obtain energy

It takes exercise to increase energy

No beginning, No end.....

OK

This thinking is the epiphany of what happened today. After traveling I arrived and wanted to "snack"... not hungry, just craved a salty snack.

So, I went and took a nap. Kind of like in the movie "Avanti"... where the heavy women states her Doctor told her that she can't eat when sleeping, so SLEEP more!

Yikes!

Yet, after the nap I had no desire to snack.

AHHH! I get it. Fatigue leads to lack of will that translates into .... trying to fill the void, satisfy.... whatever it is that makes us give into eating.

Maybe that's one of the reasons that in the evening I have the most difficulty with snacking.

OK

Salute! To YOUR health and wellness

Stayin alive!

Title has nothing to do with today's blog. It's just that I'm cleaning and pumped up!

Of course because I need to multitask:

I'm cleaning

Listening to Music on iPhone

Thinking about "stuff"

Some of it is Ruminating about a circumstance with some People that I can't change.

Heartbreaking and disappointing to say the least.

Yet, I've dealt with this before (different people). I did get over it and moved on, but it was a "BIG challenge".

This I Know: In myself I DO NOT HAVE the resource to "get over it and move on"

BUT, in the Lord with his word I HAVE the resource.

Give it to Got - "I see the people at the foot of the cross on their knees". And I too pray for them. I do forgive them and let "God deal with them in his way and time".

Next, I acknowledge that the "DEVIL" wants to rob me of my joy. Easily done when my mind thinks about this circumstance. BUT "I" my choice need to DIRECT my thoughts. THAT I CAN DO. My freewill!

now, ADD moment -

Social Gathering always over FOOD! YIKES!

Then I removed myself from self righteous judgement and said "HEY, what about the Last Supper?". Right, and the first Wedding? Changing water into wine.

Ok.... then

"this do in remembrance of me"

Keep priorities and desire in the right place.

Ok,

Now back to....

where was I?

Oh ya

Cleaning! BYE

The Battles of LIFE

No doubt it is a struggle.

Poor night sleep

Fighting a illness

Personal challenges (fiance, relationship)

..... Feeling down, depressed, sad, disappointed, betrayed, scared, angry

So, saying "let it go, move on, don't let your emotions rule you"

Come on and get real. Saying those quotes mean nothing when your in the trenches of these emotions.

Put it into action

MAKE YOUR SELF SMILE! Your body senses the muscles around your mouth and sends out chemical markers stating "hey, she's happy... release more endorphins".

Quote Scripture Verses ! There is power in stating God's word... not the cliques of Man

Put a check on your nutrition - "are you lacking your Vitamin B's...?" these are Vitamins your body needs to battle Stress (can't escape stress in this world).

Fight Fatigue (sometimes from illness or depression) with stretches. This activity takes little energy and will put you on the right track! It will pull in oxygen to your muscles (heart is a muscle) and sends messages to your brain.

Drink your water with Lemon - Cup of Hot Tea with Lemon.... your 70% fluids so FILL UP!

Then.... SING SING SING - Sing out loud- Sing out Strong

Then... COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS not your troubles -

Name 7 things YOU ARE GRATEFUL for!

The battle is ON but.... YOU CAN WIN!

Don't give up and Don't give in!

Salute!