A storm is on the horizon

When you hear the warning's and see the dark horizon.. feel the air change around you... when you can almost smell danger around the corner


         It's hit all 5 senses and dahhhh?
                      what else do you need before you prepare for the storm.


Maybe there has been too many times when the weather reported a "big storm coming" and then only a few sprinkles hit.


Maybe you're walking on faith that you'll be protected and safe.


Maybe you're just stupid and have been lucky in the past.


PREPARE


Prepare your heart, your mind and your world.  


Live in the moment, but take action.  This time maybe you won't be so lucky.


If it doesn't hit... it'll be a great relief 


PREPARE


Salute!

Detox Yourself

I had wrote  (few blogs ago) 
about how we every morning pick up our bag  and get back on the road.


Two thoughts on this. 


First is the "bag".  Yes, we ALL have bag(s) to carry.  (unless your Christ)
What is in your bag?  Before you quickly answer think: You and I need to go to the Lord and have him stand looking in to what's in the bag(s) with us.  
Time for real honesty when we're held accountable.    


Our culture is so taken up with "detoxing" our bodies.  How about "detoxing" our minds and spirits.  Yes, you heard me correctly.  DETOXING TIME!


If you think of Love, Joy, Peace, Forgiveness, honesty, thoughtfulness, kindness, giving, sacrificing... la la la  as Flowers 
I'd pick:  Roses for Love, 
                 Daisies for Joy, 
                 maybe Lilacs for Peace
                 Etc 


Then if you think of Fear, hate, un-forgiveness, bitterness, resentment, retaliation as disgusting smelling stuff 
I'd pick:  Fear as onions
                 Hate as rotting meat
                 Un-forgiveness as the smelly socks from a basketball player with 
                      foot fungus (yikes!)
                Etc....


Seriously, no joke.  It's true!  
Take a look in your bag(s).  The one you carry every day.   How is it you don't smell what's happening inside the bag.  Do you really think those you walk next to on the road don't get a whiff of what's happening in the bag?  Or like most of us (me included) we attempt to just cover up any smell of anger, resentment or un-forgiveness with an ARTIFICIAL perfumed spray (faking that we're ok inside)  


 Sad but true - we all carry baggage.  
Sad but true, sometimes we're so use to the smell of our bag that we don't notice it.  Hey, I know.... it's like the story of the college students that stuck an old fish in one of the dorm rooms as a trick.  The Students  sleeping in the room never noticed the stench  that they slept with all night long until they left the room in the morning and  then returned.  TRUE!  

I just love the fact that Jesus told stories (parables) to help people understand God's truth.

I'm very visual in my learning and when I hear a story or see a picture, I the "get it".

Then think about "ORGANIC".  Yes, food's that are Organic (Free of pesticides and chemicals).   How about putting "organic thoughts" into our minds and spirits.

Just a thought! 

The journey I've been on is all about "finding health and wellness".  

The signs on my road have been illuminated as I've been seeking GOD TO HELP ME!  The signs have said 

"hey you there..... pay attention to your mind and soul too!" 

I've heard this again and again: 

"If you spent more time on the health of your mind and spirit... 

YOUR BODY 

will become healthy too!"

Ephesians 4:31-32  

³¹GET RID of all bitterness, rage and anger,

 brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. 

³²Be kind and compassionate to one another, 

forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you

"GET RID".... easy to say, not so easy to do.  That is when attempt to do it with your own strength.  Only the Christ in use can just "get rid" of these emotions.  We have to first make the choice to "get rid" of them... then draw strength from the Lord.  We are of sinful nature.  A lot of times we CHOOSE to harbor, hang on to.... Keep these emotions in our bag!  Why, because we feel justified to be angry, bitter.... etc.  

We may use the excuse... they (the person it's directed to) doesn't deserve anything less than my anger.  They don't deserve my forgiveness.  

Ahhhh, time to detox.  All those toxic emotions really only STINK UP YOUR BAG!  In fact they turn into a rotting garbage that then starts to ROT your beautiful flowers.

(another story example... I think I need a felt board like we had in Sunday school... oooh ya, I like that idea)

Your emotions  are like a bowl of fruit.  When one piece of fruit begins to rot... the good fruit around it also begin to rot from the contact with the bad piece.

Ok, Picture taken, shown and done with.  

Oh won't you open up your bag and take a good look inside.  Take out the articles one by one.  Exam them before you put them back inside.  The stuff (thoughts/emotions) that are toxic... place them before the Lord and ask God for the strength to "Get Rid" of them. 

                                              Toxic thoughts ARE MAKING YOU SICK! 

For your Mind and Spirit choose to:

       Detox your Mind and Spirit and choose Organic thoughts     

Your BODY is a reflection of your Mind and Spirit!

Salute!  To your health and wellness

Something wonderful Happened

Psalm 63: 1-5

                                A psalm of David. When he was in the Desert of Judah.

¹ O God, you are my God,

earnestly I seek you;

my soul thirsts for you,

my body longs for you,

in a dry and weary land

where there is no water.

² I have seen you in the sanctuary

and beheld your power and your glory.

³ Because your love is better than life,

my lips will glorify you.

⁴ I will praise you as long as I live,

and in your name I will lift up my hands.

⁵ My soul will be satisfied as with the richest of foods;

with singing lips my mouth will praise you.

When you arrive at the destination  where you are more consumed with what you'll feed your spirit than what you feed your face.... you will FIND what ALL men seek.  Love, Peace, Joy.... freedom to live as God Created Man to live.   Everyday we pack up our "baggage" and step onto a road WE choose.  We may think we know where we are headed but clearly we make choices to choose roads that do not lead us the destination we say we are seeking.  We get distracted and turn corners, make U Turns.... Ignore the Signs on the road that say, Stop, Yield, One way..... This way to the Emerald City! (hahaha)

This morning I looked back at the very first Blog I wrote APRIL 2009.  Then I read that January 1st 2009  is when I started my 21 Day's to Health and Wellness.  Here I am today, still needing to make the right choices BUT the WAR inside myself that I had experienced most of my life has been WON!  

Yes, there are some small fights BUT NOT A WAR.  And as David said as he stood before the Giant with only a sling shot and 5 small pebbles.  That was after Saul gave David his own armor. David could hardly move. But, he didn't need  the "carnal way" to fight the enemy. No, HE just needed his Faith in GOD.. HE just needed to believe in His Savior.  BUT, HE had to take action!  Surely, God could have taken a lighting bolt to kill the Giant.  But God shows us through this Powerful Story that the youngest, smallest man stood up to a Giant when HE was obedient and followed the Lords directions. It only took FAITH to have the courage to TAKE action and kill the Giant.  

I have learned that I need to take Action, 

drawing direction, strength and courage 

from the Word of God and My Relationship the My Savior

The Lord has revealed to me during this Quest, Journey... whatever you want to call it... so many Truths about my LIFE.

If I could sum up the foundation of what I have learned about what I've been chasing all these years,

 it would be this scripture verse Psalms 63: 1-5 

 HE is My God... HE is My Creator.  When I read my instruction manual, when I review how I was made and for the purpose I was made.... IT MAKES PERFECT SENSE.

I've been fooled just like EVE all those years.  Seeking to be my OWN God.  Trying to do it MY WAY. Forgetting or maybe wanting to ignore the call of my Savior to let HIM meet me and present to me ALL that will satisfy my Soul.

Everyday I now choose to NOT BITE THE APPLE (figuratively of course).  I walk through the Garden seeking HIM who created me. 

 And Oh, the Joy that floods my SOUL.  

Something  wonderful Happened and Know I know

HE TOUCHED ME and made me WHOLE! 

 (wonderful Hymn by Audrey Myers)

Salute!  To your Health and Wellness

Move that mountain

What is Your mountain that needs to be moved?

Matthew 17:20  

 ²⁰He replied, "Because you have so little faith. 

I tell you the truth, 

if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, 

you can say to this mountain, 

'Move from here to there' and it will move. 

Nothing will be impossible for you.

Need I say more?

Salute!  To your Health and Wellness


Oh, my
I just was glancing through old post and Saw March 15, 2010
Crazy me.... I used the same title tonight.  And... last March I said that
  I am the mountain that needs to be moved!    Careful, I see a pattern here!

A moment of Anger

Psalm 30:5

For his anger endureth but a moment;

 in his favour is life: 

weeping may endure for a night, 

but joy cometh in the morning.

Am I better than God?  If His anger endureth but a moment.... then .....

When something occurs that causes me anger I need to only allow it but for a "moment".  Easier said than Done!

Ok, so I had someone say something and I developed feelings of  "anger" stirring inside of me.  

I closed my eye's took a deep breath and visualized myself Blowing it away.  Nope, still there.  Then I said to myself  ;

 "Self, why would you let this Rob you of your Joy?"  

The person has no power over you.  

So, what they said only has power to rob you if YOU LET IT.  Ok, go deep.

Reach inside your mind and take this though that lit your anger and diffuse it. 

Go back to what you've learned. 

TWO EMOTIONS:  Love and Fear

Anger is birthed in Fear

Freak....

What am I afraid of..... Oh, right... I got it....

Afraid that what was said to me is right.  AHHH HA!  

So, let me think about this. Is what was said "right".  I'll exam this and then be honest with myself.  Is it a right thing that was said to me or is what was said only a statement to intimidate me and control me.  AHHH HA!  A Fear of someone being able to intimidated me and use it to control me.

I will not be scared or intimidated by anyone.   I'll hold myself up before the light of Christ and exam myself.   If this person was right, then I'll ask God to expose and heal me. If this person was wrong, then I'll dismiss what was said as "coming from the source" and has no power  over me.  

I will use what happened as a seed to help me GROW! 

There,  Diffused!  Yea.... Joy back

Nice!

Now, Shuddup a yourface!  HA HA HA

I think I'll just sing a Happy song out loud right now and then laugh at my antics ... 

Ahhhh Joy cometh in the morning!   YEA

Salute! To the Health and Wellness of  your SOUL!

AMAZING how life is  really played out in your head !