Who's will is it?

Just a side note tonight.


Driving in the car to work this morning (finding it "almost" a habit to seek out music or radio stations that feed my spirit and mind) I was listening to a minister.  In his sermon he talked about When Jesus said to his Father: 

                             Luke 22:42  

                                   ......... yet not my will, but yours be done.

The twist was God saying to  the man who was on his way to hell

                "not my Will but your Will be done" 

God's will is for us to live in Love and for eternity with Him.  He provides opportunities for us to see Him.  But he'll never Make us Love him and Serve him as our Savior.

The choice we make moment by moment is whom we will serve.




Salute! To your Spiritual Health and Wellness tonight

The Smile inside You

Choices, Choices, Choices


I believe that is about our free will

Our will to choice life or death

It's unfortunate that some people chose death.  Ahh you say, no way.

But isn't it choosing death when when indulge our carnal self with lifestyle choices that harm our body?

I'm not even going the direction of eating fattening sugary NON nutritional foods that elevate our blood sugar, BMI and attack our lives at the cellular level.

I'm talking today about our choice every moment of thoughts that bring death to our body, mind and soul.   Negative, destructive thoughts.

Like unforgiveness, anger, resentment, bitterness, envy... discontent.
These are thoughts that do not grow out of Love but out of Fear.

Simply put... we are made in HIS image.  God is Love and therefore any thoughts outside of Love is Death to who we are.

Walk in Love today (walk in the Lord).

Proverbs 3:5

Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; 

and lean not unto thine own understanding.

When you TRUST the Lord, really trust him as a little child Trust their parent to care and love and provide for them.  Ever see a three year old worry about paying the mortgage?

It says "with all thine heart"  that is WHO you are... Your heart... your life.... your being.

AND STOP trusting what YOU think, Lean on the Lord ...   GO to the WORD of GOD and fill your MIND... very NEURONs in your brain with the life giving thoughts of GOD!

Feed your BODY today with HIS WORD!  

Before you shove anything in your mouth!  

Feed your soul FIRST! 

Become who you were created to be. A CREATURE MADE IN LOVE.  A person who's life's walk is about emulating God's love in this world.  

                                             GO SHINE TODAY!   

Shine and light up the world you walk in!  No darkness can exist in the presence of light.  

John 12:46

I am come a light into the world, 

that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.

When you seek today to be the person God created, you WILL be smiling inside your body and therefore automatically a smile will be formed on your face.

SHINE!

Prayer:

Today Jesus I seek to be like you.

Fill my  body, mind and soul with the LIGHT of your word, so every thought I have is filtered through your truth!

Then I will step into today filled with the SUNSHINE of YOU!

I'll trust in you and know that YOU CARE FOR ME! 

Thank you for a new day to bring YOU PLEASURE.

I pray all my choices reflect this choice.

In Jesus Name

AMEN

Salute!  

Twenty One

Philippians 3:14

I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.

Matthew 6:22  

²² "The eye is the lamp of the body.
If your eyes are healthy, ^[a] your whole body will be full of light

Today and Tomorrow I will continue to press forward towards seeking truth. 

 To be in His Image. To live for His Glory.

Although this is my 21st day, I will start again on August 1st, for another 21 day journey towards Health and Wellness.  I desire, no I am passionate about living a life where my soul is full of sunshine (matthew 6:22 - The living Bible). 

To walk the talk.

To embrace each day as a new opportunity to serve my Creator

To have joy, energy, strength

To bless those around me with my life

I will continue to make choices of Life until the Day I see my Savior

When I fall, I'll just get up and brush myself off of the dust and look up towards my savior and then Start walking again.

I am a child of the Living God

He has a plan for me

I choose to live for Jesus 

I choose Life and I choose to have life more abundantly... full of His Grace and Mercy.

I choose each moment I breath what I think, where I'll walk and WHO I AM.

Salute!  

Day Nineteen

Waking up this morning - REMINDING myself (since I'm attempting to develop a habit in this 21 days) to S M I L E  as soon as my eye's open and Start "saying"
                                  Thanksgiving unto My Creator!  
   This morning I sang the song "Rejoice in the Lord always and again I say Rejoice"


I search for the word "Care" as this is what came to mind as I started to read in Matthew Chapter 6.   I like to use "biblegateway.com" ! Love it.  I can click on different Versions of the Word.   


I woke up this morning SEEKING TO FEED my Spirit!  (well, in all honesty I do have a cup of coffee with me).

1 Peter 5:5-6

"God opposes the proud 

      but gives grace to the humble."^[a] 

⁶Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, 

that he may lift you up in due time. 

⁷Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.

Matthew 6:30

And if God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you.

 Why do you have so little faith?

1 Corinthians 6:13   ¹³You know the old saying, "First you eat to live, and then you live to eat"? Well, it may be true that the body is only a temporary thing, but that's no excuse for stuffing your body with food, or indulging it with sex. Since the Master honors you with a body, honor him with your body!

Mark 4:19

Then the cares and anxieties of the world and distractions of the age, and the pleasure and delight and false glamour and deceitfulness of riches, and the craving and passionate desire for other things creep in and choke and 

suffocate the Word, and it becomes fruitless.

Luke 12:22

And [Jesus] said to His disciples, Therefore I tell you, 

do not be anxious and troubled [with cares] about your life, 

as to what you will [have to] eat; 

or about your body, as to what you will [have to] wear.

Today is a travel day for me.   Which is my challenge to stay on task and focused.  It's not an excuse to not Choose Healthy Foods to feed my body, or Feed my Spirit  or Feed my muscles (exercise).  In fact, I know that it provides an opportunity to LIVE what I believe.  At the Airport Restaurant.... I absolutely know I can find a meal that is full of nutrients! 

 I have the opportunity to walk in the spirit as I meet and interact with PEOPLE - be a witness to those around me as I practice "patience" during travel (ahhh, travel has a reputation of being trying to one's patience.)

And wow, talk about opportunity to exercise - WALK, WALK, WALK  as I wait to board the plane.  (My husband's habit is to arrive at the airport  EARLY! ).  One of the habit's I have sought to develop is using EVERY moment I can to stretch and Move and bring life giving Oxygen to my body!  

BREATH (for crying out loud) BREATH!  

Breath in the Breath of LIFE!  (This is the first thing you do in CPR - Check for Breathing.... why?  because that is how GOD brought man to life... 

Genesis 2:7

And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.

One of the classic symptoms of ANXIETY is not breathing properly - holding or breath, or breathing rapid shallow breaths!  
 That is why  "Deep breathing exercises" is so very VITAL!   When a thought of anxiety enters your mind. Stop, Take in a deep breath through your Nose (exhaling slowly through your mouth)

FIVE TIMES - while saying to your self.  
Something like "He Care's for ME!"

"I give it to the LORD"..... "Thank you Lord I AM Yours".... whatever.

So,  today.... I will not be anxious today about flying!  He CARES for me!  

So I will honor him by taking care of me.   BODY, MIND and SPIRIT.

 Then I will bear the fruit and be a blessing to those around me.

PRAYER this MORNING:

Thank you God for creating me.  Please, today give me the Grace, Strength and  Faith I need to Be your Eye's and Voice in this world.  

May my Soul be full of Sunshine today spreading it's light in this dark world.

In Jesus Name

Amen

Salute! 

Day 18

72 hours left of the 21 day..... thing-a-ma-bob that I do!

Yesterday I heard confirmation of what I'd heard in the past.  50-60% increase in weight loss when keeping a journal.  

Although this isn't about weight loss (only a benefit) The message is the benefit of Journalizing.... a point of accountability.  Thinking, writing.... activities that provide a vehicle for staying focused on a goal.

These are all side notes to today's blog.

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 Last night I did what I had blogged to do... Read the Word of God... and county my blessings before bed.

 "The Living Bible" is the version I have... and the verse read...

Matthew 6:22

"If your eye is pure, there will be sunshine in your soul"

Verse 23 is: But if your eye is clouded with evil thoughts and desires, you are in deep spiritual darkness.  And oh, how deep that darkness can be!"

The thought of SUNSHINE in MY SOUL  sent me off to sleep in such joy to think this was possible.   I LOVE sunshine! It means blue skies.... warmth touching my face.... all good thoughts.

But I was intrigued as to the words "if your eye is pure".... So here are two other versions of the Scripture.


                        Matthew 6:22-23 (King James Version)

 ²²The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single,

 thy whole body shall be full of light.

 ²³But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. 

If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!

Matthew 6:22-23 (The Message)

 ^22-23"Your eyes are windows into your body. If you open your eyes wide in wonder and belief, your body fills up with light. If you live squinty-eyed in greed and distrust, your body is a dank cellar. If you pull the blinds on your windows, what a dark life you will have!

Balance!  Balancing Spirit, Mind and Body

Being a healthy weight, physical strength and energy, sound quick mind...

and  having "sunshine" in my soul.... being successful at reaching my goals. 

This is what my quest is.... This is MY journey in the "21 day to Health and Wellness".

It occurred to me yesterday, after several day's of blogging about "we are God's Creation and we need to respect ourselves".... 

asking  the question "DO I LIKE MYSELF?"

Truly something we all need to ask ourselves.   

Stop and think about it  - 

   Look at yourself in a full length mirror.... what do you see?  What do you say?

   Then think of how someone may describe you to someone else.... 

Depriving ourselves of things / activities that benefit our body, mind and spirit is a symptom of "a unhealthy relationship with ourselves".  I think it's about Not liking ourselves.... be unhappy with our self.  Feeling like a failure..... Not forgiving ourselves for (you can fill in the blank)


God created you..... but unless your following the Instruction Manual (Bible) that your Creator wrote.... Unless you see yourself through GOD's EYE's and love yourself.... unhappiness  can be your cholesterol level or the size of your waist line.


Take what God gave you.... even a big nose, large frame... whatever.... keeps you from "culturally looking perfect"
    and.....  When you  don't love what he created ... how can anyone else love it!  


How many times have you said when thinking about eating some high calorie sugary food... "ah, forgetaboutit,  I want it so I'm going to eat it".  While the internal message your hearing is screaming "don't do it..... it'll make you more fat"....


And again (as said in previous blogs) eating unhealthy is sometimes trying to fill the void in your soul..... Your just not happy!  That Chocolate Chip cookie from Mrs. Fields won't fill the void!  You know that... but you'll eat it for the quick fix
just like an addict who needs a fix!  Harsh but True (same behavior). 


Yes, this is my opinion.... I'll back it up with scientific research later!


What else could it be.... NO, it can't be a lack of knowledge because we are saturated with information on what is an unhealthy lifestyle choices (smoking, drinking, eating fat filled sugary desserts, sedentary, couch potato... etc.....)
Sorry, but I put smoking cigerette in the same catagorie as eating heavily fat/sugary foods...
They both contribute to causing life style disease!   HARSH!  but True




What do you "SEE" ?  Are you looking through a heart that appreciates and respects what God has given to you? What are you "Looking" for in Life?




I don't know about you, but I want my SOUL TO BE FULL OF SUNSHINE!!!!




SMILE!  it'll open up your heart.


Salute!