July 2009
Cry Out to and Trust in the Living God – Psalm 84 Video
Cry Out to and Trust in the Living God – Psalm 84
Blessed is the Man whose Strength and Trust is in the Lord
“My soul longs … my heart and my flesh cries out for the living God …
Blessed is the man whose strength is in You …
They go from strength to strength …
O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer …
and look upon the face of Your anointed …
The Lord will give grace and glory:
no good thing will He withhold from them that walk uprightly …
O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusts in you.”
Psalm 84
These are some verses taken from Psalms chapter 84. I highly recommend cracking open your Bible and giving the whole chapter a read. 😉
This video is about a minute 40 and includes some beautiful piano music by Kevin MacLeod. Enjoy!
God bless you – cheers,
Brenda
P.S. Please comment and let me know if you have a favorite verse you would like put to video …
How Can Healthy Lifestyle Choices Boost Your Personal Image?
How Can Healthy Lifestyle Choices Boost Your Personal Image?
Tips on Taking Care of Your Spirit, Mind, and Body
Self-esteem plays a vital role in success. Don’t let a dwarfed self-image hold you back from being all that you are capable of. How you see yourself has to do with the condition of your spirit, mind, and body. You are a package deal and you need to boost your self-esteem with healthy lifestyle choices daily.
It’s no secret that what we see when we look in the mirror effects our self-esteem. If the body reflected is at its ideal weight, with a clear complexion, well groomed, and dressed well, it is much easier to go through the day with powerful confidence to take on the world.
Yet, when the opposite is reflected, not only does our self-esteem plunge, but there is usually the stress of carrying around physical and emotional pain from the present condition of our body.
Take care of your body and make healthy choices on a daily basis.
Eat a healthy balanced diet, exercise and eliminate the intake of harmful substances. We are surrounded with a wealth of information on how to feed and exercise our body for optimum performance. No more excuses here. Just start where you are and make baby steps daily so that it becomes a lifestyle. The reward is worth it.
Renew your mind daily.
Monitor what you watch and listen to. What you put in is what you’ll get out. If you fill it with stress, fear, and all that is failing, you’ll experience that in your life. Fill your mind with positive, uplifting, words, thoughts, and pictures to make that become your reality.
In Proverbs 23:7 it says; ‘As a man thinks in his heart, so is he’. And this leads me to the next point, the condition of your spirit or heart.
Guard your heart.
Your dominating thoughts get planted in your heart and become your reality. This is so important! Decide how you want your life to look, be, and feel. Then play that movie of your desired life in your head daily. Choose to fill your mind with healthy thoughts and images. Don’t forget to speak them and you’ll not only help block out the negative thoughts that want to trip you up, you’ll discover your confidence begin to rise.
Case in point: Healthy lifestyle choices give us the opportunity to operate at maximum performance. Eat right, exercise, monitor what you watch, listen to, and speak. Learn to love and laugh often. Do the best with what you have and begin where you are. Soon you’ll uncover the powerful, real you inside yourself as you boost your self-esteem.
May your healthy lifestyle choices bring you a life full of growing prosperity!
Be blessed – Cheers,
Brenda
Self-Esteem – 7 Strategies Boost Your Personal Image with Amazing Results!
Self-Esteem – 7 Strategies Boost Your Personal Image with Amazing Results!
Boost Your Confidence With These Seven Strategies
Self-esteem an
d the image we carry of ourselves is a powerful driving force in our lives. Do you lack self-confidence to accomplish things and move yourself ahead in life? Do you feel timid, fearful, and overwhelmingly anxious way to often?
If any of this rings true, then make a choice to start changing things.
The self-image or concept we have of ourselves and the self-respect we give ourselves should be given great attention and importance.
These seven strategies will help boost your image as you begin to discover the powerful, unlimited opportunities within you:
1) Acknowledge your Creator. Know that you are a child of God. Begin to see yourself and your life the way God sees you. You are a child of God and overcome, because greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world. (1 John 4:4)
2) Meditation and affirmations should be a daily routine. Think and speak what you want. It’s only a matter of time until what you think about and how you see yourself on the inside is what your life will look like on the outside. Example affirmation: God has given me a spirit of power and love and a sound mind. (2 Timothy 1:7)
3) Healthy lifestyle choices provide maximum performance. Having great confidence requires doing the best with the body you’ve been given. Eat right, exercise, monitor what you watch and listen to. Learn to love and laugh often.
4) Acknowledge your strengths & abilities. Take inventory of what you are good at. We’ve all been given special gifts and talents. You’ll be empowered as you find ways to build on your strengths.
5) Celebrate the small victories! Learn to celebrate you and the small victories in life. This helps increase your confidence and encourage you to continue moving onto greater victories.
6) Notice and express the good in others. Acknowledging the positive qualities in others is excellent practice for learning to acknowledge your own positive qualities. And don’t forget, we reap what we sow. As you are generous in your compliments to others, others will be generous in their compliments to you. A great self-esteem booster!
7) Nip fear in the bud daily. Fear is a great handicap that hinders growth and only allows us to see the negative side of things. Become conscious of fearful thoughts quickly. Memorize some positive affirmations to use as replacements for fearful thoughts that try to attack your mind.
The bottom line is this: Going through life with low self-esteem, feeling like an incapable, unworthy, low-life nobody will simply turn you into that. So let’s agree to put a stop to that today!
One of the greatest things you can do for yourself and others is to uncover the capable, powerful, confident person inside yourself. The real you is just waiting to be discovered. God has a purpose and a plan for your life, made just for you. Live successful and take steps daily to boost your self-esteem.
May you discover your true potential and continue to experience growing prosperity!
Soar higher in Him,
Brenda
God Bless America – Happy Independence Day!
God Bless America – Happy Independence Day!
Happy 4th of July America
The 4th of July is a very important time for celebration of our Nations Birthday, July 4, 1776!
I hope all Americans had a wonderful time celebrating and took the time to thank God for this prosperous nation we are blessed to live in.
May we never take for granted all the freedoms we have and are blessed to enjoy!
“WE hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness…”
— The Declaration of Independence
God bless you,
Brenda
P.S. Always remember to pray daily for the nations leaders, that they may lead us with godly wisdom!
Give You Glory by Jeremy Camp – Worship Music Video
Give You Glory by Jeremy Camp – Worship Music Video
All Glory Worship and Praise Goes to You God!
Enjoy this music video by Jeremy Camp.
I so appreciate those who step-up and use their God given talents to honor Him and stir up others to do the same.
“Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let Your glory be above all the earth…
My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise….
I will praise You, O Lord, among the people: I will sing unto You among the nations.
For Your mercy is great unto the heavens, and Your truth unto the clouds.
Be exalted, O God, above the heavens: let Your glory be above all the earth.”
Psalm 57: 5,7, 9-11
You are holy Lord, we give You glory!
Have a great day in Him –
Brenda
P.S. You can find Jeremy Camp resources online at Amazon.
The Secret of the LORD – Discover the Key to the Treasures of Life!
The Secret of the LORD – Discover the Key to the Treasures of Life!
Do You Fear the LORD?
Secrets are something we all have and not all secrets are bad. We share our secrets with those who are in close relationship with us and who we can trust. God has some secrets He would like to share with those who are in an intimate relationship with Him.
How do we enter into an intimate relationship with God?
Fear of God is the starting point to having an intimate relationship with Him.
“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.” Proverbs 1:7
It seems that many Christians call Jesus their Lord and Savior but they don’t fear Him with a holy fear that acknowledges He is their supreme Lord.
People tend to love a distorted image of Jesus that they create with their own imagination and understanding.
Don’t be fooled, a lack of holy fear separates us from intimacy with God.
How do you obtain this necessary fear of the Lord? (Proverbs 2:1-5)
1) Receive the Word of God. “My son, if you will receive my words, …”
2) Hide His Commandments in You. “… And hide my commandments with you; …”
3) Incline Your Ear to Wisdom. “… So that you incline your ear unto wisdom, …”
4) Apply Your Heart to Understanding. “… and apply your heart to understanding; …”
5) Cry Out For Knowledge & Discernment. “… Yes, if you cry after knowledge, and lift up your voice for understanding; …”
6) Seek it and Search as You Would for Hidden Treasures. “… If you seek her as silver, and search for her as hidden treasures; then shall you understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.”
The fear of the LORD is the key to Unlock His Treasures.
Fear of the Lord is the key that unlocks His treasures in our lives.
“And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of your times, and strength of salvation; the fear of the LORD is the key to this treasure.” — Isaiah 33:6
God desires that we draw near to Him, but this is impossible without a holy fear. It is not about being scared of God. The person who fears God has nothing to hide because he knows his life is an open book before God. He puts God’s desires before the desires of himself and others.
How does God know if we fear Him?
We obey Him. Evidence of a holy fear is obedience to God’s commandments.
The Secret of the LORD is with Those Who Fear Him
“The secret of the LORD is with them that fear Him; and He will show them His covenant.” Psalm 25:14
A holy fear of the Lord produces unconditional obedience in our hearts and lives. The Lord is drawn to those who fear Him and He works in them both to will and to do His good pleasure. Those that fear the Lord enjoy his secret and treasures.
May you draw near to God as He draws near to you and experience a life of growing prosperity!
God bless you,
Brenda
P.S. Inspiration to write this article came from two highly recommended resources: The Bible and John Bevere’s book Drawing Near, A Life of Intimacy with God