Personal Growth – How to Take a Look Outward and Ramp Up Your Growth Inward!

A Personal Investment Guaranteed to Bring Returns

Personal development is a lifelong investment.

It provides returns in the future…

and it also provides benefits for today.

Would you like to invest in something that can ramp up returns to your personal growth…

and at the same time bring value to the lives of those around you?

“Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.” – James Matthew Barrie

A Successful Investment

Look outward and invest in the success of others. Why? Because when we help others overcome their hurdles and make it through their troubles, we see the same help manifest in our lives. And soon we will discover we are close to our own success.

The good things we make come to pass for others, God will make come to pass for us.

“Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man does, the same shall he receive of the Lord.” – Ephesians 6:8

Giving Ramps Up Personal Growth

Practice helping others regularly. Help them see the bright side of their troubles. Stir up and draw out their gifts and callings.

Give to others with your words. Speak words of praise and encouragement to them. A few kind words can go a long way in lifting a person’s spirits; especially in these days of being bombarded constantly with negative messages.

The person that refreshes others will be refreshed themselves. (Proverbs 11:25)

When we look outward to help others, we create more room to grow on the inside. We grow spiritually to the extent we give out.

Bottom line: Take time to help others grow and help them see the potential person they can be. A great exercise for the heart is reaching out and lifting someone else up. So what are you still doing here? Go now and find someone to help and at the same time ramp up your own personal growth.

May you have a heart to help others and a life of growing prosperity!

Soar higher -

Cheers,
Brenda

Personal Growth – Are You A Uniquely Gifted Specialist Created for Greatness?

Find Out Now if You are a Specialist in the Making!

Personal growth is a lifelong process…

And we are individual creations…

with our own unique seeds to achieve greatness.

Watering these seeds allows our special talents and gifts to grow…

and develop us into unique specialist.

Fearfully and Wonderfully Made

Do you realize you are a miracle and have been fearfully and wonderfully made? (Psalm 139:14) We are each the only one in all of creation who has our unique set of talents and abilities.

Never see yourself as insignificant. Make the most of yourself and use what talents you possess. Like the saying goes, “Use it or lose it.”

Specialist in the Making

You are special. When we begin to use our God given gifts, we develop into a specialist. Keep in mind: We were not created to be all things to all people.

Do not be one of the masses that bury their talents and gifts. Do not be a copy cat and go down the path of least resistance. Develop your unique gifts to the fullest and do not be surprised when others call you gifted.

God tells us not to conform to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of our minds to His Word. Then we will be able to test and approve what His perfect and acceptable will is. (Romans 12:2)

Your Life Makes a Difference

Use your life to make a positive difference. God gifted us with unique abilities for a special purpose. No one can do what we ought to be doing and contributing to this world as well as we should. God gives us the ability to do what we have been called to do.

Living a life less than we are capable of will bring unhappiness. We must also remember that we are responsible to God for how we use our gifts in life. So let us use them wisely and achieve greatness.

Are you with me still? Good. Then become a uniquely gifted specialist and put your stamp on this world. Society is counting on you and more importantly God is counting on you. Let your light shine and achieve greatness on your journey of personal growth.

May your life be full of growing achievements and growing prosperity!

God bless you -

Soar higher,
Brenda

P.S. Image credit goes to: Thad Zajdowicz

Personal Growth – How to Be Spiritually Mature with 9 Key Qualities!

Discover 9 Key Qualities to Help Evaluate and Guide You Spiritually

Personal growth in all areas of our being is important.

We are a spirit, with a soul (mind, will, and emotions), living in a body.  Growing in all areas is vital to living a full life.

We have check-ups with our doctor to determine the condition of our physical health, and learn how to make adjustments and improvements. We also take tests to measure our intelligence and the condition of our emotional and mental well-being.

How do we determine our spiritual condition?

These nine quality factors will help evaluate spiritual maturity level and act as a guide for future growth. They are biblically based from Galatians 5:22. As Christians we call them Fruits of the Spirit.

The level of which these qualities are visible (or not visible) in a person’s life is evidence of their inward spiritual condition. They offer a great evaluation process for everyone.

9 Key Qualities to Help Evaluate and Guide Your Spiritual Maturity:

1.) LOVE

Are the things you do in life motivated by your love for people? Love is number one here, because walking in love is required to open the door to the other qualities.

2.) JOY

Do you exhibit an unshakable joy, regardless of your changing circumstances? Joy is not based on what is happening around you, but knowing that your name is written in heaven. Let the joy of the Lord be your strength.

3.) PEACE

Are others able to take courage in your unshakable peace? When you know God, you’ll know peace and with His presence in your life you’ll have a peace that passes all understanding and is present in the midst of storms.

4.) PATIENCE

Do you display patience with yourself and others in the things you wish to accomplish? Patience in daily events allows for a peaceful life. If God can have such great patience with us, we should strive to have patience with others.

5.) KINDNESS

Are you caring and understanding with people? Kindness displays sweetness when dealing with others.

6.) GOODNESS

Do you want the best for others? When genuine goodness is evident in you, people will trust you and feel safe around you. Others are drawn to this Godlike state of being.

7.) FAITHFULNESS

Are you a person who keeps their commitments to the end? Being loyal, steadfast, and stable in all your commitments should be a given. Without faith it is impossible to please God. (Hebrews 11:6)

8.) GENTLENESS

Do you keep your strength under control and maintain a balance of being tough and tender? Strive to remain even-tempered and deal with people with a gentle word or deed rather than lose your temper.

9.) SELF-CONTROL

Are you disciplined to make the right choices and move toward your goals? Self-control is vital since your flesh is at war against your spirit. Self-control must be operating in your life in order to have victory over negative devices.

In truth, there is no limit to what you can do with these powerful qualities at work in your life. Life is a growth process and we all have room for improvement.  Regular evaluation of these nine qualities will help guide you.

The bottom line is this: God has provided these qualities to us through His Spirit so that we can transform our lives and reflect His image. Draw on the life transforming power God has provided and let these divine qualities be evident in your life. Choose to mature spiritually as a vital part of your personal growth.

May you mature spiritually and continue to have a life of growing prosperity!

God bless you -
Brenda

P.S. Which one of these is the most challenging for you and which one the easiest?

God’s Chisel Video by The Skit Guys

A Creative Look at a Typical Believer Going Through the Process of Discipline

Correction can be a painful process in life, but a neccessary one if we want to change for the better…

God know what’s going on inside of us and just like a good parent He loves us and wants us to be the best we can be. A parent disciplines their child because they love them too much to leave them the way they are. God is the same with us.

“For whom the Lord loves He corrects; even as a father the son in whom he delights.” — Proverbs 3:12

This video is less than 9 minutes, but well worth a creative look at God chiselling the dead weight out of our lives…

Allow God to correct you when needed - so you can be all He intends you to be!

Soar higher in Him,
Brenda

P.S. Feel free to share your thoughts or comments…