What Am i Doing To Lose the Weight
To change my physical appearance I decided to go with South Beach. I extended Phase 1 for a month with highs and lows and just decided to go to Phase 2 which i finally was able to maintain my nutrition as I should. Ahhh..fruit never tasted so good. I also reduced my calorie intake to 1200 calories which was easier than i thought especially since I started a food diary.My doctor advised me late last year to take alli but after hearing the negative effects i decide to just use the online feature to record my food intake which i think was one of my top reasons my nutrition become controlled because i became more aware of what i was eating and what foods i migrate too towards stressful time.So now in the middle of my third month I have lost 15 lbs (which you already know because I toldyou in my earlier posts so I'm 198 lbs) and depending on how my next two weeks go I'll meet my target or be shy by 5-7 lbs (I'm thinking I should at least lose 4 lbs).
I will reach my ideal size!
2010 would be a year that I would finally reach my physical goals!
My longest running goal was to be in the best shape of my life when I turn 30. Sadly I didn't reach that goal but I'm praying I reach that goal by the time I reach 31.
As with most women I had an issue with weight for several years...it started out growing up and hearing my father drill in my head not to be fat (so i had one fat year as a kid) but quickly got myself into shape. Teenage years came about and i started dating heavily and i was told i was perfect not to gain anything so I didn't even anything I started to lose some. My junior year I was at the best shape thus far..135 wearing a size 10 ahh..good times. Then college came the heaviest I've ever been (I don't know what my actual weight was since I never stepped onto a scale but I would guess mid 200's..and my size was an 18 but i thinking i was probably moving into a 20 but i outstretched my clothes. College was an awful time for me so its not surprising i gained so much weight..i never felt like i fit in anywhere and once i met my former best friend who loved food and always cooking. I quickly became addicted. For the many friends I didn't have i had food so i became an emotional eater. There was more food available to me at college than ever in my life. My parents ate on a poverty level by the time i left home (they could afford more but that's how they grew up and for some reason they went back there). I never talked about how depressed college life made me except with my hubby (then best friend) who was a lifesaver and called me practically everyday my first year (but after running up his moms phone bills that didn't last past the first year). Such a depressing time overall. Lets move my story along because I don't want to talk about this forever. Thankfully what came out of this time at college was my three best friends till this day (Carey, Amanda, and Jackie). I think a brief introduction to college is necessary since that was my heaviest.
After a year or two after I graduated I lost some lbs and its been an up and down period where I stayed around 14 then i finally saw a 12 and could fit into some 10 maybe 3 years ago and then i started raising again to a size 16. Preparing for my wedding I got down to a 14 and 30 lbs from my goal weight at 165. Yay! But then transition in moving to NY was yet again another depressing time so due to my horror I gained 40 lbs in 4 or 5 months. I didn't realize but then i started to have all these health problems and i was like i need to lose weight..a doctor has finally told me. I'm going to start running and lots of other things but that didn't happen. Even though I was no longer depressed by the time late Spring came I found a love for food in NY. NY has so much good food and ambiance so my best friend Kym and I went out to eat on a weekly basis which doesn't seem like much but then i always was eating out at lunch as well so to no surprise by the time i hit 30 i was no where close to my goal and i was depressed how i let myself go. At the top of this year I was at a whooping 213 lbs. Time to declare weight loss goals and i needed to ensure I had midpoints so I could ensure I stayed on target because things were getting out of hand. I also needed to find some spiritual words to stand on as well. Below is what I came out with and i found a prayer concerning food which was perfect.
2010 Weight Loss Goals
Starting Weight: 213
Goal Weight: 135 lbs
Net lbs to lose: 78
Check-In Points at 3, 6, 12 months
March 31st: goal weight is 187 lbs
June 31st: goal weight is 161 lbs
December 26th (my birthday) goal reached 135 lbs
Father God, I come to you in the precious name of Jesus that you will perform a miraculous healing in my life concerning my desire to lose weight. Thank you Lord nothing is impossible with you and that you can take away my desire to overeat and fill the voids within me to cause me to seek food as a replacement.
Lord, touch my mind right now, help me to see what causes me to overeat, give me a strong desire to want to take care of my body and see it as you do Lord. Help me to make the right food choices and touch my mind with creativity concerning food and what I eat. May i be restored to divine health again.
As I strive to do this Lord, please bless all within me-my cells, my metabolism-that they will function properly so I can lose the weight, And let me take it one day at a time and not worry about anything else but the cares of the day that i woke up to.
Thank you Father for loving me enough to help me through this.
Amen.
My longest running goal was to be in the best shape of my life when I turn 30. Sadly I didn't reach that goal but I'm praying I reach that goal by the time I reach 31.
As with most women I had an issue with weight for several years...it started out growing up and hearing my father drill in my head not to be fat (so i had one fat year as a kid) but quickly got myself into shape. Teenage years came about and i started dating heavily and i was told i was perfect not to gain anything so I didn't even anything I started to lose some. My junior year I was at the best shape thus far..135 wearing a size 10 ahh..good times. Then college came the heaviest I've ever been (I don't know what my actual weight was since I never stepped onto a scale but I would guess mid 200's..and my size was an 18 but i thinking i was probably moving into a 20 but i outstretched my clothes. College was an awful time for me so its not surprising i gained so much weight..i never felt like i fit in anywhere and once i met my former best friend who loved food and always cooking. I quickly became addicted. For the many friends I didn't have i had food so i became an emotional eater. There was more food available to me at college than ever in my life. My parents ate on a poverty level by the time i left home (they could afford more but that's how they grew up and for some reason they went back there). I never talked about how depressed college life made me except with my hubby (then best friend) who was a lifesaver and called me practically everyday my first year (but after running up his moms phone bills that didn't last past the first year). Such a depressing time overall. Lets move my story along because I don't want to talk about this forever. Thankfully what came out of this time at college was my three best friends till this day (Carey, Amanda, and Jackie). I think a brief introduction to college is necessary since that was my heaviest.
After a year or two after I graduated I lost some lbs and its been an up and down period where I stayed around 14 then i finally saw a 12 and could fit into some 10 maybe 3 years ago and then i started raising again to a size 16. Preparing for my wedding I got down to a 14 and 30 lbs from my goal weight at 165. Yay! But then transition in moving to NY was yet again another depressing time so due to my horror I gained 40 lbs in 4 or 5 months. I didn't realize but then i started to have all these health problems and i was like i need to lose weight..a doctor has finally told me. I'm going to start running and lots of other things but that didn't happen. Even though I was no longer depressed by the time late Spring came I found a love for food in NY. NY has so much good food and ambiance so my best friend Kym and I went out to eat on a weekly basis which doesn't seem like much but then i always was eating out at lunch as well so to no surprise by the time i hit 30 i was no where close to my goal and i was depressed how i let myself go. At the top of this year I was at a whooping 213 lbs. Time to declare weight loss goals and i needed to ensure I had midpoints so I could ensure I stayed on target because things were getting out of hand. I also needed to find some spiritual words to stand on as well. Below is what I came out with and i found a prayer concerning food which was perfect.
2010 Weight Loss Goals
Starting Weight: 213
Goal Weight: 135 lbs
Net lbs to lose: 78
Check-In Points at 3, 6, 12 months
March 31st: goal weight is 187 lbs
June 31st: goal weight is 161 lbs
December 26th (my birthday) goal reached 135 lbs
Father God, I come to you in the precious name of Jesus that you will perform a miraculous healing in my life concerning my desire to lose weight. Thank you Lord nothing is impossible with you and that you can take away my desire to overeat and fill the voids within me to cause me to seek food as a replacement.
Lord, touch my mind right now, help me to see what causes me to overeat, give me a strong desire to want to take care of my body and see it as you do Lord. Help me to make the right food choices and touch my mind with creativity concerning food and what I eat. May i be restored to divine health again.
As I strive to do this Lord, please bless all within me-my cells, my metabolism-that they will function properly so I can lose the weight, And let me take it one day at a time and not worry about anything else but the cares of the day that i woke up to.
Thank you Father for loving me enough to help me through this.
Amen.
Having a Better Relationship with God
I declared several things in 2010 regarding my spiritual life: connection and time alone with God everyday and finding a church home.
Connection and Time Alone with God
My time with God would return to becoming a priority and necessity because everything else flows from it. Committing to reading my bible on a consistent basis along with a morning devotional . I also would be writing in my journal more often. I could see the differences these things made in my life within the 1st week I was without a doubt happier beginning and ending my day with the Lord. On my commute I would spend it in worship or reading the word and reading additional devotionals at work. It became a daily habit until I went to MD for work and I forget to bring my bible, devotional, and journal and i was so discouraged had my daily habit for 3 weeks was no longer so but then I realize some days are like that. As long as I take out the time to be with God it doesn't have to fit into the formula I want. You don't fit God into a box so devotion time can't be either.
Church Home
I needed to be planted in a church home. I’ve been frustrated about looking for a church because every time I went in the past two years. I never found one that spoke to me in terms of praise and worship (which is my fav part of service), relevant messages filled with scripture and humor and a man after God’s own heart. So I got used to sitting in the back so I could make an easy escape (sad I know but so true) or tv ministries. But this year was different this routine I had established no longer fed me…I needed to go out and seek what I am after.
I went to visit a new church on Jan. 3rd in Brooklyn and afterwards I was empty like did I attend church it was so quick. So a few days later as I was studying..i had a desire to stop what I was doing and go to my newest bff that I go to everything for ….Yelp.com. Ahhh..kisses I love me so yelp! So I did a search for Christian churches and there was about 173 that came up so I went through the website and started to build my list of churches to “try out” when Microsoft Word encountered an error and could not retrieve my document. I was pissed because it took a lot of time to pick out the ones that fit me and I did not remember what page I was on. So frustrated I started on page 1 but it was a different set of churches that showed up and the first one on there was called CityLight Church . What made an impact was what one of the reviewers out of 3 said below: “While I had visited many churches, CityLight church was the answer. I was actually surprised when I first went since I came in looking for a reason to stop going. Let's just say I'm STILL going after a few years and find CityLight the most legit, honest and life-changing church one could be a part of. The music at CityLight is phenomenal! I am also tough on church music and often times feel disappointed in what I hear. CityLight's music team changes you -- you come into the service with the weight of the world on your shoulders. Once the music hits, I feel this sudden peace and excitement. My situations don't change, but I do and so does my attitude. It straightens me out to tackle whatever is on the horizon for the following week. For CityLight's music team, as well as the Pastor Bojan's teachings, to do that to me EACH Sunday should show anyone that there is something really special and different here.” I was wowed like I could totally relate to what she was saying about looking for a reason to stop going.. What she said about the music gave me high hopes so I went to visit the website and I LOVED it and you got to listen to some of the pastor messages. They even had Friday services so I could go after work or Sunday services in the evening. What! Evening services I love it! So I ran to tell my hubby how I fell in love with a church and he was happy but I was trying to keep my hopes at bay in case I get disappointed. I told my sister Robin and she said she would go with me that Friday. I cant even explain what I felt at that first service but I will try….GENUINE WORSHIP and you could tell that was one of their top priorities. I was waiting for the message but there was a guest pastor (sigh) but when he spoke he brought forth the word with such power and revelation. I was indeed blessed. In summary this is what he said (pulled this from his church site -Winners Church:
What Will 2010 Be A Year Of
1. 2010 will be a Year of Prayer, Praise and Power. Since the inception of the Church, prayer, praise and power has been a part of our history. Prayer is the backbone of the Church and praise is the language of Heaven. Combine the two and you have heaven on earth. Where there is prayer and praise, there will always be a demonstration of power. This year we are going to re-dig these wells. We are going to see incredible breakthroughs and overwhelming victories because of this. (Acts 1:12-14; Luke 24:50-53; Acts 16:25-26; Acts 4:31)
2. 2010 will be a Year of Bible reading, study and meditation. The Bible is the written Word of God. It contains His thoughts, His laws, His love, and His mind on every matter that pertains to mankind. The Bible is God speaking to you. It will give you direction for your life. Therefore, the Word of God must be first place in your life. You must spend time reading, studying, and meditating on it and you will find yourself growing spiritually and dynamically in every area of life. (2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Timothy 2:15; Joshua 1:8; Psalm 1:2-3)
3. 2010 will be a Year of "I Did It!" Someone once said, "The world needs dreamers and the world needs doers. But above all, the world needs dreamers who do." This year will be a constant celebration of what you did. You are going to accomplish and achieve more than you ever dreamed possible. (Proverbs 13:9; Proverbs 12:14; Ecclesiastes 5:3)
4. 2010 will be a Year of Financial Turnaround and Triumph. Financial dominion is for every believer. There are those in the body of Christ who are doing well financially and then there are those who are not doing so well. Those who are doing well will do better this year. They will continue to triumph and make financial gains. Those who are not doing so well will have a financial turnaround. Jesus, our Great Shepherd, is going to lead you into the paths of prosperity and increase. Your only responsibility will be to follow His instructions. Do what He tells you to do. This year we are coming into divine alignment with God's laws of prosperity and financial increase (both natural and spiritual laws). This year we are going to have great testimonies of financial turnaround and triumph. (Luke 5:1-9; John 21:1-14)
5. 2010 will be a Year of Grace. More than ever before, as a body of believers, we are going to walk in the grace of God. Grace is God's favor and His divine empowerment. His favor and His empowerment are on you. As you and I walk in the light of this, we are going to see doors open that we never dreamed possible. We are going to see opportunities come our way that will literally astound us. This is the year when we will see a dramatic increase of favor with God and man. There will be an outburst of favor everywhere you go. This is the year when we walk in God's divine enablement to accomplish and establish things in His strength. (Romans 5:1-2; James 4:6; Acts 4:33)
6. 2010 will be a Year of Winning. We are the victorious. We are more than conquerors. We have gained a surpassing victory. This year we will live this out. We will win over sin, sickness, disease, poverty, lack, depression, and whatever else poses itself as our enemy. We will not know defeat this year. The victory is ours! (Romans 8:37; 1 Corinthians 15:57; 2 Corinthians 2:14)
7. 2010 will be a Year of Love and Romance. God created you to experience love and romance. He wants you to be touched, kissed and hugged. He wants you to express yourself sexually in the beautiful context of marriage. Some of you have been waiting patiently for a mate. This is your year. Do not doubt! Even if you've been waiting a long time, I declare that the wait is over! However, you have to cooperate with the Lord this year if you are to experience love and romance. It's not going to just happen. You have to prepare yourself spiritually, emotionally, physically, and financially. Then some of you need wisdom to attract. Read and learn about how to have a godly and satisfying relationship. God has someone for you! This is your year to receive that someone in Jesus' name! Now to those of you who are already married, this will be the year when love and romance will escalate in your marriage. The passion will burn hot this year! Your marriage will be a true reflection of Christ and the Church this year. (Hebrews 13:4)
8. 2010 will be a Year of Miracles, Signs and Wonders. The Bible says that we are for signs and wonders. God wants to do miracles through you. He wants to display the supernatural through your hands. As you go out and tell people about Jesus, miracles, signs and wonders are going to follow you. Jesus said it would. This year, we are going to walk in the light of it. As you desire miracles, signs and wonders to flow through you, they are going to manifest in unprecedented ways. (Isaiah 8:18; Mark 16:14-20; Acts 1:8; Acts 5:12; Acts 6:8; 1 Corinthians 14:1)
9. 2010 will be a Year of Much Spiritual Activity. More of you will put your angels to work than ever before. More of you will exercise spiritual authority over Satan and demons. More of you will have dreams and visions. Some to warn you, some to show you things to come, some to help others. Some of you will birth ministries and lay the foundation of great ministries that will have global impact in years to come. (Hebrews 1:13-14; James 4:7; Acts 2:14-18)
10. 2010 will be a Year of Sovereign Surprises. How many of you like to be surprised? God is going to surprise you this year. There will be supernatural and natural surprises. If you believe it, you will see it. If you doubt, you'll not experience sovereign surprises. The Bible says that God is able to do exceedingly above all that we ask or think. So, ask God to surprise you this year. Our concept of surprise came from Him. He is the author of surprises. The Bible says in Job 5:8 (The Message Bible), "...after all, He's known for great and unexpected acts; there's no end to His surprises." You see that? There's no end to His surprises. This year I want you to have a journal of surprises, answered prayers, and extraordinary things that happen to you. (Job 5:8; Ephesians 3:20; James 1:17)These declarations I have declared over your life is not automatic. You must activate them with your words and actions. First, start by saying, "I believe this! Lord, let this come to pass in my life this year." Then you have to do the things that are necessary for these things to come to pass. The Word of God says, "But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does." (James 1:25).
Such timely word I was indeed blessed (as well as my sister Robin) and I can see how these things are playing out! Between this and the 3:20 decade..can you tell I'm excited?
I finally heard the pastor after so many weeks and I was blessed and said Im going like coming here and I have. So pretty much every week Robin and I have been attending services and they have been amazing. It's so wonderful to have someone to go to service with. I'm used to going by myself.Between amazing worship, great word and fellowship. The only other thing I want is for my hubby to attend but I know he does things on his own timing.
I also joined CityLight on March 7th so I am indeed giddy about being planted!
So I've been to one Women's group thus far which is unlike any church women's group where its not heavily structured. Kind of a meet and greet when we first walk in; there's worship time where there are a few chairs on the side but otherwise the church space is open and you can sit and worship, lay down or sit and worship as christian musics is playing; there's hot seat prayer where a person sits in the seat and there are women around who lay hands on her and everyone on the outer extends a hand and women start praying for the women's needs. It's awesome. Also, I'm interested in Life Groups but those only happen every semester so I'm waiting for that time to come about. I cant wait to see what else is in story with this church.
Oh and the church slogan for lack of better word is Rediscover Life. Isn't that delightful! All of the churches I've been too played a significant part in my life: New Life (after being saved), Victory (learning that God has called us to be victorious in life and likes for us to praise him openly and without abandonment, and this church also taught me how to study the word). Finally City Light Rediscover life I believe will show how to rediscover life in NY City as the person God made me to be. I cant wait to see what else in store because I can tell this is a pivotal time in my life.
Connection and Time Alone with God
My time with God would return to becoming a priority and necessity because everything else flows from it. Committing to reading my bible on a consistent basis along with a morning devotional . I also would be writing in my journal more often. I could see the differences these things made in my life within the 1st week I was without a doubt happier beginning and ending my day with the Lord. On my commute I would spend it in worship or reading the word and reading additional devotionals at work. It became a daily habit until I went to MD for work and I forget to bring my bible, devotional, and journal and i was so discouraged had my daily habit for 3 weeks was no longer so but then I realize some days are like that. As long as I take out the time to be with God it doesn't have to fit into the formula I want. You don't fit God into a box so devotion time can't be either.
Church Home
I needed to be planted in a church home. I’ve been frustrated about looking for a church because every time I went in the past two years. I never found one that spoke to me in terms of praise and worship (which is my fav part of service), relevant messages filled with scripture and humor and a man after God’s own heart. So I got used to sitting in the back so I could make an easy escape (sad I know but so true) or tv ministries. But this year was different this routine I had established no longer fed me…I needed to go out and seek what I am after.
I went to visit a new church on Jan. 3rd in Brooklyn and afterwards I was empty like did I attend church it was so quick. So a few days later as I was studying..i had a desire to stop what I was doing and go to my newest bff that I go to everything for ….Yelp.com. Ahhh..kisses I love me so yelp! So I did a search for Christian churches and there was about 173 that came up so I went through the website and started to build my list of churches to “try out” when Microsoft Word encountered an error and could not retrieve my document. I was pissed because it took a lot of time to pick out the ones that fit me and I did not remember what page I was on. So frustrated I started on page 1 but it was a different set of churches that showed up and the first one on there was called CityLight Church . What made an impact was what one of the reviewers out of 3 said below: “While I had visited many churches, CityLight church was the answer. I was actually surprised when I first went since I came in looking for a reason to stop going. Let's just say I'm STILL going after a few years and find CityLight the most legit, honest and life-changing church one could be a part of. The music at CityLight is phenomenal! I am also tough on church music and often times feel disappointed in what I hear. CityLight's music team changes you -- you come into the service with the weight of the world on your shoulders. Once the music hits, I feel this sudden peace and excitement. My situations don't change, but I do and so does my attitude. It straightens me out to tackle whatever is on the horizon for the following week. For CityLight's music team, as well as the Pastor Bojan's teachings, to do that to me EACH Sunday should show anyone that there is something really special and different here.” I was wowed like I could totally relate to what she was saying about looking for a reason to stop going.. What she said about the music gave me high hopes so I went to visit the website and I LOVED it and you got to listen to some of the pastor messages. They even had Friday services so I could go after work or Sunday services in the evening. What! Evening services I love it! So I ran to tell my hubby how I fell in love with a church and he was happy but I was trying to keep my hopes at bay in case I get disappointed. I told my sister Robin and she said she would go with me that Friday. I cant even explain what I felt at that first service but I will try….GENUINE WORSHIP and you could tell that was one of their top priorities. I was waiting for the message but there was a guest pastor (sigh) but when he spoke he brought forth the word with such power and revelation. I was indeed blessed. In summary this is what he said (pulled this from his church site -Winners Church:
What Will 2010 Be A Year Of
1. 2010 will be a Year of Prayer, Praise and Power. Since the inception of the Church, prayer, praise and power has been a part of our history. Prayer is the backbone of the Church and praise is the language of Heaven. Combine the two and you have heaven on earth. Where there is prayer and praise, there will always be a demonstration of power. This year we are going to re-dig these wells. We are going to see incredible breakthroughs and overwhelming victories because of this. (Acts 1:12-14; Luke 24:50-53; Acts 16:25-26; Acts 4:31)
2. 2010 will be a Year of Bible reading, study and meditation. The Bible is the written Word of God. It contains His thoughts, His laws, His love, and His mind on every matter that pertains to mankind. The Bible is God speaking to you. It will give you direction for your life. Therefore, the Word of God must be first place in your life. You must spend time reading, studying, and meditating on it and you will find yourself growing spiritually and dynamically in every area of life. (2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Timothy 2:15; Joshua 1:8; Psalm 1:2-3)
3. 2010 will be a Year of "I Did It!" Someone once said, "The world needs dreamers and the world needs doers. But above all, the world needs dreamers who do." This year will be a constant celebration of what you did. You are going to accomplish and achieve more than you ever dreamed possible. (Proverbs 13:9; Proverbs 12:14; Ecclesiastes 5:3)
4. 2010 will be a Year of Financial Turnaround and Triumph. Financial dominion is for every believer. There are those in the body of Christ who are doing well financially and then there are those who are not doing so well. Those who are doing well will do better this year. They will continue to triumph and make financial gains. Those who are not doing so well will have a financial turnaround. Jesus, our Great Shepherd, is going to lead you into the paths of prosperity and increase. Your only responsibility will be to follow His instructions. Do what He tells you to do. This year we are coming into divine alignment with God's laws of prosperity and financial increase (both natural and spiritual laws). This year we are going to have great testimonies of financial turnaround and triumph. (Luke 5:1-9; John 21:1-14)
5. 2010 will be a Year of Grace. More than ever before, as a body of believers, we are going to walk in the grace of God. Grace is God's favor and His divine empowerment. His favor and His empowerment are on you. As you and I walk in the light of this, we are going to see doors open that we never dreamed possible. We are going to see opportunities come our way that will literally astound us. This is the year when we will see a dramatic increase of favor with God and man. There will be an outburst of favor everywhere you go. This is the year when we walk in God's divine enablement to accomplish and establish things in His strength. (Romans 5:1-2; James 4:6; Acts 4:33)
6. 2010 will be a Year of Winning. We are the victorious. We are more than conquerors. We have gained a surpassing victory. This year we will live this out. We will win over sin, sickness, disease, poverty, lack, depression, and whatever else poses itself as our enemy. We will not know defeat this year. The victory is ours! (Romans 8:37; 1 Corinthians 15:57; 2 Corinthians 2:14)
7. 2010 will be a Year of Love and Romance. God created you to experience love and romance. He wants you to be touched, kissed and hugged. He wants you to express yourself sexually in the beautiful context of marriage. Some of you have been waiting patiently for a mate. This is your year. Do not doubt! Even if you've been waiting a long time, I declare that the wait is over! However, you have to cooperate with the Lord this year if you are to experience love and romance. It's not going to just happen. You have to prepare yourself spiritually, emotionally, physically, and financially. Then some of you need wisdom to attract. Read and learn about how to have a godly and satisfying relationship. God has someone for you! This is your year to receive that someone in Jesus' name! Now to those of you who are already married, this will be the year when love and romance will escalate in your marriage. The passion will burn hot this year! Your marriage will be a true reflection of Christ and the Church this year. (Hebrews 13:4)
8. 2010 will be a Year of Miracles, Signs and Wonders. The Bible says that we are for signs and wonders. God wants to do miracles through you. He wants to display the supernatural through your hands. As you go out and tell people about Jesus, miracles, signs and wonders are going to follow you. Jesus said it would. This year, we are going to walk in the light of it. As you desire miracles, signs and wonders to flow through you, they are going to manifest in unprecedented ways. (Isaiah 8:18; Mark 16:14-20; Acts 1:8; Acts 5:12; Acts 6:8; 1 Corinthians 14:1)
9. 2010 will be a Year of Much Spiritual Activity. More of you will put your angels to work than ever before. More of you will exercise spiritual authority over Satan and demons. More of you will have dreams and visions. Some to warn you, some to show you things to come, some to help others. Some of you will birth ministries and lay the foundation of great ministries that will have global impact in years to come. (Hebrews 1:13-14; James 4:7; Acts 2:14-18)
10. 2010 will be a Year of Sovereign Surprises. How many of you like to be surprised? God is going to surprise you this year. There will be supernatural and natural surprises. If you believe it, you will see it. If you doubt, you'll not experience sovereign surprises. The Bible says that God is able to do exceedingly above all that we ask or think. So, ask God to surprise you this year. Our concept of surprise came from Him. He is the author of surprises. The Bible says in Job 5:8 (The Message Bible), "...after all, He's known for great and unexpected acts; there's no end to His surprises." You see that? There's no end to His surprises. This year I want you to have a journal of surprises, answered prayers, and extraordinary things that happen to you. (Job 5:8; Ephesians 3:20; James 1:17)These declarations I have declared over your life is not automatic. You must activate them with your words and actions. First, start by saying, "I believe this! Lord, let this come to pass in my life this year." Then you have to do the things that are necessary for these things to come to pass. The Word of God says, "But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does." (James 1:25).
Such timely word I was indeed blessed (as well as my sister Robin) and I can see how these things are playing out! Between this and the 3:20 decade..can you tell I'm excited?
I finally heard the pastor after so many weeks and I was blessed and said Im going like coming here and I have. So pretty much every week Robin and I have been attending services and they have been amazing. It's so wonderful to have someone to go to service with. I'm used to going by myself.Between amazing worship, great word and fellowship. The only other thing I want is for my hubby to attend but I know he does things on his own timing.
I also joined CityLight on March 7th so I am indeed giddy about being planted!
So I've been to one Women's group thus far which is unlike any church women's group where its not heavily structured. Kind of a meet and greet when we first walk in; there's worship time where there are a few chairs on the side but otherwise the church space is open and you can sit and worship, lay down or sit and worship as christian musics is playing; there's hot seat prayer where a person sits in the seat and there are women around who lay hands on her and everyone on the outer extends a hand and women start praying for the women's needs. It's awesome. Also, I'm interested in Life Groups but those only happen every semester so I'm waiting for that time to come about. I cant wait to see what else is in story with this church.
Oh and the church slogan for lack of better word is Rediscover Life. Isn't that delightful! All of the churches I've been too played a significant part in my life: New Life (after being saved), Victory (learning that God has called us to be victorious in life and likes for us to praise him openly and without abandonment, and this church also taught me how to study the word). Finally City Light Rediscover life I believe will show how to rediscover life in NY City as the person God made me to be. I cant wait to see what else in store because I can tell this is a pivotal time in my life.
Wellness
This year is the year I would focus on wellness…spiritually, physically, emotionally, and financially (in that order). Because the one preceding the other is necessary before I can move onto the next area.
Nutritious People
I picked up nutritious people from Coach Carolyn at the 1st meetup and immediately knew that's what my friendship had to possess going forward and luckily for me everyone in my close network is nutritious.
This is the question Coach Carolyn asked:
Who is the most nutritious person in your life? Think about how that person makes you feel about yourself. Does he or she constantly challenge you; constantly encourage you; cause you to come up just a little higher than you would normally? If the answers are yes, then that person is totally nutritious and you should have them at least once a month for nourishment.
Of all people that are the most nutritious it's my husband J. I've known him since I was 15 years old and we started started dating at age 20 and got married when I was 28 and he was 29. He's constantly encouraged & challenged me than anyone in my life. His honesty, Godly wisdom, humor, love, and support can not even been measured. He wants greater thangs for me than I want for myself. We have literally grown up together and its been amazing to see how our relationship has grown through the years. We have had many valleys and peaks throughout this time but all thanks go to God for purifying and strengthening the relationship. A foundation with God is much sturdier than one without it. J is my soul and I thank God for him everyday in my life.
I was going to go on and on how each person in my life is nutritious but that could take awhile so I'll just say thank you to Kym, Kia, Robin, Jackie, Carey, Amanda, and Cory for being the nutritious people in my life! I am so grateful for all of you!
This is the question Coach Carolyn asked:
Who is the most nutritious person in your life? Think about how that person makes you feel about yourself. Does he or she constantly challenge you; constantly encourage you; cause you to come up just a little higher than you would normally? If the answers are yes, then that person is totally nutritious and you should have them at least once a month for nourishment.
Of all people that are the most nutritious it's my husband J. I've known him since I was 15 years old and we started started dating at age 20 and got married when I was 28 and he was 29. He's constantly encouraged & challenged me than anyone in my life. His honesty, Godly wisdom, humor, love, and support can not even been measured. He wants greater thangs for me than I want for myself. We have literally grown up together and its been amazing to see how our relationship has grown through the years. We have had many valleys and peaks throughout this time but all thanks go to God for purifying and strengthening the relationship. A foundation with God is much sturdier than one without it. J is my soul and I thank God for him everyday in my life.
I was going to go on and on how each person in my life is nutritious but that could take awhile so I'll just say thank you to Kym, Kia, Robin, Jackie, Carey, Amanda, and Cory for being the nutritious people in my life! I am so grateful for all of you!
Release
The front of the grace card says "Release." The back says "Let go. When we release our attachment to the outcome, we allow the power of grace to work its magic."I look forward on focusing on this word for the week along with my Scared Friday word outrageousness.
Energizing Thoughts
Another blessing in terms of inspirational life force I found through Carey is Cheryl Richardson. Every Sunday Cheryl has a topic and this weeks is Energizing Thoughts.
This was her posting for this week's topic:
I've just finished teaching our San Francisco Movers and Shakers program and was inspired to send the following newsletter after witnessing a powerful moment between Louise Hay and a workshop participant.
One woman came up to the microphone for some coaching and started with the following: "I am a terrible procrastinator." No sooner were the words out of her mouth, when Louise stood up and said: "That's an affirmation!" In the spirit of that important message, please use the following story and message to change your life ☺.
Last week I was enjoying some time to myself at a local park when I overheard a conversation between two women who were talking about how frustrated they were with their jobs. They were sitting close by and, after a half hour of trying to mind my own business, I decided to head home. As I drove away, I thought about how much time and energy they were investing in the problem by repeating the details of their situations over and over again. And, I thought about how I've done the same thing in my own life -- energized the very thing I didn't want to continue by repeatedly complaining about it. When you consider the notion that our thoughts have creative power, complaining about something without doing anything to change it, takes on a whole new meaning. While talking about our problems is a normal (and important) way of working through the difficulties in life, fixating on them can end up magnetizing the very thing we most want to avoid. When we complain, ruminate, whine, moan or gossip about what isn't working in our lives, we may find that the problem persists or even shows up in a whole new form. That said, there's gold to be found in the act of complaining and worrying about our problems. Just think about the strategy behind what you do.
For example, if you're worried about money (and who isn't nowadays), you might:Continuously think about what you don't have, your debt, or upcoming bills.Talk with others about how bad the economy is or how it's going to get worse.Write about your fears in a journal. Go to sleep at night imagining worse-case scenarios in your mind.Pray about the problem. Again, these are all useful ways to process the challenges we face in life, but when we get stuck on these behaviors alone without adding positive actions, we contribute to the problem. Now, imagine what might happen if you used these same strategies to your advantage. To bring more abundance into your life, you could:Continuously think about what you do have by noticing the little things that make you happy right now.Start looking for and sharing the stories of abundance that show up in your life.Begin each day by writing down fifteen things you feel grateful for.Go to sleep at night imagining yourself living debt free or enjoying a new, higher-paying job.Pray for the discipline and strength to focus on the good in your life and the ability to receive the abundance that's coming your way.These examples represent the fundamental steps of attraction. You think about it, talk about it, write about it, meditate on it, pray about it, or imagine best-case scenarios. I've been practicing the idea of attraction in one form or another for the last twenty-five years and these are the things that I do (along with making treasure maps :).
As you begin to use these steps to turn things around, please keep in mind three important things I've learned over time:
1. Simply thinking about something you want to bring into your life isn't enough. You need to combine thought with action and be willing to do the work.
2. Making the shift from "me" to "we" is where the law of attraction really becomes powerful. My greatest joy (and success) comes in sharing my good fortune with others.
3. We must surrender to the reality that there is a power greater than our humanness at work in the world and we can't always get what we want. Some things just aren't meant to be.So, when you think about your life and what you're energizing every day, does it make you smile or is it time to make a shift?
Take Action Challenge
Choose one thing you've been worried about (or complaining about) and put those remarkable practical strategies to good use. Turn it around by focusing your energy on the possibilities of what could be instead of the reality of what is right now. Whether or not you believe it can work doesn't matter. Isn't that great? ☺
Cheryl is absolutely right and her example is one of the things I was worried about a month or two -Money. Since our household went from two income to single income to support my husband on his journey of acting. Money worries crept up early (ex. how I am going to pay $1650 rent when i barely have enough leftover after I pay bills) but I gave all my worries over to Jesus because it started to overwhelm . Jesus gave me so much peace and reminded me he is my source and from which everything else flows.
This was her posting for this week's topic:
I've just finished teaching our San Francisco Movers and Shakers program and was inspired to send the following newsletter after witnessing a powerful moment between Louise Hay and a workshop participant.
One woman came up to the microphone for some coaching and started with the following: "I am a terrible procrastinator." No sooner were the words out of her mouth, when Louise stood up and said: "That's an affirmation!" In the spirit of that important message, please use the following story and message to change your life ☺.
Last week I was enjoying some time to myself at a local park when I overheard a conversation between two women who were talking about how frustrated they were with their jobs. They were sitting close by and, after a half hour of trying to mind my own business, I decided to head home. As I drove away, I thought about how much time and energy they were investing in the problem by repeating the details of their situations over and over again. And, I thought about how I've done the same thing in my own life -- energized the very thing I didn't want to continue by repeatedly complaining about it. When you consider the notion that our thoughts have creative power, complaining about something without doing anything to change it, takes on a whole new meaning. While talking about our problems is a normal (and important) way of working through the difficulties in life, fixating on them can end up magnetizing the very thing we most want to avoid. When we complain, ruminate, whine, moan or gossip about what isn't working in our lives, we may find that the problem persists or even shows up in a whole new form. That said, there's gold to be found in the act of complaining and worrying about our problems. Just think about the strategy behind what you do.
For example, if you're worried about money (and who isn't nowadays), you might:Continuously think about what you don't have, your debt, or upcoming bills.Talk with others about how bad the economy is or how it's going to get worse.Write about your fears in a journal. Go to sleep at night imagining worse-case scenarios in your mind.Pray about the problem. Again, these are all useful ways to process the challenges we face in life, but when we get stuck on these behaviors alone without adding positive actions, we contribute to the problem. Now, imagine what might happen if you used these same strategies to your advantage. To bring more abundance into your life, you could:Continuously think about what you do have by noticing the little things that make you happy right now.Start looking for and sharing the stories of abundance that show up in your life.Begin each day by writing down fifteen things you feel grateful for.Go to sleep at night imagining yourself living debt free or enjoying a new, higher-paying job.Pray for the discipline and strength to focus on the good in your life and the ability to receive the abundance that's coming your way.These examples represent the fundamental steps of attraction. You think about it, talk about it, write about it, meditate on it, pray about it, or imagine best-case scenarios. I've been practicing the idea of attraction in one form or another for the last twenty-five years and these are the things that I do (along with making treasure maps :).
As you begin to use these steps to turn things around, please keep in mind three important things I've learned over time:
1. Simply thinking about something you want to bring into your life isn't enough. You need to combine thought with action and be willing to do the work.
2. Making the shift from "me" to "we" is where the law of attraction really becomes powerful. My greatest joy (and success) comes in sharing my good fortune with others.
3. We must surrender to the reality that there is a power greater than our humanness at work in the world and we can't always get what we want. Some things just aren't meant to be.So, when you think about your life and what you're energizing every day, does it make you smile or is it time to make a shift?
Take Action Challenge
Choose one thing you've been worried about (or complaining about) and put those remarkable practical strategies to good use. Turn it around by focusing your energy on the possibilities of what could be instead of the reality of what is right now. Whether or not you believe it can work doesn't matter. Isn't that great? ☺
Cheryl is absolutely right and her example is one of the things I was worried about a month or two -Money. Since our household went from two income to single income to support my husband on his journey of acting. Money worries crept up early (ex. how I am going to pay $1650 rent when i barely have enough leftover after I pay bills) but I gave all my worries over to Jesus because it started to overwhelm . Jesus gave me so much peace and reminded me he is my source and from which everything else flows.
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