Created To Be A Success ~ Jerry Savelle

Taken from www.jerrysavelle.org

Today's Topic: CREATED TO BE A SUCCESS
Author: Jerry Savelle
Verse(s): Jeremiah 29:11
Today's Confession: Winning in life is God's purpose for my life!

Devotional:
God designed you to be successful! You can seize your God-given opportunities and turn them into realities because you were created and designed by God to be successful in EVERY endeavor in your life.
You don't have to be a failure. You were not designed by God to fail. You were designed by God to win. Maybe you have heard this phrase before: It's not whether you win or lose, it is how you play the game that counts.

I first heard that as a little nine year old boy playing baseball. My coach told us that. I thought that was the dumbest thing I had ever heard. If it didn't matter, then why were practicing all the time? It just didn't make sense to me.

Now, I understand he was talking about sportsmanship. But I didn't like that phrase then and I still don't like it. We play to win!

I found out that if you play baseball right, you win. Every time we played the game right, every time we played better than the opposing team, we won! Winning was the purpose of playing the game.

And the same is true in your spiritual life. God intends for us to win EVERY TIME! His plan is that we play the game right. His plan is that we play better than our adversary. And when you and I do that, we will win. Winning is God's purpose for your life.

Light of the World Ministries New Year's Eve Service

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Bind or Burden?

If a thing binds the results are closeness and a difficulty to separate.
A burden weighs.
We get to crossroads in our lives and often questions present themselves.
So, will it bind or burden?
Do I attach to it or allow it to weigh me down?
When one thinks of a burden you have to consider
-the heaviness
-how far you have to travel with it
-is it, whatever it is, worth carrying?
However if I bind I am pulling closer and forming intimate space that says I desire closeness.
Binding results in commitments because you are now tied to it.
Bind or burden?
Attach or get weighed down?
Several months ago I had a writing I wanted to edit.
I printed it out and went to Office Depot for binding.
The end result was that document is permanently in the order I want and need it to be in.
It will only separate if I tear it apart.
When I take it with me it's no longer a burden to carry or to navigate through.
Bind or burden?
Easy to navigate or difficult to carry?
I guess for any given person it would depend on their situation.
Personally I've had more than my share of burden. I've carried more than I needed to. It's time to take the load off.
Imma lay my burdens down.
Bind or burden?
I'll take bind for $200.

Strings of Color by Marian L. Thomas



Strings of Color

Sittin' Up In My Room

Whew!!! What a weekend! It was one of those good and busy weekends. Today at work I just wanted to come home and relax. I kept thinking about my blog and how I have not posted as much as I would have like to this year. Mainly because my computer is doing some special stuff and after purchasing a Kindle I am loving the luxury of creating all over my home. With my son being home, from college, I also have access to his laptop.

After regrouping when I came into the house I decided to grab his laptop and sit in the middle of my bed and allow my fingers to glide across the homerow keys for awhile. And since I am sitting in my room it's only right that I put Brandy's, Sittin' Up In My Room, on repeat. For me there is nothing like getting it all out. Even if I write and it only makes sense to me I have to get it out of my head.

So, I am sitting in my room and listening to this song and feeling quite peaceful.  The year is coming to an end and several beginning have started. I don't know where they are headed but it feels good to be a part of adult conversations. Last night my mother made a statement in the presence of some of my girlfriends. It about floored me. I guess it's time for me to consider some things.

Sitting here I'm thinking about so many things. Like I need to paint this room and purge some stuff in here. Since I have lived here this room has never gotten the attention it deserves. Already I have a group of friends willing to help paint and decorate. It needs the perfect set of curtains to compliment the beautiful windows and a craft area where I can sit and bring somethings to life.

Well the time has arrived. Time for new beginnings. Out with the old and in with the new. And like Brandy I'm sitting here thinking about who God has for me. I pray that he'll invest in my happiness.

Just Every Now & Then

You know, life just gives you stuff.
Stuff that's unexpected, some good and some bad.
As hard as you try some stuff just don't work the way you want it to.
I want to be at my best without someone questioning "am I doing enough" or "stating I should do more".
I know to whom much is given much is required.
I know He gives the desires of our hearts.
My heart?.... See there's the issue. It's only so much my heart can take.
So much pain
So much disappointment
Yeah! Yeah! I know let the past go.
But what about when the voices of the past haunt you?
You're not enough. You're not doing enough suddenly creeps in.
Well for me that happens just every now and then.