journaling

i have been looking through my old journal that i started back in 2005 and i have to say i am amazed by the growth.  i am not even a third of the way through it but i noticed an affirmation that has been throughout what i have read so far:

i will succeed
i am successful
i create success

this is not mine but God's creation

i can't wait to read more and see what other growth moments and affirmations i can find.

reflections

sometimes when we call out things in others we don't like it's a reflection of ourselves; things we see in us that we don't like.

what we could/should do when we notice those things in others is stop, be honest with ourselves about ourselves and ask God is this really about them or is it about me. ask God to show you if it's really you.  if He says it is then ask Him to do two things; 1. remove it from you and 2. make you more patient with the other person until they see it in themselves.  you bind up that spirit and hand it to God and he'll take it from there.

peace and blessings wonderful people!

jai ar

Qoute - Dreams

dreams pushed forward and impossibly achieved by an undying spirit and those things dreamed of.~jai ar

children

children

if you never let them hit the floor how will they learn to pick themselves up

if you never let them make decisions how will they learn the decision making process

if you always tell them yes how will they ever handle no

 

if you don't discipline them how will they learn responsibility

jai ar

it's funny how...

it's funny how the atmospere can change depending upon the energy that's introduced to it; positive or negative.  it's funny how a grain of doubt can destroy just as much as a grain of faith can uplift.  it's funny how no matter how much you love someone it doesn't matter if they don't love themselves.  hmmm, yeah, it's funny how...

jai ar

Admitting you are who you are

Once you admit who you are without Him you can begin moving in who you are in Him.  Be honest with yourself and confess who you have become without Him.  He is already aware of who you are, the confession is not for Him it is for you, it is a part of the cleansing process.  It allows you to accept responsibility for your actions and take responsibility for your salvation. The next step is forgiveness; ask Him for forgiveness and then forgive yourself for what you have done to yourself and to others.  Open yourself to hear Him when He speaks to you and then ask Him for your purpose and then live and walk in that purpose.

We sometimes forget that we must first confess after accepting Christ as our Savior and then we forget that we must forgive, ourselves and others.  When Gid tugs on your heart you have to answer it. He will knock and you must answer that knock because He will not force His way in.  Once He is in you must begin the cleansing process; acceptance, confession, forgiveness, purpose, discipleship.

Remember He lives you so much.

Peace and blessings wonderful people!

Jai Ar

the light gets brighter

this morning while on my prayer call we were led to this verse:  Matthew 18:20 "for where there are two or three gathered together in name, there am I in the midst of them" KJV

what came to my heart/spirit immediately is the image of individual lights turning on and as they come on one by one they make the area brighter.  Psalm 119:105 says "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path" KJV

God is light, He brings light, His life and word are light.  He is in us, He lives and dwells in us and as we continue to open ourselves to Him we are each individually, light sources.  As we continue to connect with likeminded spirits, followers (true followers) of Christ and as we continue to grow in Him and He in us, we bring our lights together and with each light that enters into the space the darkness dissipates (goes away) and the light gets brighter.  I said on the call this morning that this particular group of women/sisters/believers of and in Christ is a force to be reckoned with and we are going to shine so bright that those who do not believe will have to wear shades at night.

The next year is about to be one of our greatest years, God is about to do some awesome things in our lives as individuals and collectively because He has already started the work in the last quarter of this year, or should I say we have finally been obedient in starting the work He has given us.

I love what God is doing and is about to do in my life and the lives of those that I am connected with and I pray that He opens me up and strengthens my spirit of discernment, wisdom and obedience so that when the time comes I will know who is not of Him, I will know what to do with and for them and I will follow His every instruction.  My God is so awesome.

Peace and blessings wonderful people!

Jai Ar