1. Have an Increase of Faith
2. Have an Increase in Love for Others
-Effectively communicate compassion and empathy
3. Have an Increase of Humility
-Crucify my flesh
-Stop seeking comfort
4. Have an Increase of Boldness to Live Fearlessly in Who God Created Me to Be
-Do the Impossible
5.Live Everyday With a Joy that is Found in God
6. Risk Something Big for Something Great
7. Know God's Will for My Life
8. Follow God's Will Above All Else
9. Become Debt Free
10. Have a Deeper Understanding of Truth
11. Make Good Decisions/ Live in Truth
12. Live Consumed in an Increasingly Intimate Relationship with my Creator.
Monday, January 23, 2012
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Continue to Seek
I don’t want this month to be the only time that I seek after God with all I am. I want to never give up on having an increase in God in my life. I don’t want to ever be satisfied with yesterdays revelation, I want to see God role in my life grow more every day. I want to be daily transformed into God’s likeness- lost in love in Him. I want to continue to become a clean vessel, emptying my life of anything unclean.
I seek to be purified, praying that God will create in me a change of heart to His godly motives.
I now seek to follow God’s will selflessly. My goal in life has previously been to seek my own pleasures and comforts; I need a total transformation to be selflessly motivated. During my pursuit of humble obedience, I have learned that if I’m doing selfless deeds with self seeking motivations, I’m still in the wrong. My goal in life should be to serve others, to be a blessing to others. As I work, in everything I do it must be as unto the Lord, not to be seen by men. As I tried to practice this selflessness I received great conviction, realizing that task was more difficult than I expected. If working for God, I can’t do anything half way I can’t stop at good enough. I must forgo all compromises, by doing what is right, regardless of the convenience. Humility proves to be more challenging when reminded by God that I must not think highly of myself for silent actions of servitude. I am called to do everything without grumbling or complaining, with a servant’s heart I should be glad to do God’s work. I want to be constantly looking for opportunities to serve God, and love others.
There may be times in my life when I experience adversity and perceived deficiencies, I have let the situation steal my identity. In the face of discouragement, when I’ve lost sight of truth and begin to doubt, God reminds me of His promises. God is faithful, His word remains, because he truth cannot be changed by the circumstances or what I do.
Not allow the fact that I messed up keep me from my potential.
God is calling me to remember. I don’t want to be robbed. I will guard the truth, keeping it in mind, rejecting lies. The truth is that nothing is impossible. I will remember my Identity. I am royalty, filled with the spirit, living a new life, courageous, no matter what I am His. I will Remember His promises. His word is eternal, it never changes. Remember the Truths of yesterday remain today. God will reveal something to me, I need to practice those truths continually, not act as if it never happened. God was faithful yesterday, He is the same God.
When I question if I am able, I now know that I can call on God and He will make me able. There is nothing I need to worry about. He will answer my prayers.
God continues to prove himself in my life.
I seek to be purified, praying that God will create in me a change of heart to His godly motives.
I now seek to follow God’s will selflessly. My goal in life has previously been to seek my own pleasures and comforts; I need a total transformation to be selflessly motivated. During my pursuit of humble obedience, I have learned that if I’m doing selfless deeds with self seeking motivations, I’m still in the wrong. My goal in life should be to serve others, to be a blessing to others. As I work, in everything I do it must be as unto the Lord, not to be seen by men. As I tried to practice this selflessness I received great conviction, realizing that task was more difficult than I expected. If working for God, I can’t do anything half way I can’t stop at good enough. I must forgo all compromises, by doing what is right, regardless of the convenience. Humility proves to be more challenging when reminded by God that I must not think highly of myself for silent actions of servitude. I am called to do everything without grumbling or complaining, with a servant’s heart I should be glad to do God’s work. I want to be constantly looking for opportunities to serve God, and love others.
There may be times in my life when I experience adversity and perceived deficiencies, I have let the situation steal my identity. In the face of discouragement, when I’ve lost sight of truth and begin to doubt, God reminds me of His promises. God is faithful, His word remains, because he truth cannot be changed by the circumstances or what I do.
Not allow the fact that I messed up keep me from my potential.
God is calling me to remember. I don’t want to be robbed. I will guard the truth, keeping it in mind, rejecting lies. The truth is that nothing is impossible. I will remember my Identity. I am royalty, filled with the spirit, living a new life, courageous, no matter what I am His. I will Remember His promises. His word is eternal, it never changes. Remember the Truths of yesterday remain today. God will reveal something to me, I need to practice those truths continually, not act as if it never happened. God was faithful yesterday, He is the same God.
When I question if I am able, I now know that I can call on God and He will make me able. There is nothing I need to worry about. He will answer my prayers.
God continues to prove himself in my life.
Friday, January 13, 2012
Pride = Self Inflicted Fear
Sometimes it may seem as though my life is a disaster, BUT God is working things out to restore me to the condition I was created. This restoration is a long tough process because I’ve put a lot of time into building this unhealthy lifestyle that I now live out of. Throughout my life I’ve chose to react to situations in an unhealthy way, which has really messed things up in my life. The closer I get to God, the more I see areas in my life that need to be torn apart and repaired.
My pride just about slapped me in the face as I read Luke 12:34 which says “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” I realized that what I most treasure is myself. Because the mouth speaks out of the abundance of the heart, (Mark 12:34) and my heart was treasuring myself, my thoughts and speech were consumed in selfishness. My selfishness led to malicious behavior and fear. Guarded, and self absorbed, I sought comfort above all else. I had fear in uncomfortable situations filled with anxiety in every overly warm car ride. I accepted my condition, and declared it as truth over my life.
In spite of the fact that I was opposing God by seeing my problems as bigger than Him, agreeing with lies, and putting myself first, God began revealing to me His Truth for my life.
I had become like the rich young ruler about whom Jesus said “How hard is it for those who trust in riches” I realized just how greatly I had increased the difficulty in my life by trusting in riches. I had created a monster- a life full of fear, self inflicted by my pride.
Because my trust was on earthly things, I was let down every time. I keep trying to do things on my own, with no success. Because I can’t do anything on my own, I get freaked out and worried about how I will accomplish anything. I put so much value in myself and the things that I need that, when uncomfortable, I get afraid. I seemed to have lost sight of reality thinking that discomfort meant a lack of safety. Discomfort to me, was a lack of control. Since I was trying to do things on my own, control was imperative. I had made an idol of myself.
Now I’m learning to chose better than the rich man. I’m learning to give up my comforts, stop seeking myself and put my trust in God.
My pride just about slapped me in the face as I read Luke 12:34 which says “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” I realized that what I most treasure is myself. Because the mouth speaks out of the abundance of the heart, (Mark 12:34) and my heart was treasuring myself, my thoughts and speech were consumed in selfishness. My selfishness led to malicious behavior and fear. Guarded, and self absorbed, I sought comfort above all else. I had fear in uncomfortable situations filled with anxiety in every overly warm car ride. I accepted my condition, and declared it as truth over my life.
In spite of the fact that I was opposing God by seeing my problems as bigger than Him, agreeing with lies, and putting myself first, God began revealing to me His Truth for my life.
I had become like the rich young ruler about whom Jesus said “How hard is it for those who trust in riches” I realized just how greatly I had increased the difficulty in my life by trusting in riches. I had created a monster- a life full of fear, self inflicted by my pride.
Because my trust was on earthly things, I was let down every time. I keep trying to do things on my own, with no success. Because I can’t do anything on my own, I get freaked out and worried about how I will accomplish anything. I put so much value in myself and the things that I need that, when uncomfortable, I get afraid. I seemed to have lost sight of reality thinking that discomfort meant a lack of safety. Discomfort to me, was a lack of control. Since I was trying to do things on my own, control was imperative. I had made an idol of myself.
Now I’m learning to chose better than the rich man. I’m learning to give up my comforts, stop seeking myself and put my trust in God.
January Negativity Fast
How the January Negativity Fast Changed My Life:
Starting the new year seemed overwhelming, this is the year that I will graduate from Master’s Commission and I had no Idea what I would do afterward. I have massive amounts of debt to which I felt enslaved and suppressed. At the beginning of the year I diagnosed myself with Severe Mental Distress Syndrome, I had excepted the fact that I had fear, anxiety and was generally emotionally unstable. When I was uncomfortable I had fear and anxiety because I had built my flesh to extreme importance.
Since the beginning of the year, much has improved already. I am now retaliating against my flesh.
God has been challenging my faith, calling out my pride, and healing my fears. On January 3rd, Master’s Commission began a 40 Negativity fast, part of which includes daily declarations. At first the negativity fast was a stretch because, although I knew The Word to be true, it challenged the way I thought. It was almost hard to believe the declarations as possible.
My thoughts on this changes as I read accounts of Jesus’ healing ministry. The reality of God was developing in my life and I had the realization that God’s gift of healing was available to me. The stories in Mark were a reminder of the character of God. Healing is what God does and who He is. In the stories people were overwhelmed with amazement, saying “He has done everything well, He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak." People were willing to pursue Jesus in order to bring their needs before him. Nothing was impossible for God, He was able to heal all conditions.
I was living a life that showed no recognition of God’s power. I had diagnosed myself with deficiencies, excepting my condition instead of seeking healing.
The declarations that were most difficult for me to believe were areas in my life that I struggled with doubt. These were areas in which I was not living in truth.
I have included some of the most impactful “negativity fast declarations” :
God richly supplies all my financial needs
I prosper in all my relationships
I laugh when I hear a lie from the devil
I declare today that I cannot be defeated, discouraged, depressed or disappointed
I speak to the raging waters in my life; peace, be still. I say to my mind; peace, be still. I say to my emotions; peace, be still. I say to my home; peace, be still. I say to my family; peace be still.
Now I speak to every mountain of fear, every mountain of discouragement, every mountain of stress, every mountain of depression, every mountain of lack and insufficiency; and I say, “Be removed & cast into the sea in Jesus name! ”
The declarations are biblical truths that didn’t line up with what I saw in my life, but I gained hope knowing that I have authority to speak to my situation and declare God’s will in my life. I have the choice to not live in fear and distress. I decided that I will no longer hold on to what hurts me, instead I will seek healing from “Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us.” Eph 3:20 I choose to walk by faith not sight, believing truth regardless of appearances. I will continue to speak the blessings of God’s promises over my life and pray that I will develop godly perspective to always recognize the greater truth.
Starting the new year seemed overwhelming, this is the year that I will graduate from Master’s Commission and I had no Idea what I would do afterward. I have massive amounts of debt to which I felt enslaved and suppressed. At the beginning of the year I diagnosed myself with Severe Mental Distress Syndrome, I had excepted the fact that I had fear, anxiety and was generally emotionally unstable. When I was uncomfortable I had fear and anxiety because I had built my flesh to extreme importance.
Since the beginning of the year, much has improved already. I am now retaliating against my flesh.
God has been challenging my faith, calling out my pride, and healing my fears. On January 3rd, Master’s Commission began a 40 Negativity fast, part of which includes daily declarations. At first the negativity fast was a stretch because, although I knew The Word to be true, it challenged the way I thought. It was almost hard to believe the declarations as possible.
My thoughts on this changes as I read accounts of Jesus’ healing ministry. The reality of God was developing in my life and I had the realization that God’s gift of healing was available to me. The stories in Mark were a reminder of the character of God. Healing is what God does and who He is. In the stories people were overwhelmed with amazement, saying “He has done everything well, He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak." People were willing to pursue Jesus in order to bring their needs before him. Nothing was impossible for God, He was able to heal all conditions.
I was living a life that showed no recognition of God’s power. I had diagnosed myself with deficiencies, excepting my condition instead of seeking healing.
The declarations that were most difficult for me to believe were areas in my life that I struggled with doubt. These were areas in which I was not living in truth.
I have included some of the most impactful “negativity fast declarations” :
God richly supplies all my financial needs
I prosper in all my relationships
I laugh when I hear a lie from the devil
I declare today that I cannot be defeated, discouraged, depressed or disappointed
I speak to the raging waters in my life; peace, be still. I say to my mind; peace, be still. I say to my emotions; peace, be still. I say to my home; peace, be still. I say to my family; peace be still.
Now I speak to every mountain of fear, every mountain of discouragement, every mountain of stress, every mountain of depression, every mountain of lack and insufficiency; and I say, “Be removed & cast into the sea in Jesus name! ”
The declarations are biblical truths that didn’t line up with what I saw in my life, but I gained hope knowing that I have authority to speak to my situation and declare God’s will in my life. I have the choice to not live in fear and distress. I decided that I will no longer hold on to what hurts me, instead I will seek healing from “Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us.” Eph 3:20 I choose to walk by faith not sight, believing truth regardless of appearances. I will continue to speak the blessings of God’s promises over my life and pray that I will develop godly perspective to always recognize the greater truth.
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