Live Life Day 44- Happy Valentines Day

2-14-2017

Happy Valentines Day! I pray that your life continues to be filled with love.  If you don't think that your life is full of love, let me tell you about how much God loves you . . .

The word says "For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that who so ever believeth on him, shall not perish but have ever lasting life."  John 3:16

This is a very common scripture and I think sometimes we don't really meditate on the gravity of the price that Jesus paid on the cross.  More so, the pain that God had to go through watching his beloved son being tortured and killed.  Can you imagine losing a child in that way and watching it all happen in front of your eyes?  Can you imagine being responsible for allowing your only child to go through such pain?  Well, that is the thing, God allowed this to happen in order to save us from our self destruction.  God loved us that much and cared for our survival that he allowed his only son to suffer.  I thank God for his sacrifice.  I thank God for loving me that much.

Hence, I will always strive to please the Lord because I understand the price that was paid for me to live.  Therefore brothers and sisters, although the work is already done through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, we should understand that we still have work to do.  The work is not to fix, or to help God but instead to fix our understanding of God so that he can fix and help us.

Before we start talking about the power of our words, and how they can hinder or help us in our journey of learning more about God's plan, I want to share a video with you that will help lay a foundation of who God is and what his plan is all about.

3 points that I would like to make are:

1- God Loves You.
2- God requires a relationship with you to understand his perspective.
3- You have more power than what you know.

Hope this motivates you to find you purpose and to share it with the world.  Yes, you are that important and you are loved.
Until Next Time
-Tamorra

Live Life Day 43: Words are Powerful

2-12-2017


Words are Powerful

"Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they that love it  shall eat from the fruit thereof."
Proverbs 18:21

This means that we have to be very careful about the words that we speak.

This week I am going to share  with you the power of words.  For the last 42 days I have been sharing quotes from a daily calendar that I found at the flea market . . . it is starting to let me down because I'm not agreeing with all of the quotes.  We have to be very careful of what we feed our spirit.  Sometimes things can sound real good to the ear but it won't line up with God's word.  If it contradicts God's word, then it is not truth and we must throw it out.  It is important that our motivation lines up with the word of God.

We don't want to get counsel from the ungodly and therefore we don't want to sow a seed that is not of God.  We have to be very careful to plant good seed into our spirits so that the right type of fruit grows up within us.  I talked about the fruits of the spirit before in a past post.  You can read about those fruits in Galatians 5:22.  But in short, we want to read and study the word of God so that the spirit of the Lord can continue to grow in us.  When we see things like love, peace, joy, and patience in our lives, then we know that we are planting the right kind of seed.

This is the thing, we have to start making a conscious effort of putting the right things in our minds and hearts so that we can start calling the right things into our life.  This is what I am going to be talking about this week. I want to help you change your life by helping you plant the right seed in order to change your thinking habits and therefore your speaking habits.

The word of God is seed, it can also be water, and it is also the tool to condition the soil. Your body is the soil that holds your soul and your spirit.  God wants to condition your soil so that he can plant a good seed in your spirit.  He also wants us to understand this law and how it works for us.  But in order to grasp these concepts in full we have to study the real power of the word of God.

What scriptures do you know that explain how powerful our words are?

Follow along this week, I believe this will be a good study.


I pray that this is helpful in your journey to find your purpose.
Until Next Time
-Tamorra

Live Life Day 42 /8 ways to fight that feeling of anxiety/ tips for Christian Living

Day 41 quote "Live well, laugh often and love much"

#7 Memorize scripture

#7 I memorize scripture because I know who I am fighting against.  When ever I feel anxious or overwhelmed I know that that spirit does not come from the Lord, instead it is the tempter coming to distract me from what I need to be doing.  The only way to deal with temptation is to hit him with the one two punch: the word of God.  You can go out swinging if you want to and try to do it on your own, but you will loose.  You need to put the power of the word in your memory, so when hard things come up in your life you know what to say:

For example you may hear:

You didn't get the job because you weren't qualified: "I'm the head and not the tail, I'm above and not beneath." (Deuteronomy 28:13)

You just aren't good enough: "I can do all things through Christ Jesus who strengthens me." (Philippians 4:13)

It's too scary, and you are all alone: "Although I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil, for thou art with me.  Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me . . ." (Psalms 23)

It's not going to happen for you, you should just give up: "I press towards the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Jesus Christ." (Philippians 3:14)

God isn't going to bless you, everything is going wrong in your life : "The Lord blesses me and keeps me.  The Lord makes his face shine upon me and is gracious unto me.  The Lord lifts his countenance upon me and gives me peace." (Numbers 6:22)

#8 Keep the Sabbath day

#8 I mentioned that I have a refresh day, Saturday, which is a Sabbath day for the Lord.  I sing, I pray, I study and I read.  Well the things that I read are things that God sends me to read.  I read the bible and also different books.  I have shared some books with you on this blog so go back and check some of those titles out.  I also am working on creating a compiled list of great books that I have read along with my thoughts on each.  You can check that out soon on artteacher4purpose.com.

Some of my all time favorite books thus far are "Jump", "The Purpose Driven Life" and "Crazy Love"

You should pray about it and ask God what books are specifically written for you.

The full article is available now at
http://artteacher4purpose.com/2017/02/10/8-ways-to-fight-the-feeling-of-anxiety/

8 Ways to Fight Against Anxiety

Live Life Day 41 8 ways to fight the feeling of anxiety

2-10-2017

Day 41 quote "This is the beginning of anything you want"

Scripture  "Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal,  But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven. . . For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also." Matthew 6:20-21

#5 Plan Time For Yourself

#5 Plan time for yourself.  All work and no play will burn you out.  People, work, and family will run you into the ground if you let them, so after you learned how to say no to other people, learn to say yes to yourself.  I know that this does not sound biblical, but God does not want you to be stressed out!

I'm learning to take time for myself.  I've been trying to get my hair done for the last few weeks.  So I am going to take a day, do my hair, get a massage, and go to the movies.  I need a me day.  Really,  I will not feel guilty because I had this massage gift card in my wallet for a year and a half.  I always put other people ahead of myself, but I am going to start taking some time out for me.

Here’s the thing, I don’t want anyone to get confused.  I'm not saying to make everything about you, but I am saying don't make everything about everyone else but God.  God needs you fully energized and ready to go for his purpose, not anyone else's.

I’m the type of person that will work 24/7 if I don’t tell myself that I need to go to sleep.  I often find myself neglecting my family, my husband, and my household responsibilities because I get caught up in helping other people. The Lord is teaching me balance. There has to be balance in everything you do. So when I say that you should  take time for yourself,  you should if you don’t already do so. If you do already then good for you. Remember your priorities: God always comes first.  You should learn how to create and keep that balance in your life.

#6 Keep the Sabbath Day

#6 Speaking of taking sometime out for yourself.  Every week I take some me time.  I get my bible and my books and I just read and study spending time with God.  Every Saturday.  Don't ask me to cook or go anywhere because it is my time to rejuvenate and refresh.  If I do have to go outside of my house it needs to be work for the Lord.  This is my Sabbath day.  This is the day that the Lord blessed me with all types of inspiration and ideas.  I am in my happy space.  This is probably the only day that I take a nap.  It is a lovely relaxing day with the Lord.

Sometimes it is ok to have some me time, especially when your heart is centered in the Lord.  He wants you to have that personal time with him.  Allow him to guide you, keep you, and progress you through this thing called life.  He does not want you to be stressed out by the worries of this world.

"Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.  And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."  Philippians 4:6-8

You can check out 7&8 before I post it on Blogger!  The complete full article will be on artteacher4pupose.com sometime tomorrow.  Just go to the website then click on FREE ARTICLES at the top of the page and 8 ways to fight the feeling of anxiety should be at the very top. . . enjoy.

I pray that this is helpful to you on your journey to find your purpose.
until next time
-Tamorra

Changed the look of the blog . . .

So, Just real quick . . . I changed the look of the blog.  I thought the grey was a little gloomy and this was supposed to be an uplifting space.  Tell me what you think.  Should I go back to the grey?

Live Life Day 40: 8 ways to fight that feeling of anxiety- #4

Day 40 quote "Shoot for the moon and if you fall short you'll still be a star"

Scripture "Obedience is better than sacrifice." I Samuel 15:22

8 ways to fight that feeling of anxiety . . . # 4

#4 Learn how to say NO!

#4 I'm usually the yes girl.  You ask me for a favor, and although I don't have the time to do it, I will say yes.  Usually I would just gripe about it in the confines of my own mental unhappiness, but today I am going to vent.  I am completely tired of being taking advantage of!

This past week was ridiculous.  I had everybody asking me for a favor and I was committing myself to a different obligation each day.  None of these commitments had anything to do with what I had to do for myself.  I had important things that I had to accomplish for God, my family, the youth ministry etc. . . I could not do any of these things because I was afraid of what someone might think of me if I said no to their request.  So I said yes, and I became burned out.

God doesn't want us to feel overwhelmed. 

God doesn't want us to be taken advantage of.

God directed me to I Samuel, where Saul was instructed to kill the Amalekites and everything in the land.  Instead Saul spared their king, Agag, and he let the people keep the best of the sheep, oxen and other livestock.  Now usually after a war the winner would collect the spoils of the war.  However, God's instruction to Saul was to kill everything because everything in the land was evil.

So, King Saul went against the Lord's directions that were directly given to him by the prophet Samuel.  Saul did his own thing. Saul claimed it was a sacrifice for the Lord, but Samuel told Saul that the Lord was displeased with his disobedience.  Here is the clincher,  Saul said that it was the people who disobeyed.  He said the people started taking the best of the livestock and he was afraid to tell them no. 
 
"Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice and to hearken than the fat of the rams . . ."  I Samuel 15:22

Putting God first is for our own good.

I used to think that it was my Christian duty to be of service to others.  It makes me feel good inside to help others when they are in need.  It is a good thing to help others, especially when  God places it on your heart to do so;  but if God set you on a mission to do something for him and you don't do it, then be ready to reap the consequences. It is better to listen to the voice of the Lord than to think you are doing him a favor by doing something else.

It is Ok to tell people no.  Like my Mentor Asha Tyson always says "no, is a one word sentence!"

We have to remember a surrendered life means you do what the Lord says do when he says do it.  Anything that goes against that is not of the Lord.


I hope this was helpful in your journey.  Check in tomorrow for #'s 5-7
Until Next Time
-Tamorra

Live your Life on Purpose

I just wanted to share this article on living on purpose.  Check it out.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marcia-wieder/purpose-in-life_b_1597660.html


Live your life on purpose and don't die from a boring life.  Have passion for what you do!