What if...

I want you to consider this...YOU WERE MADE TO LIVE A LIFE OF IMPACT.

You weren't made to just merely exist, survive or get by. No! You were made, called and designed
to leave your mark. You weren't made to hide out, lived depressed, or called to struggle. What we fail to see is that who we are is so much more than just what we do, where we live, work or what kind of job we have. Who we are can't be defined by our past mistakes, missteps or failures and it's only after we open ourselves up to truly look past the hurt those things have caused us that we can truly see the lessons they have taught us.

But here is the GREATER LESSON...once you see where you been, what you have come through, and how it  has changed your life you NEED to share it. Why? Because what if the hurt of my past could keep you from experiencing the hurt of your present but instead, I remained silent? What if your story could so shape and mold someone's life that they became a person whose story touched millions? You need to realize that you are a person of great influence whether you believe it or not...whether you share your story or not. The only difference is you could be influencing others to be silent or you could be the one who influences them to have a voice.

The question is, which one do you want to be?

Are you Living???

Are you truly LIVING?

 It's one thing to FILL your days and another to live FULL days. I wonder how many really know the difference. We can live our lives waiting for SOMEDAY, checking off our To Do's and never once be really LIVING it. I don't know about you but I don't want to get to the end of my days and realize that I filled them with things and moments but truly missed the most important reason why I am here... to love others, to hold hands, to touch hearts and to change lives. 

 I want to live each day to the fullest, bursting at the seams and knowing I didn't miss one opportunity to meet a new friend, to give hope, to share Gods love or to help those in need. I want to LEAVE A LEGACY and not because I just want to be remembered but because I want to know I lived my life on PURPOSE.

 After all, there is a difference between being remembered and leaving a legacy-both are done out of honor, respect and love but ONLY ONE is done because you changed a life. 

From Provision to the PROMISE

For years I have been walking towards God promise for me and my family. It hasn't always been easy, but I have learned some MAJOR lessons along the way the biggest being the difference between Gods promise and Gods provision.

Believe me they are COMPLETELY different. One is a declaration and ASSURANCE of what will be while the other is living where you are. One is brought to life from obedience and faith the other is given from His love to us to meet our need.

The journey from Provision to Promise isn't hard really it just requires letting go of what you think you need, where you think you should go and who you think you should be. I know, I know you're like wait a minute that doesn't sound easy at all. To us it never is.

Laying down ourself is the hardest things we will do. It involves complete surrender. Yet over this year I have found there is STRENGTH in surrender. There is POWER in realizing you can't do it alone. The great news is we never have to.

If you want to stand in the PROMISES then you must show you are content with what you have been given (the provision) and surrender your plans to the one who wrote your story. It's not about settling my friends it's about being RESOLVED to only accept His best!