Triumph

Whatever your situation is today, God is ready to meet your need!  Don’t give up in the midst of the storm because sunshine is just a few steps away.  Be of good courage, you are not alone.  There are those who’ve come out of similar situations victoriously.  Despite what it seems like right now, triumph is on its way!”

You Are Awesome

There is so much beauty inside of you!  You have a special way of inspiring the very best in others. You have the gift to bring life to dying situations, just by your daily words of encouragement.  Don’t take your gifts and talents for granted.  You are awesome and special just the way you are!”

Your Time Is Now

Today is your day of peace, joy, and restoration!  I pray for God’s deliverance for those who suffer from broken hearts, chronic illness, pain, and the feeling of being overwhelmed by life’s journey.  God is right there, able to heal the frustrated, the misunderstood, the forgotten, and those who are silently giving up every day.  Despite how you feel today, our God has not forgotten about you!  He is there my friend, your time is now!” 

Joy

Joy is not predicated on one’s circumstances.  It is a result of knowing God is always in control, despite we see, despite how we feel, and despite what’s going on around us.  We serve a God that will never fail us in our time of need.  He is right there, gently reaching out to us with his love, mercy, and grace.  God’s love is open to all who will receive, he’s right there, just one simple prayer away.

The Best Is Yet To Come

God’s word is not subject to our timetable.  God’s word is true despite what we see with our natural eyes.  His word transcends the boundaries of the present into the future.  Be patient, God’s great plans for your future are soon to unfold.

God Cares

When the weight of the world is on your shoulders, look up and see God’s grace.  When it seems like everything is going wrong, and you’ll never see the break of goodness in your current situation, look up and see God’s mercy. When it seems like your problems are greater than your blessings, look up and see God’s strength.  When you feel like you are all alone in the middle of your obstacles, look up and know that God is right there, just waiting for you to simply look up!

Wake Up And Arise

Wake up and arise!  Arise from fear with courage.  Arise from doubt with hope.  Arise from negativity into positivity.  Arise from darkness into the light.  Through God, we can experience the fullness of life through peace, love, mercy, and grace.  No matter what you’re going through today, you are not alone.  God is there, just waiting for you to wake up and arise, knowing your strength lies in him.

There Is Triumph Ahead

Let’s not regret our past, but learn from the beauty of our experiences.  We grow through some pretty troubling experiences.  They propel us to another level where we are strong and living testimonies of God’s faith, mercy, and love in our lives.  Let’s look to the future with hope, triumph, and the ability to see past our circumstances.  There is joy, peace, love, and mercy just waiting for us just a few steps away.

Show Love By Giving Time

Reach out and touch the heart of someone’s soul by giving your time to one in need.  Those moments spent helping someone else are like beautiful flowers resting in heaven’s garden.  Your time is priceless, and when used to help someone else, it unlocks the door to God’s heart so his light shines through you!  Do not hesitate; you have a divine invitation to shine.  Let your life be a mirror that reflects the image of God.

Take A Chance

Take a chance, life is short!  You have been thinking of accomplishing a few things in your life, but fear and doubt surround you.  If you look closely, listen to the whisper of hope in your ears, you will feel God’s love and support resting delicately on your shoulders.  As a father cares for his dear children, God cares for every aspect of your life.  Move forward knowing you can succeed far beyond your imagination!

You Are Special

Remember, despite what's going on in your life right now, you are special.  Sometimes obstacles come to make you stronger, to prepare you for your next level in God.  You are extraordinary, destined to touch the lives of family and friends.  Be encouraged today, persevere with faith, God is preparing you for your next step!

Enjoy The Journey

Let’s take time to appreciate the present.  It’s tempting to always look to the future for the good things God has in store for us, but the truth is he is preparing us right now.  Let’s be grateful for things we sometimes take for granted, like our health, our families, and our friends.  Family and friends are priceless jewels.  They are there, supporting us through life’s journey.  Let’s take a moment to enjoy the journey, and before we know it, we will be entering the next wonderful chapter of God’s blessings for us!

Pursue Your Dreams

Take a chance and pursue your dreams!  Your efforts can have a positive influence in the lives of others.  We all have a unique talent, a unique gift, a divine purpose.  We were destined to change the lives of others by sharing the gifts God placed inside of us.  Remember, you have something special to offer to world.  No one can ever pursue your dreams like you can!

May You Be Richly Blessed

Reach for your blessings!  Look up and grab God’s hand with faith and anticipation.  There is no power on earth that can keep you from reaching your full potential in God.  You are uniquely made, born with a purpose, and destined for greatness far beyond your imagination.  Take a moment, and think of the possibilities that lie ahead if you don’t lose hope.

God Has So Much For You

Growth is a process that changes lives!  Each day one learns the beauty of lessons learned.  God has so much ahead for you.  If you could see your life through God’s eyes, you would be amazed of all that he has prepared for you.  He’s right there, along side of you, during your situations, holding your hand and whispering his message of hope and love in your ears.  Listen, and do not be overwhelmed by the sounds of your pain but be awakened by the sounds of all there is to gain!

Time To Be Healed

It’s time for you to be free, time to be healed,time to be full of God’s best for your life.  Each day, each experience, each situation, eachobstacle is an opportunity to grow to a new level in God!  The journey is sometimes hard, the road is sometimesbumpy, the heart is sometimes broken, but the end result leads to a place whereyou are in a position to help someone else.  These things in life don’t happen by accident,they are merely stepping stones on your journey to the big life God has prepareduniquely for you.  So don’t lose hope, don’tgive up in the valley of despair, the best is yet to come!

Great Things Ahead

Your past was a catalyst for great things to come.  You will be a blessing to others because of your experiences.  Your testimony will change one life at a time.  Look forward to the future with expectancy and great anticipation!  God has a divine plan for your life that exceeds your expectations.  Have faith, press forward, and receive God’s choice blessings in your life!

Obstacles Into Blessings

God can turn our obstacles into blessings.  Each situation creates a growth experience.  When we are able to share the beauty of lessons learned, we propel ourselves to the next level in God.  Nothing in life happens by accident.  There is a reason, a season for everything.  We can trust God through the stormy season because he has the divine power to bring us out victoriously!

God Loves You

Whatever your situation is today, remember you are loved.  God loves you unconditionally.  He is there to wipe the tears from your eyes, the doubt from your heart, and add joy to your day.  God knows the desires of your heart.  He is there to meet your every need.  This Valentine’s Day, remember you have one of the greatest loves of a lifetime, God cares for you!

Friendship

It's not the quantity but the quality of true friendships that change the world.  Friends are priceless jewels.  They enhance your vision, encourage, uplift, and bring about the very best in us.  God shows his love to us through treasured friendships that become more like family.  So let’s treasure our friendships today, one at a time.

Change

Change is inevitable.  It’s a fact of life that can’t be avoided or ignored.  We can have comfort knowing God is right there walking alongside of us in every situation.  He is the voice that whispers his wisdom in our ears, directing us along life’s journey.  Change is easier when you know God has a divine plan for your life!

Make A Difference

Make a difference in the lives of others!  We go through life’s challenges to be an advocate to someone else, to help them along life’s journey.  We go through the toughest things that seem unbearable, only to learn, to grow, and to let our experiences be the catalyst for change in the lives of others.  Our collective experiences propel us to a level where we are strong enough to help someone else.

A Unique Purpose

Each person has a unique purpose, a destiny, a gift, a talent, something special to offer the world.  Your existence is not an accident, your past is not a mistake, and your experiences are not in vain.  It’s tempting to give up before God’s blessings materialize in your life, but don’t give up.  You are closer than ever to the fruit of your labor.  Be strong in the Lord, he's about to bring you out victoriously!

We Are Not Alone

God is there to help us through life’s challenges.  He’s waiting to hear our concerns, and help us through life’s journey.  We are not alone today.  There are many who have walked in similar shoes, they have trusted God despite hindering circumstances, and come out victoriously.  Our situations will become a testimony to others of the possibilities that exist if we simply walk by faith.  

God's Hands

God’s hands are open to receive us!  He’s there just waiting to lift our burdens when we offer them to him.  God’s not developing a master plan for your life; he already knows what’s best for you.  He’s working with your future in mind and has everything, your past, present, and your future in his loving arms.  Let him guide you through life’s journey today.

Optimism

Choose not to let your circumstances define who you are, let them be your stepping stones to triumph and victory.  Optimism is a personal choice.  Each day is an opportunity to pursue your dreams.  You have so much to offer the world.  People are waiting to be blessed by your talent and expertise.  So don’t give up, keep moving forward in God’s divine plan for your life. 

Wisdom

Wisdom doesn’t have to explain itself.  Sometimes it’s best to keep quiet and let God work through your actions.  Wisdom comes from experience, perseverance, trials, tribulations, persecution, and intense situations.  Through it all, God will never fail you.  He’s always right there holding you up, strengthening you, and preparing you for the next step in your divine destiny. 

Prayer

Prayer is your personalized message to God.  He understands what’s on your heart, what keeps you up in the middle of the night, the tears you hide, and the concern for your family.  Whatever your need is today, know that God is working with the future in mind.  He is a loving father, concerned about each one of his children.  There is no load too heavy, no burden too troublesome, or situation to tough for him to handle.  Whatever your need is today, give it to our God in prayer!

Triumph

Triumph follows perseverance.  You are just steps away from achieving God’s best for you and your family.  Your experiences are not by accident, but a transforming experience into God’s divine plan for your life.  You’re going to come out bigger, stronger, wiser, and transparent enough to be a tremendous blessing in someone’s life.  Watch out, your time is now!

Change The World

God changes the world through our lives.  Every breath is an opportunity to be a blessing to someone else.  Life gives us many chances to apply what we’ve learned and deposit it into the lives of others.  Our wisdom, our experiences, our love, our compassion, our witness is sometimes the best encouragement for others.  We are important, uniquely made and destined to change the world through our lives!

Deliverance

When we hurt, God heals.  God enriches our lives through lessons learned and strengthens us through the growth process.  God works on a heavenly timetable.  He is working in our best interest despite our current situation.  Trust God to deliver you from your trials and tribulations victoriously!

Friends And Family

Friends and family are priceless jewels!   They are God’s special gifts to make our world a little brighter.  We have the ability to positively impact the lives of others through our actions.  Let’s give thanks for our friends and family.  Without them, the world can be a lonely place.

Forgiveness

Forgiveness moves us towards peace, freedom, and joy in God’s presence.  When we forgive, we open the gates to healing and enter into God’s divine plan for our lives.  Forgiveness is a choice with the power to unlock the possibilities of a lifetime!

Possibilities

If only for a moment, you could see yourselves through God’s eyes.  The beauty, the strength, the faith, the diligence and perseverance would overwhelm you.  Your past does not define your future in God.  Tap into your dreams and realize the possibilities ahead of you.  This is your time to receive God’s choice blessings in your life!

You Are Beautiful

You are a beautiful being, full of life and wonderful talent to offer the world.  Don’t be afraid to share your expertise with others.  Each one is born with a special gift, something that makes them unique and full of life.  Take a moment to discover the thing that makes your heart sing and commit to it.  Your diligence can make a positive difference is someone’s life!

The Breath Of Life

Give thanks for the breath of life!  Although there are many challenges in this journey called life, God is bigger than any obstacle you’re facing today.  Reach up and take hold of his hand and let him guide you to a place of solace in his loving arms.  There is so much love, peace, mercy and grace in his presence.  Look up with faith and give thanks for the breath of life!

Reach Out

There are those who sowed into our lives and encouraged us to succeed despite hindering circumstances.  There are those whose shoulders we stood on when we thought we were at the end of our journey.  There are those who prayed and sought God when we would have otherwise given up.  We did not get where we are today alone.  Let’s return the favor by reaching out and blessing someone else!

A New Opportunity

Every day is a new opportunity for success.  Our journey in life can be a challenging one because sometimes go through things we just don’t understand.  If we believe in our hearts that God has a divine purpose for our lives, he can open doors far beyond our imagination.  God is just waiting to fulfill your dreams of a lifetime.  Don’t give up! 

Kindness

Kindness can make a make a positive difference in someone’s life.  We have the ability to transform lives through our positive interactions with others.  Let’s be living examples of God’s love through our lives.  Remember, kindness is a priceless gesture.  Together, we can use it to change the world!

Today’s Journey

Today’s journey is tomorrow’s testimony.  Everything in life is not always about us.  Sometimes things happen for us to grow to another level where we can bless others through our experiences.  Your trials and tribulations are not in vain.  Keep trusting God, and he will bring you out victoriously!

A Brighter Perspective

Today's choices are a catalyst for your future!  You are not defined by your past.  Each day is a new beginning, giving you the opportunity to seize God's best for your life.  It doesn't matter what people say and do, you can choose to give the world a brighter perspective by the way you live.  Each day, we have the power to be a positive influence in someone's life.

Smile

Let’s change the world one smile at a time.  Sometimes the smallest gestures can have the most profound impact in someone’s life.  Be the vessel that delivers positivity into the world.  Positive change starts within one’s soul.  Remember, you have something special to offer the world!

Happy New Year

It's a wonderful new season of new beginnings.  The sky is the limit to what can be achieved through your life.  It's time for you to claim everything God has for you in the new year.  There are great, abundant, bountiful blessings prepared especially for you!   

This year was quite challenging for many.  It was a year of transition, a time of testing, a time of growing, a time of refreshing, a turning point, leading you to a place such as this.  It's a place where you have experienced great pain only to open your arms to receive the choice blessings God has for you.

Sometimes you have to let go in order to receive.  If you are still holding on to past hurts, trust issues, uncertainty, doubt, and other negative feelings, you are unconsciously blocking the blessings in your future.  One of the most precious gifts one can give is forgiveness, not only for others but for oneself.  You have to stop blaming and punishing yourself for past mistakes.

It's time to move forward in a new direction.  It is a time to unlock the beauty you have both inside and out and be who you were born to be!  You were given a divine assignment at birth, an assignment to change the world in your own special way.  You have a gift that no one else has.  Yes, you know what it is.  It's what you've been putting off because of fear or disapproval from others. 

I challenge you today to reach beyond your comfort zone and receive what God has for you.  There is a life of abundance and freedom in God.  He has the power to guide you through life's challenges and lead you to a place where you are free to be who he created you to be!  Seize God's best for you in 2012! 

Celebrating Friendship

There are so many things in life to be thankful for!  We are all products of our experiences, challenges, our hopes and our dreams.  We were created to live our divine purpose.  Our purpose is designed to propel us to a place where we have learned from our experiences and are able to move forward in confidence and peace. 

When I look at my life, I am so very thankful.  I have life, wonderful friends and family that make life sweet.  It is the people within our lives that add so much to the content of our character.  The ones that speak hope, strength, joy and truth are gifts from God. 

Friendship is chosen and earned through exchanges of trust.  It's something given to us by God to help us through life's journey.  Have you told your friends how grateful you are for them?  If not, pause and do it today! 

Friendship

Let's honor GREAT friendships today!  Despite busy schedules, friends always find a way to connect on a special level.  No matter what comes, the size of our circles, good friends are priceless jewels.  Take the time to appreciate a friend today!

F - Friends are the jewels of a lifetime.
R - Real friends enjoy seeing God's best in you.
I - I will be the friend others cherish.
E - Everyone needs a friend at some point during life's journey.
N - Now is the time to appreciate the friends that strengthen you.
D - Don't ever underestimate the power of true friendship.

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Growth

Growth is a result of lessons learned throughout life’s journey.  Everything happens for a reason to propel us to grow in ways that challenge our comfort zone.  Growing can be a painful process but the end result is priceless.  There comes a time in life when we become thankful for every challenge.  They open our eyes to a new reality confirming God is in control of every situation.  Our God promises to "never put more on us than we can bear.”

Despite what's going on in your life right now, God is able to “do exceedingly abundantly above all that we may ask or think.”  God's challenging us to look to him, to see him as the answer to a hopeless situation.  In his time, clarity will come.  You will begin to see a brighter day and start living in your purpose.  You will see every single obstacle as a piece of the puzzle making up this journey called life.

It’s such a blessing to be in a peaceful state, knowing God is in control, knowing you are not alone, knowing he’s there to deliver you from the hand of your enemies.  Remember, when you come out of your challenges victoriously, your test becomes a testimony of God’s favor in your life.  Don’t be afraid of the capacity God sees in you.  It's the road map to your divine destiny!

It's A New Day

It's an amazing time! It’s a time to rejoice, a time to sing, a time to laugh and enjoy God’s choice blessings in our lives. This is a time to live our dreams, to help someone else, to be an example of the positive change that happens when God lives within our heart.

I'm convinced today that everything happens for a reason, sometimes only for a season so we can grow into God's divine plan for our lives. Each circumstance, each obstacle, each blessing, each promise, each level of maturity brings us to a place where we can claim our place and position in God. A place where we are confident he's always there for us, loving us, encouraging us and giving us peace the world cannot satisfy.

Do you want joy? Do you want peace? Do you long for freedom beyond comprehension? This comes from God. In him there is freedom, liberty, growth, understanding, joy, grace, mercy and unconditional love. Without God, we would be limited by our own abilities. His direction brings clarity, his guidance brings peace, his lead brings purpose and his presence brings security.

We are ALL a blessing in one way or another. We all have a gift to bring to the table, an encouraging word, a unique talent, strength, a divine calling in our lives. I challenge you today to explore and be who God created you to be. Remember, it's a new day! There are new and exciting days are ahead. God is there, waiting with loving arms to guide us through anything. He loves us, he adores us, and he is eternally there for us each and every day!

I Can See Clearly Now

The clouds will one day start to fade and you will see the light of new opportunities, new goals and new dreams. New life will begin to blossom right before your very eyes. This triumph comes through hard trials and tribulations that have made you strong and wise. You are now able to see through the clouded glasses of fear and despair, able to persevere and embrace who you were born to be!

Change is not an easy thing. It transforms you. It changes you. It balances you. It renews you and brings to you a whole new level of self discovery, peace, love and joy. Once you move to this level, you will be able to be a blessing to those who are right behind you. There are many who are lost in a sea of crowds, smiling with tears filled within, and wondering when they will see the "breaking of day" during what seems to be endless nights.

Be encouraged today my friends! There is a level beyond the pain, a level of gain that puts you in a place where the smiles are real, the laughter is loud, the love is deep and the friendship is real. It's a level where you are comfortable being you, comfortable with the imperfections, the uniqueness in which you were divinely made. Don't give up, you're almost there! Your road leads to a place where you are free to be who God created you to be!

Uplifted

Today I’m uplifted by so many things,
Life surrounds me so beautifully, I feel like I have wings,
Wings to soar high above the sky,
Amazed by God’s grace, this I can’t deny…
I’m uplifted with joy, peace and love
The kind that comes from God above,
There is one thing I can truly say,
I’m uplifted by God’s love in my heart today.

God Knows How To Get Your Attention

There are times we must go through things in life for God to get our attention! Have you ever found yourself getting closer to God after a troubling or challenging situation in your life? That is not by accident! God wants us to put him first in our lives. He wants to be part of our decisions, our efforts, our pursuits and goals. He wants to lead and guide us to our purpose and a path that not only benefit ourselves but others as well.

One of the greatest gifts you can give someone is the rewards of learning from life's experiences. It is the jewel that is buried deep in our trials and tribulations. The jewel is the testimony of the test that God brought you through. Though the storms sometimes rage in our lives, we are not alone. We serve a mighty BIG God that is bigger than your current situation. He knows the beginning and the end. All he wants us to do is trust that he has our hand, trust that he will be there like a dedicated father to his son, with unconditional love.

In life, we all make mistakes! The growth piece is to learn from them and sour to another level in God. He teaches through life experiences and challenges us to overcome them with him on our side. I challenge you today to look for the jewel in your own circumstances. What is God trying to tell you? What is the jewel that you must learn and share with others? Be of good courage, knowing we "walk by faith and not by sight". There is triumph and joy on the other side of your obstacles!