Bigbird023 - "Go Write Your Own Stories"

When all seems lost, Jesus says, “Just trust me.” In the darkest night, Jesus says, “Just trust me.” While most of us know these words and find them easy to believe in church services when things are going well, they are often much tougher to believe when we find circumstances similar to what Jairus was facing. Fear paralyzes us! Fear controls our thoughts! Fear steals away our faith! So Jesus says, “Don’t be afraid. Just trust me!” May God give us the strength to do just that when we face fearful times.

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-HMH Fit tip #7-

Got a goal? Get a plant.

Let it be a metaphor for your growth. See how it responds to the conditions you create for it. See how getting enough water and light makes it grow and give off a healthy and vibrant energy. Watch when you forget to maintain those conditions how it slows into dormancy or even drops leaves or browns at the edges.

Ask yourself:

“How am I like this plant?” “What conditions must I maintain to opitimize my growth?” “Who is the caretaker responsible for providing these conditions for me?” (Psst. It’s you.)

Make your daily visit to your plant a reminder to maintain the conditions that are carrying you to your goal. What is your “water and light”? Hopefully it includes actual water, but what else? Supportive family and friends? Maybe it’s getting enough sleep. Maybe it’s preparing your meals ahead of time, not letting yourself get hungry, going to the gym on your way home, going for a run when you wake up, journalling, or a combination of factors working in concert to create your fit, vibrant, healthy self.

Let your plant teach you how to pay attention to what works and what doesn’t. Let it teach you the necessity of patience and persistence as it stands strong but grows slowly.

Celebrate new leaves on your plant and let it draw your attention to new growth and strength you see in yourself.

Allow your plant to teach you hope and resilience. Maybe you’ll neglect it a while and come to it in a sorry state all withered and tired. Watch as you reintroduce the conditions that it favours for it’s health and see it spring back to it’s best.

When you reach that big, lush, green, happy-plant goal, roots all crowding the pot and leaves reaching and spreading like you can’t stop it, that is definitely not the time to remove the conditions that brought you there. It may seem as if the work is over. You’ve arrived. All happy and beautiful. Remember, you’re still growing. Remove your “light and water” and slowly you’ll return to a softer, shrunken you. That, in fact, is the time to give yourself a bigger pot. A bigger goal. More room for you to expand past what you thought was your end point. Make your point B your new point A and forget all about where you started before.

Let your plant be your partner in change and growth. Inhale it’s oxygen and exhale your carbon dioxide and feel free to say out loud, “I can take care of you just like I can take care of me.” Plants love to be talked to. You’re in it together :)

(this is a spider plant that started small from my grandmother. pretty sure it needs a name - suggestions?)

Jesus Christ follower. on We Heart It - http://weheartit.com/entry/38350144/via/didayroslin

The Amazing Transformation of a Guy Who Didn’t Give Up!

“In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths” (Proverbs 3:6, NKJ)

Do you need direction in your life? Ask yourself, “Am I acknowledging God in all my ways?” In other words, is He first place in your life? All throughout the day, we should be acknowledging God, asking for His help, seeking His wisdom, obeying His commands and thanking Him for His goodness.

In the morning, we should wake up and say, “Father, thank You for another beautiful day. I commit this day, my plans and my future into Your hands.” When you start the day like this, you are acknowledging God. He promises to crown your day with success. When you are driving on the freeway say, “Father, thank You for keeping me safe.” At the office say, “Lord, help me to be focused and productive today.” At home, “Father, bless my children.” Before you go to bed, “Lord, thank You for a good night’s rest.” When you’re acknowledging Him in all your ways, He promises to direct your paths. He promises to lead and guide you into paths of peace, joy and everlasting life!

“The Wise Men followed the star to Bethlehem.  But when they reached Bethlehem, they no longer needed the star, for they had found the Master, the sun of righteousness.  When the sun rises, stars lose their radiance.  In India we have many genuine truth seekers who faithfully follow their star, but it is only starlight that guides them.  In the Master we have the glory of the sun.”

~Sadhu Sundar Singh

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