Showing posts with label dreams. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dreams. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Dreams!
DREAMS! Now that's a great word, just by itself! But, for a small word it can provide an amazing and huge impact on our life.
Have you ever had a dream? Yes, many of us have! We dream at night and then there are those little daydreams through out the course of the day that can sometimes happen, right? We think about things that we would love to have and be, if we only had the time or we were in a different place in our life, right? Sometimes we tend to give up on our dreams a little to quickly, right? But, really.....we don't have to. No, we don't have to give up on our dreams! And Yes, we can achieve anything we set our hearts and minds to.
It may be a difficult process but it could be worth it, when find out what we're really supposed to be doing. If we don't attempt to go for our dreams, we may never know what could or would have happened.
What the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve! God has given us the ability to dream...to dream BIG! God has plans for each and everyone one of our lives. Now...how are we going to pursue these great things planned for us. Like it says in Jeremiah 29:11 -- For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Our hope is in the Lord because He gives us that hope for our futures.
We all strive to be successful, because let's face it...success and achieving your goal is HUGE! But, Success is a Journey, not a Destination! To achieve success we have to take this amazing journey that keeps us moving. We just don't stop at a destination, we eventually keep going and move on. We just don't sit in one spot and not do anything. We need to be always moving forward toward the next goal once we reach the previous one. As we go through life we find that 'life' is a series of choices, and we all have choices in life that we make.
Is your life a joyful noise to the Lord? Sing your dreams, share your dreams with others around you. Is your smile glorifying God's name? Do you bring joy? Can people see your dreams with you? If you let people in on your dreams, they can help you achieve them. So go out there and BE JESUS to those who surround you! Show the love of Christ through your smile and through your actions....let those people see Jesus through you!
Make a list of 25 dreams...what you would like to have, do and be, if you could have, do and be whatever you wanted/needed. Make a book, cut out pictures and watch your dreams come to life.
{in no specific order -- I just want to see my dreams be accomplished :) Then look back and see all the things you've checked off, maybe then you'll have to start a new book; because you've accomplished everything from your previous book.
Meet and marry my future husband! :-)
Be a mom
Be debt-free
Be able to buy my dream house with my future family
Travel!!!
Be able to sponsor a child full-time through a sponsorship program
Tithe regularly
Become an actress in movies, tv and Theatre - Extra in Christian Mingle
Become a journalist and work for a newspaper/magazine -- Created Evoke Magazine
Publish a book and be an author of many books
Buy a car
Be able to share God's Word with anybody that I come in contact with boldly and confidently. -- Working on stepping out of my comfort zone.
Go on a missions trip
Participate in Christian Theatre
Live in another state
Visit every state --- almost done
Visit every Continent -- America, Central America -- done
Graduate from a University
Have an Internship
Sing in front of a large audience
Act in front of a large audience
Create and Write my own blog
Go on a road trip with friends
Learn to play the guitar -- getting closer
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
You were meant for great things
Be Yourself!!!
As I was listening to one of my daily inspirational messages today, it was all about 'being yourself' and 'not comparing yourself to others.' Here are a couple insights of ways to be yourself and who you were created to be.
1. Find yourself and define yourself!
There's a great quote by Oscar Wilde, "Be yourself, everyone else is taken."
2. Avoid fixating on the past and not letting yourself grow!
Don't be defined by your past errors, move forward to be someone new.
3. STOP caring about how other people perceive you!
Some people will like you and some people won't. You have to be who you are!
4. Be HONEST and OPEN!
Be willing to learn from your mistakes and grow from them.
5. Relax!!!
Take a deep breath in and let it out....Don't worry about things. Let it go! Surrender!
There's that old saying, to let go and let God! Give your worries to God, let Him help you handle your problems and worries...trust me you'll feel so much better when you LET GO!
6. Treat yourself as you would treat you best friend.
Would you say some of the things you say to yourself to you best friend...probably not. So why put yourself down. Instead build yourself up like you would build up your best friend.
I saw this saying a while ago, it says, STOP the negative thoughts...YOU are beautiful! You were created for so much more than you ever know. You were made for great things.
7. Develop and Express your own individuality.
Be your own character. Don't let other people characterize your own style. Be different. Be an individual. Choose your own style. Be creative. You are the only you!
8. STOP comparing yourself to others!
Be your own person! You were created unique. You are fearfully and wonderfully made.
There's a quote I heard recently, "don't compare yourself to other people because God anoints us all in different ways' -- Joyce Meyer.
9. Follow your own style.
You're special because you're unique! Be different!
AND....
10. Accept that some days you're the pigeon and some days you're the statue.
Because sometimes things go your way and well....sometimes they don't; because as we all may know what happens to statues when a pigeon is above them. Yeah, you can probably use you imagination to see that one.
Someone once said that there are 2 things you should know in life...ONE being the day you were born and TWO being the day you knew WHY.
Which leads me to the story that was told about The Pencil.
1. Find yourself and define yourself!There's a great quote by Oscar Wilde, "Be yourself, everyone else is taken."
2. Avoid fixating on the past and not letting yourself grow!
Don't be defined by your past errors, move forward to be someone new.
3. STOP caring about how other people perceive you!
Some people will like you and some people won't. You have to be who you are!
4. Be HONEST and OPEN!
Be willing to learn from your mistakes and grow from them.
5. Relax!!!
Take a deep breath in and let it out....Don't worry about things. Let it go! Surrender!
There's that old saying, to let go and let God! Give your worries to God, let Him help you handle your problems and worries...trust me you'll feel so much better when you LET GO!
6. Treat yourself as you would treat you best friend.
Would you say some of the things you say to yourself to you best friend...probably not. So why put yourself down. Instead build yourself up like you would build up your best friend.
I saw this saying a while ago, it says, STOP the negative thoughts...YOU are beautiful! You were created for so much more than you ever know. You were made for great things.
7. Develop and Express your own individuality.
Be your own character. Don't let other people characterize your own style. Be different. Be an individual. Choose your own style. Be creative. You are the only you!
8. STOP comparing yourself to others!
Be your own person! You were created unique. You are fearfully and wonderfully made.
There's a quote I heard recently, "don't compare yourself to other people because God anoints us all in different ways' -- Joyce Meyer.
9. Follow your own style.
You're special because you're unique! Be different!
AND....
10. Accept that some days you're the pigeon and some days you're the statue.
Because sometimes things go your way and well....sometimes they don't; because as we all may know what happens to statues when a pigeon is above them. Yeah, you can probably use you imagination to see that one.
Someone once said that there are 2 things you should know in life...ONE being the day you were born and TWO being the day you knew WHY.
Which leads me to the story that was told about The Pencil.
Parable Of The Pencil
The Pencil Maker took the pencil aside, just before putting him into the box.
"There are 5 things you need to know," he told the pencil, "Before I send you out into the world. Always remember them and never forget, and you will become the best pencil you can be."
"One: You will be able to do many great things, but only if you allow yourself to be held in Someone's hand."
"Two: You will experience a painful sharpening from time to time, but you'll need it to become a better pencil."
"Three: You will be able to correct any mistakes you might make."
"Four: The most important part of you will always be what's inside."
"And Five: On every surface you are used on, you must leave your mark. No matter what the condition, you must continue to write."
The pencil understood and promised to remember, and went into the box with purpose in its heart.
"One: You will be able to do many great things, but only if you allow yourself to be held in Someone's hand."
"Two: You will experience a painful sharpening from time to time, but you'll need it to become a better pencil."
"Three: You will be able to correct any mistakes you might make."
"Four: The most important part of you will always be what's inside."
"And Five: On every surface you are used on, you must leave your mark. No matter what the condition, you must continue to write."
The pencil understood and promised to remember, and went into the box with purpose in its heart.
Now replacing the place of the pencil with you. Always remember them and never forget, and you will become the best person you can be.
One: You will be able to do many great things, but only if you allow yourself to be held in God's hand. And allow other human beings to access you for the many gifts you possess.
Two: You will experience a painful sharpening from time to time, by going through various problems in life, but you'll need it to become a stronger person.
Three: You will be able to correct any mistakes you might make.
Four: The most important part of you will always be what's on the inside.
And Five: On every surface you walk through, you must leave your mark. No matter what the situation, you must continue to do your duties.
Allow this parable on the pencil to encourage you to know that you are a special person and only you can fulfill the purpose to which you were born to accomplish.
Never allow yourself to get discouraged and think that your life is insignificant and cannot make a change.
One: You will be able to do many great things, but only if you allow yourself to be held in God's hand. And allow other human beings to access you for the many gifts you possess.
Two: You will experience a painful sharpening from time to time, by going through various problems in life, but you'll need it to become a stronger person.
Three: You will be able to correct any mistakes you might make.
Four: The most important part of you will always be what's on the inside.
And Five: On every surface you walk through, you must leave your mark. No matter what the situation, you must continue to do your duties.
Allow this parable on the pencil to encourage you to know that you are a special person and only you can fulfill the purpose to which you were born to accomplish.
Never allow yourself to get discouraged and think that your life is insignificant and cannot make a change.
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