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Slow and Steady Wins the Race!

26 Feb

Inspiring one dreamer at a time!

Slow and Steady Wins the Race!

Have you ever just had a week of being busy but it seems like nothing is getting done?  Face it, life happens!  Sometimes our great plans of what we were going to do for the week, year, or even our life changes.  The key is to be willing to roll with the changes!  Yep, that has been my life recently, but yet when I look back I can see that I’ve accomplished much more than I thought I had.   I’ve actually made some huge strides toward some goals that I’ve been trying to meet this year!

It may sound wonderful to go through life without any bumps in the road, but I believe it would also be very boring!  I have found that when the bumps of life happen, that I can use them to my advantage. They can show me a true picture of what I am made of. Sometimes they detour me to another pathway that was good for me.    I admit there have been some huge bumps at times, so huge in fact; I really never thought that I would make it over them. However, God’s grace is always sufficient for me!

2 Corinthians 9:8  (KJV) And GOD is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:

This week’s blog is not to brag on how much I’ve gotten done, but rather I want to encourage you to see how much you are getting accomplished! Take time to realize that God is co-laboring with you by making all grace about toward you!  I want to encourage you… don’t give up on your goals or dreams, but press in even when it seems that nothing you do is accomplishing much.  It was the Tortoise that won the race, not the Hare.  Slow and steady wins the race! If you haven’t quit, then you are still in the race, the prize is up ahead!  Keep contending! Life is a marathon, not a sprint! Can you see that you too have made great strides even though you may feel as though you are taking baby steps toward your dreams!

I cheer you on my friend!  I would love to hear about your successes….

 

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Painting for Fun and Therapy!

24 Feb

Painting for Fun and Therapy!.

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Changing the Landscape!

19 Feb

Changing the Landscape!.

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Changing the Landscape!

19 Feb

Changing the Landscape!

Storm Painting!

Inspiring One Dreamer at a time!

It is a rainy Georgia Monday.  I was thinking that soon the spring rains will begin so that all of the earth will be nourished.  I was also thinking about how that a lot of rain changes the landscape.  Have you ever noticed that when the rain comes down really heavy it causes streams of water to flow quickly over the landscape?   The quickly moving water sometimes washes the land away to change the appearance of what was there before the rains came!  This is truly why the Lord sends refreshing rains to us.  To change us and to wash away the former in order to bring in the new rain of his Presence!

Yes that may seem a little deep for some of you, but many times in the Bible the Lord refers to the water, Living Water, wellsprings, or the rains as his Presence. When he floods us with his Presence we are changed.  I know some people  will immediately tune me out or stop reading this altogether.  I understand, because if we are all honest, nobody relishes or likes change.  Usually we do not even seek change unless we become so miserable with our circumstances that it drives us to look for something different.  However, God is a God that is constantly moving and in order to “flow with Him” we need to let the rain of His presence sweep over us and change us so that we can move with Him.

But you may be asking why?   Why must I change, didn’t God call me just as I am.  My answer is yes He did call you right where you were, but He never intends for us to stay the same.  When you received the Lord, your spirit man was changed immediately this was the born again experience.  You became a brand new creature on the inside!  However your soul,which consist of your mind, will, emotions, and intellect did not get a new birth, and neither did your body!  In order to live in the purposes and perfect will of God we must according to Romans, present our bodies a living sacrifice unto him and be willing to change.

Romans 12:1 (KJV) I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

We are earthen vessels that were created to contain the Presence and the Life of God.  We receive the Living water flowing from God to sustain us.  However, His word speaks of a river of Living water, this is the overflow of rain that I am talking about.  This overflow in our lives is to minister to others.  The Lord wants our lives to touch other people who are desperate for His presence.  I want to be used in that way! When my life is over  on this side of Heaven, my prayer and my hope is that I did what the Lord purposed for me to do on the earth.

Yes I know that this blog for this week may seem “preachy” but in the world we live in today, the landscape of everything that I’ve known to be safe and secure is being challenged.  My place of safety which is the Lord has never changed.   He is the same yesterday, today, and forever.  He is a refuge for those who seek Him! .  I feel an urgency to encourage at many people as I can to seek the Lord while He may be found and get into His river! Nobody loves you or longs for your company more than He does!

 

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Yay! My first 5 Star Review on Mazy’s High Flying Adventure!

19 Feb

“Inspiring One Dreamer at a Time!”

http://www.amazon.com/Mazys-High-Flying-Adventure-Stories/product-reviews/1507559933/ref=cm_cr_dp_see_all_btm?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending

With 2 Bonus Stories Sable the Pony and Curley Sue's Lesson

With 2 Bonus Stories
Sable the Pony and Curley Sue’s Lesson

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Early Signs of Spring!

11 Feb

Early Signs of Spring!

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With early signs of spring bursting forth out of the ground, I can’t help but think of newness!  This very morning while sitting on my front porch, it was Sixty degrees.  Even though it was raining this morning in Georgia, the change in the weather was beckoning me to go outside and enjoy, which I did thoroughly.   It amazes me how that when summer is ending  and autumn temperatures fall into the Sixties the air feels so cool, but after a long winter the Sixty degrees of early spring feels warm and inviting!

I filled my coffee cup, threw on my hoodie and parked myself in my rocking chair.  I simply sat quietly and thanked the Lord for the sound of the rain on the roof, but soon while sitting there, I listened and watched as several different kinds of birds rushed in to my newly filled bird feeder, took a seed and chirped as if they were saying “Thanks Lady!”  I also saw a Robin this morning which is always a wonderful sight to see. The gentle clinking of my wind chimes combined with the sound of the rain and the chirping birds made a beautiful harmonious glad song.

Something familiar began to bubble up inside of me that reminded me of when I was expecting my children. The expectation of something new and exciting was rising up!  It was an overwhelming feeling that made me know that a change is on its way!

Isaiah 43:18-20King James Version (KJV)18 Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.

19 Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert

Many people do not like change, but we are always going through seasons in our lives!  Some seasons bring more change than others, but regardless, God never wants us to become so comfortable that we stop expecting to see His goodness! We are to go from faith or faith and from glory to glory!  When we give up on expecting new things we become stagnant and critical of others. We revert back to an orphan spirit.  Although we may never verbally say it, when we see others blessed we think that God loves them more than He does us. God never withholds anything good from his children.  He’s made everything available.  If He led the Israelites to a land flowing with milk and honey, how much more does He have for us? But like the Israelites, we have to stop looking back and move forward in order to walk in God’s best!

Let me encourage you my friend when the Lord walks you through change, it is always good for you! Let the deadness of winter fall away.  Expect to feel the warmth of the Father’s love embrace you and gently usher you into the newness He has for you.  Get excited about the change and expect to see His goodness, I know that He will never disappoint!

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Remaining in the Vine!

5 Feb

Remaining in the Vine!

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Accomplishing a goal is always reason to celebrate, but what happens when it seems that you’re partying alone?  I feel as though I have been there many times.  I accomplish a long time goal that I’ve worked on for a year or so only to have people say, “That’s great.”

What did I really expect?  Did I expect others to be so thrilled for me that they throw their hands up in the air and shout Halleluiah!  Don’t get me wrong, I actually have friends that would say those words, but when it really comes down to it, it is not even the way I feel about it myself that counts!  I have discovered a key in my life!  When “the rubber meets the road,” what really counts is that I’ve pleased the Lord!  If I’ve pleased God then I will be satisfied myself. I have discovered that I can do nothing in myself!  All gifting and talent comes from the Lord.  He has enabled me to do what I do, so that I can accomplish what He has planned for my life.

John 15: 4 (KJV) Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. 5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

My desire is to do what I was created to do!  When I remain in Him, He helps me to accomplish my desires!  When I accomplish a long time goal that I’ve longed to do, I actually do have a party!  I have someone who does rejoice with me and over my accomplishments! He celebrates over every one of my victories!

Let me encourage you, to remain in the vine!  Let Him co-labor with you to bring your desires to pass, it gives Him great pleasure! When it seems that no one is around to rejoice with you, know that all of Heaven is celebrating with you!

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We Must Do the Work!

29 Jan

We Must Do the Work!.

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We Must Do the Work!

29 Jan

 

  “Inspiring One Dreamer at a Time!” 

We Must Do the Work!     

 

Well here we are almost at the end of January, I was just wondering if you’ve made any resolutions at the beginning of the year? If so are you still working on them or have you already grown discouraged and gave up on meeting them this year?  I know how exciting it is to make New Year’s resolutions during such an emotional high!  However, when all of the celebrating and partying is over the real work must begin.  For many of us, we totally regret ever making those resolutions during the hype of all of the emotional clichés.

I am not writing this to try to discourage you further.  I am writing instead to encourage you to do the work.  Yes it is hard and grueling, but it is well worth every effort!  Do you know why?  Because when you made the resolution, emotionally or not, there was something that you wanted or desired on the inside so much that you said it out loud!  I am here to celebrate with you again!  Let’s pretend like the “ball” just now dropped at Time Square!  Do you remember the power you felt inside as the ball had dropped less than a month ago? Well feel that power again! It is what will spark your hope that you could make changes, dream new dreams or set new goals?  It is still with you, you haven’t lost it!  I am here to help you fan the flame as it were to cause the spark to erupt into a full blaze!  Come on you can do this thing!

Just wanted to give a brief update, my number one goal or resolution was that this year I wanted to do something with all of my stories “books” that I’ve written and left buried in my computer document files for many years?  I had to ask myself “what are you waiting for?”  So I began editing three of my stories and decided to do a little short story book entitled Mazy’s High Flying Adventure!  I am so excited to say that I finished the book and it is already available on Amazon, etc.  NO this is not a sales pitch where I am trying to sell my books, but I wanted to simply share that in order for our dreams to come, we have to put in the work! Even though I had already worked hard at writing the stories, to turn them into an actual book meant some long nights of editing, cropping pictures, etc.  Whether we feel like it or not, we must dig inside and find the reason that we desired to reach the goal in the first place.  I’ve just begun, but wanted to start my year off with success as soon as I could so that I could encourage myself to continue on!

I just wanted to encourage you to shake off all of the doubt and discouragement and go forward! Finish one of the goals that may take the least work so that you can see a measure of success! Prioritize!  Maybe you’ve been trying to do something to reach your goal that isn’t quite working!  Hey I’ve been there and done that many times, but the main thing is that you don’t give up on your dreams because what you tried didn’t work.  Go for it at another angle, or a different way!  The old adage “where there is a will, there is a way” applies here.  Come on my friend you can do it! I can hear the fireworks of celebration can you?

 

 

 

 

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I’m Dreaming with GOD are you?

21 Jan

I’m Dreaming with GOD are you?.

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