Empower Connect Conversations

If you were to tell your life story using a description of a sitcom, a movie, a book, or a song, what would it be? Would you describe your life as, Good Times because you are living your best life even with some storms? Or would you describe your life as “A Different World” because you moved to a new state, going to college, or doing something new? Or would you describe your life as an “Overcomer,...

Connection in all our relationship is something we are made for deep down inside. To the core of our soul, we all have a longing for wholeness. The experience we want to feel in each relationship various per person. It can range from a sense of belonging to a feeling of being accepted. Maybe it’s a hollow feeling of disconnection or loneliness, or perhaps it’s a compulsion to soothe pain in an unh...

Steps to take to start loving yourself unconditionally. 1 Journaling - Journaling is a good way to write down your feelings. 2. Forgive yourself. You must forgive yourself. Forgive yourself to move forward. 3. Respect your uniqueness and drop the comparison. You were not created be someone else, you were created to be you. 4. Practice gratitude for yourself. Instead of focusing on what you perceiv...

The inner self: · the one that is angry, you are easily to get mad at yourself about anything or any mistakes that you make · the one that is unforgiving, it is hard to forgive yourself and others who had wronged you, you keep replay the incident over and over in your head · the one that is jealous, you are jealous of other people success, at your siblings, at your coworker, anybody that seem in y...

A written vision with images is powerful. Our mind works in pictures through images. A vision board is a visual representation of your hopes and dreams. Vision board is a “snapshot” of your dream’s future and your visual “end result”. Vision board is a blueprint for inspiration and action. It is about you; it is collection of your life story through images. In Habakkuk 2:2: And the Lord answered m...

Empower Connect, a podcast of personal stories on forgiveness to encourage you to embrace lessons contributing to your growth in life to bring inner peace by self-acceptance and self-love. God has defined your identity. You are who Christ says that you are. In Him is where your true identity lies. Christ, say you are you are chosen, forgiven, a child of God, redeemed, justified, accepted, free, pr...

Image you are riding on a rollercoaster, you are securely bucketed in. The ride starts off slow going uphill, you feel comfortable, then it starts to pick up speed, now your emotions are changing, as you go up and down, up and down the tracks, you start getting butterflies in your stomach. Now the speed is faster, the rollercoaster takes you on a loop turning upside down before straightening up ag...

Do you know yourself? To know yourself is to love yourself, and to love yourself is very important to connect with yourself. The most important relationship is the one you have with yourself. Connecting to yourself will determine the journey and decision you take in your life. The further you disconnect to yourself, the further away you will be to live the life you were born to live. Connecting to...

Overcoming Unforgiveness,by developing realistic expectations. John 3:16 AMP, For God so [greatly] loved and dearly prized the world, that He [even] gave His [One and] only begotten Son, so that whoever believes and trusts in Him [as Savior] shall not perish but have eternal life. Luke 23:34, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing. “You may get knocked down, but you are no...

The greatest connection I will ever have, is the one I have with God. Everything that I am, everything I have begins with God. Connecting to God helped me develop an authentic relationship that is exciting that empowers my journey. I know I will not always get it right or have it together at all times but because of His grace and commitment, I know that I can always humbly reconnect to Him for str...

I made God’s Word a valuable art on my heart. Learning to work on me by focusing on what I can control, my hopes, my attitude, my drive, my willingness, my commitment. God gave me space to occupy in this world. My job is to be comfortable in my space that God has given me. Philippians 3:13-14, I do not consider that I have made it my own yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and rea...

“Sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never hurt me!” We all know that is not true, right? How many times has you been hurt by the words that were spoken out of others mouth? Now ask yourself how many times have I hurt someone else with my words? “Speak to others in the way that we would want them to speak to us.” Learn to pattern your own speech after the way Jesus talked and exp...

But grace is a wonderful thing when we need to let go of grudges. It is a higher form of forgiveness, in a way. Practicing grace essentially implies being ready to forgive, in anticipation of being hurt by someone that matters a lot – a partner, child, parent, colleague at work, etc. When we forgive people for future offenses, we avoid developing grudges. Holding a grudge give you the feeling that...

Philippians 4:8

We live in a world where everyone is quick to blame. Blaming others seem like it a way to get us off the hook. Think about when you watch your favorite sports team lose, what do you do you start blaming someone from quarterback to the coach. But in reality, you cannot blame your bad behavior on others, you are responsible for your actions. Let look at some people in the Bible that used the blamed...

The R in the E.M.P.O.W.E.R. method to forgivingness, is for Reconnect. RECONNECT - Connect back together, re-establish a bond of communication or emotion. I want you to be free. To be free to live the wonderful life that I have in store for you. For each of your steps to be led by My grace, by My Spirit. I want to release My life and joy within you. I want you to be free, free, free! But as you kn...

Introduction for Empower Connect Conversations podcast. Host: Minister Carolyn McClain

The E in the E.M.P.O.W.E.R. method to forgivingness, is for Embrace. E- EMBRACE - ACCEPT OR SUPPORT (A BELIEF, THEORY, OR CHANGE) WILLINGLY AND ENTHUSIASTICALLY. Verses reference: Philippians 3:13, Ecclesiastes 3:5 _____ Empower Connect Podcast, a podcast that inspires women to grow, forgive and connect to God, themselves, and others. “You may get knocked down, but you are not out, get up this is...

The willing to forgive is a sign of sp8and emotional maturity. It one of the greatest qualities which we should aim for.

Ask yourself what I hope to gain from telling my story? Is it helping me or keeping me in bondage? Ownership brings responsibilities. Take responsibility for the hurt and how it has affected your life. Focus on this emotion to take control of them. Give yourself permission to process these feelings to get a hold of these feelings. Focus on positive things to counter the painful thoughts.

Let people know what is acceptable and not acceptable by realizing. · It is not your job to fix others. · It is okay if others feel angry, but it’s not okay for anyone to lash out at you. · It is okay for you to say no. · You are not responsible for how others feel. · You do not have to anticipate the needs of others. · Your needs matter. · You have a right to your own feelings. The E.M.P.O.W.E.R....

Your mindset is a set of beliefs that shapes how you make sense for world and yourself

It is time for a to do a spiritual examination.

The EMPOWER method to forgive. 1. E xamine yourself to understand forgiving. 2. Understand how your M indset plays a part in forgiving. 3. P repare yourself to change and live in the present. 4. Taking O wnership of your life. 5. Must be W illing to change. 6. E mbrace your past to move always forward. 7. R econnect to your purpose by releasing and reclaim your life.

My name is Carolyn McClain, a forgiveness life coach. Each week I will deliver a message to help women learn to forgive, grow, connect to God, themselves and others.