Get A G.R.I.P.

Let's talk about how we must choose to rejoice in the midst of difficult situations in our lives. 

Hope is a beautiful thing to have! When you lose hope, you lose your joy and your peace. Nothing good can come from hopelessness, so hold on to your hope no matter what happens to you or around you. Don't lay aside your hope in difficult times. Hope deferred makes the heart sick and you don't want that.

Be Thankful to God in all circumstances! The word admonishes us to do so and may we all be obedient to His word. God loves to hear us giving praises of thanksgiving to Him. How could we not be thankful for all that He has done and will do for us? Let's discuss how we can show our thanks to such a loving Father.

Sometimes we get so focused on tomorrow that we forget to enjoy today.  The Bible tells us not to worry about tomorrow; one it's not promised to us and two, tomorrow will take care of itself. So, let's just take it one day at a time because we can't step into tomorrow or step back into the past. Let's enjoy each day as it comes; One Day At A Time!

It is the light of Jesus that makes our dark circumstances disappear and now we are walking in His marvelous light! The light overshadows the darkness!

When we walk into a dark room, the first thing we do is turn on the lights. Once those lights come on, there is no more evidence of it ever being dark. We have access to The Light that dispels all darkness. But first, let's talk about the various forms of darkness.

Have you ever had someone try to comfort you after the loss of a loved one and it wasn't what you wanted or needed to hear because you wasn't ready to receive it? Let's talk about it!

Do you know what to say to someone who have experienced the loss of a loved one? Do you know the right words to say to someone who have experienced other types of losses? I pray that in either situation, that you speak life and not death to their spirit man. Let's talk about it.

Get A G.R.I.P. on your thought life! We shouldn't walk around letting our emotions produce negative thoughts that eventually may turn into negative actions. We are better than that! We have the mind of Christ and we have the fruit of the Spirit of self-control, so let's use what has been given to us!

Tighten your G.R.I.P. on Jesus and the word of God and your G.R.I.P. on anger will become less and less and you will receive His peace.

To encourage and inspire others to not shy away from remembering their loved one(s). Your story can help bring comfort to someone else.  Although your loved one is gone, your love for them will never die. Share, share, share!

A conversation with Host Georgette Jackson and Guest Carmen Woodley!

Most people love to hear a "Comeback" story! What is yours?

The Fruit of the Spirit for today is "Goodness". Let us take a bite of goodness and see what it tastes like for believers who say they are indwelt with the Holy Spirit. How is goodness demonstrated in your life? Are you good to some and not to others? If that is the case in your life, then you are not being led by the Holy Spirit and He does not have complete control of your life.

There are nine fruit of the Spirit and "Kindness" is the fifth one. We have all nine of the fruit within us, but we must choose to display them in our every day lives. We don't need to pray for them or pray for more of them; we only need to use what we've already been given. Why should the Holy Spirit give us more of what we're not using? Got Fruit? Yes!

God's grace is readily available to us for the asking. He withholds no good thing from us and His grace is good! For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless. (Psalm 84:11)

If we can believe in a God that we can't see to save us, then we can believe that the same God will do what he says he will do and therefore we can wait with patience. We can be patient with ourselves and with others. The fruit is in us if we are a child of God; we just need to use it!

Some of us might not want to nibble on this fruit, but to take a big chunk out of it! Sometimes it's hard to hold your peace, but we have the ability to do so with the help of Holy Spirit living inside of us. Not to mention that our savior Jesus Christ himself is the prince of peace! We can activate that peace in any circumstance if we choose to do so.

Is the joy of the Lord your strength? Have you activated the fruit of joy in your life? Are you joyful only when things are going good in your life or can you still have joy when life is giving you lemons?

Let's talk about the fruit of the spirit Love! Have you done a "Fruit Check" lately to make sure your fruit is still operating properly? Has your fruit gotten rotten? Are you walking and talking with love? Let's talk about it.

What kind of odor are we emulating when we walk into a room? What scent are we leaving afterwards? When people mention your name, does the mention of your name leave a sweet smelling aroma? Let's talk about it! 

When is silence golden? When we are tempted to say something that we know will hurt the other person, silence is definitely golden. But what about when God is silent? Do we still think silence is golden or do we get bent out of shape when it seems like God isn't speaking? What goes on in our heads when God doesn't say a mumbling word? (Like the old folks would say, Lol!)

How many of us have some "What If's" in our lives that caused us to regret something we said or done? What if I had listened more and talked less? What if I had been more patient? There are a number of reasons we have regrets, so what are some of yours? But, know that God doesn't want us to live a life of regrets and He has a way out for us.

I share 5 principles I learned during my journey of grief. I learned some "Before" things that made a huge difference in how I was able to persevere. We should always be prepared in advance...count the cost so to speak before...stay tuned.

For some of us, "Happy Mother's Day" may not be so happy. Just know that God sees you, He understands and He has not left you alone to deal with the hurt...He has left you a Comforter in the person of Holy Spirit.