Added years and confidence

The wisdom of God will not just give me a long life, but a prosperous one, as well!

Today I will receive instruction and recognize good, sound advice when I hear it. It is written: "Hear, my son, and receive my sayings, and THE YEARS OF YOUR LIFE WILL BE MANY" (Proverbs 4:10).

...For by me your DAYS WILL BE MULTIPLIED, and YEARS OF LIFE WILL BE ADDED TO YOU" (Proverbs 9:11).

Today I will realize the importance of this day and will invest myself in it, totally. Every day of my life is important and special and significant. I will not take the gift of this day for granted.

Today I will make the decision to be satisfied with my life as it is. "With LONG LIFE I will SATISFY him, and show him my salvation" (Psalm 91:16). There is great confidence that comes from a life of contentment without complacency, so I will walk in that confidence by an act of my will. Life is good! God is good! Today is good!

Today I will make the effort to walk in health and safety. The name of sickness, disease, accident, calamity or any other potentially life-threatening thing must bow to the name of Jesus!

Today I will celebrate all that life has to offer, acknowledging, in all my ways, the God Who adds years to mine.

Today I will LIVE!
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You, Oh Lord, are my confidence!!!

(some of the above modified from A Year In The Now, Bishop Jim Swilley)

Help Yourself!

I hope that you find something helpful, and fun here today. The video below is really funny from CareerBuilder if you are considering a job change...I laughed a lot but it really connected with me and maybe it will you, too, in regards to following your dreams.

This morning I was wondering if I am really doing all that I can to help myself, which in turn will ultimately help my family and those around me, yet I don't want to be burdened with guilt.
See if some of the following can propel you forward somehow today into the positive world...

Use your endeavors to heal yourself.

Live in the now because God has given you real and tangible ways to help yourself.

I am dependent on Him, but He has not left me helpless!
Today I will make my own way prosperous and will possess my promised land , and have good success...it is He who gives me power to get wealth.
(oooh, for some reason this one just made the hairs on my arm stand up.)

Today I will take up my bed and walk concerning my own health and healing.
(okay, this one reminds me that I'm the only one who can put on my tennies and get my butt out the door!)

Get busy with accomplishing the task of making your dreams come true. God will do what only He can do concerning your dream, but do what only you can do about it — faith without works is dead!
[okay, here's that video for all you who are disenfranchised(spelling?) with their jobs, and considering a move...funny video but true reality for many of you] ...pause the playlist first.




Do not waste valuable time by being jealous of others or by feeling sorry for yourelf for any reason. Your life is unique to you and you, alone, are responsible for the quality of it.

Make your words work for you. Indulge in using the power of your tongue for those things that make life.
Take full responsibility for your words and for their consequences today. You are who you say you are.

Have a good attitude, and a positive self-image.
Do something to make your life better today.

A prayer, if you like, could be... Father, help me to help myself today. In Jesus’ name, amen.
(I gleaned and modified some of the above from A Year In The Now, by Bishop Jim Swilley, who is also my pastor as well)

Loving Yourself!

Found the following short article and quotes about loving yourself.

*It's easy to love others and write quotes about how that feels, but we seem to have a much harder time loving ourselves. So here are 14 great love quotes to remind us that we deserve our own love as much as the next person.

1. "Self-love seems so often unrequited." ~ Anthony Powell

2. "Plant your own garden and decorate your own soul, instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers." ~ Veronica A. Shoffstall

3. "If you must love your neighbor as yourself, it is at least as fair to love yourself as your neighbor." ~ Nicholas de Chamfort


4. "The way you treat yourself sets the standard for others." ~ Sonya Friedman

5. "You must love yourself before you love another. By accepting yourself and fully being what you are, your simple presence can make others happy." ~ Author Unknown

6. "Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world." ~ Lucille Ball

7. "Love yourself instead of abusing yourself." ~ Karolina Kurkova

8. "To love yourself right now, just as you are, is to give yourself heaven. Don't wait until you die. If you wait, you die now. If you love, you live now." ~ Alan Cohen


9. "To tell the truth is to become beautiful, to begin to love yourself, value yourself. And that's political, in its most profound way." ~ June Jordan

10. "Don't forget to love yourself." ~ Soren Kierkegaard

11. "If you can learn to love yourself and all the flaws, you can love other people so much better. And that makes you so happy." ~ Kristin Chenoweth

12. "You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection." ~ Buddha

13. "Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

14. "It ain't what they call you, it's what you answer to." ~W.C. Fields

When it comes down to it, you must first love yourself before you can truly love others and you must love yourself before you can accept that others truly love you. So, if you look at it that way, perhaps Love Yourself Week is one of the most important holidays we celebrate! Let the above fourteen quotes remind you of that.
*-This article written by Noel Jameson

To these I would like to add...
"speaking badly of yourself is NOT ok...love what the potter has made." - Bishop Jim Swilley

WHAT'S UP

Hey bloggers, I know I haven't posted here in a bit but I haven't forgotten to look.
I've been writing a lot lately on Kingdom Quest but I sincerely love this blog, too, it is my first blog baby you could say.
I just sent out an e-mail with updates so I thought I might just put that here, too, for those of you whom I haven't yet had the pleasure of receiving or finding your e-mail address, or that I just haven't entered them yet in my address book.
Here goes...

Hello. Hope you are having a good week!

Good news...my mother's breast biopsy came out fine!

Zachary starts his new school next Monday, uniforms and all.

Natasha is doing pre-planning sessions this week at the school and trying to get things settled about her Latin and Spanish classes, a little confusion there but hope that questions are answered today with the headmaster. She's been very busy and I hope that very soon she will take whatever day she can and GO AND HAVE THAT CTSCAN...she really needs it. Please pray that all will come together well for that...thanks.

Well, I looked around for blackberries outside but their season has ended, however, we were able to get quite a few jars of jam made during the summer. Good news also is that the muscadines will be coming in soon!

I haven't put up a new post yet at Happy Blogger Heart, I may just post this letter there for now, but you can still leave comments/suggestions there. I've been wanting to write on a few things, including "Loving Yourself!":

www.happybloggerheart.blogspot.com
and
I've put a spiritual word for those interested over on my new blog Kingdom Quest
entitled "TRUE RICHES!":

www.kingdomquest1.blogspot.com

Please let me know if you've been to either one, and if you've benefited in some way...
would love to hear it. Thanks.

Wishing you a great day of peace, prosperity and progress!

-Karl Cobos

BE THANKFUL!

I am thankful that Zachary's doctor's appointment went well today...thankful that he is doing well...thankful for being able to treat him with pancakes at Cracker Barrel with blueberry syrup, maple syrup and cinnamon apples!...thankful that I could buy a "chick-o-stick"(remember those?)...thankful to be able to create blogs and share.

May you overflow with thanksgiving today.
I gathered the following from one of my favorite devotionals*:
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What I'm trying to do here is get you to relax, not be so preoccupied with getting so you can respond to God's giving."(Luke 12:29 – The Message)

"In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you." (I Thessalonians 5:18)


Today I will live in the now! I will live in the now because I am aware that I inhabit a wonderful world that my Father has created for me to enjoy, and I am thankful for everything that He continues to do to make my stay here a pleasurable one. I am counting my blessings today because I am blessed when I go out, and I am blessed when I come in!

Today I will be thankful for the little things . . . a bird singing in a tree in my yard . . . hearing the laughter of children . . . sharing a joke with a good friend . . . finding money in a pocket of a coat that I haven't worn in a while . . . receiving a compliment . . . watching a sunset . . . hearing good news from an old acquaintance . . . eating something that's not necessarily good for me . . . knowing that someone is praying for me . . . the comfort of home . . . .

Today I will live without regrets, because regrets tie me to the past and limit my abundant life in the now. I will see my problems as opportunities for God to work miracles, and I will view my mistakes as educational tools that prepare me for a better future. In my vocabulary, I will replace the words "if only" with the more positive words "next time!"

Today I will enjoy what I have available to me in this day. Tomorrow will take care of itself, and, even though I have things to look forward to, I will not allow my anticipation of future events to rob me of my appreciation of the wonderful NOW! I will make the decision to believe that today is the best day of my life!

Today I will remember to thank the people in my life who are a blessing to me – those who are reliable and dependable – those who go to the effort every day to make my life what it is. I will not take what they do for me for granted, and I will do and say things that will let them know it!
Today I will be in the moment, and will walk in godly contentment, being satisfied with what I have. I will consider the lifestyle of the lilies of the field.

Today I will remember to really thank the Lord for all of the blessings with which He regularly overtakes me. I will be loaded with unforgettable benefits in Christ today, and today I will live in the now!

Father, help me to realize what I have to be thankful for today. In Jesus’ name, amen.

*(from A Year In The Now, Bishop Jim Swilley)
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What are you thankful for today, this week, this month?
Love you guys, thanks for coming by!

BE WELL!

BE WELL!
Physically...emotionally...spiritually...BE WELL!

You are redeemed...be well!

You're mind is renewed...be well!

Have a thankful attitude...be well!

You are an overcomer...be well!

You are a testimony to God's goodness...be well!

...with the stripes that wounded Him we are healed and made whole.(Isaiah 53:3-5 AMP)

BE WELL!...I say, let it be well with your soul.

"Bloom where you're planted!"



Your thoughts?...

ps. don't miss the slide show below...and don't miss enjoying your day!