Lose it Today

Ξ December 30th, 2009 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Self-improvement:Spiritual |

self-directed learning destinyOur life is like a clean canvas, waiting to be painted on with lots of colors.


But most of us hesitate when it comes to picking up the paintbrush and boldly filling it with color. We’d love

somebody else to at least give us an outline about what “should” be drawn.


We want somebody else to tell us who to be.


It frees us from responsibility and especially from risk.


Oh, that risk!


Most of us spend our life’s energy on eliminating risks or at least trying to control it as much as possible. We

reject anything that cannot be controlled.


The problem is you lose your soul and your dreams when you insist on controlling things. Too many people forsake their dream because they are not willing to take a risk.


Many don’t take risks because they fear they aren’t up to the challenge. These people have never learned to take the desire in their hearts seriously.


But deep down inside we know that we were not created to live our life controlling things. We were created by Almighty God to live an adventure.


Adventures are exciting…and risky.


Today you can recover the dreams of your heart by releasing control!


Because God does not operate according to formulas. He is a person with a limitless creativity. He is a truly free and alive personality.

Whoever chooses to walk with Him must prepare for adventure. He cannot be put into a religious, doctrinal or theological box.


He has already designed you for a specific task to accomplish in this world. But don’t go looking for it there,

search inside. That is where you will find your calling.


“Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that, because what

the world needs is people who have come alive.” Gil Bailie


What makes you come alive? What is written in your heart? Don’t ask yourself how to achieve it. That is God’s problem.


You will walk it out with Him, one day at a time, together with Him. It will be full of amazing surprises and unexpected challenges, but when all has been said and done, it will always be good.

Oh, and remember…

“Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you

go” (Joshua 1:9)


G.F.I (Go For It) and lose it today!

Bettina

who’s lost it and doesn’t want it back!


PD If you want to learn how to flow with God’s plan for your life, I have written a whole book describing my journey and what I learned in the process. It is filled with revelations He gave me as I searched for His way of living my life instead of mine.


You can find it here.


The place where God calls you is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meets. Frederick Buechner

 

The Power of Giving

Ξ December 23rd, 2009 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Self-Improvement:Techniques |

self-directed learning givingThis Christmas I want to share a powerful message with you.

 

I will reveal to you the most powerful formula for happiness and fulfillment.

 

The best of all is that it is not beyond anybodies reach. Actually, it will not come from any external source at all, but from yourself.

 

And I’m not talking about any kind of spiritual journey.

 

I’m talking about your resources.

 

Your talents, your time and your money.

 

Most of our preparation for life teaches us how to use our resources to obtain something from

the world that surrounds us.

 

We are taught to get a good education so we can get a good job to get some good money.

 

We are taught to develop our talents and skills so we can benefit from them.

 

We are taught social skills so we can receive recognition and acceptance from others.

 

The underlying message is: the bigger your efforts the more YOU get.

 

So, in our lifelong pursuit of happiness and success, we just try to develop more and more in these areas, hoping

that some day we will experience the fulfillment we so deeply yearn for.

 

Until hopefully one day we wake up to the truth that our life’s purpose is not about receiving at all. It is

about something much bigger than that.

 

It is about using your resources so others can benefit from them. It is when you start giving from what you have

that you will receive what you are so desperately searching for.

 

A successful businessman is he who knows the needs of his clients and meets them well. If you are out there just

trying to get money from people you won’t get very far. Any marketing expert can tell you that.

 

Likewise, successful relationships are born from giving love to others, not from trying to fill your own needs

for affection.

 

But what about me, what about me, what about me?

 

If you are so worried about your own needs and you haven’t come very far with the traditional formulas for

success, why not try to reverse your efforts?

 

Instead of focusing on what you want to receive from others, why not start focusing on the needs around you?

 

There is something magical about giving. The more you give, the more you seem to get.

 

Oh, and remember…

 

“…the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

” (Acts 20:35)

 

Try it! It will always work, because it is a spiritual law.

 

Have a wonderful Christmas!