Amazing Grace

The past couple of days I have been thinking a lot about grace. This made me wonder what is it really about grace that is so amazing. We are familiar with the song “Amazing grace” but do we really understand the meaning thereof?

The definitions I found on grace are as follow:

·         “courteous goodwill”

·          “bring honour or credit to someone or something by someone’s attendance or             participation”

·         “freely unmerited favour”

In this regard I am mostly focused on the grace that are spoken about in the Holy Bible that the Christian community speaks about as I am a firm believer in God Almighty. This does not mean I would force my beliefs down to anybody as everyone has their own way of acknowledging that there is a Higher power that has the complete control above everything. This than brings me to the word grace, of who God is to me. Gracious, good, honourable, freely given unmerited favour. This means I don’t have to do anything to obtain this grace but it is freely available and one should only be able to receive it through faith.  All of us have a measure of faith regardless of what we belief in. There are always that inch of hope for the better.

When I look back on my life I can trace back on this amazing grace. Amazing because of the ways I lived, did not add up to the grace I received so freely.

There are times in our lives when we are walking on the paths that are simply not good for us emotionally, spiritually, psychologically or physically. Circumstances we find ourselves in that leads to life- changing break downs, destructions in relationships etc. that are unhealthy to us as an individual that ultimately escalate to other relationships. We don’t always realise this at first but somehow we will get to the point where there is no way out. It is in those hopeless moments when we can experience this amazing grace even though we might feel we don’t deserve it at that particular time but it is usually those times where grace brings us out of unfavourable situations.

Everyone deserve this grace and we should also extend it those around us. It does not matter what situation you might find yourself in right now, remember this amazing grace that are available for you and me. We just need to take in a receiving heart posture that are willing and open to receive this amazing grace.

Let us be a gracious hand to someone today.

Battlefield of the mind

 Have you been fighting battles in your mind lately?

Battles can be anything from lies ; fear; disbelief; anxiety, sadness  or anything that make you feel negative and depressed.

I still struggle with negative thoughts. Thoughts that want me to give up on things I started or dream about. It is in the mind where you can either win or loose your battles. This mean if you win in your mind you will win in the physical. 

Our minds have an incredible influence on our words and actions. One can determine from someone's attitude which thoughts they ponder on. 

The question than how do I control what I think about ?

Well you can choose what you think about.Its totally up to you. If you dont like a thought that pop up , immediately push it out of your mind and replace it with good things.

Focus on the positive things in life and you will draw positive energy towards you.

So what results is it that you dont like at this moment in your life? Re-evaluate your thought process and you will determine the root cause. 

Think what you think about.

Win your battles in your mind!

C.W.R

New beginnings

There is something beautiful about the start of a new year. You get the oppertunity to start again.

How many times have you made vision boards and seldom achieve all your goals? Maybe you did manage to achieve them all. Well done to you!  I sure still have to go again at it this year.

This is a chance to reflect on last year's  goals and the reason why it was not reach.  Identify the stumbling blocks and work out strategies to reach all of them in a realistic manner. 

It is therefore important to have S.M.A.R.T goals which means Simple,Measurable,Attainable, Relevant and Timeframe goals.  Let us refrain from making unrealistic goals and when you reach February you are exhausted because you have put to must pressure on yourself. 

Also refrain from comparing yourself with others it will just make you miserable and you will loose your focus. You are only in comparison with yourself. At the end of the year you should be able to trace back how you have grown into fulfilling your dreams step by step. 

New beginnings gives us the opportunity to start afresh.  So use your time effectively in order to discover your full potential. 

Lets jump in!!

CWR