Appreciation

 

Find appreciation  where you are

Have you ever scroll through old pictures and got that feeling of gratitude? The moments captured in a picture make me appreciate the things I have done, went through and where I am currently in life. It is beautiful to see the progress that you have made in the process. Yes there were times when you got of the trail but thank God for His grace.

It makes me realize that we should appreciate everything in life. Our families, friends , experiences and memories. Right where  we are this moment is where you were meant to  be. Start to see the beauty in the mundane things of life. Just be in the moment and live!!

CWR.

Thankfulness

Have you ever realised how blessed you really are?

I mean the fact that we are still able to do what we do on this very moment is a blessing. Many times we want the WOW effect to feel like we are blessed. We miss the little things whilst focusing on the big things we still want to have. 

What do I really want?

Growing up there were many things I wanted. A work, my own finances,  buying my own clothes, my own place and so much more. Now that I am older and looking back on where I have been and where I am going I can truly say , I am thankful. Not for what I have because it can all disappear in the blink of an eye. I am thankful for who I have become .

I had some off ramps along the road and I failed many times but I am greatful for failures. It pushes me to never give up. The only thing I want is peace, love and joy.

I am thankful for my parents who gave me the best they could because its their provision that ensured that I am here today. How many can say thank you still to their parents today?

If you still can , go and say thank you to them now.  They also had their own struggles but still they pushed through it to make your life better.

I am thankful for my life, my health , my time, my energy ,my mind, my emotional state. Just so free to be who ever I wish to be. Its like I am able again to dream like before. There were a period where the dreams stopped and life seemed good but what I realised now is that in those times growth never happened. Stagnation took place.

It is so essential to get in an environment where your full potential can be unleashed. Surrounding yourself with the ones who motivate, encourage and grab you on the hand when you go astray. Those are the people who sees the value in you that you sometimes miss yourself.

I am therefore thankful for people that came into my life and adds value. I am thankful for those who I have outgrown . They were meant for a season and it is over now. You either grow or stagnate within the different seasons of life and I choose to be fruitful  and grow.

I am thankful just for everything that brought so much meaning into my world. 

What are you thankful for?

CWR

Amazing grace how sweet the sound

It was a a day just as any normal day. I got up and I got ready for work. I left for work but this day however was diffrent. Something happened that started to open up my eyes.

This  day I woke up early in the morning with the urge do my dirty laundry. I never ever woke up so early. I did just that and sat in bed reading my Holy bible . It was like that the words became alive to me for the very first time. I never had this urge of attending a woman conference so badly.

This is the day when I experienced Gods love for me so tangible. Everytime I think about it I feel it as if was just yesterday. The day when I could see how God actually love me. That He think I am worthy of love and that He sees me for who I am and not for who I am trying to be. Wow God loves me just as I am? Flaws and all. 

We so easily want acceptance for wrong things by wrong people and yet we are already accepted by God. It is when we see through the eyes of God that changes our whole perspective on life. It is when we allow God into our lives that we can fully experience His promises. The bible becomes effective when when we fix our relationship with Jesus Christ. When we do what the Scriptures says and not be only hearers. That is when we can fully experience God power working in and through us.

I am greatful all the wrong roads I travelled because I know now it was all part of the process. 

That was the start  of me moving where God wants me and He did it sistematically until I totally surrendered my life to Him.He is patient, longsuffering, gracious, full of mercy and love. This is the grace He showed towards me and I know He can do it also for you.

What I realised now as I look back was that God had His hand over me the whole time just as His hand is over you as well. I struggled to get to terms of what happened to me and tried to figure out how did it happened. Now I can say I am in the healing process. All that happened was part of God's purpose for me. 

Sometimes we find it hard to believe it but know that whatever experience you went through that has bad memories are meant for a greater purpose. You have the ability now to connect with other who struggle in the same area and be a testimony of what God can do regardless of how bad the world might think you are. God has healed me and I know He is capable of healing you too just where you are.

What pit are you in that feel as if you wont get out?. What sin is there in your life that you think God will never forgive?. 

I challenge you today. He is a gracious God just take it all to Him in prayer. Open up your mouth and tell Him everything. He anyway knows it all but He wants you to give over your will to His will.

CWR.

You matter

It can be difficult to believe that you matter right? 

Maybe you feel you deserve all that has happened to you since childhood years. Whatever situation you find yourself in, believe you deserve better. 

How far have you gone off track? You perhaps made wrong choices that were detrimental to your well-being, your finances, your family life or your workplace. It happens to all of us to have fallen into some ditch. How you will get up again is totally up to you.

Will you stay down and feel sorry for yourself ? This is the easy way out. Having all the excuses to prevent moving forward. Many times we bump our heads over and over the same things and we already know the outcome but we still continue. 

Its difficult to try to change yourself . You do need someone Higher, in my case God, that has the power to do so. It is not everyone who acknowledge when they have a problem. Some take years before asking for help. It is a mindset attitude that will determine if you matter. Regardless of your name, age, religion, race or family . You are unique and you matter.

CWR

How to embrace the waiting season

Are you waiting on a open door? A promotion, a financial breakthrough or waiting on a man, husband or children?

There are many things in life we desire. Things we want to accomplish, want to have in order to feel we have arrived somehow. What if you receive that thing you are waiting for?. What happens next? 

It does sometimes occur that when we receive what we desired that something new comes on the horison that we need. This simply means that we usually never reach the place where we can fully say that we are done.

I think we are created to desire things. The warning signs however should be , what are we desiring?. Are it good things to benefit our purpose or is it selfish desires.

It is essential to know how to wait. How are your heart in the situation while you are waiting. Do you recognise yourself in the situation?. What are the benefit for you?

We often become frustrated when things dont happen the way imagine or wished. We have our own time for when things must happen. In the event its all about you instead of the person you should become in the process.

We should wait well on what we prayed about or desire for. Otherwise we will just make ourself unhappy and complaining all the time. Instead focus on what the waiting process is offering you. See the bigger picture of how you should empower , equip and make room to receive what you desire for. Are you in the right mindset to get what you ask for?

It is the process of waiting you and I are being moulded, humbled , caress and becoming who we are suppose to be in the next season of our lives. 

We should know that every promotion comes with greater responsibilities and it will require you to keep on working where you are going. Yes, the working part does not stop when you think you have arrived. It is not only about the success but its also work ethics that goes hand and hand with success. 

We see all the success stories on social media and we wish to be like that but we do not see the hardwork that has been put in. It sometimes happen that we want all the benefits without actually putting in the effort to work.

What type of person will you be even if you dont get what you want. You see its more important to become someone who are not validated by what they do or what position they have. It is more of value to be a person of integrity, being humble and having the ability to serve others.

While you are in a season of waiting focus your attention on yourself. What do you see when you look in the mirror? Who do you see?. Do you like what you see. 

Internal change should happen first before external change can fully come into existence. All the fruit of what is inside of you will eventually come to the surface. 

Start focusing on loving yourself for who you are and not because of what you do. Let your personality be the force that drives you to reach new heights in your career, finances and relationships.

Enjoy the waiting seasons in your life because it does serve a  purpose. You just have to see the oppertunities hidden in every journey.

CWR

Things holding us back to move forward

Have you ever found yourself in a place of not moving forward? This can be in any area of your life.

There are times when our thoughts are the biggest preventer of us going anywhere. 

Our thoughts so easily gets the power over our being. One morning you stand up from your bed and you dont know why you are feeling miserable at all. 

You just feel like not smiling, being irritated with everyone and you just have no reason for feeling the way you do.

How does this happened?

Thoughts is the reason. Yes this is where all the stories you tell yourself plays off. 

You see things that does not exist , you think people dont like you, you want people to like you, you are irritated with small things

It becomes a major problem when you cannot celebrate other people. You have a need constantly to compare yourself with others. 

Why putting yourself in a place of unhappiness. Yes, this is what comparison does. You measure yourself with other's life and in this you have no joy.

There are so many things you can be greatful for. Your life, your health, your work, your family and so much more in your direct environment.

The journey of life is set out for everyone to achieve good things. It is not only material things but so much more such as eternal life. 

Here are a few things that prevent you from moving forward.

Competition is a ugly thing that prevent us moving. It keeps us stuck in one place by watching other people's photos and fb accounts. 

Why is it bothering you when people move forward?

Stop being focused on that and focus on your path. You are your biggest stumble block.

Fixing our eyes on the wrong priorities also is a prevention of moving forward.

What are you spending most of your time on. Is it beneficial towards you or is it just consuming your time.

You should gain something from the events you keep yourself busy with. Invest in yourself so that you have a  broader picture of where you are moving too.

Fix your eyes on your path and refrain from focusing on your instagram friends photos. Sometimes it is not always true what you see on social media. So be careful wishing the life of your influencers.

Do you know your purpose?. The reason you are here. Yes , if you dont know why you are here , you wont know how to move forward or where to go. 

Discover your abilities, your gifts and talents and so you will be more goal-orientated and moving into the direction where yous should go. 

Do not think time will run out if you dont reach certain things within a time period. You are in competition with no one but yourself.

Cut loose from things and people that witholds you from moving forward and making progress in your daily tasks or improvement program.

The main goal is to never stop going forward regardless of the pace you are going at. 

Today you should be further away from today or yesterday. Start evaluating your own progress by measuring yourself against yourself.

It is tiring to compare yourself constantly against someone else and it is time consuming.

See you rising and moving forward.

CWR

Celebrate yourself

We are in the month of celebrating women all over the world.  We are reminded of the value women have in our society.

As a woman myself I am excited to say , "Women rock"! Yes , you rock and eventhough you still dont believe it yet, you sure will soon.

Are you thinking you dont matter as a wife, mother, sister or woman?. 

Do you feel wortless and without any purpose?

You matter and you have such potential hidden within you that you should discover for yourself. 

Many times in life we are so focus in being perfect. We want to have the perfect body , our houses must be clean at all times, our food must be of the best quality or our clothes must resemble our success. All of these things however does not validate you as a woman. 

You have so much more to offer besides the things that can been seen with the physical eye. A true story of the value of a woman of valor can be found in Proverbs 31. We always hear about the Proverbs 31 woman and immediately evaluate ourselves  against her characteristics. 

Yes this a awesome woman , a woman with a plan but it does not mean you should tick yourself off against her. She is the example set and so you can be in your own unique way. The moment we as woman stop to compare ourselves with other women , the better we will realise the uniqueness we all have. 

We will discover the power lying within us to become unstoppable in this life. 

There a many scars that we might have and yes we have been hurt emotional, physically, spiritually and mentally. It should not remain like this because it will keep us in bondage forever. We should break free from this and you can be healed through Jesus Christ our King  and Saviour ,son of God.

The day we see ourselves through the eyes of Jesus Christ the son of Father God we will start to realise our super power and go all in to take hold of what is meant for us. 

I love the verse in Proverbs 31 that says  .." a woman who fears the Lord should be praised". How wonderful does that sound. That everything about us should be found in Christ. 

This implies to me that outside Christ we will always remain helpless, powerless, broken, dispressed, under valued and incomplete.  You dont have to stay in bondage forever. See the beauty inside yourself when you look at yourself today in the mirror.

You dont have to have a man to validate you, you dont have to have all the riches to make a statement, you dont have to have all the nicest of clothes to be noticed. When you dig inside yourself hard enough you will discover the pearls that no money can buy.

Start to celebrate yourself.The small progress in every small area are to be celebrated. If you dont do it , who will?. You are made in the image of God and become who He made you to be by staying grounded in Him. 

If you still dont know Him personally it is about time to have a real relationship with Him. He is waiting with open arms for His precious daughter.

In Him you are healed,  blessed, royal, chosen, called, victorious, a warrior and a child of God.

Outside God we will always feel a certain kind of lack and not good enough. It is time to take back your power and believe you are born for greatness. 

May you celebrate yourself everyday in all circumstances because you are worth it!. 

CWR