My Bible Lesson-The 5 Ps of Life: Place, Purpose, Provision, Perspective, and Presence

Place: Where God wants you to be? Examples in the Bible: Abraham, Joseph, Moses, Esther, David, etc

Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.

Proverbs 16:9
“The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.”

Where ever you are in life right now (your location, your job, your title, etc), that is God wants you to be. Grow where He has you at this time until He changes things!
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Purpose: What God wants you to do; His will for your life-specific tasks or responsibility?
Examples: The Judges, Mary, etc

Psalm 57:2
“I cry out to God Most High, to God who fulfills his purpose for me.”

Proverbs 16:4
"The Lord has made everything for its purpose"

Ephesians 1:11
"In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of His will"

God wants you to do His will with the gifts/tasks/responsibilities He has given you to fulfill your purpose! Doesn't matter what you are...student, worker, a mom, a wife, a leader, etc...figure out what God is calling you to do!
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Provision: God fulfills your needs; even ones you didn’t know that needed to be met!
Examples: Moses, Daniel, The Apostles, etc

Philippians 4:19
"My God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus."

2 Peter 1:3
“His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence

Matthew 6:11
“Give us this day our daily bread,”

Before time, now, and later God has you covered!
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Perspective: The vision you are to have about God and your life; how you view the Word and the world around you
Examples: Adam/Eve, Jesus, etc

2 Corinthians 4:16-18
“as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.”

Isaiah 55:8
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the LORD.”

Make sure your perspective is the right one! Whatever happens it helps to think that God is doing things for your good!
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Presence (of God): You’ll be able to feel presence of God the closer you are to Him.

Hebrews 13:5
Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”

God is always there! He isn't going to abandon His own!
If you don't feel God's presence or don't feel as close to Him, consider what is going on with your relationship with Him? Are you in sin? Maybe you're not reading your Bible or being in prayer enough? Figure it out, so you can be closer to Him!

Where I'm at right now?

We have a lot of catching up to do!
Well I won't bore anyone reading this post with a lot of details on last couple months. I'll just say I made it through another semester in college, my freelance biz grew with a few more clientele, and my husband and I did some traveling. I've been pretty busy, but it's all good, so praise God for it all.

Now what's on my mind? Well been thinking about the future? What's next for me? Where do I see myself in the next 5 years?

I think what really matters is what does God have in store me and am I willing to submit to His plan for my future/life? I have dreams, goals, plans, and a reality I see for myself, but what if God has something else in mind?

Well I know God has the best in mind for me and knows my desires! If something comes along that I don't like or don't feel good about, I'm sure it will be for my good to teach me something, help me grow in a certain area, prepare me from something, etc. Life may or may nor go my way. I've learned that the easy and hard way.

So now I don't worry so much about my future because it is in God's hands. He has never lead me wrong. He has saw me through so much and blessed me in many ways. Whatever is ahead, I feel ready. I know it won't always be easy, but I'll be able to endure and in the end I'll be closer to God.

There's no point in complaining or being discontent. I know the things I need to change. I have an idea of what is realistic for me to happen in the future and I strive to reach my goals and make my dreams a reality.

I will do my best to pray first, to try and understand what is God's will for me, and not be discouraged when things don't go as expected. I won't give up at what I know God has clearly given me the vision and abilities to do.

So that's where I am for now! Stay tuned to see what's next for me! I'm sure you'll be just as amazed as I will be since I don't really know what the future holds.

Despite what I can't see...

Something I heard said tonight at church that really convicted me:

We can't see God. So sometimes we promise to do things for Him and when we don't follow through, then it's not a big deal to us. Although if we promise to do something for a friend, coworker, or anyone else, we feel bad about it and care about how they feel because we can see their physical reactions to our failures.

Just because we can't see God's reaction, doesn't mean He isn't disappointed in us. He's not happy when we fail to do what we said we would do. It is important to be just as conscious to God's feelings the same as anyone else in front of us, even more!

I want God to be please and see that I can follow through with the things He has called me to do! I do
I wouldn't want to see God's face of anger or disappointment in me and even though I haven't, doesn't mean it should not matter as much!

WOW....it's been too long...

I need to be more consistent with this blog. I do have a lot to share, but I've been very busy with school.

So, let me get some things together and done and I'll be back real soon with words of encouragement, testimonies, updates, etc.

Up Late...Thinking A Lot

I'm a night owl. I stay up late, listening to music while working and/or designing. 

Here's what I'm thinking about:

Self examination/reflection...thinking about my life, what I've done, what I'm doing now, what will I be doing later on; what others see when they see me...their perception of my personality, my abilities/gifts/talents, etc. Am I using my time wisely? What's the point of...? What am I thinking so much? 

I wonder about a lot of things (whether it all matters or not), but overall is what I'm doing is what God wants me to do? Is He pleased or disappointed?

Sometimes I get discourage or really not sure about what I'm doing, although God gave me these gifts/talents for a reason. If I used what He gave me to His glory, I have nothing to worry about. I'm called to have the right attitude, intentions, and outlook. All I do is because of Him.

So I pray this path I'm on, the things I'm doing now, my goals and desires are lining up with God's will for me. It will mean nothing if it is not for God!

It has to stop...or at least lessen!

Only God knows the hearts, the intentions, and motives of those who do wrong. I don't always understand how and why people are sometimes can be so mean, deceiving, selfish, inconsiderate, arrogant, and/or have this sense of self-entitlement. They also know better than someone else and want others to do so much for them, but won't do the same in return. It is so important to examine yourself each and every day, so you don't fool yourself into thinking that you're always good with yourself and everyone else. We all can be found at fault of not being completely honest, selfish, and thinking we deserve more. God requires us to put Him and others before ourselves.
The sad part is that this behavior is seen among Christians. How is the world suppose to differentiate the spiritual from the worldly if it all looks the same?
We need to go back to basics and get ourselves together. Where is the love? Where is the accountability? Where is the sense of unity and peace among ourselves?
God expects more of us...Christian or not, but especially those calling themselves Christians.
It has to stop...or at least lessen.
This mess can't continue! Let's get some order and get back to who God call us to be!

Spring Break

So this spring break I'm working on getting back on track with things I have put down, neglected, or just need to finally get started.

First I'm going back to the gym. I haven't been in awhile, but I never give up at trying to be more consistent in going to it. If I stop for awhile, I just make sure to go back again.

Then I'm working on getting school work that isn't due until the end of semester done ahead of time. I want to try to get as much done as I can as soon as I can.

Also I'm working on promoting and getting work done for my business and my friend's businesses. I have quite a few flyers to make, so I'm going to use this break to complete them.

Last, but not least I plan on take one day at a time and chill out!  I can easily get overwhelmed, so I want to take time for myself and enjoy my break from school.