Push-Ups

For the last couple of mornings I heard the Holy Spirit speaking to me telling me to get up and do push-ups. I kind of frowned, thought it a lil strange and ignored the promptings until this morning.

After listening to Pastor Mason Betha preach, clean up a lil, and sit around a lot, i finally got around to doing my push-ups. 15 girl style push-ups is usually what I do and I'm very proud of that considering a month and a half ago I couldn't do one lol.

But I should have know that there was more to the Holy Spirit telling me to do push-ups then me just doing them. After I successfully completed my push-ups I sat on the floor and here is the encouragement and direction I received.

PUSH UP MONIQUE! In my spirit I could see myself down reaching up with one hand and pushing, really pushing, like I was pushing through a brick wall. Pushing through obstacles, disappointments, regret, rejection, pain, the past, pressure, hurt, low self esteem, and missed opportunities. Push Up I keep hearing the Holy Spirit say. Up in the things of God, Up to what God has called me to be and do, Up in his ways.

I've been down so long forgot what it felt like to even look up and see a much brighter now, a much brighter future.

So Holy Spirit Thank You and I'll remember to do my push-ups every day!

I Can Eat Later

Why is that I feel like I have to eat every last drop of food that I cook?

Oh that is a question I used to ask myself before yesterday.

I was conversing with my sister and she said, "don't you ever let me hear you call yourself fat again!!" As many times as I heard people tell me that it never registered until yesterday at that very moment.

I learned from the movie "the secret" that whatever you tell the atmosphere it will do, good or bad. So if i keep saying that I am fat, my actions will correspond with what i'm saying.

I got that yesterday...finally!

Another thing my sister explained to me is that I have to listen to my body. If it tells me to stop eating it's full, STOP! If it tells me not to eat this or that, DON'T EAT IT! If it tells me to exercise, GET UP AND EXERCISE!

So today I cooked lunch and after one serving, on my way to getting the 2nd serving, my body said it was full. I scooped out another helping, put the plate down and then slowly backed out of the kitchen. I listened and listened some more. There it was, my body, telling me I'd had enough for now. I can eat the rest later when I am hungry again.

And just like that I killed that demon of overeating!!!! So EXCITED!

Rejoice with Me!!!

Be Ye Transformed...

Well I'm back after a long break...again. I've figured that everyday blogging isn't for me. Maybe weekly blogging I can keep up with lol. Well anywho, My business is off the Ground!!!!! So excited and I've been working nonstop, along with my partner, to make it into exactly what God intended it to be.

The Name: R.A.G.E. Youth Resource Center

R.A.G.E. stands for Reclaiming A Generation through Exposure

God gave me the name RAGE probably two years ago and it had a two fold meaning for me. One the acronym and the other rage. I remember as a young adult, early 20's, I had a real problem with rage, getting angry and fighting. But God delivered me from that. And i just think it is so awesome that the thing that used to hinder me is the same thing that will now be used as a vehicle to bless people. That's God 4 Ya!!!

It's 2011 now an everyday of this year I have been feeling great, motivated, inspired. I believe i'm actually starting to understand this thing called LIFE. Let me tell you for a long time, I expected things to just be handed to me or for stuff to just fall in my lap, without much effort on my part. I kinda been living my life like that but God put a scripture on my heart last year that has really been transforming my thinking.

All hard work brings a profit but mere talk leads only to poverty. (proverbs 14:23 NIV)

Every time I write it or say it, it does something to me. I now understand that in order to accomplish these really big visions God has given me is gonna take some hard work on my part.

I know simple to you, but life changing for me.

So everyday I try my best to work really hard, to make sure my plans line up with God's plans.

Maybe I'll start blogging about my transformation, about the daily goals I achieve. I know that I'm not the only person out there that hasn't lived up to their potential or who hasn't procrastinated to the point that years have flown by and yet nothing has been accomplished.

For me, time out for the laziness!!! Time to truly accomplish what I was put on this earth to do.

How about You?