TV Fast Day One

Hey there! Well today was actually a really awesome day. It actually didn't start out so great. You know those mornings when you wake up and you feel like everything around you just isn't at all what you wanted? Or all you can hear yourself say in your head over and over again is, "This sucks!" Well, unfortunately, that's how I started this morning. At first I just wanted to sit in my misery and continue crying. But, you know what? Sitting in misery doesn't change things. So I got down on my knees and prayed and asked the Lord to reveal to me what was really wrong. Why was I so doubtful?


AND LO AND BEHOLD!!!


I was filled with doubt because I had started to sink into that awful pit of believing the people around me and not believing God. You know when you dream something big, something so big that God has to be in it for it to ever work out? A lot of times we think it, then we get excited about it, and then we tell other people, and then they talk us out of it. Or, they try to pretend they're excited about it, but you can tell they're really not. And what do we do? We agree with them? WHY?! How can a single person on this earth tell us who we are and what we were created to be?


IMAGINE IF WE ALL LIVED THE LIVES WE SPEND TIME DAYDREAMING ABOUT?


What if we spent time with God, and spent time studying and working on the dreams that God has instilled in us? What if instead of complaining about our lives and our jobs, we asked God why we're here and what we should be doing? What if we cast down all that negativity that we get from other people and from TV and pursued those big dreams? What if we believers didn't just sit around and wait on the Lord to do everything for us? What would happen?



2 Timothy 2:15 says: "Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."


I always notice that this scripture says we are to show ourselves approved unto God, not men. A workman, not someone who is sitting around doing nothing but waiting on blessings to show up at the door or complaining about what their life could have been like. And last but not least, RIGHTLY dividing the word of truth. To me, this means that you're able to discern the truth from lies. And why do you get discernment? Because you're studying to show yourself approved unto God, NOT MEN/WOMEN.


I have always been so deeply involved in what other people think that I have had no idea what I think or what God thinks. Instead, I've just been pushed and pulled by other people's opinions, what is the popular opinion at the time, and whoever it is that makes me feel like I'm important. But, we are fearfully and wonderfully made my God, not by man. Even evolutionists will admit that man didn't make himself. So, why does man's opinion matter so much? It just doesn't make sense. So here's the idea I had:


WHY NOT GO TO THE CREATOR AND ASK HIM WHY WE'RE HERE? THEN, WHEN HE ANSWERS, TAKE IT AS THE FINAL SAY AND GO AFTER IT?!


He is the only one that knows. And that is the only way you're going to find out. And when you find out, DON'T LET ANYONE TALK YOU OUT OF IT, INCLUDING YOURSELF!


You're not too old. It's not too late. You're not too fat. You're not too short. You're not too tall. You're not ugly. You're not too broke. You're not!


NOTHING CAN GET IN YOUR WAY WHEN YOU HAVE GOD LEADING YOU. NOTHING! Only YOU allow things to stop you. Seriously. You only get stopped by things if you LET yourself be stopped by them. YOU PLUS GOD is a majority, my friend. You don't need anyone else to agree with you.


So, today, take a moment to awaken that big dream inside of you. Ask the Lord why you're here. And when your heart begins to beat fast with the excitement of what you could be doing, you know you've hit the nail on the head.


Today, I decided to remove one negative thing from my day and add something positive. So, I didn't watch TV at all today (that's a big negative and a time-waster) and I practiced until I had worn myself out. It felt great to just trust God and believe that He's brought me too far to leave me.


SO WHAT'S YOUR BIG DREAM? TAKE ONE STEP TODAY TO GET CLOSER TO IT. IF YOU DON'T KNOW, YOU BETTA ASK SOMEBODY! THE ONE THAT CREATED YOU IS THE ONLY ONE WHO TRULY KNOWS. AND HE WOULD LOVE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT IT.

And if you do know, what step will you take today to get just a little bit closer?


TODAY, TAKE JUST ONE STEP OUT ON FAITH! I PROMISE YOU WON'T REGRET IT!

Much love!!!