How Do You Know What You’re Worth?

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How Do You Know What You’re Worth?

Do you know what you’re worth? Are you secure in who you are?

Are we worth something only if we accomplish great things? What if we live a simple life? Are we still worth something? 

If you have lots of money, does the make you secure in your worth? What if your broke right now? Are you worth any less?

Have you ever found yourself doing something that you hoped would make you feel like you matter, but found it just left you empty?

I've struggled with living a performance based life most all of my adult years...

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Why Don’t See Answers To Some Prayers?

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Why Don’t See Answers To Some Prayers?

Have you ever prayed for something and didn't see the answer and you've wondered why?

Unanswered prayer one is tough for most people.

I know I’ve waited a long time on some prayers. And, I’ve had others that didn’t seem like they were answered. 

There’s a lot of factors involved. And some things we just won’t know this side of heaven.

But, I am certain of this...

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How To Wait For The Answer To Prayer With Peace, Hope And Confidence

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How To Wait For The Answer To Prayer With Peace, Hope And Confidence

Once you’ve prayed, have you ever wondered, “what do I do now”? How long will it take to get my answer? Is there a right way to wait? Can I do it wrong?

Well, I believe there’s a proper way to wait and a poor way to wait. So, let’s delve into “how to wait for the answer to our prayer.”

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How to pray and be heard

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How to pray and be heard

Last time we talked about going to God in prayer with everything, in every circumstance and every situation. We worked on making it a habit so that whenever something comes up, we go to our Heavenly Father first.

Some of you may be wondering, “What should I say when I go to God in prayer?” “Does He really hear me?” “Is He going to actually answer my prayer?”

Let’s address some of those questions shall we?

Before we begin, I’d like to share a key scripture with you that changed the way I thought about prayer.

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Can I go to God about everything? Or, can I only pray about things He cares about?

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Can I go to God about everything? Or, can I only pray about things He cares about?

Are you anxious right now? Are you worrying about something or lots of “somethings”?

Our Heavenly Father doesn’t want us to be worried and anxious. In fact, He’s instructed on how we can handle that anxiety or worry.

Philippians 4:6 Amplified Bible (AMP)

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The Busy Woman's Stress-Free Guide To Getting It All Done - Step Seven - The Routine That Sets Up Everything 

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The Busy Woman's Stress-Free Guide To Getting It All Done - Step Seven - The Routine That Sets Up Everything 

Last post we talked about designing your morning for a successful day. But, did you know, a great morning starts the night before? So, we want to create a routine that sets us up for success the next day.

What should our evening routine look like?

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The Busy Woman's Stress-Free Guide To Getting It All Done - Step Six - Designing Your Morning For A Successful Day

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The Busy Woman's Stress-Free Guide To Getting It All Done - Step Six - Designing Your Morning For A Successful Day

Has your morning ever looked something like this?

Your alarm didn’t go off, YIKES–you jump out of bed, heart beating through your chest. You rush into your kids rooms to get them up and frantically get them ready. You throw on some dry shampoo and a little mascara, looking in the mirror hoping that you don’t look like the walk dead.  Sigh…time with God will have to wait again. You shove pop tarts in the kids hands as you all pile into the car just to realize that one of them is still in their pajamas…and that’s just for starters right?

Maybe your morning hasn’t gone exactly like that, but I’m confident, we’ve all had “one of those” mornings that got our day off to such a lousy start that our joy jumped out the window.

How can we avoid these frantic mornings?

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The Busy Woman's Stress-Free Guide To Getting It All Done - Step Five - Tips For Us Over-Committers

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The Busy Woman's Stress-Free Guide To Getting It All Done - Step Five - Tips For Us Over-Committers

Are you an over-committer? Do you find it easier to say yes even when your heart or schedule says you should say no?

This is me. I find myself not wanting to hurt anyone’s feelings. “I know they put a lot of work into this event and it would mean so much to them if I came.” “What if no one else shows up? I don’t want them feeling abandoned?”

How do we keep ourselves from committing to way more than we should? How do we look at an opportunity and know if this is the best opportunity for us?

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The Busy Woman's Stress-Free Guide To Getting It All Done - Step Four - Staying Motivated

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The Busy Woman's Stress-Free Guide To Getting It All Done - Step Four - Staying Motivated

Have you ever been trucking along in your goal, super motivated and then it feels like you hit a brick wall?

Or, maybe you woke up one morning and your motivation went out the window? You might be thinking to yourself, “how am I ever going to get this goal accomplished.” 

Or, maybe fear hits you. “What was I thinking? I can’t do this? I’m not good enough.”

How do you keep going when you don’t believe you can do it? 

Here’s three keys that will get you through this messy middle and on to the other side headed to success:

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The Busy Woman's Stress Free Guide To Getting It All Done - Step Three - Creating Consistency With Your Goals

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The Busy Woman's Stress Free Guide To Getting It All Done - Step Three - Creating Consistency With Your Goals

How are you goals going so far this year?

How do you actually accomplish them with out “pooping out” mid-way?

I know I’ve had goals I’ve been super excited about for about two weeks. Then I either gave up on them because I didn’t actually believe I could do it, got “too” busy, or put my goal list in a drawer and never thought about them again until next year.

Honestly, I had given up on even making goals in the first place until 2 years ago. I would make goals and NEVER accomplish them. I got tired of always feeling like a failure. So, I just stopped making goals come January. 

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The Busy Woman's Stress Free Guide To Getting It all Done – Step Two – Goals

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The Busy Woman's Stress Free Guide To Getting It all Done – Step Two – Goals

In my last post, we talked about creating a life plan so we can determine our priorities in life. Remember it’s our priorities that give us our blueprint so we can navigate life in a meaningful way and accomplish what we were called to do. If you missed it, you can check it out here.

Now that we know our priorities and where we want to go, how do we actually get there? What’s the next step? 

 

Goals

Goals are really baby steps to get keep you on the path so you end up where you planned for your life to go.

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The Busy Woman's Stress-Free Guide To Getting It All Done - Step One - Setting Priorities

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The Busy Woman's Stress-Free Guide To Getting It All Done - Step One - Setting Priorities

How do we possibly get it all done? There’s so much in life that demands our attention. It pulls us in all directions as once. So, how can we get it all done when you feel like your drowning?

You get it all done by not getting it all done. 

No really. You get it all done by not getting it all done.

Let me explain – no let me sum up.

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Two Quick Ways To Get Your Joy Back

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Two Quick Ways To Get Your Joy Back

So, I’ve been rockin’ the Christmas music, loading my play list with some new songs.

I’ve been looking for oldies done in fun, new ways–you know remixes. 

It made me stop and think. My life can sometimes feel a bit stale. Do you ever feel like that?

Do you ever feel like you’ve been in the grind a bit too long that you've lost your joy most days?

The Bible actually has something to say about that.

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How A Simple Thank You Brings You Closer To God

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How A Simple Thank You Brings You Closer To God

“Thanksgiving comes from yadah; properly, an extension of the hand, i.e. Adoration.” It’s worshiping your Creator, your Heavenly Father.

Thanking God for who He is and what He’s done for you is actually prayer.

Remember prayer is talking to God. This communication can come in all kinds of forms.

You could journal this to Him, speak it out loud to Him or even sing to Him. Any way you express it, thankfulness is a key component to developing a great relationship with God.

God loves our thankfulness, but it also does some wonderful things for us too!

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How To Pray Prayers That Get Heard And Answered

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How To Pray Prayers That Get Heard And Answered

So, what’s another way we can spend time with Jesus–abiding in the Vine? I think, for most of us, our first thought is prayer.

What is prayer?

Prayer is talking to God. It’s how we communicate with our Heavenly Father. It’s how we connect with the Holy Spirit and access His power in our lives. It’s another way we spend time with Jesus.

For so long, I’ve struggled with this one. I’ve typically been good about reading my Bible, but prayer always seemed so much harder for me to grasp. I don’t know if it’s because it can “feel” intangible? I can’t touch God, but I can touch my Bible. 

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How To Dig Deeper Into Your Bible Study - Three Tools To Change Your Life

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How To Dig Deeper Into Your Bible Study - Three Tools To Change Your Life

We’ve been talking about learning to study the Word of God going deeper than just reading it. We learned when we study God’s Word, we’re actually learning to feed ourselves. We go from a baby who has to be helped to eat to a toddler who now can begin to feed themselves. As we practice, we get better and better. Eventually, we get to start using knives and other special utensils to fully enjoy our meals.

So, today, we’re going to add some extra cutlery to your Scripture Study arsenal that will bring even more clarity and understanding to God’s Word.

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How To Study The Bible In Five Simple Steps

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How To Study The Bible In Five Simple Steps

Most of us know we need to do spend time in the Word of God, but for the many of us, it’s either a drudgery, it’s boring or it’s a bit confusing. 

Going back to abiding in the Vine, remember, remain (or abide) means to continue in Him or be held by Him. 

Spending time with Jesus in His Word should be something that brings you joy not sucks it out of you.

For some of us, we just don’t know where or how to start. We know how to READ the word, but most of us have never been taught to STUDY the word.

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The Christian Woman’s Foolproof Way To Bear Fruit

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The Christian Woman’s Foolproof Way To Bear Fruit

Have you ever said, “’It’s such a struggle to be a christian? I never seem to fix my issues.’? ‘I’m suppose bear fruit, but it feels like I go one step forward and two steps backward.’”

I’ve experienced that feeling most of my adult life. 

However, our Heavenly Father doesn’t want us feeling that way. He’s actually provided a simple, foolproof way for us to bear fruit.

How you say?

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How To Live A Life Of Joy Using These Quick And Dirty Tips - Tip 3

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How To Live A Life Of Joy Using These Quick And Dirty Tips - Tip 3

Living a life of victory isn’t always easy, but it can be simple. We’ve explored two quick & dirty tips that help clean up our thought life. Why a clean thought life you ask? Well…

When you select your thoughts, you shape your future.

So now that we’ve filtered our thoughts and learned to flip our thoughts, let’s bring some joy to your life by having fun with your thoughts.

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How To Live A Life Of Joy Using These Quick And Dirty Tips - Tip 2

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How To Live A Life Of Joy Using These Quick And Dirty Tips - Tip 2

So last week we talked about Quick & Dirty Tips To A Clean Thought Life. 

We discovered if we can think right, we can live a victorious life. Or, we could say it this way– 

When you select your thoughts, you shape your future.

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