BE THE YOU GOD CREATED

God made you, and although it’s not easy for some of us to live comfortably in our own skin when need to learn to be happy and content with how God created us. What you see is truly more than what you get if you factor in your character. It amazes me how much influence TV personalities have on people, not just the young but the old as well. In today’s society too much emphasis is put on outer looks. Your clothes, your hair, the size of your visible body parts are not who you are. Your personality is what gives others a true glimpse of who you are and what you’re all about. It’s the condition of your heart and mind that shows your real character. We should be who we are and not get so wrapped up in being a carbon copy of someone else. Be you.

Don’t let people define you or judge you against the standards of others. Be yourself. We all have a different uniqueness that sets us apart from one other as individuals. Give respect and require that others respect you for who you are as well, not just want you look like on the outside. Yes, we should judge people by their character and not by the color of their skin, but let me interject in saying that we too should not be judged by our bodies. It broke my heart when I read a story just today of a young girl coming to the states to receive a body treatment that would enlarge the appearance of a certain part of her anatomy and ended up losing her life. In her mind she thought if she could just look a popular celebrity she could get more notability and popular just like the women she was trying to make adjustments to her body to mimic. We need to tell our daughters, nieces, and granddaughters that one’s character speaks more for who they are as a person than the clothes they wear, the style of their hair, or the size of their outer body parts. Let them know they are beautiful just as they are and that they can accomplish just as much by just being who God created them to be.

Changing one’s body exterior doesn’t change your character or make you a better person. Body enhancement is just a temporary fix to make one’s self pleasing to the eye of another. True Beauty is skin deep. People who really care about you will love you just the way you are. Your true character is what will help you excel in life and l take you more places than you think. We live in a world where people are fashioned in many different colors, shapes, and sizes. Don’t let nobody influence you to change the real you. Don’t let the world’s standards define to you what beauty is. Your superficial appearance does not define your beauty, true beauty comes from within. Love yourself and be proud to be just how God fashioned you.

Plant the word in your childrens hearts early

MOMS, give your children guidance and instruction from God’s Word. Teach them by example how to love the Lord. Share the word with them early. Train them up in the way they should go in order to enable them to be godly men and women. The Bible will help us to raise our children and grandchildren to know and love God. The word will equip them in dealing with the challenges life brings. The building of their character depends on us instilling the word of God in them and showing them mainly by example.
How can they give to others what they have not received. Teach them how to love by the examples of love the see take place in your home. Teach them most importantly about the love of God and what he sacrificed for us. His love is like no other. He loves us with an everlasting love (Jeremiah 31:3)

God is speaking!

Are you Listening?

God speaks to us through his Holy Word and he is trying to reach many of us today. Do you believe on the Lord Jesus Christ? Have you accepted his invite to come into your heart? The Bible says Jesus is knocking at the door of your heart and anyone who opens the door and lets him in he will come and sup with them. (Revelation 3:20) Time is drawing near to the return of Christ, Jesus, our Savior, and Lord. The Biblical signs point toward his coming being near but none of us know when our last moment on earth will be individually. Your life could cease in an instant, if so will you stand before God blameless or guilty? The Bible says like in the days of Noah so shall the coming of the son of man be. The Bible says everyone after Adam was born into sin and stand guilty before him. The Bible also says that no righteousness lies within us of our own accord, it says all our righteousness is like filthy rags. (Isaiah 64:6) Jesus is righteousness. (Romans 5:17-19) The Bible says the wages of sin is death. Sin=death! How shall I take care of my sin debt so that I can live you ask? God speaks through his word to answer that question, "My Son, Jesus" Le me show you the scriptures...... Romans 5:8--But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Christ paid for our sins.....He gave his life for ours...

1 Peter 3:18--For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:

Matthew 20:28--Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

Ephesians 5:2--And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling savour.
You may be saying why? Answer, because he loves us....

At Christmastime we delight in the gifts we receive.....but the ultimate unsurpassable gift we can ever receive comes from God, the Father, through his Son, Jesus, and that is ETERNAL LIFE. This gift can only come from him by GRACE.

For by grace we are saved, as a result of our faith, and that it is the GIFT of God, not of the result of works you have done, so man his NO room to boast about salvation whatsoever. (Ephesians 2:8-9)

If you have already received the gift because of your faith in Jesus then you know of the Joy that the saints of God have and that are found in these scriptures. Those of us that believe in Christ hath no fear of the end coming because we know we will stand before God blameless, not as a result of anything we have done but all because of what the SAVIOR CHRIST JESUS HAS!

If you have not believed or the Lord Jesus and take your last breath and leave this earth in the physical you will be defenseless before the Father and will be judged for your unwillingness to accept his Son Jesus. (Revelation 20:11-15)

I encourage you, if you have not already, to seek Truth, Jesus is TRUTH, the word of God says "He is the way, the truth and the life; and that no man comes unto the Father but through him, so you see there is no other way to even connect with God, the Father, but through Jesus. It doesn't matter how man wants to say is the way, the only thing that matters is how the Father has shown us which way is the right way. (John 4:16)

The Bible says whosoever believes on Jesus shall be saved.....this was his reason for coming......

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved....John 3:16-17

Will you believe before it's too late? I pray your answer is YES! When you have please email us so we can rejoice together....send your email here @ sherri@woman2womanlounge.com

Be the Best You...You can be!

Be The BEST YOU..... You Can Be!
by Gloria Newsome

Having great self-confidence or a high self-esteem will help in just about every area of your life. You were not born with self-confidence or high self-esteem - these you develop over the years. Self-confidence is trusting that you have what it takes, to handle whatever happens. You feel sure of yourself and enjoy trying new things, without letting doubts or fears hold you back. When you have confidence in others, you rely on them.
Being constantly criticized by others tends to slowly strip you of our feelings of self worth. Your low self esteem strips you of your self confidence to make even the smallest of decisions. You begin think little of yourself, and feel you do not deserve to be happy.

Don't always try to please others. It is considerate to care about others' feelings but your needs are important also. Do not try to be like someone else either. You will be at your best when you are being yourself because of your uniqueness. Strive to be your best, but do not criticize yourself if you fall short of your expectations.
Avoid loud and aggressive people who have a negative attitude which may rub off on you. Do not compare yourself to others. Just be the best that you can be.

Your level of confidence and self-esteem is really the result of how you see yourself - which is ultimately how people will see you. How people interact and respond to you is a mirror of how you see yourself. So if you don't have a high level of self-confidence or a great deal of self-esteem - then it's usually because you are focusing on your negative qualities and what you do wrong. Stop being your own worst enemy!

While admiration and validation from others is always nice, you may want to focus on strengthening your own sense of validation and confidence daily. When you understand that your self-worth stems from you, you can turn your attention inward and give yourself the love you deserve. Doing this on a regular basis could sustain you and keep your confidence strong, even when others are not showering you with admiration and praise. When you learn to praise yourself and build our self-worth, you will discover a deep well of confidence and inner strength that you can consistently depend on because it is coming from within.

Focus on positive things and the things in life that you are good at. Become the best you can be! Tell yourself everyday "I can do this" and believe it! Be your own best cheerleader and supporter. Understand that NO ONE is perfect..we all make mistakes, many just have a different way of expressing or showing...but don't focus on the negative for it can only get you down, depressed, unmotivated, and cause you to lose your confidence. Focus on your positive qualities, the things that you like about yourself and you'll begin to attract people who like you for those positive qualities.

Don't dismiss or ignore those qualities that you don't like about yourself. Take a closer look and then think about what you can do to change - so that you eliminate the things you don't like about yourself. We all have things within us that we don't like. No one is the exception....so know that you are not alone.

The most important thing of all is that you have to believe in yourself. If you believe you can, then you will be able to.
Once you convince your subconscious the way you want to be, you will find that you will start to become far more confident and life will be the way you want it. Be aggressive. Boosting your self-esteem is all about getting what you need/want. So do things for your own sake. Remember, you must help yourself first before you can help others. You can't lose or give away what you don't have so be selfish and when you come to a higher level to yourself you can start helping others with lower self-esteem. And at the end only you will recollect what you have done and define who you are and what you're about.

Your inner strength will enable you to reach your goals in life. If you fall down, pick yourself up and try again. As your self confidence builds, you will feel better about yourself, and your self esteem will grow from the inside out. Every day look at yourself in the mirror. Try to find something to admire about yourself, and try to say some positive things about yourself and your accomplishments and achievements. Make sure your self talk is positive at all times. Tell yourself how great you are, or how good you look today, anything positive about yourself to help you feel confident. Make being positive your natural state of being. Learn to conquer your fears...whatever they may be. Reflect honestly on your weaknesses. Concentrate on specific things you can do to overcome the flaws you believe you have. One key to positive self-esteem is to remember that you have control over your situation.


Let me ask you a question: How Do You DEFINE You?

Please remember this: "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."

I value the life The Father has given to me.
It is my life and I can live it as I please.
My life may not mean much to someone else.
And how I live it is up to The Father and myself.
Only The Father knows how many years I have remaining.
But I intend to live them all without complaining.
I will treasure each day and rejoice in its pleasures.
Practicing His righteousness as a means of measure.
I will live my life daily with a song in my heart.
Singing The Father's praises until the day I depart.
And while I am living out my disappearing years.
I will be grateful to Him for putting me here!

Much Love & Big Hugs
Gloria

Keeping JESUS the center of our lives and our families lives

The importance of QUIET TIME---

Spending time with the Lord, be it in prayer, reading his word, or listening to one of your favorite sermons. Designate a time in your day daily to accomplish this. If you have small children it can before they wake up in the early hours of the morning just before breakfast, it can also be during their day time nap. I like the idea of "morning time" because it allows us to give God the first part of our day.

How can you make Jesus the center of your family life if he is not the center of yours already.

We must be centered on Christ, depending DAILY on the Word, or our lives and our family's lives will ultimately suffer. Set a goal that's reasonable for yourself each day to spend time with God. Whether its 15 minutes or 60 minutes, its your time spent with Lord. Set a time frame that you think you will be able to keep and then carry it out. Pray and ask the Lord to give you a desire for the Word, and to help you to make and keep this time with Him an important priority every day. When we set the mood for this in our home our children are sure to learn by example and when the mature to adulthood and have families of their own they will remember the home setting they had as a child growing up and will want the same for their households because they got to see first hand the positive results from living in a household that was Christ centered.

God Bless Sisters,
Sherri

The Value of Investments

Have you invested in your sister in Christ this week. I mean really have you. Let me share with you what I mean.

We all have our own lives and we often times neglect the value of our friends by living these lives. Sure we all get busy but if all we do in life is take the to invest in those things that interest us and not those of our sisters in Christ then we do our Father a great disservice.

Consider the life of Christ. He invested in others...why? Because He knew their very lives depended on it. His investment made the difference between life and death for them.

Are we not called to be more like Christ?

Let me ask you this are you so wrapped in you that you can't invest in someone else for a few moments. Think about it before you answer? Your answer just may surprise you.

So what are some ways you can invest in your sister? I will share a few that I use in my life to stay connected in invested in my sisters and give a few examples of how some of my sisters stay invested in me.

1. Pray with her and for her. Find out what her needs are, write them down and pray for them. I have a friend, Elizabeth, who is always such an encouragement to me. If she does not see me around the net, she emails me and lets me know I am on her mind and she is praying for me.

2. Find out what she enjoys and learn more about it. You just might learn something. I am a vegan, the majority of my friends are not. However some of them have taken the time to find out more about the lifestyle so that they can learn more about me. In turn I am able to invest in them by sharing ways they too can eat healthier.

3. If she has her own business find out what small part you can do. Visit her website, purchase her products, have a party for her is she is in direct sales....do something. When I started selling Warm Spirit Products my girls Shelley and Shellie immediately made a purchase. Why? They believe in me. Shoot, they believed in me even when I did not believe in myself. Truly they have invested in me; not just in business, but in life, and I am forever grateful for that.

4. Does she have a mailing list...join it. I belong to every one of my sisters mailing list. Why? It is important for me to invest. Even on my own list I have some of my sisters on it who are not vegan but they are still saying " I support you"...to me that is priceless.

5. Take her out to lunch or if she is in another state send her a card every now and then.

6. When you call her don't just talk about you. How many of us are guilty of that? ME ME ME!!! Talk to her about her and be sincere with it.

There are many ways that we can invest. Bottom line...it is not about you but about the God we serve!

Stop putting all of spiritual your money in one basket...your own. Take the time to invest it somewhere else. The return is worth more than silver or gold!

Have a Blessed Day and Remember...

In Him You Live!

Pass this on to another sister in Christ.

Oringinally Posted by Latara Tang @ CWOP and passed on to our Moms Working for the Kingdom Forum by Our head moderator Gazelle Simmons.....

This is a very inspiring piece and we should continue to pass this on to all our sister in Christ.

Be Someone's Blessing

Be someone's blessing? How can I be someone's blessing when I am in need of so many blessings myself?

If you need something good to happen for you, do something good for someone else. It does not have to be anything big; it can be as simple as holding the door open for someone behind you - it does not matter if you like the person or not, or even if you know the person.

When you get up in the morning, try thinking about what you can do for someone else rather than what someone else can do for you. If you find the dishes in the sink from the previous night, just think how appreciative your significant other will be if the dishwasher is emptied and the dirty dishes are put in the dishwasher.

Some people have the financial means to bless people, while others have to let their actions be their blessing to people.

When you are doing good things for other people, good things will happen to you. You might ask when and what? The only answer I have is you can't out give God and His timing is perfect.

Make someone's day and perform a random act of kindness. You are not limited to one random act of kindness in your lifetime or even in a day. Your kindness is the blessing that someone needs today.