Saturday, February 11, 2012

Good Deeds

One day I Went to McDonalds (drive thru) and was given back $10.00 too much in change. My first thought Yeah!!! More money for me. Then I heard my conscious say "that's stealing". I parked the car, went inside with my receipt and told the manager that I received too much change. He and the other employees were shocked that I returned the money. I said keeping the money would have caused someones drawer to be short and possibly someone getting written up or fired and that wouldn't be right. Doing the wrong thing is easy, but doing the right thing takes a little effort and results in blessings later on.

A few months ago I was grocery shopping.  A woman stopped me and asked me to help her with her shopping.  She explained that she was legally blind and that her helper was unavailable today.  I told her that I would be happy to help her.  She handed me her list and we proceeded to take of her shopping.  She was so appreciative. She tried to pay me for helping her.  I refused. I told her that if I were in her position I would want someone to take the time to help me. She hugged me and told me that I was a blessing.  She asked me what my name was and told me that she was going to pray that God would pour blessing into my life.  I was so touched that I almost cried.  She tanked me again and went to check out.  I just stood in the middle of the store in awe of how good my heart felt.  I eventually came to my senses and finished my shopping with a huge smile on my face and on my heart.

I encourage you to do a good deed for someone.  It's good for your heart.

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Just Go Along With The Plan

Most people have their whole lives planned out.  They know what college they want to attend, when they want to get get married, how many children they want to have, where they want live, what career path they want to follow etc. etc. etc.  The list goes on and on.  I am no different.  I had it all figured out. But, nothing has gone according to plan.  I've never been married. I'm a single parent.  All the education and work experience I have has not gotten me the positions I really want (now it's working against me).  I'm not where I want to be financially.  I am unemployed again for the third time since 2005.  My my health isn't good either due to a chronic illness with no cure (nothing serious or life threatening).  I'll talk more about this in a future post.  Everything seems to be off track..

I recently was telling a friend that I was extremely disillusioned about my life and that I didn't understand why all this was happening.  My friend asked me if I had considered the possibility that everything that I'm going through is all part of God's plan for my life.  His question stopped me in my tracks.  He went on to say  that I needed to stop focusing on what my plan is and spend more time with GOD so that I can LEARN, TRUST, and FOLLOW what HIS plan for my life is.  How profound is that?  He gave me whole new perspective about my life.  There are blessings waiting for me at the end of all of this turmoil and upheaval.  

I say all of that to say this: Maybe your life plans are falling through because they're not God's plans.  It's something to think about.  Here is something else to think about.  With out the TEST there is no TESTimony.

Monday, February 6, 2012

Project Winnie 2012 and Beyond



Mission
To become who I want to be emotionally, spiritually and physically.

Goals

·        I will stop shutting down emotionally and allow myself to feel happiness, sadness, anger and frustration.  I will also tell others how I feel instead of holding it in.

·        I will develop a better relationship with my Lord and Savior through prayer, worship, study and application of the Word, and by trusting and submitting to Him.

·        I will regain control over my health through eating a healthy diet, exercise and weight loss.
1.     I will eat healthier by eating consistently, making better food choices and drinking more water.
2.     I will exercise at least 30 minutes per day every day.
3.     I will be at my goal weight by the end of the year.