HELLO D.D.S STARS!!!!

How was everyone's weekend? I pray that it was full of positivity, blessings, and pure joy! My weekend was pretty eventful.....to say the least! I was helping my mom pack, and I came across a lot of memories. Pictures of my pageants, my father's death certificate, old school wedding photos of my parents, and my very first song I written. It made me realize that even though I accomplished some of my goals, I had also waisted a lot of time. It reminded me of all the dreams I had, and how I thought that I had forever. But, as you get older you see that time waits for no one. I cried, laughed, and reminisced.
I believe that life gives you learning experiences. This day of packing and throwing away the past made me open my eyes. I know that I have a calling on my life, and what I need to be doing. I've known for awhile, but I allowed fear to consume my drive, passion, and goals that I had when I was younger. This was my wake up call....

This leads me to my question..... When was your wake up call? Have you had your yet? Will you let YOUR dreams and goals be consumed by FEAR?

The scripture(s) for today will be coming from:

Isaiah 41:10 (New International Version, ©2010)

10 So do not fear, for I am with you;
do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you;
I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.


Habakkuk 2:2-3 (New International Version, ©2010)

Then the LORD replied:
“Write down the revelation
and make it plain on tablets
so that a herald[b] may run with it.
3 For the revelation awaits an appointed time;
it speaks of the end
and will not prove false.
Though it linger, wait for it;
it[c] will certainly come
and will not delay.


I pray that these scriptures will equipped you will the strength you need to go for your passion in life. You were created with a special calling, and equipped with gifts that are going to make a difference in people's lives. WRITE IT DOWN, AND MAKE IT PLAIN. GO FORTH INTO YOUR DESTINY!






D.Journey

WONDER WOMAN WEDNESDAY!!!!

Good morning all!!!
I pray that each of you had a great....and should I say "filling" Thanksgiving weekend.lol
Well as you all know it is WONDER WOMAN WEDNESDAY!!!! On this day we uplift ourselves, and our sisters. We are mothers, sisters, daughters,employees, students, you name it, we are it. Today look at the Mirror and say this:

I am beautiful
I am spiritual,
I am strong,
I can accomplish all,
I can overcome all,
I am perfectly, miraculously, completely.......ME!!!!!


....and then snap your fingers and walk out...(hee-hee).

The daily scripture for today will be coming from www.crosswalk.com

"Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done." Philippians 4:6 (NLT)

Devotion:
I don't know what I'm supposed to do with my life - and I'm running out of time to figure it out. What if I never find it? Will I always be unhappy and unfulfilled? Will I never achieve my purpose? What will God do about that - will He call me a bad servant? But I can't help it. Why doesn't He answer my prayers for direction?


Maybe I'm just too sinful or something. I know I should read the Bible more. Is this limbo I'm in some kind of punishment for that? Am I really so much worse than everybody else? Maybe I just don't have any special gifts or talents. Or they just never got developed. Maybe that's it, and maybe now it's too late. So what do I do now? I don't know what I'm supposed to do …


Does this resemble your thinking sometimes? Perhaps not about your calling, but about finding a spouse, or affording a house, or exercising regularly, or a conflict with your mother or boss. Do you tend to overthink things? To worry and ruminate? To endlessly, passively, excessively ponder the meanings, causes and potential consequences of your problems? Do you dwell on them?


Many of us believe that when we feel down about something we should try to evaluate our feelings and our situation from every angle to attain insight and find solutions to relieve our unhappiness. However, a host of research in the last 20 years has shown that dwelling on thoughts like this creates negative outcomes: it sustains or worsens sadness, fosters negative thinking, depletes motivation, saps energy, interferes with concentration, and typically impairs our problem-solving.


Professor Sonja Lyubomirsky writes: "Although people have a strong sense that they are gaining insight into themselves and their problems during their ruminations, this is rarely the case. What they do gain is a distorted, pessimistic perspective on their lives." She adds, "You need to free yourself from the clutch of your ruminations - in other words, immediately stop overthinking."


Based on what he wrote in Philippians 4:6-13, I think the apostle Paul would agree with the professor. Pause and scroll down to read the whole passage now in the "Power Verses" below and then come back.


As we see, in verse six, Paul gives three clear instructions for those of us who ruminate on our problems. He says:


1) do not worry about anything

2) pray about everything

3) thank God for everything


What if today we took this instruction to heart and put it into practice? What if today we decided not to worry about anything? What if when we found ourselves worrying, we stopped and handed the situation over to God in prayer? What if we then thanked Him for taking care of the issue?


In fact, what if we spent most of our mental free-time today thinking about what good care our awesome God takes of us?


What if we counted our blessings and God's acts of faithfulness today - and again tomorrow and next week too? What would happen then?


Paul says in verse seven, we will begin to experience amazing peace - a kind of peace we can't even imagine. Peace that makes no earthly sense! This kind of peace is so powerful that it has a protective function on our hearts and minds - which only makes it easier for us to stop worrying and be thankful.


That sounds like a state of happiness to me! So let's not over-think it today. Let's not under-pray it either. Let's actively choose to have a happy, thankful day. And then let's get up tomorrow and do it again.

Morning prayer:

Dear Lord, I'm turning over all my fears and problems to You to handle today. I can't fix a single thing by worrying about it - but You can fix anything because nothing is impossible for You! Thanks for being in charge of my day. In Jesus' Name, Amen.


Have a great day ladies ( and gentlemen),



D.Journey


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