Category: Inspiration

            When you think about wisdom what is the first thing that comes to mind?  For me it’s usually an elderly person.  I know that not all elderly people are wise, but some are.  I also know you don’t have to be old to be wise.  Wisdom is a character trait we should all desire to have.  Wisdom about life as a whole.  What to do, when to do it, how to do it, etc.  Not saying that if you make some wrong decisions you won’t have wisdom, I’m saying that as you attain wisdom you will be better at making decisions.  Truthfully, speaking from experience, when you make choices that maybe aren’t so wise those are some of the best opportunities to learn.  Wisdom is truly a gift from God and the best way to get it is to ask.  That seems simple enough right?  Yet, how many people…

            If you had a tape recorder on you recording your every word for the entire day, would you be surprised at what you hear when you listen to it?  We let all kind of stuff come out of our mouth on a daily basis not realizing the effect that this can have.  The bible declares that life and death are in the power of the tongue.  This means that you have the power to speak a word and bring about change.  This is an awesome power to have, we just have to learn how to use it.  If you have a few struggles with your finances, instead of saying you are broke, say that you are blessed.  If you feel sick to your body, don’t say you are sick say you are heal, whole and complete in Jesus Christ.  Change your vocabulary.  Speak over yourself.  Just because a situation…

Lately, I’ve been thinking about how our environment can effect our state of mind.  I was thinking of this because I was reminiscing on how it was when I first moved to Germany.  Coming from Atlanta, Georgia, this moved literally flipped my world upside down.  I absolutely despised it when I got here.  I did not want to come in the first place because I had never been so far away from my family.  Then when I got here the weather was cold, we are in a small country area where there really isn’t much around, it is cold, I did not like the food, I did not understand the language and did I mention it was very, very cold.  It took me about a year to really adapt and accept the fact that I was living in Germany.  In that year of adjustment I was not a very happy…