Don't sweat the small stuff.

Since I still cannot get the whole celebrate the bad things so Satan does not have a hold you, out of my head.  I have been reading about fear in the bible.  So far this is my favorite.

Psalm 27:1

The LORD is my light and my salvation-- whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life-- of whom shall I be afraid?

I need to shake this whole thing and just realize that with GOD everything is possible and he will get me through all things good or bad.  Stressing myself out over the little things is such a waste of my time. So my new motto will be DON"T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF!

I am starting a new program where I am going to be detoxing my body and getting it to a healthy place.  So posting a blog is probably going to become my go to when I feel moody.  The program is telling me to stop drinking caffeine.  How am I going to survive without my daily coffee??! UGH!  But that is something small right?  Don't sweat the small stuff.   Don't worry about something that is not going to kill me, it will only make my life better.  Again Don't sweat the small stuff.

Have a blessed day

Jocelyn

Passing judgement on others.

I have been trying to get myself to a place where I don't look at people and instantly pass judgment on them.  I have been getting better at it but it still takes time.  Things have happened around people that are close to me to make me take a step back and think about judgment.  Here is some verses I have found in the bible about passing judgment on others.


Luke 6:37         
“Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven;

James 4:12          
There is only one lawgiver and judge, he who is able to save and to destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor?

I love these two because they say it all.  Who am I to judge anyone on anything.  I need to worry about decisions I am making in my life.  If you ever feel like judging someone ask yourself how is there decision to wear that or say that effecting my life?  If it effects you negatively then kindly talk with that person, but not showing that person love can cause such a ripple effect and send that person down the wrong path.  We are here to do Jesus' work not push people from it.


I will leave you with this quote I heard from watching a Tony Campolo video.   GET RID OF YOUR OWN SIN BEFORE YOU WORRY ABOUT JUDGING SOMEONE ON THEIRS.

Have a truly blessed day.

Jocelyn

Becoming What God Intended You to Be

Tony Campolo - Becoming What God Intended You to Be

I recently watched (well really listened) to a video of Tony Campolo.  In his words I need to be JESUS for those who need it.  For me that means I need to let Jesus work completely through me, speak through me.  Each day if I was to wake up and look in the mirror and tell myself "Today I am going to be what God wants me to be".  I can only imagine how wonderful everyday would be, how my attitude would be.  So here it goes I am going to challenge myself, I am even going to put it on the mirror s I see it in the morning.   I even changed the name on my daily alarm's,  Let's see how this can go.  I want to keep challenging myself with things to make myself better.  If technology helps me with that then so be it. 

Catch up

Here is a quick catch up blog on since the last post was April 11.  Since then my boss' son has tried once more and has said he had feelings again.  He has been in the facility a total of 3 times.  He seems to be doing much much better and has a positive outlook on life now.  He is not totally healed and it will take time but he is on the right track and that is positive.  Work has been crazy with whiny maintenance guys complaining about how much work they get, I have gotten the brunt of it since I am the one who found the work orders that were not put in because of another slacker employee.  I need to remind myself that I am only one person and I need to only to my work and not fend for everyone else and allow them to get in trouble for their own actions.  Stress aside.  I have been battling with God on his timing to my timing.  We do not see eye to eye on this timing thing.  If he is trying to teach me patience he is going about it the wrong way I think.  I know God does things on his time and there is usually a good reason for it but sometimes I feel as if it is never going to happen and it really gets frustrating and I don't want to let depression or bitterness get into my head because of it.  That is something I have been working on.  That is just a quick catch up.  I will go back to posting daily for all.

Have a good night.

Jocelyn

Celebrate the hard things!.

Celebrate the hard times because it means your a threat to Satan.  Wow what a bold statement.  Today at church the message was about: Why do bad things happen to good people?  That first statement has been in my head since service.  To celebrate the hard times.   Yeah right most hear that and laugh, some out loud even.  But thinking of that statement, it makes a lot of sense, the more I think about it.  Satan is the only one who brings evil and bad things upon us all.  I have heard before the closer you are to God the more Satan will throw at your way to try and change your course.  So if every time something bad truly happens, if I would just have the courage and laugh at it, put my head up and say out loud I will get through this Satan you have no hold on me and truly believe with God's grace he will walk me right on through.  I also can help myself out with no allowing myself and other's to put me in a circumstance that would bring evil into my life.  I will attempt in the next few weeks to only surround myself with positive people and positive actions.  I will report daily since it was pointed out to me that I have slacked on writing my blog.  I need to remember the last lesson's we learned at church and truly Stop, Reconnect and Recharge.  Back to my daily blogs.  I hope that makes everyone excited as I do.  Just writing this brings a smile to my face. 

Have a blessed day

Jocelyn

Brokenness Aside-All Sons & Daughters

Here is a good treat for the day.  This song is amazing.

Slacker

Ok so I have been slacking and haven't posted anything in 5 days.  So here is a quick update on life since the 5th.  Sunday at church this past week.  As much as I loved the sermon I didn't like it at the same time.  It spoke to be a little too much.  The word bitterness it the main thing that stuck out to me during the whole sermon.  I have been battling the whole bitterness bug within me lately.  Without going into too much detail what it comes down to is I am very impatient when it comes to God's timing on things and my own timing.  I know he works at his own speed but sometimes when you pray and pray and pray for something and he still is not granting it, it gets a little frustrating.  Please God answer MY prayer at this time.  Thank you!  A quick update on my boss's son.  He has been diagnosed with ADHD and with the anxiety and depression it was being masked big time and now that they have him on a medication he is totally a different person and now has the will to live and even said he doesn't understand why he tried to take his life.  But other than that things have been good.  Thank you God for making all things good in your name.

Happy Blessings

Jocelyn

Relaxation

This girl needs some relaxation.  It has been a crazy emotional couple of weeks.  With the issues going on with my boss and doing more at work to help her out.  To battling my own emotional state.  I feel that I'm going to break.  I know I need to leave all my worries to the Lord but sometimes it is hard to let go especially when it's a prayer I've been praying for over and over and has yet to come true.  How come I can witness others prayers coming true but the one I practically beg for at times has yet to come true.  Please Lord hear my prayer and bless me with a miracle. 

Lessons from I choose

So far this week I have chosen a different word each day to be.  The first day I chose to be kind.  It turned out good.  I even got a God Bless you from someone.  Yesterday I chose to be productive.  Boy did I stick to this at work.  I literally worked from 9 to 4 with only one real break for lunch.  Today I chose to laugh instead of getting angry.  So far so good.  But what this is teaching me is that if wake up Thank God and tell myself today I'm going to be........... I will be like that.  If I keep positive thoughts in my head with God's help I can be a happier and better person because of it.