There is a song titled “Changed” and a line in the song says, “A wonderful change has come over me.”

What makes for a changed life? Is it when I make a difference in the things I do? I say not because there are things I want to be different or things I want to do differently, and yet I find myself doing the same things I’ve always done.

What makes for a changed life? It is a willingness to surrender and allow the Holy Spirit to do the work.

The change I want? Do I want it enough to let go of my will? Do I want it enough to exchange my will for His will?

Changed by Tramaine Hawkins.

What if every interaction was your last time, with that person, in that place, performing that task? Would you do things differently? Would the things I spend most of my energy on get the same attention?

What if I exerted most of my energy on things that had eternal value rather than temporary importance?

Do you ever feel amazed or perhaps overwhelmed by God’s love for you? Can you just, for a minute, think of how He loves you? He was not willing to withhold anything to redeem you. And He does it always, even when you are unaware.

Woke up this morning with this song ringing in my head. Amazed by Phillips Craig & Dean.

May is mental health awareness month. It has caused me to think about all the people whole are living with constant pain that many others don’t understand because it’s not a broken bone or a cough.

Know that God knows and He cares. Cry out to Him. Give your grief to God.

Communication is a three-step process. It is what we say, what others hear and what we actually walk away with. Often we come to the table only ready to hear and not ready to listen. What I mean is we come ready to let the other person say what they need to say, but I’m only listening so I can use it to prove my point. Because I've come with the sole intent of making sure you understand what I’m saying. That’s like coming to the table as a lawyer.

I think the better approach is to come to the table as a juror. The juror has the responsibility of listening to both attorneys and sifting through the information to hear the truth.

How do you present?

We all have defining moments in our lives. Something that happens that, as a result of that moment, we are forever changed. For some, it’s like a line drawn in the sand or like the difference between day and night. You know, what you used to do, you do no more.

Those defining moments cause you to live differently. And others will see it. And we are always remembering why we do what we do. So when others ask “why,” we can tell them our Jesus story.

God is… Whatever you need, God is. And He has made some promises. The question is, do you believe?

God has your back!

We can have up to 70,000 thoughts a day and most of them are negative. Our negative thoughts can be a protective mechanism; to keep us safe. But too many negative thoughts without the counter of intentional positive thoughts can cause us to have anxiety and depression.

Although we have automatic negative thoughts, we can choose to counter those thoughts with intentional positive thoughts. 

Let’s turn our complaints into praise.

There is nothing you can do or have done that causes God not to love you. He loves you unconditionally. There is also no place you can go or be that He doesn’t want to pull you out. 

Sometimes we can take one wrong step that leads to step after step in the wrong direction, but God wants to lift you up. You are never too deep.

God wants to reach down and pull you up.

Celebrate Life.

Each day is a gift from God. No, each minute. So many wake up each morning and don’t make it through the day. So, celebrate the life God has given to you. Live it for His glory. He has “good works” for you to do.