Remembering all the inspiring things I had going on, and how I was being brought out from situations that may have taken me out, the greatest thing I needed each time was to reconnect. 

Connections are everything. 

My 3 most important connections:

• Connection to God. The author and finisher of my faith. I can do all things through Christ that gives me strength, but first, I have to have a connection. 

If a connection gets broken, we need to reconnect on a positive note to thrive and flourish in this short span of time we have with each other. 

As I was sitting in my thinking chair, I had a time of reflection. I was looking at who I am, where I am, and what I have.  Remembering the good times and the tough times, I’ve come a long way. But it’s funny that hardly any of my decisions helped me get anywhere. I can’t remember any actually that I have done on my own. What I do remember is this, that all the major successes were inspired, and empowered.

Can you look back and really say, “I did this, this was all me and I did good!”? 

We are blessed to be a blessing. It’s like we’re gifted to have power and we turnaround and use or regift that gift to advance others. 

“Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.”

Ephesians 4:29 NIV

Be encouraged today. People at not listen very well, but I tell you that their spirit does. But it does not stop with words, they pay more attention to the actions behind it, and also the intent. What’s your motive behind blessing someone? Is really even a blessing if it comes from your intent and not God working through you? That deserves a “recheck”!

Reprogramming is putting ourselves on the right track. Now Rewiring, it’s the sustainable thinking that will successfully deliver us there. 

No longer thinking of ourselves and what we want only… but what we want and the impact it has on our spiritual environment. 

Take into consideration what it will take to get there. 

What will be sacrificed for you to make it?

WHO will be sacrificed for you to make it?

Who do you need to get there?

How is this affecting you? What are the results you are looking for?

Who has been to where you are going? How did they get there? Is it something worth studying and adapting as your own?

Is this woven into your ikigai?

Have you established your moai to help you get to that success?

Bags packed? Ready to go? Ikimashou! 

“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.”

Romans 12:2 NIV

This week we start off with two similar re-adjustments, but they are different. The twins are Reprogramming the brain and Rewiring the brain. Sound basically the same but the difference is Reprogramming is the new track you set your brain on, and Rewiring is how you set out to do it. Reprogramming requires you to input a new course from where you were headed, to a new destination. It is the mindset that will change the trajectory. 

To reprogram you have to have a new program in place and start to rewire your thinking to keep you from going back.

Ever made a bad decision? Even though you see the damage and tried to correct it, guilt can bind our mindsets to the past. When we are stuck in the past, we can’t function in the present, which dims a bright future for us. 

Have you forgiven yourself? We seek forgiveness from God, which he grants without a doubt. 

We seek forgiveness from others when we try to make things right, and the relationship is back on…

But do we forgive ourselves? We may try, but the accuser comes to remind us of what happened, how it happened, and every little detail when we are weak. Instant reminders suck us back into the past and if we’re not careful, we end up stuck there. 

Good news. If you’ve moved on then your done. Released. Carry the pardoning papers with you, so if you do find yourself in a flashback you have the power to say, “yes. It happened, and all parties learned and moved on.” In your heart forgive yourself and let your light shine. 

“As water reflects the face, so one’s life reflects the heart.”

Proverbs 27:19 NIV

Living a full ikigai can come from truly committing to the path you choose.

It’s easy to find your self in a place to where you blink and time is gone. The kids i use to change diapers are now leaving home, and before I knew it, they’re adulting. 

We have to be able to reclaim the time lost. Know that you don’t get back the time lost, no, that’s in the past. But you can better manage the time you have left to make up for the lost time, and set up a good future for the time you are going to spend. 

Mix one part ichigo ichie, one decision to do what you’ve been called to do, and two parts planning: God’s wants and yours. 

Stir. Enjoy the time you have. 

“Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.”

Ephesians 5:15-17 NIV

We have all been placed where we are for a reason. This is our ikigai, live the life we live in a way that satisfies us and our purpose. Today I’d like to think or Re-think our position. You are a very important piece to the puzzle of so many people’s lives. They may not know it, even you may not realize it, but your existence in the spot you’re in maintains the balance of the force… (Happy Star Wars day)

Take note of your position. Look over how life works with you in it.

Yes, life could be much smoother if everyone did their part, or did what they say, or did not hand over the problems they have created just for you to fix… but actually look at the situations and relationships. Can you see why God has placed you there? You may be there to shine light there. To lighten the load. Having you placed there is really God’s presence there because He was the one who orchestrated the whole thing. We complain, but when we re-think our position, we know that we are blessed to be blessings in the places we’ve been placed in.

Re-Energize Yourself

There are so many things out now, with multiple new things coming out for you to try daily! But so many choices and so many things pulling you in all directions can cause a drain in energy. 

Are you functioning out of the overflow? When we give so much of ourselves, it will also drain us of our energy. If we are not giving from the overflow, we are probably giving from the main tank. 

When I look open any of my social media apps I get bombarded with so many different opinions, politics, bad news, help me, and buy this from me’s… that it can be overwhelming at times. 

We need a place or a way to Re-energize. 

The Bible app helps, setting limits on the social intake helps, one of my favorite resources has to be my moai. Thanks to all my fiends and family who continually pray for me, strengthen me when I start to drain.