God revealing Himself through quiet focused reflection

This morning at the barn it begin to rain, there was a slight wind at first.  On the horizon I began to  look at many large trees as the storm grew stronger. At a scan of the horizon the tress appeared not to be  moving with the storm's wind.  However, when concentrating on a single tree in the distance I saw movement. It started ever so slightly and as I watched the single tree seemed to move more.  

Taking my eyes away from the single tree to the horizon of many trees, the movement appeared to stop. 

So it is with Faith and our all mighty God.  We look to the horizon of the future and cannot see God appearing to doing anything.   It is easy to see God's hand up close just as it is easy to see movement in the trees in the forefront of of vision. 

My problem I want to see the future through the eyes of the horizon. The view of the horizon always gives us more chances to see God at work . It gives us more opportunities to choose where we want to go, not necessarily where God wants to lead us.  

Maybe God is wanting me to stop and focus on a single tree and I will readily see my God is alive and active in my life handcrafting a single event in my life in the future. I need to narrow my faith focus to that one small tree in the horizon.  Then be prepared to follow God in that one direction of  a single tree moving ever so slight through the power his wind.  

Thanks be to God

Do not allow the Bullies of Life to keep you from Greatness!

"When a resolute young fellow steps up to the great bully, the world, and takes him boldly by the beard, he is often surprised to find it comes off in his hand, and that it was only tied on to scare away the timid adventurers." Ralph Waldo Emerson

Today it seems more than ever we are surrounded by bullies. The thought of engaging bullies causes many of us to live a timid life of fear. We make safe choices so as never to come close to the bullies that seem to hover around the opportunities of greatness we are in pursuit of.

Only when we decide to confront those bullies and grab their beard and yank it off do we find that fear has needlessly cost us valuable time in our pursuit of opportunities. When we allow Bullies to keep us from our pursuits we find ourselves mired in the mediocrity of a life of "what ifs".

For the determined, bullies are simply roadblocks keeping you from the realization of your dreams. Do not be timid today, but rather understand that it will be necessary to grab the beards of those blocking your path to greatness. With one committed yank of their beard you will expose them for what they are and allow yourself to move one step close to your goals and dreams. How you engage the bullies placed in your path defines who you are.

Its all in you Mind

An anonymous source once said, “Whatever you hold in your mind will tend to occur in your life. If you continue to believe as you always believed, you will continue to act as you have always acted. If you continue to act as you have always acted, you will continue to get what you have always gotten. If you want different results in your life or your work, all you have to do is change your mind.”

What great things man achieves are a direct result of his own thoughts. How we think does affect every aspect of lives. Most times what we think, "feels" real to us. When we think the same things over and over again they become an attitude. The older I get the harder those mental attitudes are to change.

To many of us there is a scriptural connection between our thoughts and the rest of our lives.. Proverbs 23:7 say,For as he thinks in his heart, so is he.

Our thoughts are the thing that is closest to us in life. They are with us 24/7. We have the ability to choose our thoughts and decide what we will think. Most times we simply process what comes in.

Our thoughts fill up from what we see with our eyes and hear with our ears. The only way a thought gets put into action is from our mouths. The old saying now makes perfect sense to me as an adult, "Be careful little ears what you hear, be careful little eyes what you see, be careful little mouths what you say"!

Avoid those things that will put those negative or harmful thoughts into your thinking so you will be able to change your life by changing your mind!

Go for greatness today.