Shalom!

My church has been meditating on shalom, and that is what I am speaking over today: SHALOM!!!

I am speaking God's peace, wholeness, and good health over every area of my life and the life of my loved ones. Worry, stress, sickness, and lack cannot have any place in my space! Everything must line up with God's Word in Jesus' name!

I also speak God's peace over you. Let the Lord be magnified in your life as well! You are an overcomer over anything that comes your way!

Jesus was a man who walked in total shalom. Whatever situation He encountered, He was able to put back into the balance that God wanted it to be in. If there was sickness, Jesus brought healing. Where there was hunger or thirst, Jesus was able to provide food and drink. In the midst of confusion, Jesus brought order. In ignorance, our Savior brought wisdom and knowledge of the Kingdom.

As we live our lives striving to be more like Jesus, let's take on His example to bring shalom (peace, wholeness, and health) to those we encounter. As carriers of the power and knowledge of God, we have the ability to set things right if we just step out in faith.

Keep your eyes and ears open for opportunities to bless someone else today. If you encounter a tough situation, pray with faith for God's wisdom to get through it successfully. When lack tries to show up, get in touch with your Father who has more than enough to fill in the gap.

Let today be a day full of Shalom!

Verse of the Day: Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. John 14:27

A Little Too Busy

Lately in my hustle and bustle, I have realized that I haven't been eating as healthy as I usually do. I've been rolling through a lot of drive-thrus, and the last vegetable that I can remember eating was corn: the borderline veggie.

For the last couple of meals, I've felt twinges of shame for the fatty foods I've been ingesting. As I swallowed my order of fries today, I was shaking my head at my own self. I know I'm not doing my body any good. I'll be hitting the grocery store tomorrow... I hope.

At times, I experience the same twinges of guilt from missing my spiritual "meals" as well. The business of one day bleeds into the next, and before long a couple of days have gone by without me spending some quality time with my Heavenly Father.

As I lay drifting off to sleep on those nights, I whisper drowsy prayers asking for God's mercy and forgiveness, and resolve to get in the Word the next day. The next day sometimes comes a couple days later.

But just like a few days of ingesting nothing but junk and fast foods will cause my body to react adversely, my spirit shows signs of neglect when I don't spend time with the Lord. It's important that we keep our spiritual bodies in tune. Spending time in God's presence, reading His Word, and conversing with Him are essential facets of our spiritual health.

Don't let the demands of the day take precedence over your time with God. Your spirit will thank you for it.

Verse of the Day: When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek. Psalm 27:8

Body Talk

Sooo… The other day we had a client in our office, and I had to run down the hall to get something for them and quickly return. I jogged over, got the papers, and jogged back. Can I tell you I was breathless?


I was shaking my head at my own self! There is no way a quick trip back and forth (not even at full speed) should knock the wind out of me. Yet it did. There’s been some other signs of my apparent fall into unhealthy habits. I have chosen to heed the warnings.

I’ve started easing myself back into my work out routine. The last couple of nights I have reincorporated sit ups and pushups back into my regimen. On Demand workouts are next.

When God created us, He fashioned top of the line beings that have the most efficient systems you can find. We regulate our own blood flow, food digestion, and distribution of nutrients without thinking. We process audio, sight images, smell, taste and touch automatically. We have the ability to move in ways no other creature on the planet can. And if our human bodies can’t handle it, God has given us minds that can create inventions to help upgrade our quality of life.

We are truly magnificent.

However, many of us neglect our magnificent bodies. Some of us even abuse them.

We eat all kinds of foods that clog up our internal systems. We have become lazy and have allowed ourselves to get out of the shape we’re supposed to be in. Some of us also choose to participate in smoking and heavy drinking that leads to even more health problems.

I’m not trying to be preachy, because I am the first one to raise my hand and say I need a health intervention. We just need to be mindful of the fact that our physical bodies are a gift from God as well. How we treat these gifts is somewhat a reflection of how we appreciate our Heavenly Father.

He blessed our spirits with the best ‘house’ to live in while we’re on earth. Why are we just allowing that ‘house’ to lie in disarray?

Let’s all do better and take some time to show some respect to our physical beings. I'm sure the Creator of them will greatly appreciate it.

Verse of the Day: What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? I Corinthians 6:19