I don’t like to brag about myself it’s not one of my strong points. Too much bragging can lead to pride. And God hates a prideful person. Everything good in our lives comes from God.
As an introvert, there are a few things that come to mind that I’ve come to realize. I am a good listener, and a good friend because I keep secrets. I like learning new things because my mind is constantly thinking. I learn new things easily. I seem to have a creative streak running through me. I enjoy reading. But I think that goes along with wanting to learn new things constantly.
I am a person who stays more focused on my inner experiences rather than my external ones. I am very self-aware and self-reliant.
“Do not be misled: Bad company corrupts good character” -1 Corinthians 15:33
We should consider the company we keep, and the influence of out character. Human nature reflects the behavior of those we spend the most time with.
In order to keep every thought captive we must guard our hearts and keep God’s truth at the center of our souls. We must stay obedient to God.
Psalm 1:1-3 gives us some advice,
“Blessed is the man who doesn’t walk in the counsel of the wicked, not stand on the path of sinners, not sit in the seat of scoffers, but his delight is in the Lord’s law. On his Torah (Bible) he meditates day and night. He will be like a tree planted by the streams of water, that produces its fruit in its season, whose leaf also does not wither. Whatever he does will prosper” (Messianic).
If we seek to be influenced instead of being influenced we can work to please God and not people. If you look closely God has been showing up in the world in massive ways. Some people are too blind to see it.
In the Greek language “corrupt” is translated as “to destroy.”
God’s children need to be strong and immovable (1 Corinthians 15:17 NLT).
When you are filled with the Holy Spirit of the Living God, you can be a blessing to others and be rejuvenated.
The world will wear us down, and we need friends, but true friends. Choose a friend for Quality not Quantity. Brothers and sisters that are rooted in Christ.
I don’t think it’s a coincidence that Jesus sent His disciples out in pairs. To help them stay cheerful, and to influence others.
Are you being an influencer for good, or are you being influenced by what corrupts your life?
What is one thing you would change about yourself?
I have developed some pretty good coping skills for everything that comes my way. But one thing I would change about myself is my low pain tolerance.
And at the same time, I have allergies to most pain medication. I’m allergic to the fillers that are in them. So, I am limited on what pain relievers I can take.
The combination of being allergic to pain medication and having a low pain tolerance level is a reason for disaster.
I’ve always liked late hours of night better than daytime. I found it in interesting study on this years ago. It says that our preference whether a morning owl or an early bird is partly decided by genes.
I’ve always felt more alert at night. Expert that being a night owl can have a negative health effect and conflicts with your responsibilities. I’ve tried for years to have a regular sleep pattern, but it just doesn’t work for me. If I sleep more than four or five hours, I get a severe headache. Finally I thought, what’s the difference? Are you not have a regular job that I have be at a specific time. And I definitely have more energy at the sleep schedule. I’m on now.
Psychological warfare has been used for years. But it is becoming more noticeable today. We need to learn to recognize it and not be deceived.
Psychological warfare today, primarily manifest through online manipulation, using social media platforms to spread misinformation, propaganda, and decisive rhetoric, aim to influence, public opinion, undermine trust in situations and so discord among populations, often employed by governments and political actors to achieve strategic goals, with “bot farms that coordinate disinformation campaigns and targeted harassment.
This not only happened to social media. We can look at any news network and see it clearly.
Deliberately spreading false or misleading information, to manipulate public perception on issues like elections, political events, or social crises.
Usually automated accounts (bots) to amplify certain natives, create fake friends, and harass decent voices.
It uses exaggerating difference’s between groups to create division and prevents constructive dialogue. I believe that it’s why we are so divided today on our beliefs.
Taylor messages to specific demographics based on our interest and all mine behavior maximizes the propaganda they spread.
They use cyber harassment and doxing to harass people and public exposure of personal information to intimidate individuals or groups.
They create realistic, but fabricated videos to spread faults information and damage reputations of people.
This is an old age weapon that began in World War I. Search propaganda is generally intended to demoralize the enemy, to break his wheel to fight or resist, and sometimes to render him favorably disposed to one position.
Although this has been going on since since World War I, psychological warfare goes back to Cyrus the great who employed it against Babylon, Xeroxes against the Greeks and Philip II of Macedonia against Athens. 
Not many people are aware of this tactic, so it makes it easy to implement on people. AI generated images have become a new form of propaganda.
Propaganda or psychological warfare is the dissemination of information it uses facts, arguments, rumors, half-truths, or lies to influence public opinion. And it’s also also used through mass media.
What are my feelings about meat? Humans have been hunting for meat for millions of years. God put meat on the earth for us to eat.
Sadly there are some who try and force their beliefs that meat is bad for you. But the truth of the matter is meat isn’t bad for you, it’s what humans add to the meat that is bad for you. It’s the added to the oil, emulsifiers, carbon monoxide, antibiotics, whey, and cellulose and probably a lot that they don’t tell us that’s in it. The only thing that’s bad for us is the things humans add to it.
There comes a time is everyone’s life when they have to say enough is enough.
A time to take a stand and refuse to let others hurt you. Throughout our lives people will discredit you, disrespect you, and treat you poorly for no apparent reason at all. Don’t consume yourself with trying to change them or win their approval (because you cannot).
Don’t make any space in your heart to hate them. You don’t have any control over how others think or feel about you, but you do have control over how you decide to internalize their opinions of you.
Leave them to their own opinions.
The right people will love you for who you are, and not for who they want you to be.
Let them walk away if they choose to do you. And do be hurt by their actions, It’s their understanding that is at fault -not yours.
Part of being a winner is knowing when enough is enough. Sometimes we have to give up the fight and walk away, not because we don’t care but because they don’t.
The art of knowing when enough is enough is knowing when to move on to something that’s more productive.
A deep-rooted foundation allows followers of Jesus to grow in God’s truth and deeper their faith. Without this foundation, it is impossible to stand strong.
“Let your roits flow down into Him andlet your lives by built up in Him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth, you were taught and you will overflow with thankfulness” – Colossians 2:7
It is important as followers of Jesus to plant our roots deep in the truth of who Jesus is. When the storms of the world come blowing in. It can be easy to falter if our roots are shallow. When we are nurtured constantly by God’s truth, we will grow maturely. When we face the storms of life, we may sway in the wine, but we will remain firmly planted. Carefully watering and feeding ourselves in God’s truth is what maintains a good foundation for our souls.
I was never so thankful to be rooted in Christ when the covid pandemic hit. I seen so many people at that time overcome by panic and fear, because they did not have a strong foundation to stand on.
Being rooted in Jesus provides numerous benefits including inner peace and stability in challenging times, guidance for daily life, a sense of purpose, increased wisdom, the strength to resist temptation, the ability to grow spiritually, and a foundation for a strong relationship with God.
Being a member of a church will never provide you with all of these. This comes from having a relationship with God.
The root of being connected to Jesus is important because it’s a source of life.
If a branch is not connected to the vine, the branch is good for nothing. By itself, the branch is simply a dead stick and good for nothing but to be burned. We have to be connected to something to grow.
When the storms of the world come blowing in, it can be easy to falter if your roots are shallow. When we are matured consistently by God’s truth, we will have a strong root system. When the storms of life come, we may swat in the wind, but we will remain firmly planted.
We have to stay invested in our root system, constantly watering ourselves on the “living water,” and feeding ourselves on the “bread of life” to maintain a strong foundation for our souls.
My favorite things to wear depends on the season. In the winter months it’s usually a pair of knee high boots jeans and a fluffy sweater, or a flannel shirt, and even an oversized sweatshirt. Something to keep me warm. I have a Swiss camouflage coat that is super warm for those extra cold days. One thing I am not is a prissy girl. I go for comfort rather than frilly stuff.
During the warmer months, it’s usually a pair of sandals and some capri pants with light t-shirts.
On very rare occasion I will wear a dress to church. But our church is a come as you are church. Thankfully the church I go to doesn’t have a dress policy.. I can wear jeans and a nice t shirt and won’t be judged.
What technology would you be better off without, why?
Technology has done a lot of good, it has given us a wealth of information at our fingertips. But it is what we do with that information that determines the wealth of wealth of it.
Technology can be a powerful tool for positive change, but can also be used to cause harm depending on the intentions and actions of the people that are using it.
The challenges around you never define who you are. Just because you have experienced something negative doesn’t mean you are not enough. Just because you make mistakes doesn’t mean you are a failure.
Don’t ignore your inner peace in pursuit of prosperity and happiness. When we let our circumstances define who we are, we disturb our own peace. Staying calm in life’s storms is key to thriving, not just surviving.
In Luke 8:24-25, Jesus says, when we focus on Him through thick and thin everything will go according to His good and perfect plan for our lives.
Inner peace is a state of mental and emotional calmness, free of turmoil of negative thoughts and feelings.
We often think that our joy is dependent on our circumstances – when things are going well, there’s peace and all is still, we have joy. We feel, like God is giving us favor. But what about when the storms in life are swirling around us? Are we being punished? Do we not have enough faith?
It’s easy to say that we surrender our lives to God, but do we really mean it? If we say we do and then secretly mean, “ok God, I surrender so now you will bless me. But that’s not the case.
We have to recognize that God is in the storms as much as when we are at peace. He wants us to surrender to Him regardless of the outcome.
We have the ability to create our own stories and futures, they are not defined by our current circumstances.
Even good circumstances can defeat us if we stop working hard and let then guide us.
We can use our circumstances as motivation to prove people wrong or to be an example for others.
We have the power to create a new story for ourselves, regardless of what we face in life.
We can let our circumstances shape us rather than define us.
When we focus on God and the things we can control things begin to change. Our circumstances don’t define us, they are a reminder that we all have some control over our lives.
“Our circumstances and struggles refine us, but they don’t define us.”
What’s the hardest decision you’ve ever had to make? Why?
Everyone has to make hard decisions in life. And life is full of them. Facing and making difficult choices throughout life is an essential part of personal growth and Development. It push us out of our comfort zones and forces us to adapt and learn challenges. The tough decisions we make in help us to become more mature and become stronger.
That being said, I think the hardest decision I ever had to make was whether to stay in my marriage or leave. My marriage was in a very bad place for years, and I chose to stay because of my children. I didn’t want them to grow up without their Father. after they were raised and I could think about me, and realizing that my husband and I had done some terrible things to each other over the years. I have a very hard decision to make, after seeking a lawyer for a divorce, I remember that I took a vow to love him forever “til death do you part.”
Marriage is a sacrifice it involves prioritize in the well being and happiness of the other person about our desires and needs. It isn’t and never was about choosing to end a marriage based on our selfishness.
Marriage is a life long bond between a man and a woman. So, I chose to stay and work on my marriage. First of all we had to forgive each other for every wrong we had done to each other. Put the past behind us and move on.
Funny thing is, once I allowed God to become a part of my marriage things began to get better. Marriage doesn’t take two it takes three -the woman, theman, and God in the middle.
From Pity to Praise 