Our Intuition

Have we forgotten to use our instinct and intuition? We prioritize logic and external validation over our gut feelings, which leads us to overlooking important internal signals and our decision-making.

This is more than likely due to societal pressures to be rational, looking at past experiences where intuition has led us stray, or simply not being taught to actively listen to our inner voice.

Modern Society, often, prioritizes, logical reasoning, and data analysis, sometimes leading us to dismiss our gut feelings as unreliable.

Many people are actively paying attention to their bodily sensations or emotional cues that my signal intuition.

Along with the feeling of being wrong. Past experiences were intuition has led to poor decisions can make us hesitate to trust our gut feelings again.

Certain environments often discourage expressing intuitive feelings that lead us to suppress them.

So how do we reengage with our intuition and start listening to our gut?

A mindfulness practice paying close attention to our physical sensations and emotions when making decisions. What is my gut saying? Am I am at peace with what I am about to do? I

know, when I am about ready to make a decision, if I focus on my gut and whether I feel uneasy or not, usually helps me make the correct decision. Along with a prayer and asking God to guide me.

Trust your gut feeling when faced with a choice, consider what you’re initial is, even if it seems counterintuitive.

We often don’t hear our intuition because we are so used to hearing from external sources. We hold ourselves accountable to impossible standards. That voice seems to drown out the more subtle tones of our intuition. 

The fact is that neuroscience has found that when decisions are complex, intuition is not just a hunch, but a reliable guide.

Intuition is an instinct that powers us, and is designed to guide us and can even save our lives.

We are wired for intuition.

The military has been studying intuition or got feelings for decades to maximize human performance. Military scientists are researching intuition because of a number of service members who came back from combat reporting having said their lives or lives of others thanks to their gut feelings that enabled them to avoid roadside bombs or other attacks.

We should always think our decisions through carefully and consult our intuitions. When we do, this will be pleasantly surprised by the outcome.

I believe we have blocked our intuition by having selective perspective. Our habit or unconscious blockages often restrict us from the kind of information we receive. To build up our intuition, we must overcome things like perceptual distortion and biases, and artificial constraints that lead us do you think inside the box, rather than outside the box.

The Perfect Space

You get to build your perfect space for reading and writing. What’s it like?

My reading and writing nook would be a space by a window so I could watch nature. With a comfortable chair with a fuzzy rug underneath and a side table for writing material and my coffee. Adding a good reading lamp. That should do it,

I would have a small bookshelf nearby for the books that I’m planning on reading. And plenty of extra writing material.

A nook for claiming my mind which creates a sense of stillness. My perfect space for slipping away when I’m feeling stressed or anxious by life struggles.

Putting Action To Your Faith

Putting action to your faith is living following your beliefs. It’s allowing your belief in God’s kingdom to motivate you to act.

The Bible says that faith is truly living when it is shown through action. It says in James 2 “Without works (evidence) your faith is dead. What we do will not save us, but it is evidence to those around us that you mean what you say.

The emphasis of true faith isn’t just about believing in something, but actively demonstrating that belief through actions.

Jesus consistently shows in the Bible by demonstrating His faith through acts of compassion, healing, and service to others. His faith was put into action.

How many people do their “weekly duty” of going to church and then going home and doing nothing for others until the next church service?

While good works will not save us, it is actions put to our faith and those actions will save us. It’s our faith that saves us. And faith is reflected in everything we do.

Faith is an attitude that we must display through our actions. We must be doers of the word not only hearers of the word. When we put our faith into action we do things that line up with our current level of faith.

Belief is a key part of faith, but it’s not the whole part. Faith is confidence, assurance, and certainty in God and His Word. Faith believes even when you cannot see any evidence in the natural.

Hebrews 11:1 tell us what faith is:

“The substance of things hopes for, the evidence of things not seen.”

Hope, when coupled with faith has substance, and substance is something rather than nothing. Faith also provides evidence for things which are not visible. Faith is not blind, it’s far from being blind, it is both far-sighted and sharp-sighted. Its evidence rests not on speculation but on confidence in a God who sees what we cannot see. It rests on trust in the reability of every promise that is spoken by God.

It is one thing to believe in God. But it is quite another to believe God. Abraham believed God when He said He would show him a better country. He believed God again later when God dramatized His covenant promise in Genesis 15, and buggers faith, Abraham was counted righteous. He was justified by his faith.

Abraham’s faith was genuine because he obeyed God by faith. True faith is always obedient faith. Abraham obeyed the call of God on his life, he demonstrated this obedience -His faith issued action.

Automobiles

What is your all time favorite automobile?

Automobiles -sure don’t make them how they used to. This 1979 Pickup truck could be worked and fixed in people’s driveways. It wasn’t unusual to see a father and son bonding while working and fixing them up a home.

No longer is that possible. The new truck now requires you to take to an automobile shop and pay $1000 of dollars to get it fixed.

Along with the price tag this truck usually costs $20,000 to 30,000 to buy at a dealership. Now a new truck bought at the dealership costs anywhere from $75,000 to $100,000. And you definitely can’t fix them at home if they break down.

America is supposed to be about bigger and better. This is not bigger and better. It’s almost criminal what they have done. All for the love of control and the mighty dollar.

Of course, this is my opinion.

The Pathway To Hope And Courage

Fear is an emotion that sneaks into our lives, causing us to pause, doubt, and sometimes even retreat. But we can change our relationship with fear. Instead of letting it control us, we can transform it into a source of hope and courage.

Over the years, I’ve learned the hard way to embrace fear. Changing my perspective that will empower me to face fear head on and find strength and its presence. Ive made mistakes along the way. But it’s always been a growing and learning experience.

Fear is like an unwanted visitor knocking at the door of our minds. But rather than pushing it away, we need to open the door. “Hello fear. I see you.” When we acknowledge our first steps with understanding, we learn to recognize the fear inside of us, then we can begin to unravel its grips on our emotions. Take a moment to breathe and simply observe how fear manifest in our bodies and thoughts.

It’s like the old analogy “always run towards the roar.” You must do the opposite of what seems normal and confront what provokes your fear. Facing the situation and fighting for survival will get you further than avoiding it.

We are more resilient than we often give ourselves credit for. We have all faced challenges in our lives and come out stronger. Those times hold the key to unlocking your inner strength. When fear arises remind yourself of those past triumphs. Envision that version of yourself that tackled obstacles and overcame them. Reflecting on your capacity for growth can shift your perspective from vulnerability to empowerment.

Imagine fear and hope having a conversation with each other. Fear personifies the unresolved problem, while hope emerges as a beacon of potential solutions. By choosing to lead with hope, we have the power to rewrite our narrative from “I can’t” to “I can find a way.” This shift in thinking holds a transformative ability to turn fear from an overwhelming obstacle into a conquerable challenge.

As you conquer your fears, always remember that hope stands nearby as a steadfast ally, guiding you toward a brighter and more promising outcome.

As you face your fears it’s important to nurture your inner strength through self-care. Do something you like doing every day. Because you’re worth it. It’s a power boost, a reminder of your resilience and unstoppable potential.

The Greatest Gift

We have arrived at the season where many gather together to for Christmas.

There is the pagan tradition, the stories based without context on the Gospels, and the world’s version. A tradition where people become stressed as they try to meet earthly expectations and forget the true reason for the season.

A time when families come together not in the true spirit of unity but the external tradition of the Christmas get together. Then in the stress of the preparation comes to the surfaces of unsolved family issues.

But there’s a the true message of Christmas:

“Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call His name Immanuel” (God with us) -Isaiah 7:14 ESV

Jesus is the greatest gift we’ve ever had, yet many ignore Him.

Christmas is a truly wonderful celebration of our first messenger. For approximately 36 years this messenger walked the earth. And He still is our greatest messenger throughout the world.

To embrace the true beauty of the celebration of Jesus’s birth we must recognize that we must come away from the mess of what the world and family expects of us. We must then embrace the message of Christmas in its true form. The message is a sign given to us by God and conceived by supernatural means.

Many will conceive their preoccupied pagan traditions of Christmas. Doing what the world and families expect of them. That I have no control of, but I choose to focus on the true meaning of Christmas -The greatest Gift ever given -The reason for the season.

Isn’t it about time we leave the Mess of pagan beliefs and embrace the true meaning of Christmas, His birth, and what it means in our lives?

Being Creative

How are you creative?

I think in order to be open to creativity one must have the capacity for constructive solitude. Once one can overcome the fear of being alone they are more open to becoming creative.

Creativity flourishes in solitude. When we are quiet we can hear our thoughts, we are able to reach deep within ourselves and focus.

In having time for our thoughts we get to know ourselves and can face our giants and deal with them. Creativity requires time to unwind and find peace with ourselves which gives us time to reflect on what we’ve done and leave from it. Isolation from the influences of others helps us hear our own voice. And allows us to appreciate the smaller things that get lost in the roar.

My Biggest Influence In Life

Who are the biggest influences in your life?

I would have to say my biggest influence in my life. Someone I can trust, someone I can go to with anything life throws at me. Someone that actually cares where my soul goes would be my Pastor.

Throughout the last 10 years he has become my spiritual father. He is not only a Hungarian which is my ancestry. His mannerisms remind me of the father. There is just a bond between us, because of this ancestry.

He cares about me, and prays for me, and is concerned with my well being. He provides a spiritual covering for me with love.

He teaches me doctrine and models what it’s like to be a follower of Jesus.

He is present in my life, I know if I have anything troubling me I can go to him. He will listen and understands and is willing to pray for me and help me figure things out.

It’s like he is my spiritual father: someone God has given me to help me grow in the things of life. Someone who will help me fulfill my destiny.

The Lights Of Christmas

Christmas lights inspire wonder throughout the season. Ever since I was a little girl I loved Christmas lights. I used to wander through my neighborhood at night to look at Christmas lights. The Christmas trees in people’s windows. The lights always put me in a state of awe.

As I grew older the lights were not just about the beauty anymore, but they became what they symbolized. A loving God, who cares for us, the hope in the redemption of darkness. Christmas lights shine as powerful symbols of hope. They direct our attention to Jesus, who tells us in the Bible:

“I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life” -John 8:12

Despite the darkness of suffering in our world, we can still experience the wonder of light. Light is always stronger than darkness. Light dispels darkness, but darkness cannot dispel light. Even a small amount of light is visible in a large amount of darkness.

Spiritually, the light of hope can dispel the darkness of despair even in the toughest of situations. Know matter how dark my situation had become growing up, I still had hope, even when I saw no way out of my darkness and didn’t understand why some things were happening. Hope was still there.

We can trust Jesus to encourage and guide us in the dark and to redeem our suffering for good purposes.

The Bible tells us,

“The Word gave life to everything that we created, and His life brought light to everyone. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it” -John 1:4-5

Our relationship with God turns on the light of hope in our souls. Then we can shine our light into this world. Christmas lights remind us to stay plugged into a connection with God -He is our ultimate power source. They enlighten us to choose what’s good in a world where much has gone wrong. I like to think Christmas lights highlight God‘s strength in a dark world. They radiate hope.

Wishing Everyone A Very Merry Christmas

The Joy Of The Lord Is My Strength

When life gets tough and challenging the joyfulness that comes from God enables us to overcome anything that stands in our way. When we declare “The joy of the Lord is my strength” it’s this statement that if made in faith transcends our circumstances.

It’s a statement that defies logic and reason, but it has supernatural effects. It’s a give from above, a precious treasure that is bestowed on us by a God who loves us beyond measure.

In this life, we have to navigate the ups and downs, and we must remember that this joy is not fleeting or shallow, but a wellspring of eternal delight that flows from the very heart of our Creator.

It’s a joy that bubbles up within us, that manifests in gratitude and unshakeable peace that surpasses all understanding. This allows us to dive into the depths of His divine joyfulness and discover the strength it brings to our souls.

The joy of the Lord is not mere

happiness or fleeting emotion, but a deep and abiding sense of inner peace and contentment that can only come from the presence of God.

It’s a joy that surpasses all understanding, that fills our hearts and overflows into every aspect of our lives, transforming our sorrows into dancing and our mourning into gladness.

This joy is not dependent on anything external but rather it is a supernatural gift from God that carries us even amid difficult times.

It is a joy that empowers us to rejoice all the time and to give thanks in all circumstances as well as praise God in every situation

It is a powerful joy that enables us to experience true freedom and victory and strengthens, lifts and fills is us with hope.

It’s a supernatural joy that radiates from us and draws others to the goodness and love of the heavenly Father.

Psalm 16:11 tells us that in God’s presence, there is complete joy and eternal pleasure, signifying that the true source of lasting happiness and fulfillment is only found in a close relationship with God.

“You will show me the path of life. In Your presence is fullness of joy. In Your right hand there are pleasures forever more.” -Psalm 16:11

True joy isn’t dependent on outward circumstances, but on the unchanging character of our Lord and Savior.

When the trials of life threaten to overwhelm us, the joy of the Lord enables us to press forward and conquer.

Without the joy that comes from God we are left empty and void, searching for meaning and purpose in all the wrong places.

The Year I Was Born

Share what you know about the year you were born.

In 1967 along with the “summer of love,” was the “Jesus people movement” in the San Francisco Bay Area.

The Jesus Movement emerged from the social turmoil that was going on. Young people turned to conservative Christianity after becoming disillusioned with the drug and hippie culture.

There was a recent movie about this time in history. “The Jesus Revolution.”

God Can Turn A Mess Into A Message

There is no doubt that I made a mess of my life. I didn’t get a very good start in life. And I destroyed what good was in it. But I have managed, with a lot of God’s help to turn my mess of a life into a pretty good message.

God is really good at cleaning up messes. Moses is a good example of God turning messes into something good. Moses messed up his life big time. He was an Israelite, who floated down a river, only to be collected by Pharaoh’s daughter and claimed him as her own. He was being trained to be the next leader of Egypt. He ended up killing a taskmaster and had to escape to Midian because Pharaoh wanted to kill him.

After 40 years without hearing from God, God spoke to Him and told him He wanted to use him. Basically telling Moses “I am the Lord, the God of all men” who have failed and who need second chances. This means I can use you. God chose Moses (an ordinary man) to accomplish His purposes.

God’s people had become slaves in Egypt and He wanted to free them. He had heard their cries of distress because of the way they were being treated. He was aware of His people’s suffering and wanted to rescue them, and wanted to use Moses to do it.

I am thankful God comes to our rescue. Even after I completely destroyed my life, God came to my rescue, and gave me the opportunity to heal from my pain and suffering. The mess I alone had made due to the rotten circumstances I grew up in, and some poor mistakes I refused to take responsibility for.

It was a slow process, and something I had to fight every day for, but it was worth it in the end. God changed my life of chaos and disarray into something positive -being a messenger for Him, helping others whenever necessary. 

When we give God a chance and open the door He has been knocking on, He can do amazing things.