Breaking the Coded Scriptures to Inspire You

Its been a while, hasn't it?  Yes, I know, but now I am redirecting my energy to write again.  Not only do I hope someone is blessed by it, but I know it helps me as well so here we go.

I read morning scriptures to get me going, and there are times, many times when I have to stop at what I read, so that I can get an accurate understanding.  This is where studying comes in handing because I am  open to dig deep and break the code of parable writings. For the record, I do have a spiritual mentor and temple I attend on a regular basis.  So, this is just to mention the importance of having a leader for guidance.

Let's consider:

Psalm 5:1 Give ear to my words, O Lord, consider my meditation.
² Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.
³ My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.

David who was a keeper of sheep and was elevated to king wrote this psalm unto His creator.
He meditates, cries out and prays. If you notice he says first for the LORD to consider his meditation and hearken (take action) concerning his cry.  Maybe he seemed a bit uncertain of what he was asking to be done at that time. You may notice that after he shifts and is praying unto the LORD, he becomes certain that he will be heard at the moment of enlightenment (morning) looking up (taking his focus off of the current situation and praying the solution not the problem).

When we pray, we are looking for a solution, and it is not in the night (midst of the problem we are facing). So we should never pray the problem.  For example:  Do cry out, "O I'm in pain, help me." or "O these bills are too high, please help me LORD."  We are to direct our prayer unto Him.  Instead pray, "Your word says,....by His stripes I am healed."  or "Your word says,  "You are my Shepard, I shall not want, so I thank you for making a way to have these bills payed". Then continue to thank Him for the answer and it shall surely come as long as you don't doubt.

Be encouraged....

The Will of Our Mind!

Have you ever desired something so much that you did everything in your power to get it? Well if it worked for that then it can work for anything. When we will to do something, we put the totality of our being into it. This is what separates those who are successful in life from those who aren't. It's not about failing, it's about working through failure to revise your plan and make it work....Einstein didn't stop at his failure, he continued to the end because he willed to accomplish his, what is today a famous invention. We are walking in the fulfilled dream of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. What shall we will to do until it impacts the world? Go for it!

Rid Your Mind of the Craftiness of Procrastination!

Procrastination has become set in the minds of so many people unconsciously. Have you ever said, "I'll wait and do that tomorrow. Oh, I got sidetracked! I was distracted. Oh, I forgot." Just to name a few. All these statements are results of some form of procrastination. Believe it or not. We have so much going on in our heads of what to do. No one is that smart to remember everything, every goal set out to accomplish in a day, week, month, etc. This is why we should plan our days, especially the night before without making a list that is impossible to accomplish. Make the list by order of importance and check your list during the course of the day, crossing off that which you completed. You will definitely defeat procrastination.

Follow the Ideas that Come to Mind!

I was traveling over the Chesapeake Bay Bridge a few weeks ago and thought to myself about the minds that came together to build such a bridge. Then, just a few days ago, I was traveling over the Manhattan Bridge and really took the time to look at the construction of it. The ideas were placed in the minds of men, with a plan on how to strategically put these wonderful discoveries into action for us to enjoy the pleasure of getting to Virginia, Brooklyn, etc. without taking a boat across the waters that separate the lands. The AWESOME thing about this is, the same Creator that gave these men that vision is the same one who dwells on the inside of all of us. So, once we began to acknowledge who we are, ideas and visions that come to us, we will no longer take them for granted, but began to write them down and take action, sharing our completed masterpiece with the world. Stop despising the ideas or hutches that come to your mind! Use them to make your way prosperous.

Your Vision Lived By Someone Else!

Has an idea ever pop up in your mind? You may have thought, "Wow, that's a great idea. No one's doing this." This wonderful idea came and went. You may have shared it with a few people, with no real meaning behind it. Then, it was taken away by the wind. Why? That's as far as it went for you. Just like the words of someone who you really don't desire to listen to....in one ear and out of the other. Well as that thought/vision/dream was given to you and you ignored it, the wind carried it into the mind of someone who actually took the time to do something with it. Some years went by and you saw your idea advertised on TV or being sold in a store. How did you feel? Well this has has happened to me a few times and I thought, "If I had just paid more attention, I would be the one getting paid for inventing the idea I ignored. So next time a wonderfull thought comes to mind and no one is doing it. It is for you to do something. Use the power of your mind to make the vision/dream a reality and don't let it slip.

Thoughts That Connect!

Have you ever thought of something and someone spoke it? Have you ever spoke words to someone and they said, "I was just thinking that"? Have you ever called someone at the point in their life when they needed a listening ear? Have you ever given someone something and they said, "This is just what I needed"? What is it that's so AWESOME about the mind if we are sensitive to it, we can tune into other people's desires without even knowing we are. That is the wonder of all creation and it is beautiful. The marvelous thing is we are are woven with the same cloth, thus being connected.

I Can or I Can't.....It's Your Perception!

The person who says "he can" and the person who says, "he can't", are both right. This is the power of the mind. Whatever we perceive in our minds will be in our reality and yet manifest as so. We can be conscious of it or not. The great thing about it is we have the power to focus our thoughts on the desires of the heart. Many times we look at circumstances and name it according to what we see in the beginning, especially if we don't quite understand.

A few weeks ago I had a talk with my sister who started a new job and she complained about how hard it was, what she didn't understand, yada, yada , yada. With anything new, one must grasp the concept of how it works. The truth of the matter is people have lazy minds. I told her to change her perception. Just be grateful for the opportunity and say, "It will come easy, it will be no problem to catch on". Well she took my advice, called me back within a few weeks to tell me that her manager called her in the office to give her the surprising news of a raise in her salary. She is still in her probation period. She couldn't believe it. What happened? She changed her perception, focused the "easy to grasp" concept, caught on quickly and was noticed by her supervisor. If she can do it anyone can...

She changed her "I can't" to "I can"! It works every time!