Prophetic Word – Purpose and Destiny

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Yvonne

A few days ago I was sitting on my bed and I could hear my self speaking in my mind some very encouraging words. I ran and grabbed an old school tape recorder that I happened to pulled out the day before and was listening to some old cassette tapes.

What I was hearing I knew I had to capture it, and so I pressed record, and for approximately 13 minutes or so, the Lord began to download in me and then through me.

I didn’t know what to call at first. It was an encouragement to pursue your purpose and destiny no matter what others think or say you can or cannot do. I hope that it will encourage you.

There may be some noise you will hear occasionally but not so that you cannot get the message. Enjoy and let this be the day you get revelation from God and go after your purpose and destiny every single day until you reach the goals and dreams you have be blessed with.

I made a YouTube video and added graphics to encourage you; I hope you enjoy the messages and picture slides!

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Core Beliefs and Your Life

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Yvonne

In any attempt to change your beliefs, it is important to have an understanding of the beliefs and values held by the person wishing to change. In other words, self-awareness is the first step toward any form of change. Your core beliefs will have a direct impact on your life and how you will eventual live it out your life purpose.

Have you ever taken the time to stop and think about your beliefs and values? Ask yourself – where have my beliefs originated? How do they guide how I live my life? Do my values and beliefs serve me?

Beliefs and Values form the essence of your identity and you should ask yourself these questions for the following reasons:

Beliefs are like a pair of glasses:
Put your glasses on and they filter how you view the world. Beliefs act in the same way. You will have beliefs about yourself, your skills and capabilities, how others see you and what type of person you are. You will also have beliefs about other people, how they operate, how to communicate with them, what drives them.

Basically, you have beliefs about everything, including God, the world, politics, social issues, concepts, and religion. Beliefs underlie your internal representations, which is your map of the world. Your beliefs also filter sensory data that you take in from the environment and favor sensory data that supports and confirms your beliefs. The internal representations people hold effect their emotional state and behavior; therefore, beliefs have an influence on your emotional state and behavior.

Beliefs and Values are your motivators:
The core beliefs you hold are your motivators; they are the basis from which you function in the world. People tend to work towards things that they value. For example, if you value having a high-powered career this may take priority over other aspects of your life such as time with your family.

Beliefs distort how you view the world:
Every belief and value is basically a generalization that you have made abut the world. Generalizations are distortions. Often when a person with a problem, there is a distorted belief or value behind it. For example, “my partner doesn’t phone me enough, this means he doesn’t love me”. Once you are able to become more aware of the distorted beliefs you hold, it is possible to begin to question them and challenge them, which is able to uncover the troublesome distortions and generalizations that people are making.

Beliefs and values determine what happens to you.
Beliefs about the world and yourself can actually determine what happens. They are not just thoughts but determine and affect what you focus on. What you focus on your more likely to get. This is because your unconscious mind cannot discern what is true or false according psychologists. So for example, if you focus on not being in debt, your unconscious mind will be on the lookout for debt in the environment and various ways to bring debt to your attention. t is critically important that you communicate in the positive when you are thinking. This means saying what you do want not what you don’t want.

Changing your beliefs:
Limiting beliefs hold people back and prevent them from doing things they want too. When we believe we can’t do something, our behavior will usually confirm this. You will act in a way and look out for evidence to confirm your beliefs.

Periodic self-check-up are important to our spiritual and personal development. You need to continually examine your beliefs. As you can see from this article, your beliefs will affect all aspects of your life including your life purpose.

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3 Tips to Overcome A Failure Mindset

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Yvonne

Have you ever held back on doing something because you were afraid of failure? Most people have. Let’s face it, no one like to fail. None of us likes to feel like they’re ineffective, weak or lacking in any way, and that’s exactly how failure makes us feel.

Failure is a perception of one’s own thoughts and beliefs. It’s the way in which you choose to interpret a situation whether is good or not so good. Whatever you choose will determine your response it.

The dictionary defines failure as 1) a failing to do or perform 2) a state of inability to perform a normal function adequately 3) a fracturing or giving way under stress and 4) a lack of success.

When you consider these definitions, you will probably realize that they have one thing in common as it relates to achievement – failure is merely a perception.

If you believe you have failed, then you have. If you believe you don’t have the ability to succeed, then you don’t. If you believe you can’t handle the pressure of achieving your goals, you can’t. If you believe you’re not successful, you aren’t. Failure only exists in your own mind! The moment you decide to give up or stop working toward your goals, failure is born.

But what if you never do that? What if you continue working toward your goals, one step at a time for as long as it takes? There’s no failure then, is there?

This insight should be very encouraging if you’ve been working toward goals and not yet seeing positive results. Simply keep going and you cannot fail!

Here are three tips to help you stay strong and focused on your goals:

1) Never give yourself a way out. Most people do this without even realizing it. They are willing to work hard on achieving their goals, until the going gets too rough or their motivation dwindles. Don’t do that! Commit to making your goals happen, no matter what! Never quit, never contemplate admitting failure, and never lose your inner motivation and determination.

2) Stay firm, yet flexible on your timeframe. It’s okay to set a general timeline, but be aware that some circumstances will be beyond your control, so you can’t say for sure when your goal will be achieved. If you do that, you’re just setting yourself up for failure! Instead, get a general idea of when you’d like your goal to be completed, but then take it a day at a time and focus on making progress, not reaching the finish line in as little time as possible.

3) Don’t view obstacles and setbacks as failures. The two are completely different. An obstacle, setback or delay means only one thing: it’s not time for your goal to be completed yet. That’s it! It doesn’t mean you failed; it doesn’t mean you’re weak; it doesn’t mean you’ll never achieve your goals. It simply means you’re not done yet. You’ve got to keep moving forward and find a way around or through the obstacle.

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7 Tips to Overcome Self-Doubt

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Yvonne

There are a lot of negative and often times extremely challenging life experiences that affect everyone in life creating various outcomes and perceptions about the world, people, and one’s self. Those life experiences can often create self-doubt about one’s self and life, which prevents one from moving forward with one’s life and creating more favorable, positive experiences.

Self-doubt produces a wrong thoughts, which turn create negative self-talk and your negative self-talk begins to plant seeds of doubt into the minds of people around you and question your ability to do various tasks. It’s not that you can’t, it’s that you think you can’t.

When you are constantly telling yourself and everyone around you how hard things are and how much you are struggling, you will make this your reality, EVERYTHING you try to do will be hard! This is what is term as a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Here are 7 Tips to overcome self-doubt:

1. Replace negative words with positive ones – turn your ‘I can’t’ into ‘I CAN’. You can do all things through Christ who strengthens you.

2. When in doubt, simply ask! If you need more help Ask!

3. Count your blessings and victories. Develop the habit of writing everyday in your journal all the victories God has given you past and present – No matter how small.

4. Use Biblical Faith Affirmations (i.e. “I am more than a conqueror,” “I am anointed”) – Speak them out loud to yourself daily first thing in the morning and just before going to bed at night. You can also write them out on 3×5 index cards you can review several times a day.

5. Be Gentle With Yourself – Stop Beating yourself up!

6. Do A Success Inventory – Write a list of every single thing you have achieved in your life, every obstacle you have overcome. No matter how large or small.

7. Pray and visualize yourself already having achieved what it is that you want – focus on these images daily. If you can envision or see it then you can achieve it.

Choose to speak words that add life and energy to yourself and that help build confidence in your God-given abilities to achieve success in every area of your life. Decide today that you will no longer tolerate self-doubt but focus more on serving others with your unique gifts and talents. In doing so, you will increase your level of competency, faith, and confidence to handle whatever tasks your face with.

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Obtain Freedom From Fear

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Yvonne

One of the most debilitating emotions that we can experience is fear. Fear is so destructive because it causes us to hide, think, believe, and act small. Fear can paralyze you preventing you from doing the things you love. It keeps many of us stuck, experience lost opportunities, and the list can go on and on. God does not want any of His children bound by a spirit of fear; He wants you to live in total freedom from fear.

One of the worst things about fear is it causes us disobey God by giving into the fear causing us to live in unbelief or lack of faith in God’s Word and what He has promised us as children of God. Fear also causes us to fail to see ourselves through the eyes of a loving, forgiving and merciful God.

The great news for you today is this. If you are a born again, spirit-filled child of God, you have been given freedom from fear the moment you made Jesus Christ the Lord of your life! However, it will take faith to appropriate the promise of freedom in Christ Jesus. John 8:36 says, “Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.” You appropriate this promise in God’s Word by decreeing and declaring it over your self daily until faith come, if the fear in your life is greater than your faith at the moment.

Fear is based on a spirit of deception and lies or perversion, which are tools that the devil uses to contaminate your faith by using toxic people, thoughts, words, and images to produce fear in your life. There is only one way to counterattack the spirit of fear and that is the spirit of truth – God’s Word.

You can be set free from Satan’s lies by knowing the truth; however, you must read and study the Word of God in order to know what the truth is when you hear it. You speak the truth of God’s Word until it manifests in your life and you can testify that you are walking in freedom from fear. “And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free” (John 8:32).

How to Appropriate Your Freedom From Fear

1. Admit the truth to God and yourself that you have fear
2. Confess and repent for being fearful to God
3. Renounce the spirit of fear and its right to be in your life
4. Take authority over the spirit of fear (Luke 10:19) by binding it in the name of Jesus
5. Declare the truth of God’s Word out loud, making it a part of your daily life until faith comes and you’re living a life of freedom from fear

Never forget that God is and always will be our source of freedom from fear. Remember, Jesus is the wonderful Counselor and Prince of Peace – Jehovah Shalom!

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Prepare and Plan for Success in 2012

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Yvonne

Wow! I can hardly believe that the year 2011 is fast coming to an end! Did you accomplish what you set out this year? Did you do what you said you would do? Those New Year’s resolutions you made in 2010 for 2011 did you hit the mark?

I can honestly say, NO! I did not reach where I wanted to go in 2011! To further be honest with you, I did not set any significant goals and I sure as heck did not write them down. What about you?

The majority of people wait until New Years Day to start planning for what they want to do for the New Year. However, I am getting a head start for the New Year 2012, so when the New Year rolls in I already know what I need to be doing in order to accomplish my dreams and goals.

NOW is the time to start some serious planning, strategic planning! People make New Year’s resolutions every year; however, by the end of January or March, all the excitement and momentum has long sense died out! To ensure that this does not happen to you and I, we really must take the time to pray and spend quiet, quality time with God. He knows what you need and what you are suppose to get done in 2012.

God says, “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. (Jeremiah 29:11-13).

We really need to take time also to get to know ourselves, the gifts, talents, abilities, and creativity that God placed on the inside of our hearts. It’s time to wake up those dreams and goals that has been lying dormant due to perhaps frustration, disappointment, and lack of support, encouragement, inspiration, and motivation. It’s time to go back and pick up your dreams and take action toward making them come to pass with the help of God and supportive people.

Start thinking about what it is that you feel deep inside your heart that God is calling you to do. Pray and ask Him to give you His vision, goals, and plans so that you can write it down, read it, and run with it! “Write the vision, make it plain on tablets, that he may run who reads it” (Habakkuk 2:2).

When setting your goals for 2012 and in the years to come, keep these S.M.A.R.T. things in mind as you create your plan of action:

S – Specific
M – Measurable
A – Attainable
R – Relevant
T – Time Specific

A Specific goal is so clear and concise that there is no room for doubt as to where you’re going.

A Measurable goal has a number associated with it that can be tracked.

An Attainable goal is one that you are either equipped to accomplish now or will be equipped to accomplish in the foreseeable future.

A Relevant goal is one that truly means something to you right now and that supports your vision.

A Time Specific goal is tied to an actual time period and feels like a deadline.

Your goals need to be based on things that deeply matter to you and are in line with your deeply held values. This will help to keep you motivated, inspired, and focused.

Keep these Scriptures in mind during your time of preparing your goals for 2012:

During your time of preparation for the New Year, here are some Scriptures to keep in mind:

Where there is no vision, the people perish (Proverbs 29:18).

Write the vision, and make it plain on tablets, that he may run who reads it (Habakkuk 2:2).

My people are destroyed or lack of knowledge (Hosea 4:6).

Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths (Proverbs 3:5, 6).

I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye (Psalms 32:8)

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8 Tips for Total Life Balance

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Yvonne

I believe one of the pieces to laying a solid foundation for success can be summed in one word – BALANCE! If you lean too much to just the money side of achieving your dreams or goals, you may find getting or arriving at the top of your field or business lonely. If you place too much emphasis on getting ahead and working endless hours, you may wake up one day to the harsh reality that you have no meaningful friendships or significant person in your life to love.

The best way to guard against these possible scenarios or others like them is to devise goals that include key areas of your life that are based upon your core values. For example, as a Christian woman, my values are (1) God first (2) family second (3) ministry or business, etc is third on my hierarchy of priorities; it is different for everyone.

Here are six tips to help you create a strong foundation six area of your life: (1) Faith (2) Family (3) Fitness (4) Finances (5) Friends and (6) Fun.

1. Faith. It is important to build yourself up spiritually and stay connected to God through prayer, praise, and worship, reading the Bible, and study Scripture. Doing these things every day consistently will help you be in tune for divine guidance, instruction, and direction for your family, health, business, etc.

2. Family. Family is one of the most important relationships you can have in life! If your home is not in order or falling apart, it will have a negative impact on every thing you do including your business. You may have the most wonderful wife or husband and children in the world, but if they are not nurtured and made to feel important, you jeopardize losing them. Devise a family mission statement and stick with. This will help you see when you are getting of course or imbalanced.

3. Fitness. We live in such a fast-paced society that we often neglect our physical health. The fact is you cannot neglect your physical health and expect to accomplish your dreams and goals. A sick or diseased body will limit how we pursue your dreams and goals – energetically or sluggishly; sharp thinking or dull thinking, etc. The best remedies for this is to plan and execute a regular exercise regimen and eat more healthy foods. Being emotionally healthy is just as important as physical health. Exercise your brain by reading inspiring and encouraging books, listen to tapes. Develop a personal development regimen.

4. Finance. Become a good steward of the financial blessings that come into your life through running your own business or as an employee. Know where your money is going. Set goals of how much income you want to generate, save, donate, and invest. Guard against greed! Develop a healthy attitude and relationship with money. It’s only a tool and when used properly can benefit and bless you, your family and those around you.

5. Friends. Next to having strong family connections friends are the second most important relationships in your life, and they need to be honored and nurtured as well. When others, including your family, fail to understand you sometimes, a close, trusting friend can really help keep you well grounded! You may only have one or two close friends, but that is more than most people have. So, hold onto them and do not work too much at pursuing your dreams and goals that you neglect your friends!

6. Fun. The old adage, “All work and no play makes a Jack a dull” still rings true today! It is so important to laugh and have fun, go places and do fun things! Have fun just for the sake of having fun!! It is a big stress reliever and is good for your overall health. It is not a healthy practice to work 18 hours or more 7 days a week! Take time to nurture yourself; it will rejuvenate you!

Using these tips will help to ensure a strong foundation of balance in your life so that you can build strong, healthy relationships while you pursue your dreams and goals.

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Create Balance in Your Life

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Yvonne

As women (wives, mothers, single moms, and entrepreneurs, etc.), we have a tendency to take care of the needs of our families, clients, customers, and friends, and we neglect to exercise self-care. We are so busy doing every thing for other people that we sometimes lose touch with who we are, our desires, dreams, and goals take a back seat for so long we forget about them. We stop pursing the things that bring us joy and fulfillment. This can put stress on your relationships with your family and friends.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with caring for others and doing things for others. These are definitely things we need to do. However, it becomes a problem when we do not take the time to take care of ourselves. You are just as important as those you care for and do things for. When is the last time you did something for yourself just for the pure joy and fulfillment it gives you? When is the last time you read a good book? When is the last time you went out to dinner with some of your closest friends? When is the last time you went and got your hair done at the hair salon or got a manicure and pedicure? When is the last time you took a bubble bath while listening to your favorite music? When is the last time you danced just for the pure fun of it, whether you could dance or not? When is the last time you did something for the first time? When you honestly answer those questions, you will probably see how much you have been neglecting your own needs and just how out of balance your life really has been.

Take time today and reconnect to the things that bring you joy, happiness, and fulfillment. There are many simple and fun things in life that you could do that would not require money or very little money for you to do so just do them! Take a look at the balance wheel and begin to reconnect with the things that add genuine meaning and fulfillment to your life. The bottom line is this: when we, as women, especially single mothers, exercise self-care, we actually become better moms, wives, and business women, because we are happy with ourselves, and the added bonus is that we are modeling an important life lesson for our children. We are teaching them to never give up on themselves or their dreams and goals, care for others, and learn to nurture themselves as well. We are modeling and teaching them how to live a healthy, balanced lifestyle!

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How to Discover Your Life Purpose

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Yvonne

Many people live their lives in quiet desperation because they settle for careers or jobs that they have no passion for and absolutely hate! Many people wonder what their life purpose is and how to find it. Are you tired of just existing? Are you tired coming home exhausted from working in a job or career you hate and that is stealing your energy? The problem could be that you’re in the wrong job or career! It could be a sign to you that you are not living your life purpose — what God created you to do. The truth and the reality is that you will never be happy and fulfilled in a career/job that does use your unique talents, gifts, creativity or calling.

Here are 5 questions to answer they will help you find your life purpose:

1. What things are you deeply passionate about? Passion energizes and motivates you to move without having to be dependent upon an outside source to get you to move. When you are moved because of your own internal motivation, passion and desires, you wake up with an excite knowing that you will be engaged in something you love doing. This is a clue to your unique life purpose.

2. When you were a young child, what things did you enjoy doing? What came naturally to you back then? Often times our childhood are clues to our life purpose. As young children, we are often involved in activities that come naturally to us and we excel at doing. For example, one of the things I did a lot as a child was to pretend that I was a singer. I loved all types of music and was told I had a beautiful voice. When I was in my 30s, I finally took professional voice lessons for about 5 years and sang in my church choir and wrote my own original songs. I still love singing and music today!

3. If age, money and time were not a problem in your life, what would you do? Many times people use age, money, and not having enough time to pursue their dreams and goals. These are excuses rooted in fear; fear that they will fail and look foolish! If you have a dream that’s been in your heart for years and it will not go away, it could be an indication that it is part of your life purpose.

4. What have others told you that you are good at doing and that you enjoyed doing? Other people have a tendency to see gifts and talents in ourselves that we fail to see. Ask people you trust and respect such as your family, friends, and coworkers what they think are your passions, gifts, talents, etc. and write them down and spend time quiet time pondering their responses.

5. What things have you suffered that radically changed your life? Tragedy and suffering many times lead people to want to help others who have or are going through the same painful situations they went through. For example, rape or domestic violence survivors often become counselors or start an agency or work in agencies that help these women to recover emotional and spiritually. There is a saying that says, “God will turn your mess into a message or ministry.”

Everyone who is born into the world come with gifts, talent, ability, creativity and a unique life purpose to which they were created to do. It is up to every person to discover or find his/her life purpose and to fulfill it. Take the necessary time to explore your desire and need to discover your life purpose.

Start your journey to purpose by answering the 5 questions thoroughly and completely as possible. Be sure you devote at least 60 minutes of quiet time, alone, without any interruptions so you can be fully focused on what you are doing. Spend as much time as needed on each questions until you get have an answer.

Prayer is something I highly recommend you do before and during this process. God is the one who created you, called you, and given you all the talent and gifts you possess. Never settle for where you are if you are in your comfort zone, just letting your life purpose pass you by.

Be willing to step out into unknown territory and doing things you have always wanted to do but were afraid to do. Do not settle for mediocrity, boredom, unhappiness and unfulfillment that are keeping you stuck. You were designed to dream big and to do big things and to impact your sphere of influence.

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Stop Doubting! And Start Living Your Dreams!

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Yvonne

Doubt (self-doubt) is a killer of dreams and a thief who steals the confidence of many who would dare to venture out into unknown or uncharted territory! If left unchecked, self-doubt will cause many people to abort their dreams; worse even, they may never even attempt to pursue the dreams or visions burning in their hearts! If you hope to achieve your dreams and goals, you will have to stop doubting and start living your dreams!

One may share his or her dreams and aspirations with family, friends, or even with coworkers who may cast doubt that you could accomplish them; however, their doubt does not have nearly as much impact on you as your own self-doubt. Their negative words or beliefs about whether or not you can achieve your dreams and goals will not affect you nearly as much as your own negative beliefs about yourself and your ability to reach your goals in life. The bottom line is that you tend to believe what you say over whatever some else says about you.

What is self-doubt and what is the cause? How can it be overcome? Doubt is a feeling of uncertainty; hesitate to believe. Self-doubt then can be described as a person who has feelings of uncertainty about his/herself or a lack of belief in oneself or abilities to be successful. Doubt can cause one to lack assurance and to be double-minded in his or her pursuit of a goal. The root cause of doubt is the spirit of fear. You may have doubt due to past failures and disappointments. Beneath the surface you may erroneously believe because you failed in the past you will fail again.

Here are 4 ways you can stop doubt and start living your dreams today:

· Have faith (Believe) God will help you achieve the goals He placed in your heart (Read Hebrews 11:6).

· Pray for guidance (Read Proverbs 3:5, 6).

· Forget past failures and look forward to present (new) opportunities (Read Philippians 3:13).

· Learn from past failures and make course corrections

· Take massive action towards your dreams and goals. (Read James 1:17, 18).

You will never have a chance to ever live your dreams if you fail to change your doubt into faith and confidence. Believe in yourself! By aggressively taking action to overcome doubt, you can effectively pursue and achieve your God-given dreams and stop doubting and live your dreams!