With Wings as Eagles

by | May 13, 2023 | Faith and Spirituality

But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary, and they shall walk, and not faint. (Isaiah 40: 31)

Remembering

It has been a few years now when I had to accompany a friend of mine to conduct a task, I wish not on anyone. Her only daughter had died at sixteen years of age in a car accident, although she had been kept alive for nearly a month through an artificial life support, my friend waited praying for a healing miracle, but after days rolled out without change and after a tremendous emotional struggle and soul searching, her mother had finally agreed to let her go. She (her mother) arrived at the place of peace.

I helped my friend as we walked through the door of the funeral home where she needed to make all the arrangements, my friend’s whole body trembled laboring hard to take each step forward, I felt her hesitation but could only imagine her agony. Nevertheless, I kept holding her the whole way through to complete the process.

This time will live forever in my memories, still difficult to grasp to this day, and even though my friend tries to move on, I know she lives with the pain. How can one who has lost so much truly surrender into the loving arms of our Lord Jesus and take hold of this promise.

Our own words of comfort can only be a band-aid to a deep and open wound, if at that; for only the words of our Lord and Saviour can reach deeply into the wounded soul. He alone has the power, love, and compassion to fill us with peace in our suffering especially when we are in despair.

 

God Alone

God alone understands our pain through our loss, and He alone can mend us, repair us, and help us accept, if we let him; he will help us discover a new strength in him and make us able to sing a new song with tears in our eyes.

Have you now or in the past, experience deep and painful losses in your life? Please accept that you need him to carry you through and tell him everything holding in your heart, ask him to help you, He will without fail.

Priscilla Hudson

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On The Road to Prosperity

by | May 13, 2023 | Educational-Self-Growth, Faith and Spirituality

Prosperity is synonyms of wealth, affluence, and riches the whole of humanity however superficial grasps what it means, the notion of it at least in worldly terms.

Millions of us desire to attain this prosperity, these riches to place ourselves in a level which would offer us a comfortable life and are willing to labour hard towards its achievement. But however simple it may sound there is no doubt we will agree it is one of the hardest accomplishments.

Achieving freedom in finances takes considerable effort and expertise it requires much more than just setting your mind to it contrary to what self-proclaimed gurus preach. They say “Just set your mind to it”

The financial aspect of prosperity is that it is one of the components, prosperity is much more complex because to be truly prosperous we need to dig in deeper adding a more valuable of these components which is the spiritual aspect of prosperity.

Read on open to reviewing the information presented here. Take what it says adding those insightful nuggets to your pouch of knowledge. Process it in your mind and apply it as you think is best in your own circumstances creating your own experiences.

 

Starting from a Basic

 

Spending less from what we earn in – Simple

This is a general rule of thumb to comprehend, isn’t it?

It means starting from a basic to build financial wealth and setting your mind to it, in other words, it is a basic mindset. A basic principle.

However simple it is worth to think it further.

There are individuals who think that mindset is about scrimping in saving dollars here and there in being frugal with some small items’ expenditures but fail to apply the principle in non-essential more expensive purchases.

Sacrifice buying vitamins and supplements for buying cosmetics and perfumes, buying a large flat TV over buying a needed washer. Not to mention buying a brand-new car from the dealership by taking a bank loan over buying an affordable older model.

It means planning carefully starting from the bottom and building up. It also means

 

Not Keeping Up with the Joneses

 

True sound financial mindset consists in always making the profit exceed the expenditure. Wear the old clothes a bit longer if essential; give up the new pair of gloves; fix the old dress: exist on plainer food if necessary; so that, under all conditions, unless an unexpected accident happens, there will be an allowance in favour of the profit.

Saving a dollar here and there adds up but it requires discipline planning goal setting. This is mindset. Evolving within this frame of mind. Learn it. Train it. Let it become part of you, you will discover there is more satisfaction in rational saving than irrational spending.

 

Diarise it

 

Keeping track of monthly expenditures is an excellent habit to keep if you already do it. To learn it if you have not been tracking them. A simple method I follow is to simply write in my annual dairy my household expenses: utilities, fees, services, maintenance, charity, out of pocket irregulars that from time to time arise.

When buying items like groceries, car gasoline, pharmacy even dining out, pay it with a debit card because it will show in the bank account where I can go and review if needed.

Adjust your entries to accommodate your circumstances. What is important is to track it. This is only a suggestion you can be as thorough or as sophisticated as you prefer. Simple works well for me.

Taming higher expenses versus Income is a greater challenge and using all the tools and ideas available to help achieve it its half the road ahead.

 

Unnecessary Debt

 

This speaks to our consumerism society where we find ourselves in with the tendency to borrow funds to accumulate non-essential items. This is unnecessary debt. I say accumulate because it is. Being a minimalist style fan has enlightened me to this wonderful sense of less is more.

Necessary debt translates into the need to borrow funds to invest into the purchase of our home, our economy style used vehicle. Getting more creative necessary debt sometimes is advisable when investing in an income producing asset like real estate. Here a careful review of terms would be useful and should only be acceptable after evaluating the risk thoroughly.

Therefore, avoid unnecessary debt. Do not live beyond your means. Plan for setbacks, emergencies and when these happen the ability to manage them financially will help greatly.

 

Tame Impulsive Buying

 

Impulsive buying is impulsive without planning, on the fly, how wonderful it feels to give in to our impulses, it gives us pleasure, it makes us happy. Until the bill arrives. We all have been there. It is difficult initially, but it can be tamed. See it not as a great denial to oneself, but as a goal, building upon blocks one may name “savings” “investments” “emergencies” Discover the satisfaction of accumulated results.

 

True Prosperity

 

True prosperity is much more than material wealth. Its arriving at a place of enjoying inner peace, a tranquil life, with the side benefits of material comfort.

Its multi-dimensional in that the greater component fills us with our spiritual wellbeing. Discovering a true spiritual source to nurture our soul, finding our way in the spiritual realm whereby our true joy, peace, happiness is not dependant upon that which is material.

The true source I speak of is none other than God Himself specifically through the Person of Jesus Christ. He described Himself in the Gospels to being the Light, the Bread of Life, the Vine, the Joy of the world, from Whom rivers of living water flow.

The spiritual fountain our true prosperity offers us the Way upwards in our circumstances, through our circumstances, despite our circumstances, because it reveals who we are and who we can be. From the moment we believe His message it can only get better to become truly prosperous.

 

Relax

 

If your faith centered source is found elsewhere, relax. God gave you the free will to believe differently.

Cheers!

Priscilla Hudson

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Nine Tips on How to Care and Nurture Your Soul

by | May 13, 2023 | Faith and Spirituality

Life is a flowing river with constant movement of different currents which should include the caring and nurturing of your soul, but in the hectic pace of daily living the essence of our being is usually the one neglected. While the soul is invisible to the physical world, it is still living inside us and needs particular attention care and nurture.

We are born with an innate desire to do well and to improve ourselves in everything we set out to do. Often, we do not stop to think how what we do affect us, and how that which we pursue influences us and saturates every part of our being. Although most of us realize there is the part of our being known as the soul, many of us still need to find ways to care for it.

Here are nine tips on how you care of that which is your soul:

 

Meditation as an exercise routine

 

Meditation as a routine has become extremely popular to achieve a better self. It brings your mind into focus and nurtures your soul, which becomes an important source of strength. It may also help you attain higher consciousness in a positive way.

Meditate regularly. Start by taking 15 minutes of your day to practice breathing exercises. In an area of your home, selected with this in mind, sit legs folded across and straight back, breath in and breath out slowly and comfortable. During this motion close your eyes and let all distractions fade away. Make this a daily routine and discover how you are better able to handle the day’s challenges.

 

Prayer to connect with God

 

Pray daily. If thus far you have no prayer in your daily routine, you may start taking 15 minutes each day to connect your soul and spirit to the greatest power, God. In return your soul will be deeply encouraged, the virtue of wisdom will grow, and love will increase starting within yourself and extending to those closest to you.

Prayer is a great source of power and strength.

Too Much Thinking turns a tiny Snow Flake into an Avalanche

You cannot solve all your problems all at once and all the time. Learn to take and deal with your problems one at a time, as in bite sizes. Life is about learning, discovering, and applying new things.

Life is also about embracing old knowledge you may benefit from because it may be useful and effective. Thinking too much about the problems that you are experiencing can sometimes result to more troubles with the usual resulting stress.

 

Learn to Forgive

This is a hurdle that when achieved will bring you rewards in refreshing ways. Relief and a new sense of leaving the past behind is among them as well as opening yourself for new prospects and opportunities because the soul and mind are now clearer. Like a clear blue sky.

Your soul cringes when remembering those who did you wrong, offended you, and hurt you, holding a grudge is easier but learning to forgive is better for you.

Forgiveness will set you free do away with negative feelings, resentment, anger, pain, and other unresolved unproductive issues.

 

Accept Your Imperfections

Is anyone perfect? Of course not. Others are not better than you. Each one of us have our own flaws.

To embrace our imperfections and accept ourselves as we are the beginning of learning how to improve ourselves to become better beings in a positive light. Our flaws too, make us individuals with space for improvement recognizing them aids in keeping us humble and understanding of others in a healthy kind of way.

 

Breakaway and Posses your own Space

 

For at least once a week, try to give yourself your own space. Disconnect yourself purposely from the routine, work, and work-related items, telephones, and computers, turn them off for a while. This time is for you, and you alone. If you have a partner, a spouse, a better half, do it together. Disconnect.

This is the best approach to unwind and take a break. You may also take a drive or a flight to a remote place where the environment is conducive to disconnect or at the very least view videos that will take you there (there are such videos in YouTube and other reputable media).

Listen to or play your favourite music and dance if you can, a good swing is enjoyable.

 

The Place of Less Resistance

 

There are people who waste a large amount of energy trying to become resistant to situations and to people whom they prefer to avoid. These situations are real and such type people as well.

Please fret not but encounter those you feel that are unfavourable to you, face them prepared mentally and emotionally realizing that neither of them is a permanent fixture in your life deal with them and leave them behind quickly.

Learn how to accept such things and determine how you can adapt or disregard them altogether.

 

Read Good Books and Feed Your Mind and Imagination

 

They say that the eyes are the windows to the soul and let me add that good books are the food. Reading good books therefore need to feed your mind and grow your imagination.

Growing your imagination will expand your horizon beyond reality into a more creative self, opening your mind to new possibilities and abilities you may have to yet to discover.

Reading good books is also recreational picking your mind to live through imaginary characters brought to life and causing you to remember how it was to fall in love, be fearful, and feel glad about a happy conclusion.

 

Peace Within Self

 

Peace within directly nurtures your soul like rivers of fresh water flowing free to feed and cleanse your inner being resulting in a more compassionate you wishing to make people around you happier and more comfortable.

This is well and good but remember to always provide for yourself the same care of mind, body, and soul. Take responsibility for the loving care of your soul because when you do, you will deal with the issues of life when they come, from a position of strength.

The choices you make will direct your path and consequences, your thoughts may guide your behaviour and determine your needs and wants. Embrace life, a good and healthy life however possible, make it your goal.

Cheers!

Priscilla Hudson

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