In Abeline's voice on the movie "The Help", "Ain't choo tired of goin' round and round and round"? We "go round" many times because we live in the same cycle day in and day out. Read this blog by my friend/sister Kay Vaughn on how cycles begin and how to break them. Please share. ~Love you Loves
Joslyn's Blog: Breaking Cycles: Breaking Cycles By: Kay Vaughn, His Image Manifested Blog Contributor Does it feel like you are trapped on a hamster wheel just ...
Giving God's beloved people a practical word that they can use to live a life that is abundant and in His Image.
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Breaking Cycles
Breaking Cycles
By: Kay Vaughn, His Image Manifested Blog Contributor
Does it feel like
you are trapped on a hamster wheel just spinning around and around and
never getting anywhere and at the end of the day, you ask yourself —
“How come I didn’t get anywhere today?” People
should not be surprised by the ground they never cover when they never
move their feet, yet they are.
If we would only
remember that when you leave a legacy; it’s just that. It will be viewed
by others. Much of what your children, grand-children or
great-grandchildren live out or live with will be determined
by our determination to the Break the Cycle.
The definition of a Cycle is not a season.
A Cycle – is a chronic and consistent pattern of behavior that is inconsistent with God’s intention for our life.
It’s a life script; that when God sees us in the Cycle or living out
the life script, he says: you can do better than this! God knows we
are stuck. We have all experienced Cycles, if we are completely honest.
We have examples in the word that shows cycles
have existed for a long time. Let's look at a few: Mark 5 the woman with the issue of blood
for (12yrs); Luke 13 the woman with spirit of infirmity for (18yrs) and
the Man at the pool of Bethesda for (30yrs). The same God that broke
their Cycle is willing to break yours.
God showed me something in the text of Numbers 13. Some
Cycles cannot be broken until we address our sight problem. The
spies went out to spy the land. For 40 days they were scouting out the
land, but when they came back they reported what they saw. It was at
that moment that set a cycle in to motion.
They said: "We are grasshoppers in our site and in their sight as well."
10 people told the Children of Israel who they were to themselves
and to others. WOW! They believed what they said and stayed STUCK all because they followed the thought pattern of the ten men!
Side Bar- "When you allow somebody to stop you from being and doing; you do so with glasses they gave you." - Dharius Daniels
The enemy uses tools
of intimidation to get us to avoid a fixed fight. God will fight for
us and has already won the battle!!! You can’t focus on the giants but rather focus on the God of the giants. Like
Mose,s God will give us a specific route that will
get us to Canaan (our promise land) so we don’t have to go the way of
the Philistine (through a dry place). Whatever Cycle you are in you must
find the courage to come OUT!!
Here are five things to help you break it:
·
Call it what it is—A Cycle!!!!· Correct your sight problem (renew your mind). See yourself free of it!
· Let God give you the route out with HIS word.
· When God paid your ransom- he redeemed us- Our potential changed!! We are no longer conquerors; we are MORE THAN CONQUERORS- because our ability to accomplish things always increases.
· God won't always tell you that he heard your cry; but know he is talking to your help!!
If you start identifying the Cycles God will most assuredly give you power over it. You already seated in heavenly places. Cycles keep you from reining. So get ready, get set, And Go!!
About the writer:
Kay Vaughn- is mother and a wife, with a passion for writing. She discovered her love for expressing herself through words, while keeping a journal in a very difficult time. One of her greatest desire is to develop a column. Called “Kay’s Wisdom Corner” (Stayed tuned it shall come to pass) She believes strongly in the institution of marriage, motherhood and healthy relationships. She currently resides in North Carolina. On any given day you can find her spending time with her family, reading and covered in sticky notes, with her coupons nearby.
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Joslyn's Blog: Up High or Down Low
Where is your mind; UP HIGH or down low? Check it out in this week's blog. #hisimagemanifested www.hisimagemanifested.org Please share with your friends. ~ Thanks friends!
Joslyn's Blog: Up High or Down Low: From Jumpstart's P.E.P. Talk on June 29, 2014 I have always loved houses that have large front porches. Porches are spaces that can ...
Joslyn's Blog: Up High or Down Low: From Jumpstart's P.E.P. Talk on June 29, 2014 I have always loved houses that have large front porches. Porches are spaces that can ...
Up High or Down Low
From Jumpstart's P.E.P. Talk on June 29, 2014
I have always loved houses that have large front porches. Porches are spaces that can be decorated and designed with patio furniture and flowers in the spring and summer time. I have a nice sized front porch decorated with beautiful hanging baskets with colorful flowers cascading off of the sides of it. A robin decided to build a nest in one of the hanging baskets and laid several eggs in it. LeDerick and I didn't realize it until the eggs hatched. Oftentimes, when the meteorologist calls for rain, we like to take the baskets down to ensure that the flowers get fresh rain water. One evening, rain was in the forecast, so we left the baskets down over night. The next day when I went to put them back up, baby bird remains were all over my porch.
Have you ever wondered why birds build their nests up high? It's designed to keep the nesting bird and their young from predators. Birds just know to build their nests up high; it's in their nature. You must realize that your mentality, thought life and understanding must align with your new nature. You must be in your mind where you are spiritually placed and seated. This is called "mental assent". Mental assent pertains to what beliefs, demands or proposals that you allow your mind to comply with and give in to. This is why we are consistently reminded in the New Covenant who and whose we are.
You are:
1. Born Again - John 3:3; the message translation says you're born from above.
2. Righteous & Justified - Romans 3; in right standing with God your Father.
3. Royal Priesthood, Holy, Chosen & Peculiar - 1 Peter 2:9; it specifically states that YOU ARE, not WILL BE.
4. Quickened together with Christ. Ephesians 2
5. Saved - Ephesians 2
6. Ordained to good works - Ephesians 2
7. Loved - John 3 & 1 John 4
This is information that many of you are aware of, but may not completely believe with all of your heart. You see my sister's (brother's too), birds know their place. At times they come down to the ground for food, but their habitat is UP HIGH. Their mental assent is consistent with what they were created to be. We need to take a few lessons out of the page from how birds live. We must keep our minds focused on our new nature, not on what our old man has done and has been. Staying in the right position in our minds keeps us from worry, doubt, fear, shame, regret, and condemnation. You are seated and positioned above all of it. Birds don't allow what's on the ground to keep them grounded; they still fly above it all. You are better and worth more than any and every negative situation. You were loved into a higher place, for a higher calling and purpose for the Most High and His Kingdom. You have been situated into an "advanced placement" program by the King of kings. You have been promoted to a higher rank and raised up to a place where everything other than Kingdom is small and has already been dealt with through untainted blood.
I hope that this word has blessed your heart and transformed your mind. Please meditate on this word and share it with your friends and family.
The prayer conference call has a NEW NAME and a NEW TIME! It's "Jumpstart P.E.P. Talk" Praise|Exhortation|Prayer; a time to talk and listen to our loving Father. The call is designed to give you a boost to start your week off right. You may call in every Sunday MORNING at 6:00 AM EST at 530-881-1212,
Pin#:545-495-056. I hope to hear you on the call. If you have a
specific prayer request, email me at joslyn@hisimagemanifested.org.
If
you want to receive giveaways and gifts from the ministry as well as
finding out what we're doing and where we are going, go to the website
and click on "Contacts" and hit "subscribe".
Check out my new website at www.hisimagemanifested.org. You can get to the blogs, podcasts, subscribe to our email blasts and book Joslyn and LeDerick from this website. You can also see where we have been and what we are doing. If you want to go directly to the podcast, click on Joslyn's Podcast to hear the messages from the bible studies and the Jumpstart prayer conference calls.
In HIM,
Jos
I have always loved houses that have large front porches. Porches are spaces that can be decorated and designed with patio furniture and flowers in the spring and summer time. I have a nice sized front porch decorated with beautiful hanging baskets with colorful flowers cascading off of the sides of it. A robin decided to build a nest in one of the hanging baskets and laid several eggs in it. LeDerick and I didn't realize it until the eggs hatched. Oftentimes, when the meteorologist calls for rain, we like to take the baskets down to ensure that the flowers get fresh rain water. One evening, rain was in the forecast, so we left the baskets down over night. The next day when I went to put them back up, baby bird remains were all over my porch.
 |
| Birds know to live UP HIGH. |
You are:
1. Born Again - John 3:3; the message translation says you're born from above.
2. Righteous & Justified - Romans 3; in right standing with God your Father.
3. Royal Priesthood, Holy, Chosen & Peculiar - 1 Peter 2:9; it specifically states that YOU ARE, not WILL BE.
4. Quickened together with Christ. Ephesians 2
5. Saved - Ephesians 2
6. Ordained to good works - Ephesians 2
7. Loved - John 3 & 1 John 4
This is information that many of you are aware of, but may not completely believe with all of your heart. You see my sister's (brother's too), birds know their place. At times they come down to the ground for food, but their habitat is UP HIGH. Their mental assent is consistent with what they were created to be. We need to take a few lessons out of the page from how birds live. We must keep our minds focused on our new nature, not on what our old man has done and has been. Staying in the right position in our minds keeps us from worry, doubt, fear, shame, regret, and condemnation. You are seated and positioned above all of it. Birds don't allow what's on the ground to keep them grounded; they still fly above it all. You are better and worth more than any and every negative situation. You were loved into a higher place, for a higher calling and purpose for the Most High and His Kingdom. You have been situated into an "advanced placement" program by the King of kings. You have been promoted to a higher rank and raised up to a place where everything other than Kingdom is small and has already been dealt with through untainted blood.
I hope that this word has blessed your heart and transformed your mind. Please meditate on this word and share it with your friends and family.
 |
| I can't wait to fellowship with you! |
Check out my new website at www.hisimagemanifested.org. You can get to the blogs, podcasts, subscribe to our email blasts and book Joslyn and LeDerick from this website. You can also see where we have been and what we are doing. If you want to go directly to the podcast, click on Joslyn's Podcast to hear the messages from the bible studies and the Jumpstart prayer conference calls.
In HIM,
Jos
Monday, July 14, 2014
Joslyn's Blog: Do Do Do The Right Thing
Joslyn's Blog: Do Do Do The Right Thing: Featured from - "God Pleasers" Jumpstart P.E.P. Talk ~ Prayer Call of H.I.M. June 24, 2014 What can you DO to please God... You don't want to miss this one friends!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)