"Are You Willing To Do The Work?"

Dear Friends,

The question that I ask myself daily is am I willing to do the work.  Am I willing to pay the price to get to where God wants to take me.  Some days I feel the opposition, and want to run and hide, but the God in me reminds me that it's only a test of my faith and I am to remain still, and continue pressing forward.  I remind myself that what I do not have doesn't matter, because I have God in my corner.  I believe we say this so loosely with our mouth, but there comes a time in our lives that we will be tested to see if this is really what we believe.  I realize more than ever today that I can not live a life that I have not developed on the inside.  The pressures of life brings out what lies within.  I am discovering something very remarkable.  True heroes face challenges, disappointment, failure, ridicule, but they rise above how they may be feeling.  They trust God regardless of feelings; the way a situation may look, or what the majority is saying around them.   We must pursue our dreams or vision with a resolve and confidence in God that draws the blessing and favor of God our way.  Finances are low, changes on my job, uncertainty about new business and clients, but who has written the script - God.  If God has written the script of my life I must trust  Him with where He is taking me, and how He wants to do it.  I write this blog today facing some personal challenges, but what has me motivated, and focused is that God is able to do exceedingly, abundantly above what I think or ask.    What's the bottom line?  It's God's show and not mine.  "Are You Willing To Do The Work?"  If we are determined to press forward and do the work our God will gives the increase in due season.

Ken Wilkins
Pastor, Life Coach,
Motivational Speaker &
Internet Marketing Specialist

KTW Media Ministry
PO Box 1173
Wilmington, DE 19899
(848)222-9999
www.ktwmedia.org
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Email:  finallyfree@bellsouth.net

Managing Your Life

 

If we are not careful life has a strange way of taking over your life, and can began to overwhelm or run you.  I believe that the most challenging endeavor in life is learning how to manage the many task that are before us.  Work, children, projects, finances, and spiritual nourishment are all part of our responsibilities.  How do we manage all these different responsibilities without becoming consumed or overwhelmed?  Learning to prioritize what's most important is a great start.  I find my days are most successful when I address my spiritual man first thing in the morning.  When I feed this side of me it has a remarkable way of centering me in what's most important, and keeps me from becoming entangled in the areas which I really don't have any control.  Did I say control?  That's the place that I need to stay away from.  The only thing that I do have control over is myself, and how I react or respond to the things or situations around me.  The bible speaks of not worrying.  Worry divides the mind, and we find ourselves not trusting God, but allowing the things around us to steal our peace, and joy.  Daily reflection and introspection within myself keeps me centered in the things that are most important, and allows me to operate in a healthy manner.  The most definitive element of life resides in knowing when to let go of things that keeps us from spiritual growth and development.  The bottom line rests in trusting God, and understanding that life is a continual process of evaluation, and accepting whatever God shows us that needs to be changed in our lives.  Managing our lives is a perpetual reflection of self, and cleaning the areas of our lives that needs to be addressed.