THE DISCIPLINED LIFE

Sunday, February 2, 2014

ALMOST OVER

It has been three years since the diagnosis of my breast cancer.

From the beginning, God has been in control and I have trusted Him.

My oncologist, Dr. Tran, told me a few weeks ago, as she tried to determine what hormone inhibiter to prescribe, that the chemotherapy that I took before my mastectomy and after, had no effect on the tumor.

 In effect I lost my hair for nothing. So I am here today not because of anything the doctors did, but it was all God.

God was there with me through it all. I don't remember any unusual pain or discomfort during any of the many treatments. I was stuck, radiated, cut up, and prodded, but I just saw it as something that I had to go through. "Through" is the operative word.

   

Deuteronomy 31:6

The Message (MSG)

⁶ “Be strong. Take courage. Don’t be intimidated. Don’t give them a second thought because God, your God, is striding ahead of you. He’s right there with you. He won’t let you down; he won’t leave you.”

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THE DISCIPLINED LIFE FOR STRONG WOMEN IN GOD - SWG

God has plans for all of us, but it takes discipline on our part to fulfill those plans, and this ‘self’ discipline will determine our destiny. As followers of Jesus Christ, of course we want to fulfill His purposes in our lives.  But it takes discipline on our part because of the many distractions in life that can interfere with our God-given destiny.

We must live with specific goals in mind ( 1Cor 9:23-27).  We cannot just want to fulfill God’s purposes in our lives, because it takes more than just desire. It is discipline which will determine our destiny.

Research has shown that the majority of people do not have definite plans for their future (Kimbro 4).  When I was young, in my 20’s, I could not visualize myself over 30 years old.  I had no plans, no goals, and no 401K, or retirement plan.

Visualize yourself accomplishing your goal.  Visualize losing that weight. Visualize going back to school. And then, visualize yourself not accomplishing anything

Dennis Kimbro, also states in Think and Grow Rich..., (page 344) that in order to succeed,  there are four steps that are needed.  These steps are –

-          Definite goals

-          Power to attain these goals

-          A plan for the getting the knowledge to attain that goal, and

-          Action and persistence in following through with that plan

(Think and Grow Rich, A black Choice, page 344)

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THIS IS AN EXCERPT FROM THE INTRODUCTION - THE DISCIPLINED LIFE FOR STRONG WOMEN IN GOD - SWG - A JOURNAL TO ASSIST IN GOAL ATTAINMENT.

TELL YOUR STORY....

By Adam GlassmanO, The Oprah Magazine | July 15, 2008

"Tell me a story. Tell me your story . Wait—let me get comfortable. Okay, talk to me, tell me who you really are. This is what we feel as we sit down to read a memoir. We have a craving for connection, an urge to share a confidence. We want an insider's glimpse of someone else's life: Not what happened, as memoirist Vivian Gornick puts it, but what the writer makes of what happened. We're not interested in going on "a liar's holiday," poet Mark Doty writes; we want to get to the bottom of things as they were and are. That's why we slurp up memoirs as if they were lattes, while publishing houses scurry to keep up with the demand."

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“What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul?...” Matthew 16:26 NIV


I recently heard a sermon (New Birth MBC, Bishop Long, 7/09) which reminded us that we are all going to die someday. It is funny how we must be reminded of this fundamental fact. Most Ministers shy away from hell and brimstone sermons, not wanting to offend their parishioners. But, some people live as if they were going to live forever; some people act as if they can take all of their material possessions with them when they go; and some people do not know that without a doubt, they have a choice of heaven or hell.


This subject is especially relevant in light of several deaths, just in the last month, of prominent celebrities. These celebrities include actors, entertainers, and sport figures, such as John Carradine, Farrah Fawcett, and Michael Jackson. These individuals seemed to have it all - money, fame, and beauty. After their deaths the media sensationalized their lives and the manner of their death. This was especially true of Michael Jackson.


I don’t want to judge these individuals, that’s not my place, but I do want to remind all of us, the living, that you can’t take it with you, but you have a choice now while you are living. Do not sacrifice your soul for the fleeting, material riches of this world.

SHAKEN

"That those things which cannot be shaken may remain."
—Hebrews 12:27

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We have many things in our possession at the present moment which can be shaken, and it ill becomes a Christian man to set much store by them, for there is nothing stable beneath these rolling skies; change is written upon all things.. Yet, we have certain "things which cannot be shaken," and I invite you this evening to think of them, that if the things which can be shaken should all be taken away, you may derive real comfort from the things that cannot be shaken, which will remain. Whatever your losses have been, or may be, you enjoy present salvation. You are standing at the foot of His cross, trusting alone in the merit of Jesus' precious blood, and no rise or fall of the markets can interfere with your salvation in Him; no breaking of banks, no failures and bankruptcies can touch that. Then you are a child of God this evening. God is your Father. No change of circumstances can ever rob you of that. Although by losses brought to poverty, and stripped bare, you can say, "He is my Father still. In my Father's house are many mansions; therefore will I not be troubled." You have another permanent blessing, namely, the love of Jesus Christ. He who is God and Man loves you with all the strength of His affectionate nature—nothing can affect that. The fig tree may not blossom, and the flocks may cease from the field, it matters not to the man who can sing, "My Beloved is mine, and I am His." Our best portion and richest heritage we cannot lose. Whatever troubles come, let us play the man; let us show that we are not such little children as to be cast down by what may happen in this poor fleeting state of time..

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Our country is Immanuel's land,

our hope is above the sky, and

therefore, calm as the summer's ocean;

we will see the wreck of everything earthborn, and

yet rejoice in the God of our salvation.
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PROPHECY

TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY, AND I RECEIVED THESE TWO PROPHECIES
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THE TRUMPET by Bill Burns -- June 15, 2009:I Have I not spoken to you? Have I not called you? Have I not established you? Have I not set you? Will I not send you, says the Lord. These indeed are the days of the revealing of My power and glory in the land. For, I have a royal priesthood. I have a chosen generation who have been hungry for all that I have. And, I would have you know that there are treasure chests stored up in heaven with your names written on them. Now as you ascend, as you go forth, go forth with anticipation; go forth and find the treasure; go forth and find out that which I have hidden for you? For these are the days when the mysteries of old shall be revealed and the glory of old shall come forth. I am bringing a river of My anointing to flow in such a magnificent way that when it comes upon you it will carry you into the fullness of My purposes, says the Lord. Rejoice and again I say rejoice!
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SMALL STRAWS IN A SOFT WIND by Marsha Burns -- June 15, 2009:In a vision I saw myself re-digging a well and finding an old stream bed; it was like a spring that began to flow abundantly. I realized that the Philistines who stopped up Abraham's wells represented the people in my past with that same spirit who were also sent to stop the flow of the gifts of the Holy Spirit in me. They were those who drank of the water of life with me and saw the miracles and manifestation of God's power and then turned and endeavored to stop up the well. It's not just a matter of forgiving those who have brought reproach, but one of recovering all that has been stolen. I remembered that a few weeks ago I had part of a song that kept repeating in my spirit, "the long and winding road", and I thought of Ziklag, which means "winding". But, Ziklag was where David recovered all. It is time for us to recover all that has been stolen in the way of anointing and gifting and to walk in renewed life and faith.Genesis 26:18 And Isaac dug again the wells of water which they had dug in the days of Abraham his father, for the Philistines had stopped them up.