Encourage Yourself: Words of Inspiration

     I thank God for what He has been doing in my life! He has definitely been blessing me in many ways! I wanted to share with you today a bit of encouragement that God laid on my heart last week. It was a Tuesday morning. I didn't wake up feeling discouraged but I wasn't necessarily full of joy either. As I forced myself out of bed and started my daily routine I began to just say "Thank You God" over and over because I was genuinely thankful in my heart. As I began to give thanks to God my mood began to change and it was like my spirit was awakened by my praise. I should mention that this Tuesday was also one of the consecration/fasting days at my church where we fast til 3pm. In addition, I usually work for the majority of the day. Needless to say, some days are better than others. So again, as I began to praise God, my praise led me to speak encouragement over myself. I felt so alive and excited. The words came pouring out as God continued to drop things in my spi...

Last week I attended a Bible Study where the topic of discussion was about honoring God with your finances. Our assignment for the previous week was to track and make record of every penny we spent. At the end of the lesson we were able to reflect on the items we purchased and evaluate whether or not we were honoring God with our money. I enjoyed the lesson and I want to share it with everyone but I want to apply this concept to our every day lives. How can we honor God daily? First let's cover the financial topic. When I think of honoring God with my money, some of the things that come to mind are: not recklessly spending money, managing my money wisely, and obeying God's Word in tithing. So when we honor God with our money we are being obedient and responsible. My definition of reckless spending is getting a paycheck and just blowing it on anything and everything you see just because you can and without thinking of the consequences. To manage your money means to plan ahea...