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Good Day, Good People! Happy Thursday! Let's get going today with love on our hearts and the will to succeed! **click the mp3 file at the bottom of the page to hear today's show

Positive word of the day- esteem-respect and admiration, typically for a person.

Quote of the day- Esteem is manufactured internally. - RC Blakes

Scripture of the day- 1Samuel 16:7- But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”

Black Business Owner of the Day- Jonathan Collins, an author and creator of Love is Black

To learn more about him follow the link below

https://loveisblack.com/meet-the-author

Ask God to remove all distractions. Distractions can be people, places, or things. 

Build yourself up, there will always be people to attempt to tear you down. The world will always have something to say. 

(ex. your lips too small/big, your too dark/light, your too skinny/big, you smile too much, you might want to change your beard/hairstyle, etc.) 

Let your esteem be insulated. It's an internal thing. You can't buy esteem and good self-esteem isn't created from other people telling you who you are. Most importantly is that God knows who you are and You know who you are. 

How do you vision yourself?

How do you envision your life outside of the pain you have experienced? What do you see yourself doing?

let's focus on visioning ourselves better this year

How can you turn your traumatic experiences around to help someone else?

Light it up if yall didnt notice was saying that when she hears God she answers and if he wants it she wants it. So answer that calling, that purpose. Tomorrow I'll have an exercise for ya'll to do over the weekend. We won't say homework, but an exercise to get your brain going and to help you realize WHY you are here ! 

Remember change starts within.. so may the good change begin!!

The Importance of Right Thinking

Adapted from the resource The Power of Being Thankful - by Joyce Meyer

The mind is the leader or forerunner of all actions. The steps we take each day are a direct result of the thoughts we allow ourselves to think.

If we have a negative mind, we will have a negative life. On the other hand, if we renew our mind according to God’s Word, we will experience “the good and acceptable and perfect will of God” for our lives (Romans 12:2 AMPC).

So many people’s struggles are rooted in wrong thinking patterns. Negative thinking can actually cause them to create the problems they experience in their lives. Thankfully though, we don’t have to live captive to those thoughts. We can choose to line our thoughts up with the Word of God.

The mind is a battlefield. Decide to resist destructive, negative thinking and dwell on godly thoughts for your life instead. The more you change your mind for the better, the more your life will also change for the better.

Prayer Starter: Father, I am thankful I don’t have to live as a captive to my thoughts. With Your help, I can change my negative thoughts that are affecting my life and I can win the battle In Jesus’ name, amen.