I AM.....

I have mentioned a couple of times on Facebook about watching Oprah's life class the other night. She had Pastor Joel Osteen as her guest, to whom I am a huge fan. He always delivers such an uplifting message. Messages that make you think you can go out and change not only your life, but the world. I took pages after pages of notes. I wanted to write this, just so people that didn't get the opportunity to watch it, may find peace with situations in their lives. Here are some of the notes that I took. The topic was I am... Pastor Osteen says that anything that you put after the phrase I am, breaths life into your dreams. It allows you to speak good over your life instead of always speaking negatively.

 Key Phrases:

Life is how you see it. Start seeing your life in a positive way instead of a negative way. Even if negative thoughts arise, don't give life to them, don't speak them. You may find yourself thinking them, which is fine as long as you don't put them out there. He says that any word that your mouth speaks, your ears hear. Find something every morning to be grateful for. Start your day out on a positive note instead of a negative one.

Anything is possible if you have the faith to believe it. Pretty self explanatory.

Whatever follows the phrase I Am... will come back looking for you. It will find room in your life if you will take the time to speak it, to give it life. There is something in everyone's life that is positive. Here are some examples of words that can follow I Am _____ to help you start speaking positive into your life.

I Am:

1. Talented
2. Focused
3. Disiplined
4. Beautiful
5. Worthwhile
6. Blessed
7. Valuable
8. Creative
9. Worthy
10. Powerful 
11. Excited
12. Strong
13. Healthy
14. Confident
15. Secure
16. Blessed
17. Excited about my future
18. Victorious

God never promised that we wouldn't have challenges. Life isn't over after a disappointment, You have to keep on. Life is a book, don't get stuck on the page. Turn the page.

We are ordained for a purpose. As long as you have breath, someone needs what you have. Keep looking to find what your purpose is. Don't give up. God knows when you no longer have a purpose. If your reading this, you have one.

If you find yourself hurting, go and help someone. Putting our talents and companionship out there will not only make us feel better, but also what a blessing you would be to someone who needs you to get through their struggle.

Don't go through life fighting. Be in peace, its a position of power. God will get you to where you need to be.

Wherever you are in any given moment is where you are supposed to be.

Comparing yourself to others is an act of violence. No one else can be you.  And as Oprah said, "you got that down". Be confident in who god made you to be. Change the recording in your mind. Use the I am phrase to help you do so.

Take life one day at a time.. Even if you feel that you can't go forth, ask yourself , "Can I be grateful, Can I be my best for 24 more hours?" Then repeat.

The enemy hits you when you are at your lowest. The harder the hit the bigger your blessing will be. In tough times, God has something planned for you, something better than before.

Be Grateful!

Have Goals

It may be dark, but the sun is still shining. Something is blocking the sunshine, but it's still there. Eventually it will shine down on you again.

DREAM BIG:

Constantly seek to do better and be better. God's dream is big for you. If you believe that all things are possible, you will become what you believe. Live in the space of gods dream for you.

Your dream is tied into your purpose. Say "I want to fullfill my purpose, then go chase your dreams.

Set your goals High! Have flexible goals, keep setting them, build, and then go higher, go further. Create a vision for your life that grows inside you. Your vision will pull you forward. If it's not hard, your not dreaming big enough. 

There is no sin in failing, the sin is in not trying..

Take your limits off, Pray BOLD and honor him for putting the desire in you.

Wait for God's timing. Be faithful where you are. " I'm going to give it my best" even if it's below your potential.

Think about what you have been through already.....your still standing.

Fight the Never Lies

Be thankful for the right people

Come back to faith

God has a Plan!

Use your energy to believe...not to worry. It takes the same energy to beleive as it does to worry. Use it in the right direction. 

You have to come to your closed doors before you can get to your open doors. There may be 30 closed doors, but unless you go beyond the closed ones, you'll never get to your open doors. Accept the closed door, everyone fails. Go to the next door.

Your mind is like a television, when you think negative thoughts, change the channel to a positive thought.

God controls the winds. When your facing a challenge, God can change the way the wind blows your sails. Instead of blowing you back he can blow you to your potential.

Be your best where you are.

If you don't talk to yourself, yourself will talk to you.

God loves you so much that he allows difficulty. Bigger difficulty means bigger future.

God will not give you a dream if he doesn't want to bring it to pass.

Expect God's favor every morning

Be patient.

Speak kind words to everyone, speak them to your children and speak them to your loved ones.

You can find more information on Oprah's Lifeclass here

Joel Osteen here, and you can purchase his new AWESOME book, "I Declare" here.

All above text is not my own, with exception to my thoughts. I was not paid anything for anything in this blog.