Happy Labor Day Weekend

From A Bigger Perspective

One thing I learned over the past year is how everything is under God’s prerogative. He gives and takes away, He alters schedules and plans, He accomplishes His will whatever it takes—even if it requires parting oceans and sending His own Son to die. He sees things from a bigger perspective and when things do not make sense to us, to Him, everything is happening according to plan.

Sometimes God removes good things from our lives for our good. 

In times of suffering, I've learned not to ask for relief, but to ask God to give me what I need to go through what He has allowed into my life and that I would glorify and honor Him in the process. I don't know what I need and I want His will to be done not mine. I trust Him. 

It's during hard times that I grow the most. I prefer the good times like everyone, but am not afraid of the hard times because of what I've seen God do.

Blessings,

Dalinda

Being A Blessing Brings You Blessings

Many people fail to enjoy the abundance God has for them because they have an "I'm needy" mindset. I think acting as if God will not meet our needs or doesn't want us to have our needs met is rather insulting to Him. We should compliment Him by believing He is good and by expecting Him to meet our needs according to the promises in His Word. 

Fearing we will not have what we need is exactly what Satan wants. We can open the door to his will through fear just as we can open the door to God's will through faith. 

My life is not without challenge, but I enjoy a lot more good things than bad ones. When I expected trouble, I often got it. Now that I expect good, I often get that. Sometimes I even get better than what I have hoped for or expected because that's the way God is. 

It's been a very productive week for my family, as we are preparing to open our own Whole Body Vibration Studio. When we finished up at the studio today we decided to stop and get something to eat on the way home. As we were finishing up, the waitress came over to our table and told us that another table had taken care of our bill for us. We were pleasantly surprised. What a nice gesture! But why were we surprised because that 's the way God is. God is teaching me to aggressively expect good things to happen in my life. He gives us exceedingly, abundantly, above and beyond all that we dare to hope, ask, or think ( see Ephesians 3:20) 

I believe if we ALL lived and loved others as Jesus lived and loved others, we would experience more of heaven on earth than hell on earth.

If anyone has ever been sweet or kind or thoughtful to you, try today to "pay it forward."

Be blessed and be a blessing! 

Blessings,

Dalinda

God's Glass Slipper Always Fits

Many of us have discovered that when we get our glass slipper, it doesn't fit. 

We plan the way we want to live, but only God makes us able to live it. - Proverbs 16:9

Yielding to Jesus will break every kind of slavery in any person's life. He is the God of limitless resources - the only limit comes from us. The problem regarding the believer's life is we want to do something to be believers, instead of allowing Him to work in us.

We must be willing to get rid of the life we've planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us. - Joseph Campbell 

We cannot be guided unless we are prepared to walk! We need to get out there and take some leaps of faith, trust that God will provide the correct outcome and live our lives without fear. When we live with "God-confidence", we will find that He will do something far better than we could have imagined.

God uses the ordinary and the small so that His incredible greatness will shine through...not ours. 

We never know how God is going to use us until we let Him, but I promise God's glass slipper ALWAYS fits. 

Blessings,

Dalinda

From The Pit To The Palace

God wants us to search for the diamonds in our situation, even if it's in a sewer. Seeing the good in our situation and giving thanks to God is what He wants to hear form us.

Hope means "to expect something good to happen".

I've made up my mind that I won't let my no's keep me from trusting for my yes. That is my plan— trust and obey no matter what it looks like or how it feels.

The longer we have to wait, the better the answer will be. Zachariah and Elizabeth had no idea that their prayer for a child as a young married couple started a chain reaction of events that would change the world. And so if we've been praying for something and God seems silent, just remember our role models, Zachariah and Elizabeth.

Our waiting requires expectancy.

During my health journey, it took a little over a year but God did answer with yes- and when He did, it was more amazing than anything I had hoped for. I went from the pit to the palace.

Our "yes" also contains a greater purpose. It’s our job to find out what that is. Ask God for wisdom with what to do with your yes— for how to manage it and maintain it and multiply it. God’s yes is an investment into your life. He wants to see a return (Matthew 25:14-30).

Remember, it’s not all about you. God’s yes in your life isn’t only for you. It involves you, it blesses you, it helps you, it positions you, it empowers you, but it’s not just for you.

God blesses us daily and He expects us to share those blessings with others.

God started healing my body from mercury poisoning with Whole Body Vibration and He wants me to share my blessings with others. My husband and I have prayed diligently over how God wants us to multiply our blessings. We're opening Circulation Nation, A Whole Body Vibration Studio in Simpsonville, SC in a few weeks. We are so very excited! We can't wait to see how He is going to work in someone's else's pit and redeem their health issues. GOD IS SO GOOD!

When you pray to be used by God, you better believe He will use you. ✞

I am so humbled to be part of his story.

Blessings,
Dalinda

Spiritual Cheerleaders

Our problems rise up in our lives and we see no way around the sickness, debt, or family problems that we face daily. We become so blinded by our discouragement we don't see the hand of God leading us, because we only see our troubles, growing to gigantic proportions in our small lives. 

God shows up in the dark times just as He is present in the light, but sometimes we hesitate to expose our challenges and struggles for fear of embarrassment or rejection. I try to avoid building those walls because I want people to know God's grace in their own lives and those are the momonets we need it most!

As God’s people live out their faith in this world, they need advice, challenge, and encouragement to persevere. Sometimes we need a reminder that we can be “spiritual cheerleaders” for other believers. And being kind to others and keeping them encouraged can, in turn, keep us going. Selfless acts of kindness can go a long way and they can make us learn new things about ourselves too! :) 

It is so easy to sit like a lump when we need encouragement, but when we get up and look to encouraging others we can shake the cloud over us! It is always encouraging when we follow God and seek to encourage others! God's way is AWESOME! Step out and do something radical for Jesus. I guarantee He will help you with the details. What we think is a small step of faith, could end up being an opportunity for life change - for us, or possibly for someone we touch. We just have to say yes, and leave the rest to God. 

I want to encourage those who are waiting on God. I know first hand, waiting on our Lord and Savior can seem like forever! We may spend years wandering in the wilderness, without any specific direction in our lives. Today I want to encourage you to claim God's promises in your life. The Lord is always with you and no matter what kind of problem you are having, you are not the only one to go through that storm. 

The best way I have found to get over feeling sorry for myself, is to help someone else. It is easy to be a Christian example of love, joy, and peace when everything is going well.  But when we can bear the fruit of the Spirit, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, and faith (Galatians 5:22) in the midst of storms, that's when people know our faith is real. Keep on trusting in the Lord day by day. You may not be aware of it, but there are people watching you. Your strength in the Lord can be an encouragement to them. When God doesn't give you a miracle, maybe you're the miracle God has for someone else. The blind man was born blind so the power of God could be seen in him. His disability has been used to to reveal God's power.

God's love gives us power and strength to conquer those things that stand against us. God does and can use all circumstances in our lives for His glory. Most of all, He does His best work in the messiest situations. 

God has definitely used my health situation to reveal His power. He has redeemed my situation by healing me of mercury poisoning. And he has used the source of healing, Whole Body Vibration, to open other doors in our lives. God has shown His love to me over and over again. He gives me strength step by step. He protects me moment by moment. He provides my needs day by day. What a wonderful Savior we serve!

Friends, Life is not about losing, life is about overcoming! So get out there and be a spiritual cheerleader and encourage others to keep fighting the good fight.

Blessings,

Dalinda

Great Faith

Faith, as the Bible defines it, is present-tense action. Faith means being sure of what we hope for...now. It means knowing something is real, this moment, all around you, even when you don't see it. Great faith isn't the ability to believe long and far into the misty future. It's simply taking God at His word and taking the next step. - Joni Eareckson Tada

If you have a special need today, focus your full attention on the goodness and greatness of your Father rather than on the size of your need. Your need is so small compared to His ability to meet it. God always replenishes and regenerates what is used for His glory.

The greatest miracle isn't the work you've waited for God to perform, but the work He's done in you during the wait. 

Blessings,

Dalinda

Fleeting Moments, Precious Moments

Have you ever heard another mom say how happy they are that their children are starting back to school, because their children have worn them out? I have to admit I have said this statement before. It should make us sad when we hear these comments. I understand that children can be difficult, that they can get on our nerves at times. Really, I do understand! But....can't we all be difficult at times? These things are not just limited to children. 

Even though I get weary at times, I love being with my boys! It is one of my favorite places to be. I enjoy their company, their smiles, their laughter. I am so thankful for the family God chose to bless me with. 

Jake, my oldest son, is 14 years old and just started high school. Drew, my youngest son, is 9 years old and just started 4th grade. It seems like just yesterday I brought them home from the hospital. My, my, my how time flies! I'm so glad to share these fleeting, precious moments with them, and I look forward to seeing the people God is shaping them to be.

Blessings,

Dalinda

Momentary Character-Building Troubles

I don't understand why people think they have to live up to the world's standards. "To often we try to win allies to our point of view rather than pointing them to Jesus." - Carl Medearis, Speaking of Jesus.

Be an imitator of Christ in what seems like a Godless place. Stick with what you believe and stick with God even if you are the only one. 

God's instructions, His boundaries, aren't cruel barriers to keep us from freedom. They are protective restrictions meant to define where safe freedom can be found. 

Gospel freedom is not the right to do as we please, but the power to do what is right. 

God isn't interested in us being famous in the world's eye, but in us being faithful in His eye's . - Ken Crockett

The right goal in life is to love God with all our hearts and seek to please Him in all that we do. "We have as our ambition....to be be pleasing to Him" (2 Cor 5:9). So if you've been running in the wrong direction, don't get upset if someone on your team tackles you. They're just trying to keep you from making a big mistake.  

God promises that our momentary character-building troubles are also building something much bigger - an eternal glory that outweighs them all. 

Blessings,

Dalinda

Lifetime Learners

Tonight I took my oldest son to his 9th grade orientation. He is staring a new phase in his life..."the high school years." As "freshman", they see this label as still having a long way to go, instead of seeing how far they've come. 

As we were walking through the long halls, it took me back to the days when I was in high school and all I have learned along the way. As we were walking around in circles looking for his classrooms, I realized we have the opportunity to be "lifetime learners". I want to learn something everyday of my life.

Our walk with God is a continual journey. The Holy Spirit has something to teach us today and every day. We are learning and growing in Christ all the time. We need to focus on how far we've come, not just how far we still have to go. 

Blessings,

Dalinda

Supernatural Lessons Through The Natural

God’s strength is enough. But I had to get to the end of mine to learn that. Often the thing that God lays out for us to do is bigger than we are. I love that God teaches me supernatural lessons through the natural. 

Our weakness reveals God's strength. God allows us to encounter situations that eat away at our strength and confidence in self to expose our need for Him. The revelation of total weakness is a powerful place. It is where God meets His People. God chooses those who are inadequate in and of themselves so that the ultimate glory goes to Him. You see, when we serve out of our weakness and God's strength, it is obvious to everyone that the power of the Holy Spirit and not the strength or wisdom of man has accomplished great things.

Strength of character is more important than a strong body. Human strength relies on what we see, say and do in the midst of crisis or need. However, strength of character and faith requires dependence on what we know to be true but have not seen or experienced in the natural. 

Without faith demonstrated by total dependency on God – there is no strength. Without the Power of God – there is no victory. Winning or losing is dependent on strength and endurance – all of which come from God for His People who have yielded their heart and life to the Lord.

Faith enables people to be people and it lets God be God. Acknowledge that you can't do it, but God can. 

Blessings,

Dalinda

With God, We Are Limitless

Just when we think we understand how He will solve a problem, He takes a different route all together. Our lives are very mysterious, but blessed are those who trust when we cannot understand. 

I'll be honest with you, when all my mysterious health issues began I allowed the devil to influence my thoughts. I convinced myself that I was dying at the age of forty one. Eleven months passed with no answers to my question..."What is this terrible thing I have? It has to have a name!" But then I had an A-ha moment! I realized that I had been focusing on what I COULDN'T do instead of what God COULD do. This A-ha moment not only changed how I approached my recovery, but also my life. 

Everyday forces us to get uncomfortable, to seek God, and to do the very best we can. Some days we screw up. Some days we knock it out of the ball park. But if we never were in over our head, if we were never forced to get uncomfortable,  We'd never grow. Our potential would never be reached. It's in those times of tough, hard nosed, in over our head times that we're prepared for our destiny....that we're prepared for the God sized calling in our lives. 

The places where we're darkest and weakest are the greatest opportunities to be glorified through repentance, transformation, and healing. With Him we will accomplish great things that seem impossible, because we know that He turns impossibilities into realities! 

I am in compete awe of how God redeemed my health situation. He is not only healing me through Whole Body Vibration, but He has called my husband and I to start our own Whole Body Vibration Studio. Wow! So many times the trials of life can cloud our perspective and the way we see things. What we call life is a journey to death. What we call death is the gateway to life. 

He knows our heart's desires and He longs to bless us. 

I am so blessed! I get to work beside my best friend/husband everyday. I have always had a passion for helping others and a passion for health and wellness. As I recognize God's hand in the details, I am also learning that God's story doesn't revolve around me and having my journey unfold smoothly, but that I am privileged to play some part in God's greater plan. If I will be patient, I will discern just how the details fit at just the right time. 

He knows the desire of our heart. God has perfect timing; never early, never late. It takes a little patience and a lot of faith. But it's always worth the wait! 

We need to learn to love ourselves like God loves us and accept that what we cannot do does not limit us, it defines us. You see, life's span and troubles refine us into exactly who God wants us to be. With God by our side and in our heart, we are limitless! 

Blessings,

Dalinda

Learning To Think Like God Thinks

There is enormous positive power in adversity, but do we live like we believe that is true?