We All Lead Toxic Lives - Part 2 - Functional Funk

Are you in a functional funk? Forget all the rules and regs... Find something that stirs a passion inside of you. If you find what works for you, changes will happen.

Whether it's with your health or your spiritual life, you pave your own path. Remember, if you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere. 

One of the main reasons we are struggling is because we are working hard on the wrong things. When it comes to results, it's not always about the weight you lose, whether it be a weight from a burden or body weight.

Toxins are poisonous to our bodies, just as sin is poisonous to our spiritual lives. A detox can help your body to rid itself of toxins, naturally, while also giving your body a chance to rest, repair and regroup. 

How can you be there for the people you love if you can't take care of you?...Stress is a form of toxin, too, which will slow down your body’s elimination processes. So focus on healthy forms of stress relief, relaxation and positive emotions during your detox. You can be fit for everything if you deflect and re-direct the negative. 

Any good dietary program should include a regular regime to detox your body for optimal health. It is not just for weight loss, a body detox also helps clean your organs, glands and bloodstream.

Nothing works unless you are committed to it. You get better and better each and every day if you stay consistent. 

When it comes to our physical and spiritual health, we can benefit from some extra attention. With better health and a better spiritual life, you can get out of your functional funk and life a more productive life. All it takes is a few minutes each day....Big results, little number - a good thing, since a lack of time is the most common excuse for not exercising or spending time alone with God. 

If variables that affect your schedule change, change with them. Stop searching for ways to talk yourself out of doing things. It may the the very thing that God uses to change your life.

God and Goga have definitely changed my life for the better! I have found balance, and am growing stronger - both physically and spiritually. God is not only detoxing my body, but my heart as well. 

BALANCE - With Goga, the platform oscillates - forcing your body to balance. The more you have to balance, the more muscles you use - and the more muscles you use, the more calories you burn. 10 minutes is all you need to burn, baby, burn! 

BALANCE - With God, realize that He is for you, not against you. God wants to hear from You. Your prayers certainly don't have to be elaborate or polished. God does not judge your way with words. He knows your heart. But you have to do your part. You have to go to Him all the time, not just when things go wrong. Always go to Him first, not because that means you won’t have problems, but because that means you are promised His grace, protection, peace, hope and joy when you do. 

This week, my husband and I are celebrating my 42nd birthday and our sweet life together at the beach....Stress is a toxin, so I am detoxing at the beach...Wink, wink!

Ever noticed how clean you feel after swimming in the ocean?  The salt water draws out the poisons from your skin. Your skin is your largest organ of elimination and the hands and feet are the places where much of that trash accumulates.  

God is putting us to the test. Life is not a sprint, it's a marathon....And He is training us to reach the finish line. So don't choose to run solo. Focus on the power that's inside you...His power. Balance your life so that your physical and spiritual health are thriving - so you can be fit for everything.... A transformation of God's ideal. 

"C" you at the finish line.

Blessings,

Dalinda

Shine

Being a light of the world is not about being a Bible thumper or bashing others over the head with religion. It's about living genuine faith that allows Christ's light to break through our everyday lives.

First, live the life God call us to - not sinless, but forgiven. Second, sprinkle our conversations with evidence of our faith. If something good happens, share the blessing with others and give God the credit for it. When someone asks about the peace they see in you, share the joy of Jesus. 

None of us will be perfect, but we know that God's grace has us covered. With this in mind, shine!

Blessings,

Dalinda

Our Last Resort Rather Than Our First Choice

Are you one of those people who want to be close enough to Jesus to get all the benefits, but not so close that it requires sacrifice? 

As long as things are going well, God goes unnoticed. But when things go wrong, He’s the first to get the blame. 2 Chronicles 16:9 says, "For the eyes of the LORD range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to Him."

God is always there. He is waiting and watching and ready to help all the time. He is working even when we don’t have any clue or refuse to see His hand; He often doesn’t have our attention until something breaks or goes wrong in our lives.

The great God of the universe, the only One who can save, deliver and heal is our last resort rather than our first choice. But He keeps coming back day after day because He doesn’t want anyone to perish....because He loves us more than anyone else ever could....because He is good and gracious and faithful.

Realize that God is for you, not against you.

God wants to hear from You. Your prayers certainly don't have to be elaborate or polished. God does not judge your way with words. He knows your heart. But you have to do your part. You have to go to Him all the time, not just when things go wrong. 

He is always there; He never moves, but you cannot do whatever you want to and then blame God when things don’t work out. You can’t never pray and then expect Him to swoop down and save you from your misery. His promises are not one-sided. You have to do your part if you expect Him to do His. He's not asking for perfection; He's asking you to come to Him. 

Always go to Him first, not because that means you won’t have problems, but because that means you are promised His grace, protection, peace, hope and joy when you do. 

Blessings,

Dalinda

Gardener Of My Soul

God wants us to be willing to embrace change that He brings into our lives. Even unbidden change. You may feel as if you're out on a limb, but don't forget that God is the tree trunk. He's not going to let you fall.

So many things have begun to stir. God seems to have fondness for change. But when I do the part of God’s will that I can control, He will do the part that I cannot control. God has opened so many doors for us!!! I can’t even start to describe the power and joy I feel. He is teaching me the power of faith and trust.

For the first time in my 42 years of life I know without a shadow of a doubt that I am smack-dab in the middle of God’s will!!! I know God is with me, guiding me, blessing me, showing me, strengthening me, preparing me for His plan.

The application to our lives is twofold. First, be a perennial - long lasting, enduring, slow growing, steady, and faithful. Second, don't be discouraged by your inevitable dormant seasons. Let God be the Gardener of your soul, and you will be rewarded with years of lush blossoms.

Blessing,
Dalinda

I Don't Want To Stay The Same....

This coming Sunday, I will celebrate my 42nd birthday with my friends and family! I feel so very blessed to celebrate another year of life! I know God is doing a new thing in me each year.

As I get older, I am beginning to notice all of the things everyone warned me about. Little jewels like crow’s feet, grey hair, creaky bones, and a spare tire….amongst other things. :)

So, although I am not so excited about my body getting older, I am thankful for birthdays because I want my spirit to mature…I want to grow in my relationship with the Lord. I want to grow in grace and knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ.

I don’t want to stay the same! I want God to continue to grow me and change me and mold me. I don’t want to make the same mistakes year after year, but I want to learn from them and overcome them. I want to look forward to what God is doing in me and through me TODAY.

As I celebrate my 42nd birthday, I will rejoice!....Because God's grace is the ultimate, unlimited gift to ME and to YOU - the undeserving!

We don’t have to dread our age in Christ because with Him life only gets sweeter. That’s not to say that we will sail through life without problems, but Christ gives us grace and love that helps us handle the years. What a thrill that as we age we know that the joy of being with Him in heaven gets closer and closer. There is so much that Christ gives us when we become a child of His and accept Him as our Savior.

Blessings,
Dalinda

God Has Positioned Us High And Lifted Up

Do you dare believe it? That often times is just where the problem is. We don’t see that we have been placed at such a high elevation. We don’t view ourselves above life circumstances. We become like the little bird whose cage door is wide open but who never flies out because he doesn’t know he can fly.

My primary job is to let the Creator shape me into who He wants me to become. He knows how much potential I have when I am put together properly.

God's vision is so different from ours. He examines us and sees the potential that others might not recognize. God looks at each of us and sees what we can become if we will only yield ourselves to His purposes.

God is able to do for us exceeding abundantly above what we ask or think, and we are in danger of limiting Him, when we confine our desires and prayers to our own thoughts of them. The trials of life will either prove our lives are flavored by God or they will reveal how much we truly lack. Will I trust God enough to see me through to the other side even when I can’t see the edge?

Remember, the walk of faith is a blind one. You may not be able to see where you are, but He sees, and you’re closer than you think.

God's plan, in God's time, with God's people always produces fruit, but that doesn't mean we won't stumble and fall on our way.

There is a seed in each of us, and God is our amazing botanist. He will nurture, water, fertilize and provide us all the sunshine we need to grow. But I need to be a humble seed and allow the Botanist to germinate me into the wonderful thing He wants me to be. I need not envy all the other flowers, grasses and trees in the field, for I am special – so special – in exactly who God wants me to be.

Romans 8:28 says, “ALL things work together for good to those who love the Lord, who are called according to His purposes.”......ALL things – even your trials and afflictions.

When our spiritual eyes are opened to this incredible truth, we will automatically see from a very different perspective. We will begin to realize that we are no longer looking from the bottom up but instead, we are looking from the top down. And boy what a view!

Blessings,
Dalinda

CELEBRATING 500 BLOG POSTS!!!

Today's blog post is my 500th post!....I want to rejoice over possibilities that come when doors open AND close. Each one has the potential to lead some place beautiful!

As I look back to June of 2011, when I first started blogging, I have definitely grown in my spiritual walk, as well as my blogging walk with The Lord. I would never have imagined, in a million years, that I would be celebrating 500 posts today.

So, my encouragement for you today...If you think you can’t do something. If you think you are too far gone to be of any use to Him. If you think you have made one too many mistakes. Chances are you are the perfect person for the job.

A big thank you to those of you who have read my blog. I hope that it has been an encouragement to you as much as it has been to me. If it has changed just one life, it has all been worth it. I look forward to 500 more...God willing! ❤

Blessings,
Dalinda