Blessings to each of you on this beautiful day where we stop and salute all the wonderful men and women that have served our country. Happy Veteran’s Day! I have enclosed day number 36 of Pecking Orders Directly from Bishop T.D. Jakes...
Much to all of you, and I hope you enjoy your day!
DO NOT TURN BACK! You are doing so well! Before you give in to your anxieties, respect what is at stake! This whole idea of PECKING may seem scary. After all, you’re operating outside your comfort zone the entire time. But, the only way to avoid these nerve-racking feelings is to simply play it safe by sticking to what is easy and familiar. Expect to be uncomfortable because the stakes of your future are high! KEEP PECKING!!!
Philippians 3:13-14 (KJV): “Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.”
Happy Thursday to each of you… I pray that you all are enjoying these past 11 days of pecking orders like we are… Yes, we have made it to the 11th Pecking Order.. Let’s learn that taking responsibility for our own mistakes is a major step toward success.. Be strong and be courageous and remember to ask questions on this journey called life.. I tell you, I feel success in our future.. As the Bishop is going to say: “Keep Pecking!”
Blame is a learned behavior that you can unlearn, but it takes COURAGE to move on from the familiarity of past mistakes and methods! Develop a strategy that focuses on where you’re going and what God is saying will happen. Philippians 3:13-14 describes the outlook we should have: “I do not consider myself to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.” Instead of spending energy on blame, move into the future and begin visualizing what success and victory look like.
Keep pecking…
Courage is referred as bravery, boldness, fearlessness, mettle, fortitude, or intrepidity) is the ability to confront fear, pain, danger, uncertainty, or intimidation.
Philippians 4:13 (ESV): “I can do all things through him who strengthens me.”
Matthew 6:25-33 (ESV): “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.”
James 4:10 (ESV): “Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.”
Psalm 37:4 (ESV): “Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
21 Tips for Success:
reference material from: www.twincommas.com (very good tips and so true!)
1. Marry the right person. This one decision will determine 90% of your happiness or misery.
2. Work at something you enjoy and that’s worthy of your time and talent.
3. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
4. Become the most positive and enthusiastic person you know.
5. Be forgiving of yourself and others.
6. Be generous
7. Have a graceful heart.
8. Persistence, persistence, persistence.
9. Discipline yourself to save money on even the most modest salary.
10. Treat everyone you meet like you want to be treated.
11. Commit yourself to constant improvement.
12. Commit yourself of quality.
13. Understand that happiness is not based on possessions, power or prestige, but on relationship with people you love and respect.
14. Be loyal.
15. Be honest.
16. Be a self-starter.
17. Be decisive even if it means you’ll sometimes be wrong.
18. Stop blaming others. Take responsibility
for every area of your life..
19. Be bold and courageous. When you look back on your life, you’ll regret the things you didn’t do more than the ones you did.
20. Take good care of those you love.
21. Don’t do anything that wouldn’t make your Mom proud.
reference material from: www.twincommas.com (very good tips and so true!)
Posted by: Minister Evelyn Diane Thomas / 3rd day of Lenten season –
