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Starting Off on the Right Foot!

9/24/2020

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"Today is the day the Lord hath made; let us rejoice and be glad in it" Psalms 118:24  

Good Morning by Mandisa (featuring Tobymac)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOVv8ySJREs


Church friends: here is some advice I found that I wanted to share with you especially in this time of COVID and high stress.  Hope it benefits you! A blessed day and week end to you!  

In addition to this list: FIRST THINGS FIRST:

Open you eyes with a prayer on your lips.  Thank God automatically that you have been given a new day.  Spend some time in prayer, devotion and everything else will fit in!  

  1. Get an early start.  This extra time will help you avoid speeding tickets, tardiness and other unnecessary headaches.  In addition, most markets and businesses open by 9 A.M.  Whether you work from home or commute to an office, the more time you’ve had to digest the day’s news and obstacles ahead, the greater advantage you’ll have over your competition.
  2. Review your Focus list.  What is your number one goal right now?  What’s most important to you?  What makes you happy?  Design your time around these things.  Remember, time is your greatest limited resource, because no matter how hard you try you can’t work 25/8.
  3. Review your TO-DON’T list.  A ‘TO-DON’T list’ is a list of things not to do.  It might seem amusing, but it’s an incredibly useful tool for keepingtrack of unproductive habits, like checking Facebook and Twitter, randomly browsing news websites, etc.  Create one and post it up in your workspace where you can see it.
  4. Exercise.  Other than the obvious health benefits, movement increases brain function and decreases stress levels.  Developing a consistent habit of exercising is a discipline which will carry over into your business day – Apple CEO, Tim Cook, is in the gym by 5 A.M. every morning.  If you can, go outside for a walk, or jump on the treadmill and start out slow.  This will jump-start your metabolism and your day.
  5. Eat a healthy breakfast.  Your brain and body speed are a function of what you intake.  Bagels, muffins and sugars have the tendency to slow you down.  Fruits, proteins and grains help provide a consistent stream of energy without the sudden drop-off.   Try a mixture of orange, apple and lemon juice with a spinach omelet one morning and let me know how much better you feel.
  6. Kiss your partner goodbye.  It sounds cheesy, but most truly successful people have a great home life.  Acknowledging your partner (and kids) mentally relaxes you, allowing you to focus on the day ahead.  Don’t lose sight of the fact that you’re striving to be successful so they may benefit as well.
  7. Practice 15 minutes of positive visualization.  In his program Get the Edge, Tony Robbins explains the importance of gratitude visualization first thing every morning.  In a nutshell, spend roughly 15 minutes thinking of everything you’re grateful for: in yourself, among your family and friends, in your career, and the like.  After that, visualize everything you want in your life as if you had it today.  The effect?  Elevated certainty in everything you do, and always being in peak state.  Despite how ‘new age’ it sounds, it’s had incredible effects on associating success into my every-day life.
  8. Put first things first.  Successful people recognize that not all hours are created equal, and they strategically account for this when planning their day.  For most of us, our minds operate at peak performance in the morning hours when we’re well rested.  So obviously it would be foolish to use this time for a trivial task like reading emails.  These peak performance hours should be 100% dedicated to working on the tasks that bring you closer to your goals.
  9. Eat that frog.  Brian Tracy’s classic time-management book Eat That Frog gets its title from a Mark Twain quote that says, if you eat a live frog first thing in the morning, you’ve got it behind you for the rest of the day, and nothing else will be more difficult.  In others words, get the tough stuff done first.
  10. Connect with the right people.  Relationships are the basis of business – communication is the basis of relationships.  Successful people associate with people who are likeminded, focused, and supportive.  These people create energy when they enter the room, versus those who create energy when they leave.  Connecting with these positive people in the morning can set you up for a positive day.
  11. Stay informed.  Whether you prefer National Public Radio or the Wall Street Journal, spend a few minutes each morning learning about what is going on in the world.  Not only will it educate you, it may change your perspective or inspire your actions for the day.
Author Bio:  Sam is the main man at Financial Upside. Check out his guidance ranging from inspiration to education.  He’s easy to find onFacebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or by RSS Feed.

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Home in the Midst of Uncertainty

9/24/2020

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One thing I ask of the LORD, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple.  Psalm 27:4 


Listen to:   Building 429  "Where I Belong"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usAwtKwICzs&feature=related

Dear Church Family: on this 19th Anniversary of the terrorist attacks on New York City, Somerset County, PA, and Washington DC, let us pause and remember the lives lost, and the survivors who grieve this day. Let us pray for our country in its deep divisions. Let us pray that God will be present to each and every one of us, filling us with a healing spirit so we can bring goodness out what terrorists intended for evil and destruction. Remember this prayer by Fr. Mychal Judge, the chaplain to the Fire Department and the first person listed killed as he knelt giving the last rites to a dying fire fighter:

Prayer of Mychal Judge:
“Lord, take me where you want me to go,
let me meet who you want me to meet,
tell me what you want me to say,
and keep me out of your way…” AMEN

         The poet  Maya Angelou wrote: "The ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned."  We need a place in the world and in our hearts when we can be ourselves.  Where we are loved for who we are, warts and all.  Where we are loved.
Christians live in the tension:  we call heaven our home and surely that is were we belong.  Yet Jesus proclaims "The kingdom of God is in our midst" (Luke 17:21).  We have dual citizenship: in heaven and earth.  That's why we need to take seriously the saying "don't be so heavenly-minded that you're no earthly good."  We need to detach from worldly values that promote selfishness, rampant materialism and greed.  We are to care for the world, be active in its healing and movements for justice, peace and righteousness. In doing so, we are living out the heavenly values, and witnessing to the "kingdom of God in our midst."  
     As we face the hurts of our lives, and go about the work of mending others, we are reminded over and over again that  we belong to an eternal home that can never be taken away from us.  We are sojourners on this earth -- and we need to remind ourselves we are just passing through.  This is not a morbid thought.  It frees us from the traps of judging ourselves and others by worldly standards, and guides us to to see ourselves, and others, through God's everlasting, loving eyes.  
    As we set our eyes on our heavenly home, let us not forget our Church home, which many of us have missed during this COVID19 crisis. Our church home gives us strength and support to live the "kingdom in our midst." This Sunday is a day to celebrate our gathering together as a church family.  We look forward to our "home away from home" as we see each other and see heaven's shores through each other's eyes.  Let us lift up the importance of the church family in achieving our spiritual goals here on earth.

Let us find the kingdom of God, our home, in our hearts, and carry that piece of heaven wherever we go, especially as we celebrate our church home this week.

















PRAY: " Your home is in our hearts. Help us keep our eyes on our heavenly home as we work to make a home of the world for all people and creation "        

Dea


r Church Family: on this 19th Anniversary of the terrorist attacks on New York City, Somerset County, PA, and Washington DC, let us pause and remember the lives lost, and the survivors who grieve this day. Let us pray for our country in its deep divisions. Let us pray that God will be present to each and every one of us, filling us with a healing spirit so we can bring goodness out what terrorists intended for evil and destruction. Remember this prayer by Fr. Mychal Judge, the chaplain to the Fire Department and the first person listed killed as he knelt giving the last rites to a dying fire fighter:



Prayer of Mychal Judge:
“Lord, take me where you want me to go,
let me meet who you want me to meet,
tell me what you want me to say,
and keep me out of your way…” AMEN






One thing I ask of the LORD, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple.  Psalm 27:4 


Listen to:   Building 429  "Where I Belong"
Cf. Eph. 4:29: "Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usAwtKwICzs&feature=related


     

     The poet  Maya Angelou wrote: "The ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned."  We need a place in the world and in our hearts when we can be ourselves.  Where we are loved for who we are, warts and all.  Where we are loved.
Christians live in the tension:  we call heaven our home and surely that is were we belong.  Yet Jesus proclaims "The kingdom of God is in our midst" (Luke 17:21).  We have dual citizenship: in heaven and earth.  That's why we need to take seriously the saying "don't be so heavenly-minded that you're no earthly good."  We need to detach from worldly values that promote selfishness, rampant materialism and greed.  We are to care for the world, be active in its healing and movements for justice, peace and righteousness. In doing so, we are living out the heavenly values, and witnessing to the "kingdom of God in our midst."  
     As we face the hurts of our lives, and go about the work of mending others, we are reminded over and over again that  we belong to an eternal home that can never be taken away from us.  We are sojourners on this earth -- and we need to remind ourselves we are just passing through.  This is not a morbid thought.  It frees us from the traps of judging ourselves and others by worldly standards, and guides us to to see ourselves, and others, through God's everlasting, loving eyes.  
    As we set our eyes on our heavenly home, let us not forget our Church home, which many of us have missed during this COVID19 crisis. Our church home gives us strength and support to live the "kingdom in our midst." This Sunday is a day to celebrate our gathering together as a church family.  We look forward to our "home away from home" as we see each other and see heaven's shores through each other's eyes.  Let us lift up the importance of the church family in achieving our spiritual goals here on earth.

Let us find the kindom of God, our home, in our hearts, and carry that piece of heaven wherever we go, especially as we celebrate our church home this week.

















PRAY: " Your home is in our hearts. Help us keep our eyes on our heavenly home as we work to make a home of the world for all people and creation "        






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