New Year's Resolution

Why do we make resolutions at the beginning of every year? We say we are going to lose weight, exercise, save more money, etc... but how many of us really stick to it? I've decided that I'm not going to make any resolutions this year. I'm gonna just try to be the best me I can be (which is what I've been trying to do anyways). If you wanna make your resolutions go ahead. I'm not saying anything is wrong with that, but it's just not for me. I do hope everyone has a blessed 2011.

Wanna Change the Results???

As I get ready to leave 2010 behind, I've taken time to look back over this year and man there is alot of stuff I wish I'd done differently...wish I could hit the "redo" button. That's not possible though. I can't change what's happened in the past no matter how long ago it was-10 years, 10 months, or 10 minutes ago. Even worse, what I realize is I am saying alot of the same things this year as I did in 2009- "I don't wanna be doing this same thing next year" And what did I do alot of the same junk and you know what I got? The same dissatisfiying results. So how do I change this viscious cycle? How do I get different results next year? How do I prevent me sitting in this same place next year? As I was thinking on this it hit me. If you want different results, you have to change what you're doing that brings those results. It's kinda like when you have an injury and you say if I move this way it hurts and you do it, but you keep moving in the way that brings pain. JUST STOP MOVING THAT WAY!!! So if you're like me, and completely dissatisfied with the way your life is going then change it. I understand there are lots of things in life that we have absolutely no control over, but there are plenty of things we can control. So if you wanna see different results in the year 2011 change what you're doing to get the results. Maybe it means taking your personal prayer, bible study and worship time to the next level or getting more involved in ministry. Maybe it means breaking out of the complacency that grips our lives or the fear of failure that keeps us from even trying to succeed. Just break it! It's possible to get new results. With the help of the Holy Spirit anything is possible. Phil. 4:13-"I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength." I pray we all do what we have to in order to take our walk with God to the next level & being the Christian that isn't satisfied with just having our ticket to Heaven, but be the Christ follower who wants to take everyone with him. Press On this year to what God has for you. Make it a year of pressing. Don't quit! Don't give up! Just keep pressing.
I pray everyone has a blessed and victorious 2011. God is good even when everything around us is bad.

Rick Holiday Ministries: Promote good character

Rick Holiday Ministries: Promote good character

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MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM MY FAMILY TO YOURS!!!

Merry Christmas!!!!!!

I love Christmas! It's my favorite time of the year. I am so thankful the God loved us enough to send his only son, Jesus, to this earth in the form of a little baby to save us all from our sin. That's why we celebrate Christmas. That's why we gather with families and give gifts this time of year. It's all because of him.
I know this can be a very busy and stressful time of year for all of us. So take a few minutes and relax. Enjoy the video below. MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!

The Answer Will Come, But Only In His Time...

Have you ever been at a time in your life that you are praying and waiting for God to do a certain work in your life? The easy part is praying. The hard part is waiting...just standing still & doing nothing to try to fix it myself. It's so easy to try to take matters into my own hands & do it myself, but I always make a bigger mess of things. God told Moses, when he led the people of Israel to the Red Sea & Pharoah's army was closing in, "Stand still and see the salvation of the Lord." It sounds so easy. That's where I have a hard time with it. "This is a complex situation in my life & you're telling me that all I have to do is stand still & it's all gonna fall into place?" Yeah! That's exactly what God continues to tell us. It's all in having faith. The same way having the faith to do something as simple as asking Jesus to forgive your sins and come into your heart saves your soul from hell. We make things harder than God made them to be. All he ask is that we trust him & believe he is working everything out for our best interest...that in his perfect timing the perfect answer & provision for every situation and circumstance will be there. In Ephesians 6 the Apostle Paul told us that when we've done everything we can just stand.
The video below is a song that I've loved for years, but I have appreciated it on a much higher level lately. I'm going through a trying time in my life & it would be much easier to do things the way I always have but instead I am learning to "Stand Still & Let God Move"...So enjoy this song by The Isaacs, "Stand Still.''

Pressing On

I've had alot going on in my heart lately. You know that moment when the past just slaps you in the face? That moment when you realize you have to deal with it and move on or live in it and be stuck? I've realized holding on to past hurts and regrets is getting me nowhere. It causes a vicious cycle... a cycle that involves living life in fear of getting hurt... not trusting anyone or letting anyone in past a certain point. And what we don't realize is while we are working so hard on making sure we don't get hurt and keeping that wall up we are only isolating ourselves...not only from our friends and family but from God. If you can't trust God there is no way you will ever be able to trust anyone on this earth. God is the only person/supernatural being that will never hurt us or let us down in anyway. He may not give us what we want but it's for our best interest.
So I'm dealing with the past now. It's like ripping a scab off a wound...it hurts and it starts to bleed and you think you're gonna bleed out, but you don't. I am making an effort to forgive those who have hurt me directly and indirectly and some of the people may not even know they hurt me...made me feel I wasn't good enough... made me feel used and when I couldn't do for them or give them what they wanted I was just thrown away. Maybe they don't think of it that way, but that's how it was for me. I have hurt and cried, and then gotten angry and bitter and I understand now what the Bible means when it says a root of bitterness is poison. It will kill you...maybe not physically, but it will kill your life both spiritually and emotionally and socially.
I've ripped open those wounds and am trusting that God has the medicine I need to heal it completely. I know that until I am completely healed I will never reach my full potential in any area of my life. I will never have the ministry that God has laid out for me. I will never have the career and the family God has planned for my life. So I am, as the Apostle Paul said,"Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead."
Holding onto the past just isn't worth it. That's just one part of you that God doesn't have. He is an all or none God...He wants it all. Let him have it all

New Blogger

I'm really excited about blogging. I was on Facebook until a month ago and I just got tired of the drama between everyone so I got rid of it. Since then I have recieved numerous requests from different people that I come back to FB, but I just can't. Everyone has said they miss my status updates and the things I would say on there so I thought "why not start a blog?" So that's what I'm doing. I will be posting blogs on many different subjects and I hope you enjoy. I look forward to getting your feedback on each blog. I will be posting again soon... Until then, remember Jesus loves you!