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Well have you?

Have you ever felt like you were running out of steam? Being left behind? Or simply that you just weren’t making the cut?

I HAVE.

There are times in life that make you sit and ponder about your life, and the choices you have made. The choices that have brought you to where you are today. Those times are difficult. They put a magnifying glass on behaviors that you thought were  justifiable. They pull from the inner most darkness, that is hidden inside your closet…..you know…..where all of the skeletons have been hiding, deteriorating, and collecting dust. They make you second guess your journey and your individual process’. Those times can feel like never-ending, lonely nights, filled with terror from your past, fear of your future and doubt of your present. Those times can be a breaking point. Those times can either BREAK YOU or they can BREAK YOU OUT.

You see, being broken and being Broken out of are two different things…….follow me…….

My sister told me of an observation she recently made. There was a group of women running. They all seemed to know one another and were running in close proximity to each other. Except for one(we’ll call her Sue). Sue seemed to be struggling to keep up. It was obvious that she was on a mission though. She was pushing through and making her way to the other ladies. She never lost focus of the other women. Nearly falling over she wasn’t going to stop until she caught up.

Now, when you read that it sounds encouraging. It sounds like Sue is a fighter and wanted to get better. …….But change your perspective for a second. What if Sue would have recognized her own ability and embraced her speed? What if Sue focused on her race rather than the race if the other runners?…..Think about it…….. Sue’s pace was not wrong, nor was it bad, it was HERS. You see, The focus on someone else’s race could have very easily ended hers. She could have fainted, injured herself or she could have quit.

The fact of the matter is this. If you are focused so much on someone else’s journey you’ll never complete your own. If you feel like you are running out of steam, stand back, and readjust. Do not focus on the people around you. Focus on the Race that is set before YOU!

Those times that make you question your choices should NEVER break you. Instead use that time to Break Out, Break from, Break free!

Besides Whose race are you running? Yours or someone elses?

Hebrew 12:1-2 Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of GOD.

We get so hung up on  the times we feel inadequate that we forget about the times we were enough. We focus on the 10 minutes of sorrow  rather then the countless days of Joy. Yes, you feel tired, yes you were focusing on someone else’s race, BUT NOW, Focus on yours.

In his Love,

Mrs.Noso xoxo

“They”

They are not your friend

They do not want the best for you

They are not looking at you nor are They losing sleep about you

They do not care about what you are wearing, thinking, eating, reading, growing, planting, practicing, or even what you are about.

They do not matter. They do not pay your bills. They do not hold your purpose and They are not better than you. So stop giving “they” so much credit.

If you are uncomfortable then get comfortable. If you want to stay then stay. If you want to leave then leave. Your life is yours to live. Now, don’t get it twisted HE does matter. He as in Jesus. His opinion and standards do matter. He holds your purpose and your destiny. So, yes, you live your life but, with God by his Grace. You see,  His was given to us freely through the price that Jesus paid for on Calvary.

Do not live your life worried about what “They” say, concern yourself only with what HE says. They are just another excuse for you not to do what you have been called to do. Do not be distracted.

For the steps of a righteous man are ordered by GOD [Psalm 37:23]

He who answers a matter before he hearth it, it is folly and shame unto him [Proverbs 18:13]

 

With Love,

Mrs. Noso

xoxo

In the waiting

No feeling, just emotions

No feeling, just noise

No feeling, just tears

No feeling, just lost

Paralysis is setting in

When things are out of your control you feel trapped, paralyzed, breathless. Your Oxygen feels as if it’s trapped in your throat while your lungs fight for the air. Your body begins to fight for survival. Headache sets in, nausea from nerves start. Then you try to move. YOU CAN’T. Instead your paralyzed. Lost in the emotions of the unknown. Stuck in the thoughts of no control. You begin to battle within yourself. Putting on your armor and picking up your sword. You go to battle with the thoughts inside your head. There’s no winning. There’s no victory. 

No feeling, just emotions

No feeling, just noise

No feeling, just tears

No feeling, just lost

Paralysis is setting in. 

Time is ticking. Pain is worsening. Loneliness has taken it’s grip. You’ve lost. You’re all alone.

Without warning; you look to the hills. You cast your anchor of hope and stabilize yourself. In the hills, You find help so you look towards them.  You take those thoughts captive and cast out those imaginations. You begin to have sensation in your soul. Your thought process begins to expand and shift. You have feeling in your legs again. You can move. You take that pain and you cut it at the root. Thought paralysis set in but thank God no atrophy! Victory is near. 

You, get up

You, stretch

You, breath 

You, believe

You, MOVE

You, Die TO SELF, reNEW yourself, because paralysis……..It’s a lie! 

Whether wheel chair bound or Unable to think you are only as immobile as you believe yourself to be. There’s always a way to move. Whether in your soul, in the waiting or running a marathon. Don’t give up, Don’t stop the fight. Your brother is counting on your prayers to push him through and, bring him back to you. 

In his Love, 

Mrs. Noso

Get-away or Getaway

Do you ever get away?

Away from the noise, Away from the day-to-day? Is it ever possible to just leave everything behind and not think twice about what you’re leaving?

So many of us want a vacation. An escape. Some of us get it! We request time off from work, arrange child care, book a flight and hotel, organize our homes, pack our bags and BOOM we LEAVE! Finally an escape, finally rest, finally a VACATION! No more errands, or chores. No more cleaning or cooking. No more STRESS!!

We arrive at our destination……………………..Now……………………We disconnect…………………….

Now, we worry, we reconsider, we repeat “our to-do-list” to complete when we get home. We do not repeat this list once. Instead, We repaeat it over and over again in our heads. We smile for pictures, and chase our Facebook feeds so we can “stay in the loop” with what’s going on at home. We Spend time, money and energy to “getaway” when in all reality we NEVER left home. We never left the noise.

“We carry noise everywhere we go, it’s the noise within ourselves.”

In the book of Matthew it gives us  a simple solution on how to clear our heads and find rest for our soul (mind):

Matthew 11: 28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”

How many of you have found yourself in a negative situation and have left? Now, after you’ve left and are freed from your situation how often have you found yourself back in something extremely similar? It could be gossip, lies, abuse, gluttony, infidelity, doubt, lack of confidence? It could be ANYTHING?

How many of you are ready to STOP the vicious Cycle?

If you are and you are ready to GET AWAY from every negative thought process you are encountering or dealing with Repeat this Out Loud with reverence in your heart.

Dear Lord, Thank you for never leaving me even in my darkest times. Thank you for believing in me and being my biggest fan. Christ I acknowledge you as the Savior of my soul and I bless your Holy name. Today I dedicate/rededicate my life to you. I will No longer live in a vicious cycle of pain and negativity. I will stand on your Word and Promises. I accept you as my Lord and Saviour and Thank you for the opportunity to love on you, and be whom you have purposed me to be. I lay down my burden at your feet and I pick up your yoke because it is light. Today, is the day that you have called me out of darkness and put me into the light. I will focus on you and rest in you. Though the world may be harsh and the temptation ever-present around me, i will NOT go back to whom I was. I will MOVE FORWARD IN YOU. I will get away from the noise and I thank you in advance for the strength you will give me to do so. Thank you for all that you are. Thank you for all that you’ve done. In the name of Jesus Christ I pray YES & AMEN! 

HALLELUJAH!!!!  SHOUT FOR JOY!!!  Now is your time and season to clear out the noise and focus in on his magnificent voice. God Bless you and I pray that your journey with him be the best and most amazing adventure and a forever getaway.

In His Love,

Mrs. Noso xoxo

 

Your Marathon

Imagine: You’re running. You’re running so far and for so long you can’t even remember where you’re going or even why. Is there something chasing you? Is there something waiting for you? Is it both, or none at all?

…………This is Life. It’s a Marathon. However, in this marathon we don’t know it’s duration, nor are we prepared for it’s obstacles. It feels like there’s no ending and we are so numb we forget the beginning. ….Life, this is life……But why??….. Why do we live our life oblivious to it’s purpose, oblivious of it’s goal, oblivious to why we are LIVING IT!

Numb- Deprived of the POWER of Sensation. (www.dictionary.com) 

Are you living life Numb? Are you lacking Sensation, feeling, POWER??

King David in the book of Psalm went numb. A mighty Warrior, Worshiper, a man whom sinned yet whom was Perfect in the eyes of God (because of his Obedience and ability to self correct) WENT NUMB! He recognized that his flesh was weak but he acknowledged that  his God wasn’t! I repeat; His God wasn’t weak…..his God was and IS STRONG!

In this ever fleeting, Always failing, Chaotic mess of the world, there is beauty beyond measure. There is strength that you haven’t tapped into (yet). There’s Restoration to those whom felt were unable to be restored. There is  Hope to anchor your soul. There is Rest to the weary and burdened. There is a life to live in the MARATHON. Find Rest so the Power to feel  will be restored. The power to feel love, comfort, creative, peace ETC…

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”Matthew 11:28

In your rest be restored and strengthened. Rest easy His Child; for tomorrow is not promised. You have now, you have today.  Remember your destination, Allow Christ to guide you in restoring  your purpose and allow yourself to FEEL his presence like never before.

YOU’VE GOT THIS!

In his Love,

Mrs. Noso, xoxo

Retrain your Brain

Ok, so you are on the road to positivity, yet all you seem to think about are negative things.

EX:

7am: Today is going to be a great day! …..Ugh I don’t want to go to work

11am: Yay it’s almost lunch time!……..Ugh Now i have to eat a salad when i really want a Coke and Fries

2pm: Time for my afternoon Colada (yummy!)……….Ugh is it 5 O’clock yet!!

5pm: Quittin time!! I get to go home and relax with the family……….Ugh I have laundry

How many of you can relate to this?

(I KNOW I CAN!!!!)

Now, what happens if for every negative thought, we replace it with a positive one?Instead of replacing every positive one with a negative?

How about when we think of the dreaded laundry we give Thanks for having clothes. When we don’t want to be at work, we give Thanks for the ability to work. When we complain about eating healthy we give thanks for being healthy enough to make the change and work through the process.

Growing up as a Pastor’s Kid I’ve met so many people that have KILLED their outcome before they even get started. It’s almost as if they have a premeditated plan to sabotage their own success. I have met and seen people go to counseling and sit in the office with my parents  (whom are phenomenal pastors and parents BTW #IOAM) and the very next conversation I hear them having is of all of the obstacles they are facing rather then all of the possibilities to be successful. How about we look at Obstacles as Possibilities, as Opportunities, as a way to Prove how awesome you are and how strong you can be.  There is a true power in positive thinking and replacing negative thoughts with positive ones. Those Positive thoughts will eventually turn into positive actions. When you cast down those negative imaginations and thoughts and replace them with positivity, an encouraging word or even a scripture  your outlook begins to shift and your “I don’t think I can” turns into “Why not!”

It is NOT always that easy. I understand we struggle and have doubt. I understand that you’ve been negative for a large part of your life or adulthood. I know that changing overnight is not always possible. However, I also know that changing over time is VERY possible.

So, I challenge you to replace one negative thought with a positive one. Find a positive way to look at a difficult situation. Tomorrow replace 1 negative thought with a positive one. The next day do it 2 times and so on and so forth. Practice, Practice, Practice. Just like bad habits are developed over time so are good ones.Retrain your brain! ….Believe that It is possible because you are fearfully and wonderfully made and because you can do all things through Christ that gives you strength!

In His Love,

Mrs. Noso xoxo