Quote

"I have an irrepressible desire to live till I can be assured that the world is a little better for my having lived in it."

~ Abraham Lincoln

Wouldn’t it be great, if we all had this mission?

Scripture Sunday: God’s Character

Matthew 11:28-30

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.”

Daily Domino

A domino effect happens in your life when you talk to yourself. If we realize it or not, we do talk to our self. All the things you say out loud or the thoughts and conversations you have to yourself, reflect what is in your heart and subconscious.

What you think turns into what you say, what you think and say turns into what you believe, and what you believe turns into how you behave, and how you behave turns into the quality of life that you are living; it’s a domino.

As humans, we can easily take what someone has said to us or about us and believe that to be truth, when it fact, it is not. Un-truths should not be part of your domino. Too many people are walking around with unsatisfied lives because they have let these un-truths become their reality. If un-truths can become your reality, then why wouldn’t the actual truth! Create reality with truth; that’s when you’ll see desired results in your life.

In Philippians 4:8 of the bible, it tells us how to start our domino:

^{8 “}Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.”

Even in Romans 12, in the bible, it talks about renewing your mind! You must renew your mind daily! Why daily? Because life has many challenges and distractions that can easily pull us away from remembering what is true and real, so we must renew our minds daily to keep that pulling at bay.

No matter what state your daily domino is in, there is hope for change. Remember, everything is subject to change except God. There is never a hopeless situation.

The domino starts with a thought. I ask of you to start being mindful about your thought life. What are your thoughts saying, is it positive? Learning what the bible says about you is a great way to learn the truth and be renewed. Reciting scripture is a great form of affirmation. A great start at renewing your daily domino, is by doing affirmations. Affirmations will start to replace old thoughts patterns with new thoughts patterns…and your domino will start falling in the right direction.

(I have also provided a link below to a youtube video that is, in my opinion a nice affirmation piece to help you get started)

http://youtu.be/ia5nAojCFGM

Hope and Faith

In my recent studies, I found an easy interpretation for hope and faith. Faith is now. What you have faith in is a representation for the present moment; it is a present tense action. Action? Yes, you must actively exercise your faith through staying in the word, being positive, and not doubting. Faith believes, even though you haven’t seen anything in the physical realm.

Hope on the other hand is when you are holding on for something to happen; it is a future tense action. Hope is when you are expecting something to happen or turn around for the best. The dictionary describes hope as a verb and a noun. Hope is also the resting place for trust. When you hope, you must trust that the outcome will work out for your best purpose.  

You must act now in faith, so you can see hope on the horizon.

Quote

"In matters of style, swim with the current;

in matters of principle, stand like a rock."

~ Thomas Jefferson

Scripture Sunday

Ephesians 3:19

¹⁹  “and to know this love that surpasses knowledge —that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.”

Desired Diamonds

Look at the gem I found!

This image pretty much sums up our desire to find something beautiful, and never knowing when or how close the beauty is; 

 never give up!!!

Testing

James 1:2-4

"Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when tests and challenges come at you from all sides. You know that under pressure, your faith-life is forced into the open and shows its true colors. So don’t try to get out of anything prematurely. Let it do its work so you become mature and well developed, not deficient in any way."

Actions speak louder than words. When you are facing a difficult situation, look at how your actions line up with your faith; in a testing moment, are you believing or stressing? It’s hard not to worry, but worry is not where our Lord wants us; HE wants us to pass the test by keeping our eyes fixed on HIM and HIS promises.

Milestone

Renewed Corner is having a celebration!

What is Renewed Corner celebrating?

Today we hit the 500 mark in blog posts!!!

I am honored to come into your world and spread some encouragement.

I am blessed that the Lord has give me the time and space to write to all of you.

I am thankful to be celebrating 500 posts!

Thank you all for being on this journey with me. I hope that I have made a difference in your life. Renewed Corner is written for you. Renewed Corner means what is says; this is a corner of the world that you can come to in the hopes that you will be renewed.

Today is a new day. Think about how far you have come, instead of how far you still have to go. Remember that you are always loved and that love is always within. And this is always a place for you to come…to read…reflect…renew!

Happy 500^th Renewed Corner!

Scripture Sunday: Stay in the Word

Proverbs 12:25

“Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down, but an encouraging word makes it glad.”

The Best…

Sometimes you need to put a song in your heart.

I’m sure you’ve caught yourself with

a song stuck in your head before, right?

Well, let’s get a song stuck in our head that’s going to remind us that…the best is yet to come!

Enjoy!

http://youtu.be/BJRKpr7ECrA

Quote & Thought

"Only by acceptance of the past can you alter it."
~ T.S. Eliot

The past is done. We need to learn how to let go of the past and learn how to move forward.

Don’t keep bringing the past into your present. You cannot undo events that have happened, but you do have control over one area that concerns the past; your mind. Make peace with your past.

Accept your past as a stepping stone to make you better. The quote is spot on…by acceptance and forgiveness is where your past will change. You’ll never physically change the past, but you can change the past mentally. Open the door of acceptance, forgiveness, and peace to your past.  

Scripture Sunday: Jehova-Jireh

Jehova-Jireh: The Lord Provides

Philippians 4:19-20

^{19 “}And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.

²⁰ To our God and Father be glory forever and ever. Amen.”

2 Corinthians 8:9

“You know of the loving-favor shown by our Lord Jesus Christ. He was rich, but He became poor for your good. In that way, because He became poor, you might become rich.”

Philippians 4:19

“And my God will give you everything you need because of His great riches in Christ Jesus.”

2 Corinthians 9:8

“And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.”