The Three R’s

Read, Reflect, Renew is our motto for Renewed Corner.

Read, Reflect, Renew is a building block to help you grow and to become more aware of yourself and how God plays an intricate role in our journey we call life. With this motto in mind I propose a question for you that once read will hopefully cause you to reflect and start you in the direction of renewal.

So, what is the question? Before I hand over the question to you, I must make it clear that you and only you can answer this question. This question might take some time to answer, so give your reflection time…time. And remember, whatever conclusion you come up with, it's your conclusion to follow through with-with action. Follow the following instructions…

Read: Who Do I Want to Be?

Reflect: When it’s all said and done. When it’s just you and God. When life throws you a curve ball. When a relationship ends. When a job is retired. When a home gets transferred. When we find ourselves alone, ask yourself, “At the end of the day, who do I want to be?”

Renew: Start acting like the person you truly want to be. Start behaving like the person you want to be when it’s all said and done, when it’s just you and God, when life throws you a curve ball, when a relationship ends, when a job gets retired and when a home gets transferred.

At the end of the day, you must be rooted in knowing that God loves you and you’re going to be okay. Know that God wants you to be free and out of any form of bondage. Many choices come with freedom, so I say, “At the end of the day, who do I want to be?”

 

 

 

Stay on the Road

 

 

 

Monday’s Mantra

 

Heaven has so much hope in me…I WILL HAVE HOPE!

Scripture Sunday: What to Think On

Philippians 4:8 Amplified Bible (AMP)

⁸ For the rest, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is worthy of reverence and is honorable and seemly, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely and lovable, whatever is kind and winsome and gracious, if there is any virtue and excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think on and weigh and take account of these things [fix your minds on them].

 

Pay it Forward

Do you know what day it is?

Today is…National Make A Difference Day!

You can make a difference right where you are! Any act of kindness is an act that hopefully will go forward. Pay it forward with an act that shows thankfulness or just surprise someone with a thoughtful gesture. Volunteering in your community is a great way to pay it forward too! Move through your day with an attitude of help…you’ve got the whole nation supporting you!!!

Quote & Thought

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"I was always looking outside myself for strength and confidence, but it comes from within. It is there all the time."

~Anna Freud

 

Thought

 

When you know who God is and how much HE is for you and how much HE loves you…you don’t need to be searching for outside validation; and you certainly don’t need to look outside yourself for strength and confidence because greater is HE lives in you (see 1 John 4:4).

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"If you are sabotaging your relationships, it indicates that something inside you feels you do not deserve to be in a happy loving relationship.

You do deserve love, so you need to uncover the source of this false belief inside and heal it with a true awareness of your spiritual value.

You may need the assistance of a counselor or a trustworthy friend who can be completely honest with you to help you through this healing process.

Once the old sabotaging belief has been healed and replaced with a real recognition of your essential loving self, you will no longer undermine your relationships."

 ~ Deepak Chopra



 

Renewed

 

 

Why do I post Monday’s Mantra?

Because I don’t know how you normally talk or think to yourself about yourself; I want to plant at least one good thought that you can carry throughout your day.

How you think, how you talk, how you see yourself is so critical to your overall well being. You must take time to study and learn what God says about you. If you want any kind of victory in your life, you must actively take time to spend with God and learn HIS ways, learn how HE talks and how HE thinks.

God loves you and when you focus your life on that, when your move your thoughts and speech with that kind of focus, you will become renewed.

Ephesians 4:22-24 Amplified Bible (AMP)

²² “Strip yourselves of your former nature [put off and discard your old un-renewed self] which characterized your previous manner of life and becomes corrupt through lusts and desires that spring from delusion;

²³ And be constantly renewed in the spirit of your mind [having a fresh mental and spiritual attitude],

²⁴ And put on the new nature (the regenerate self) created in God’s image, [Godlike] in true righteousness and holiness.”

 

 

 

Monday’s Mantra

I may not understand everything going on in my life, but God does! 

God is bringing good and glory out of my life!

(Repeat Mantra all throughout your day)

You Should Be Singing

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday, Renewed Corner!

It’s actually a Happy belated Birthday for Renewed Corner.

Renewed Corner was started in 2010! It’s been 4 great years of inspiration and hope here on this site, and it is with hope that you have found those things.

I want to encourage you today to never give up. Whatever situation you’re in, simply don’t give up. If you need a quick pick me up, I hope that you would come to this blog, this corner of the world, to find some light, because that is what this blog is all about; it’s a corner of the world that you can come to, to help you with renewal.

Please continue to support Renewed Corner and help spread this site to friends and family. Thank you all so much for being a part of this journey with me and for welcoming me through your computer.

Happy Birthday, Renewed Corner!

Monday’s Mantra

God loves me in this moment and every moment that I draw in breath, and when it’s time to go home, HE’ll love me from that moment on too. I am loved.

(Repeat mantra all throughout your day)

Scripture Sunday

Matthew 6:25

 

“Therefore I tell you, stop being perpetually uneasy (anxious and worried) about your life, what you shall eat or what you shall drink; or about your body, what you shall put on. Is not life greater [in quality] than food, and the body [far above and more excellent] than clothing?”

Forward Friday

Move through your day with the intent to forward kindness. If you do something a little extra kind for someone, it might just create a domino effect of kindness…and it could all start with you!

 

Have Friday, Readers!

Plans…Hope…Future

At The Right Time

Monday’s Mantra

I stop looking back-I look straight ahead at God.

(Repeat mantra all throughout your day)

Scripture Sunday: The Way

John 14:6 

 

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

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"I don't want to get to the end of my life and find that I have just lived the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well."

~Diane Ackerman

Light of My Steps

Having a GPS system for your car helps you find your destination with ease and clarity. Admittedly, I wish there was a GPS device for my life; a gadget I could purchase at my local Best Buy retail store to help me find my way in life. Wouldn’t it be helpful to know which path in life is the easiest, fastest, and safest way? Let me give you a clear answer to that question; the answer is yes-and-no. What? You don’t think a yes-and-no answer is clear enough? Well, let me try to clear that up.

Yes, we have God, who is always with us. Always. God knows the best for us and if we turn to God for help, HE will always help us and show us the way. God has ways that are above our ways, and HE knows how to open doors, shut doors, and move us in ways that let us know that HE is our GPS.

No, God is not going to make every single decision for us because HE has given us free will. Just because God has given you some form of direction, doesn’t mean a human can’t reject it. It can be fear, insecurities, bad habits, or wrong intentions that cause us to go down the wrong road or maybe it’s not the wrong road, just an unnecessary detour.

Remember that you can always fall back into yes. The yes answer is always at your beck and call; God will always be there to help you.

The third answer…wait, I know what you’re thinking, there’s a third answer??? The third answer is trust.  

Trust is an important component in your journey. When you don’t know what to do, where to go, where you belong, you have to trust that you will be led. The old saying, “step out in faith”, is true! Stepping out and giving something a try is a way for you to know if you’re headed down the right path. If it works it works, if it doesn’t it doesn’t…and the only way to know is if you try.

Taking a step of faith means that you maybe placing your steps in the dark; and I understand that nobody wants to be left in the dark, especially when it comes to their life. When you step out in the dark, you’re trusting God, knowing that HE has the light, the glowing canister that never burns out, that sees every path, and every footprint. So trust and ask God to shine a light of my steps into the path that is HIS will.

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