Month: June 2011

Faith is believing even when you don’t see any evidence.  Faith is when you don’t have the answers.  Faith is trusting in God that He will do what He promised He would do.

A friend of mine sent me a picture of a woman blindfolded walking off the side of the shore into the water, but faintly on the other side was God with His hand held out for her to step onto.  The vision was so compelling to me that it moved me to think about my own level of faith.  Where was it?

I have always had the strong desire to be an entreprenuer.  To create a business that I enjoyed and that served a purpose. For some odd reason  the idea of creating my own vision and destiny was very appealing to me.  I never had the nerve to move forward, but I knew I had the passion to do it.

Well now that I am completing this life make-over, the feeling has come back stronger than ever.  I have always worked with people creating their dream business, helping them excel and loving the feeling of being a part of someone’s journey.  But now I feel it is my time to try it for myself.

All of it is an unknown for me because I have never tried it.  Am I crazy to try something so risky in this economy?  I don’t think so, because I know God and if I commit myself to Him, he said that He would give me the desires of my heart.

I have a great idea for a service that I want to offer; I have the skills and what I don’t have I will develop.  Sometimes others may not see your dream as clear as you.  Some people need to see the facts and the figures and the promise that everything will work according to plan.  That’s not faith.  Noah probably looked crazy to his friends too, talking about it’s going to rain for 40 days and 40 nights and flood the earth!  But he kept on building the ark even though he saw no sign of rain.  He had faith in what God had told him.

Just think if you never try, you will never know.  I don’t know which is worse, never trying or trying and actually making it!  I’m going to take the step, are you coming?

The Butterfly Journey – Lisa

I had a wonderful conversation with my boyfriend the other day about relationships.  It is hard for women to understand relationships unless they have the insight of the other party.  Too often we don’t understand each other’s thoughts or intentions.  We need to open that door of communication and we can learn a lot about each other that will be beneficial.

For far too long as women we have suffered heartache and pain due to a failing relationship.  We come away broken and hurt but we never try to find out what a good relationship looks like.  We don’t communicate well and we allow things to be done to us that are less than desirable.  We compromise ourselves, we view ourselves as not deserving,  and let’s be real we lower our standards just to have a companion.

Why do we do this?  I am no expert but I have had my share of questionable relationships.  I decided to figure this thing out instead of continuing to go down the same path each time looking for different results.  My boyfriend has taught me a lot about relationships from a man’s point of view.  It was enlightening!  It has given us a firm foundation for our relationship to grow on.  We both love God and that is the most important ingredient to have.

God made relationships so the concept is wonderful, when it lines up to what God intended it to be.  It’s when we decide that we know better than God and go our own way and pick a mate that is not quite suitable for us that we see the problems grow.

One of the things that I have learned about relationships is mostly about me not the other person.  You have to know you, love you, and understand who you are in order to share your life with someone else.  Once you get a true sense of who you are then you are better equipped to recognize the best mate for you.  How do you figure YOU out?  Once again go to the source of your creation – God.  If you are a believer in God then you will soon realize that all things go right back to Him.

So instead of trying everything under the sun to figure out the right partner for you, let God do it.  It is much easier, more exciting, and very enjoyable!  If you have been in a dead-end relationship and are now free of it, then take some time to evaluate yourself.  Take time to understand and love you before you seek another relationship.

The results will amaze you and then you will be ready to engage in a relationship again.  Give yourself time for you, and your dreams, and aspirations and at the right time God will let you see new possibilities for a relationship.

Trust me on this one, God will not send you any junk!

The Butterfly Journey – Lisa

I was on a wonderful conference call last night and the topic of the evening was “knowing your worth”.  I am so in tuned to that topic because for years I took care of everyone around me and never took the time to take care of – ME.

When I got sick I couldn’t even muster up the strength to doing anything for myself and I felt alone.  It is extremely important to understand your worth.  Even if your life situations aren’t good and the world seems against you, remember this…

God made you; “fearfully and wonderfully”, you’re just like a rare gem to Him!

So take some time for YOU and do something special for yourself, after all you deserve it.

The Butterfly Journey – “Transforming lives from ordinary to extraordinary”! Lisa

For the butterfly change is natural.  It doesn’t have to think about it, it just happens at the appropriate time.  But for us humans change doesn’t come so easy.  The word of God says that if we are in Christ we are new creatures.  What does that mean?  It means that if we give ourselves to God we will take on the mindset of Christ.  Our thinking, our faith, our being changes from what it used to be.

This process is a choice for us, we need to understand the changes that we need to make in order to live a life that God has predestined for us; a life that is full of promise, joy, and prosperity.  We get caught up on what all those things look like to God.  It is not measured by the world’s standards so it can be hard to comprehend.

But don’t worry, God will show you exactly what to do.  He has been transforming lives from ordinary to extraordinary for years!

In my last post I talked about having a partner to come along side of you for your life’s journey, but what about finding the right partner with the right answers to your many questions?

I am on a journey to complete a life make-over.  I need to change every aspect of my life so that I can be fulfilled with this one life that I have.  It can be a daunting task; what part of your life do you begin with, how long will it all take?  This task led me to the infamous saying; “how do you eat an elephant, one bit at a time?”

So how do you find the right roadmap to take for your new life, who can you ask?  I have many loving people surrounding me that all have answers for my new life, but as loving as they all are, they have me more confused now than ever.  They mean well but let’s face it, they have no more information about my life than I do.  They don’t know the full picture of what my life is supposed to look like.

I decided to go directly to the source of my creation for answers – God!  To me He is the only one who knows my life’s plan already and has all the answers to help me find the “true” way for my life’s make-over.  I know I can trust Him to give me the right direction to take.

If you ever feel overwhelmed with decisions to make and don’t know who to turn to, try God because He loves you more than anyone and He has the true answers that you need.

I am currently on my weight loss journey.  I have struggled with this for many years and finally realized that I had all the knowledge to complete it successfully with me all the time.  So what was holding me back?  For me the answer was someone to come with me.  I needed someone to come along side of me to help me navigate the process.

I am blessed to have few wonderful people coaching, encourgaging, and motivating me to my healthy new lifestyle.  Each of them do their job in different ways and each way is exactly what I need.

Consider your life goals and how to finally live an abundant life.  Sometimes we know what to do we just don’t do it.  But if you have someone cheering you on, helping you figure out what steps you need to take,  and coming along with you; you will feel empowered.

Get connected today and start your journey with a friend!

To go from an ordinary life to extraordinary you are going to have to leave your comfort zone.  We all get stuck in life’s rut of normal and ordinary.  How do you break out?  Do something new.

Once you research and figure out what you are destined to do with your life, find things to commit to that line up with your goals.  Ask family and friends to help you find opportunities to use your gifts and talents.

At some point in time you have to venture passed your comfort zone, but don’t be afraid you will begin to grow in ways that will satisfy you.  If God gave you gifts, use them!  Not only will you be fulfilled but the world will be a better place.

So set a date, pack your bags and move to a place of extraordinary!

Are you doing too much?  But not really doing anything at all?  What I am asking is your life filled with a whole bunch of mundane tasks, but not really fulfilling you?

You need to take an assessment of your life today.  You need to be able to feel like your life has meaning.  If you continue doing the same old thing day in and day out you’ll become empty.  This will lead to a breakdown or depression.

Seek fulfillment and balance in your life.  Figure out  your passion, and take time for yourself.  I know it’s hard for women to do that because we have a natural desire to nurture everything and everyone, and leave ourselves for last.  But in order to remain sane you must take care of yourself.

Start today, by thinking of what it is that you desire to do and plan to move towards that.  If we want to do something bad enough we’ll  find the time and resources.  Don’t let life make you empty.

I have run across a lot of women who don’t believe that they are worthy of anything good.  But why is that?  Something has happened in their lives to cause them to feel less than they really are?  I found out that most of the time we are connecting our worth to things or people that do not give us value.

God made us worthy of all good things.  He loves us no matter what and is the one who defines our worth.

When we don’t know our true worth, we allow anything and anyone to define who we are and that is dangerous.  This will lead you into bad relationships, bad choices and depression.

You are worthy and deserve to be treated as such.  Stop allowing others to define your worth and treat yourself as if you are a precious gem, because that is who you really are to God!

We all have a life’s journey.  But what is your true purpose?  What were you put in this earth to do?  These are the questions that I asked myself when I felt like I was living a life that was unproductive.

To figure out just who I was and why I was here; I went to the source of my creation – God.  Once I realized just what it was that I was destined to do, my life became a new journey.  One with adventure and excitement and fulfilment.

I am here to help you find your place in life so that you can live a life of purpose.