--The Insides--

The importance of the insides; some cakes can look so beautiful on the outside but if your were to leave the sugar out, it would be incomplete. Not to mention the fact that it would taste horrible. But if you were to just look at the outside appearance, you probably wouldn't know that anything was missing.

That's a lot how people tend to be now a days. They leave certain things out, whatever it may be, whether it's faith, patience, love, or even God Himself. Sometimes you can't notice because of the great masks we've formed.

Here are the two questions I put to you: What's the "sugar" that you're leaving out of your life? Could you notice the "sugar" that others are leaving out of thier lives?

--Change In Pocket--

As a leader, you will be asked to make some choices. They may be big, they may be small. Some of these choices may have small return, some may have a huge return. The choices you make will also have consequences, whether it be a positive or negative consequence.

The question I want to ask you is, do you have enough change in your pocket? Let me explain, as you make smart and wise choices, you begin to develop change in your pockect. This change represents trust from those who you lead. Even if the choices are small, if they're wise, smart and positive choices, you will gain the change into your pocket. The more change, the more trust.

Also, the more change, the more slack you get when you make a poor choice. So you want to develop as much change as you can. Here's an example; if you're constantly making good choices and developing that change, the moment you make a poor choice, you will have enough change in your pocket to cover the damage. But if you don't have enough change and are constantly making poor, negative choice, you will lose all trust and respect from those around you.

Seconds Anyone?

Most, not realizing it, settle for the first thing they find in life. But "second best" doesn't always come second in life. Aren't some of the better things in life worth waiting for? Be patient and wait for God's very best.

Whether you realize it or not, God has a plan for your life, a direction in which He is leading you. Discovering God's purpose for your life requires a willingness to be open. His plan is unfolding daily but like any great teacher, He may have quite a few lessons to teach you along the way.

LIFE IS BEST LIVED ON AND WITH A PURPOSE!!!

--Ability--

As you launch an act of kindness out into the croswinds of life, it will blow kindness right back to you. The thing is that when you extend kindness to others, it shouldn't be about trying to impress them but about trying to reflect God to them. Also when you begin to make good and smart choices, not only will you benefit but those around you will as well. When you begin to help yourself, you gain the ability to help others. Be Blessed, God Is Love!

--Elevator Buttons--

The people you surround yourself with are just like elevator buttons; they'll either take you up or they'll take you down. You become who you're closest to. Leaders attract other leaders; followers will attract other followers. Who are you placing in your circle of succcess, those who will take you up or those who will bring you down?

"On-Star"

We can all agree that life can feel like a trip at times. You can be on the journey of life and it's easy to get lost. With everyone telling you,"go this way" or "go that way", it can get confusing fast. So what are you using to help you gain your directions? God can be the "On-Star" for our lives, don't be afraid to ask Him for THE RIGHT directions.

--Failures--

Failure is one of lifes most powerful teachers,how we handle our failures determines whether we're going to simply "get by" or "press on" in life.

One way to look at failures is to view them as Life Lessons. All failure means is that you're trying in life. Most are to afraid to even try.

See I'd rather have 100 failures under my belt and have reached 100% of my potential then 10 failures and only to have reached 10% of my potential.

The most wealthiest place on earth is a graveyard,so many dreams never dreamed,so many books that were never written,so much potential that was never reached because of fear or lack of effort.

Look failure is inevitable,no matter how skilled you might be,no one ever made it to the top without a few bumps in the road so just be ready. BE BLESSED!!!

--Faith--

Faith is daring the eyes to look beyond what they CAN see. We see our present troubles but God see our future victorys!

Here is something else about faith that most don't know:Faith doesn't deny fact but it changes it.

For example:if you're sick then you're sick,dont lie and say your not cause then you'ld be lying. It has nothing to do on wheather you're claiming the sickness or not. It's just fact that you might be sick but with your faith you can know that you can get better and claim your healing!

--Vision Set--

so many time we can never move foward in life because of poor decisions we have made in the past. for some reason those choices can't let us go,or better yet we won't let go of those choices.

in the book of philippians 3:13,14 it says...forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead. i press on toward the goal to win the prize which God has called me...

see God has promised you greatness,promised you life and not death,blessings not cursings. but we can't get pass our past.

here's an example:when you get into a car, you have a windshield in front of you. it's big and let's you see where you want to go or anything that might be in your way to harm you. but you also have a much small rear view mirror that shows you everything in the back that you have already passed. the reason why the rear view mirror is smaller then the windshield is because whats in the back is not near as important as whats ahead.

same goes for your future and your past, all that you've done in the past can not compare to what God has prepard for your future. so where is your vision set,on the windshield in front or the rear view mirror towards the back?

we are products of our past but we don't have to be prisoners of it. no matter how bad or stupid our choices have been, God specializes in giving us fresh starts.

--The Consequences of Compromise--

I was reading in the book of 1Kings 13:11-24 about this unnamed prophet that went from town to town doing great works and spreading the word. A man and his sons heard of this and went out to follow him. As they caught up with this prophet,they asked him to go back with them for dinner and fellowship. The prophet said that the Lord had told him not to go back at all. The family finally convinced the prophet to go back for dinner. As the prophet got back on the road after dinner,he was met by a lion that killed him.

Now it never says in the story why God told the prophet not to go back but in life sometime we dont know why God tells us the things He does or gives us the convictions that He does. See but it's not our place to understand God,cause in all honesty,God is to great for us to understand. If we begin to compromise our convictions,we run the risk of leaving Gods protection, His covering, and His blessings.