Verse of the Day

One of my favorite books of the Bible is Ephesians, so I picked that for my verse of the day today.

I pray for you constantly, asking God, the glorious father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding so that you might grow in knowledge of God. I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the wonderful future he has promised to those he called. I want you to realize what a rich and glorious inheritance he has given to his people.
I pray that you will begin to understand the incredible greatness of his power for us who believe him. This is the same mighty power that raised Christ from the dead and seated him in a place of honor at God's right hand in the heavenly realms. Now he is far above any ruler or authority, or power or leader or anything else in this world or in the world to come. And God has put all things under the authority of Christ, and he gave him this authority for the benefit of our church. And the church is his body; it is filled by Christ who fills everything everywhere with his presence.
                                                                           Ephesians 1:16-23 (NLT)

New Year, New Me

The New year has finally arrived and I couldn't be happier. 2011 was a year full of chaos and never ending battles. My inspiration board is still on my wall and as I look at it I wonder if I accomplished anything I set out to do last year. Every year seems to start the same. I am excited and optimistic about what the future holds for me. But as the year progresses the battles that start seem unyielding and unending. I get weighed down by the stress and find myself getting tired thinking why hasn't anything changed? What am I doing wrong? I resolved this year not to make any official resolutions. But my sister and I have determined that this year will be about completely Reinventing ourselves! As I leave the last year behind with all its trials and tribulations I look forward to a bright future of finding out who I am in God, my Father and creator. I am reinventing myself Spiritually,mentally, and physically. And, I don't mean in the bad way. I'm not changing me, but more finding out Who I am, becoming confident in who I am and what God has called me to be. I felt like last year God told me that my next ten years would be better than my last ten years, and as I stand on the brink of being thirty I am receiving that proclamation wholeheartedly. My twenties were spent wandering around in turmoil and confusion and I finally feel like now I have gotten myself to where I can start turning things around. 2012 will be a Great year for me. I am getting everything in my life in order, my finances, my relationships, and my self esteem. And as long as I rely on Him(as I should have more last year) I know this will be a year to remember.  :)