I have just two words of wisdom for today:
Dream Big
Don’t be afraid to chase after those God honoring and inspired dreams.
Now that’s what I call living on pitch!
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Change of Heart
Have you ever said these things? I want to take a vacation and go somewhere peaceful. I want to learn new things and experience life more fully. I want to buy a nice house and live comfortably. I want to run my own business. Maybe your desires are not all that tangible and physical, you just want more joy or more peace. Maybe you desire to be satisfied on the inside versus what people can see on the outside. I have many desires and my heart wants God to do so many things in my life. It seems like my list of desires continues to grow like flowers in a garden. I find myself praying long and short prayers of “Lord fix this and that. Lord do this and do that.” I think I have the just ask part down to a science. but the just confess part is a whole different story. I’ll confess that my desires are self-centered mostly and it’s really hard to admit that. How often do we say, but God knows my heart, as if our hearts can’t ever change. I know God can change my heart as easy as He can change my situation. So I don’t have to stop praying, I don’t even have to stop asking. I must start confessing as I learn to pray Lord forgive me more than I pray Lord give me.
Scripture: 1 John 1:9 (KJV) says if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
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Practice What You Preach
How many times have we heard it said to practice what you preach? In the book of James I am constantly reminded of this. Be a doer not just a hearer. Today I choose to be an example for others. I choose to live for Christ in a godly way. I choose to make sure I am being filled with the spirit and not just thrilled by it. In what ways do you choose to practice what you preach? 
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Word Up
Have you checked your heart lately? Do you know how to keep from dying spiritually? Do you want to be purpose driven and live on pitch? These are the hard questions I sat and asked myself one day. It wasn’t easy because I knew I had heart problems. I decided to do a check up on my heart through God’s word and I found I could and should make some changes. Getting heart healthy according to God’s word was a good decision for me. What questions must you ask yourself to check up on your heart? I’m learning I have to Word up often to allow God to soften my hard heart. I must take time to examine myself through the Word of God and look closely in the mirror. The Bible says in James 3:14-16 If you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth. Such wisdom does not come down from heaven but is earthly,unspiritual, demonic. For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice.
Prayer: Lord help me check my harbor today and put away things that are not like you. Clean me up from the inside out and help me make wise decisions. Amen
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It’s All God
About a year ago, I went to the doctor for a specific health issue. I had to have a minor surgical procedure as a result and thought everything would be just fine, so I thought. The doctor told me I had to be put on medication right away because I had another issue going on. It was a bad combination of D words that kept playing over in my mind. I heard the diagnosis, had to change my diet, felt devastated and depressed then the came the big one…diabetes. It was a shock to hear I had an illness. I had to lose weight. I had to face the truth and deal with this new reality. I worked hard to become more educated, eat right and started to incorporate more exercise in my life. I am no longer depressed about it and I have good and bad days but I remain focused on living a healthier lifestyle. I learned a lesson through this diagnosis. It led me to make a decision to trust God to see me through every challenge I face. I, of course had to do some things differently but God didn’t. He was already doing the same thing. God was still being God. God was still in control so I knew I could trust Him to be unchanging and unfailing. It’s a daily decision to trust Him with my health issues and my actions. God knows the plan and the purpose so I must trust it’s all working out for my good.
Living On Pitch 