Tag: Strength training

Don’t Quit

Post author By Lori
Post date April 15, 2021
1 Comment on Don’t Quit

I just want to encourage somebody today. Maybe that somebody is you or maybe it’s me. Either way here goes. ( Insert your name here)________You can start and stop but don’t give up. You can press play , mute or pause but don’t log off. You can wait your tun in line or wait on hold but don’t hang up. It’s ok to be mindful, plan it out, take baby steps, regroup, rebrand, let go, prioritize and be courageous as your confidence is being built. Bold movements are not always easy to take but they are worth it. Step out on faith, trust God and believe He will carry you through. You are capable of doing and being just what God uniquely designed you for.

Tags Encouragement, focus, Peace, self care, Strength training, Stress Relief

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I’m Coming Back -Be Encouraged

Post author By Lori
Post date February 17, 2021
3 Comments on I’m Coming Back -Be Encouraged

I have had some hard and difficult days here recently but I am getting back to living on pitch and writing. I’m coming back. 2020 is over and I won’t stay down. I’m encouraging myself more in 2021. I can and I will with God’s help. Here is my prayer to share.

Lord give me the courage to encourage myself and others, the strength to strengthen those who feel weak and the wisdom to know when to speak and when not to speak. You know my weaknesses and my flaws. Thank You for holding me up and loving me anyway. Amen

Tags Challenges, Encouragement, prayer, Strength training

DEVOTIONAL WRITINGS

Stop Signs

Post author By Lori
Post date October 8, 2018
2 Comments on Stop Signs

You ever notice how stop signs are red, some have flashing lights and are meant to be obeyed and seen? Have you ever run through a stop sign perhaps because you didn’t really see it? Or maybe missed a stop on your journey? I was talking to a friend about how to live on pitch the other day and realized that I missed a few stop signs in my own life. I’ll admit I’m a busy person and I try to do everything but I’m learning to stop trying to do it all. Truth is I can’t do everything. God is the only one who can do everything, be everywhere, see and know everything. I had to stop and say to myself, I am not God. I must stop trying to do everything. Health issues become my stop signs when I try to do too much. Another thing I am learning is stop trying to do everything right. It’s all imperfect. Unless God puts His supernatural hands on it, blows divinely on it and blesses it nothing I do is to perfection. Good and perfect gifts come from above according to the Bible. Fear and procrastination become stop signs when I try to do it all so perfectly. I have to tell myself God will accept it as is. When we ignore the flashing lights and fail to see the stop signs in life accidents can happen, life can get overwhelming and nothing gets accomplished. We lose focus on the Master by ignoring the stop signs. What do you need to stop ignoring or doing to live more on pitch for God? I pray you will see the signs, the flashing lights in your life and start living today.

Tags Balance, Busy, Encouragement, focus, Perfection, Strength training, wisdom

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Feeling Burnt Out

When you’re experiencing burnout it does not mean you leave God out. Resting in God is better than wrestling against Him. Philippians 4 reminds us to stand firm in the Lord, rejoice in the Lord, don’t worry about anything, think and dwell on praiseworthy things, let God’s peace guard our hearts, and allow Him to strengthen us in all we do. If you’re feeling tired, burnt out and need to take a break on the job, at school, in ministry, or even on your own personal mission don’t leave God out because I’ve learned that’s when you’ll really feel the burn.

Prayer: Lord I am nothing without you. Give me strength to continue in Jesus name and for His sake. Amen

Tags christian living, Encouragement, Peace, prayer, rest, Strength training

TWO WORDS

Standing Vs. Falling

Here is how I stand up when things are falling down around me in just two words. Sometimes I need to be reminded to simply watch and pray always.

Tags Encouragement, faith, monday motivation, Strength training

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You Want To Be On Top?

Kneeling In Prayer: I read this today in my monthly planner and had to share this quote:

“Getting on your knees keeps you from falling” Laura Harris Smith

I’m up and down today for sure. Rising and falling, I’m down on my knees to stand up in faith. Thank God because He alone is able to keep me from falling. No need to be on top, I’m just asking God to keep me from stumbling, tripping and getting stuck.

Jude 1:24-25 KJV says:

²⁴Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,

²⁵To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.

Tags Encouragement, faith, prayer, Preventing falls, quotes, Strength training

DEVOTIONAL WRITINGS

Opting Out or In

Options are everywhere these days. We have options as we sign up for social media accounts, retail web sites, e-mail accounts, points programs and rewards programs. Businesses, non-profits, etc. all ask the same question: Join in, Sign up, Register, Connect. We do it without thinking sometime. We opt in to receive the best deal, the heads up, the coupons, the benefits of membership and so on. We also opt out because we don’t want to be bombarded, flooded, reminded again, and most of all marketed to for everything they have to offer. I am a Christian and I signed up for a relationship with Jesus Christ. I opted in to eternal life with Christ. I accepted the rewards, the benefits, and everything that comes with that relationship. I have learned this relationship brings with it life lessons, rewards, struggles and pain, but I really have the best deal with Christ. I can not opt out of my faith walk or my relationship just because I’m tired of reading the books of the Bible, tired of hearing sermons on forgiveness, spiritual warfare, or giving. Sometimes I can get overwhelmed and become tired of serving, fellowships with other believers, or just tired of ministry work but that’s not a reason to opt out. I am to remain in Christ through every challenge in spite of my feelings. God is my strength when I’m tired. He restores my soul as I fervently pray and lay it all on the altar. There is no other option from beginning to end because the love of God is worth it all.

I love this prayer: from Dr. Tony Evans’ book, Prayers for Victory in Spiritual Warfare

A prayer for When I Am Weary ( page 156, Put on the Breastplate of Righteousness) “Father, living in unrighteousness is so tiring. I thank You for the refreshment of righteousness, which I wear as a breastplate against unreasonable weariness. Thank You, God for new strength. Forgive me for piling up my schedule with too many things-even good things. I pray for discernment to choose not just what is good, but what is best. Help me to do right in getting enough rest. In Christ’s name , amen.”

Now, that’s what I call living on pitch.

Tags devotional life, Encouragement, love, Options, Overwhelmed, prayer, Strength training

DEVOTIONAL WRITINGS

Building Strength

I ventured out recently on a hiking trip. It was a challenge and I didn’t know if I had enough strength to endure but I made it through many ups and downs in the hills and on the trails. I saw many bikers, runners and hikers building up their muscles and strength training.