I'm so incredibly excited to get back to work again because it's been exactly one year since I stopped working (although I technically wasn't let go until last December). It's amazing to see how much I've changed in this past year. I went from the very rock bottom of trying to end it all to telling my parents and family about my godfather and what he did to me; completed therapy sessions with Patti and got healed mentally; won 2 international poetry contests; found the love of my life and then moved out to the east coast; had my babe move out to VA to be with me. Now, I have a great job and look forward to the great things I can do with it. I worked with Gap Inc. two different times: once at Old Navy and then the second time at The Gap. It really is a great company to work for and their benefits, incentives, and work culture are just OUT OF THIS WORLD! I thank God and my angels and spirit guides for helping me with this process and letting me be patient enough to wait for this opportunity to come my way. I can definitely see myself moving up in this company and doing great. It's so awesome that I got this particular job because I love the company and my babe's working as an ASM for his company that he loves (L'Occitane). 2009 is the year of new beginnings for me and 2010 will be a year of continued blessings and fortune! POSITIVE THOUGHTS AND POSITIVE VIBES = POSITIVE RESULTS!!
P.S. Today was in the 60's all day long and was cloudy. I LOVED IT! I absolutely love Fall and I'm sooooo happy that Summer's finally over.
Here's today's devotional:
For the vision is yet for an appointed time; but at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Thought it tarries, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry. - HABAKKUK 2:3 NKJV//////////Trust God's Timing
Human nature tends to want everything right now. When we pray for our dreams to come to pass, we want them to be fulfilled immediately. But we have to understand, God has an appointed time to answer our prayers and to bring our dreams to pass. And the truth is, no matter how badly we want it sooner, it's not going to change His appointed time.
We all have to wait and learn to trust God. The key is, are we going to wait with a good attitude and expectancy, knowing God is at work whether we can see anything happening or not? We need to rest assured that, behind the scenes, God is putting all the pieces together."
Amen to that!
- Mood:
ECSTATIC - Music:Watching WWE Friday Night Smackdown
Well, I'm still waiting to hear from the District Manager of Old Navy Outlet, but I understand he's SUPER BUSY, since he's in charge of the stores all the way up to New Hampshire and all the way down to Miami, FL. I am, however, hoping to hear from him tomorrow because the current Service and Training Manager that's at the store I'll be working at has her last day this Saturday and from what Michelle and Paris told me, the store's in desperate need of a boost in training and CES scores (which I KNOW I'll be able to raise up when I start working there). So, I'm going to remain incredibly positive because my gut just knows that I'll get a call tomorrow and that I have this job. As I've explained before: Zeke has intuitive feelings and I just get gut instincts that I act on. He's very feeling, where as I'm very action oriented with my intuition. :) :) Sooooo, anyway...
Here's today's devotional:
Because the Sovereign Lord helps me, I will not be disgraced. Therefore have I set my face like flint, and I know I will not be put to shame. - ISAIAH 50:7//////////Through the Darkness
Are you going through a dark time in your life? Perhaps somebody deceived you, took advantage of you, or mistreated you, and now you are tempted to sit around mourning over what you have lost, thinking about how unfair it was, and how your life will never be the same. You may be weary and tired, worn down, and ready to give up.
You must get out of that defeated mentality and start thinking and believing positively. There is no reason for you to be perpetually living "under the circumstances," always down, always discouraged. Your attitude should be: I'm coming out of this thing! No matter how many times you get knocked down, keep getting back up. God sees your resolve. He sees your determination. And when you do everything you can do, that's when God will step in and do what you can't do.
- Mood:
Weirdly Lethargic (sorta) - Music:Watching Wild Hogs on TV
P.S. My good friend, David Meissner, aka my hetero lifemate from CUA theater just got a BIP nominaton for Best Actor in a Play for Youth and his fiancée was nominated for Best Actress in a Drama. Congrats to them both! I'm so happy for them.
Devotional:
Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called. - 1 TIMOTHY 6:12//////////Don't Back Down
Growing up, my family had a big German shepherd named Scooter, and he was king of the neighborhood. Scooter was strong and fast and looked like he could fight a tiger. But one day a spunky Chihuahua raced out of a house toward Scooter, barking up a storm. The closer that little dog got, the more Scooter hung his head like a coward. When the Chihuahua finally got face-to-face with Scooter, Scooter just lay down, rolled over, and put all four legs up in the air.
We do something similar when we know that we have all God's resources at our disposal, but adversity barks and we roll over and say, "I quit. This is too tough" It's time to tap into God's power, stand up, and fight.
- Mood:
Loved and happy - Music:Watching Wed night TV
P.S. My babe cooked an AMAZINGLY WONDERFUL dinner w/ dessert tonight from Ina Garten's cookbook. We had Asian Salmon for dinner, which was to die for, and then he made peach and blueberry crumble for dessert, which I'm about to try (and I'm sure it'll be DELICIOUS). He's such a sweet guy and I love him to pieces. He just continues to surprise me with how thoughtful he is and how loving he is. ♥
Devotional:
David was greatly distressed because the people spoke of stoning him, for all the people were embittered, each one because of his sons and his daughters, but David strengthened himself in the Lord his God. - 1 SAMUEL 30:6 NASB//////////Encourage Yourself in the Lord
Before David became king of Israel, he and his men returned home to find their city had been attacked, their homes burned, their possessions, and their women and children kidnapped. Instead of sitting around devastated and mourning over what had been lost, David encouraged himself in the Lord and convinced his men to attack the enemy. As they persevered, God supernaturally helped them to recover everything that had been stolen.
To live your best life now, you must act on your will, not simply your emotions. Sometimes that means you have to take steps of faith even when you are hurting, grieving, or still reeling from an attack of the enemy. Develop a victor's mentality and watch what God beings to do.
- Mood: sore
- Music:Watching The Happening on Blu-ray
P.S. Another thing I've been doing is allowing myself to be proud of my body and what I'm doing and what I'm capable of. I mean, not in a narcissistic way, but in a healthy way. If you can't love yourself for who you are and what you do in life, then you're going to be pretty miserable.
P.P.S. How relevant is today's devotional? I LOVE IT.
Here's today's devotional:
Be strong and let us fight bravely for our people and the cities of our God. - 2 SAMUEL 10:12//////////Standing Strong
I talked to a man who had been making a good salary working in a prestigious position, but then suddenly he was let go. I was certain he was going to be distraught. But when he came to see me, he said, "JOel, I can't wait to see what God has in store for me next!" He had been knocked down, but he had a victor's mentality. His attitude was: This thing is not going to defeat me or steal my joy. I know when one door closes, God will open up a bigger and better door.
Today, you can say, "Even if the enemy hits me with his best shot, his best will never be good enough. When it's all said and done, when the smoke clears and the dust settles, I'm still going to be standing strong."
- Mood:
Incredibly Hopeful - Music:Listening to music on my iTunes
Here's today's devotional:
The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand. - PSALM 37:23-24 KJV//////////Set Your Face
Living at our full poetential involves finding strength through adversity. Our circumstances in life may occasionally knock us down or force us to sit down for a while, but we must not stay down.
Set your face like a flint and say, "God, I may not understand this, but I know You are still in control. And You said all things would work together for my good. You said You would take this evil and turn it around and use it to my advantage. So Father, I thank You that You are going to bring me through this!" NO matter what you may face in life, if you know how to get up on the inside, adversities cannot keep you down.
- Mood: chipper
- Music:Watching Top Chef - Season 6
Here's today's devotional:
Therefore, put on every piece of God's armor so you will be able to resist the enemy in the time of evil. Then after the battle you will still be standing firm. - EPHESIANS 6:13 NLT//////////Keep Getting Up
Living your best life now is downright difficult sometimes. Many people give up far too easily when things don't go their way or they face some kind of adversity. Instead of persevering, they get all bent out of shape. Before long they're down and discouraged, which is understandable, especially when we've struggled with a problem or a weakness for a long time. It's not unusual to come to a place where we acquiesce.
But you have to be more determined than that. The good news is, you don't have to stay down. Even if you can't see up on the outside, get up on the inside. Have that victor's attitude and mentality. Stay with an attitude of faith. Keep on getting up in your heart, mind, and will.
- Mood: Hopeful and POSITIVE
- Music:Watching X-Men Origins: Wolverine
P.S. I got a mini-heatstroke yesterday after taking a walk out in the triple digit heat. Then this morning I woke up with a fever and was fighting it all day long, but it's finally gone away, so yay for that!
- Mood:
Curious about what lies ahead - Music:Watching End of Days
Oh, last night a certain someone happened to comment on my friend's FB, even though they said they'd never talk to me again, so I figured I'd take the high road and sent them a message offering a semi-peace treaty. They, however, did NOT take it, so I wipe my hands clean of it and definitely feel like my Karma was cleared with that one. I can move on now and don't have to feel like it's dragging me down anymore or poisoning my aura with leftover crap.
P.S. Degeneration X just beat Legacy and I couldn't be MORE PLEASED! I frickin' hate Legacy! WOOT WOOT! Way to go Degeneration X!
P.P.S. Randy Orton retained his title and CM Punk won the title from Jeff Hardy. BOOOO!!!!!
So, here's today's devotional:
He who was seated on the throne said, "I am making everything new!" - REVELATION 21:5//////////Everything New
I know a man who lost his beautiful wife. in a tragic auto accident more than ten years ago, and he's still grieving today! I tried to encourage him, but he constantly made excuses, blaming God, blaming other people. I realized that he didn't really want to get well. He liked the attention that it got him. He became known as "the man who lost his wife." He even had several newspaper articles about that accident lying on his coffee table to remind him of the pains of the past. Sadly, he let his tragedy become his identity. To this day he is living a depressed and defeated life. He allowed a season of mourning ot turn into a lifetime of mourning.
God wants to give us new beginnings, but He can't until we let go of the old.
- Mood:
excited - Music:Watching WWE Summer Slam
So, today was a crazy day for traffic. I saw a t-bone accident at the Wawa just down the road, a care on fire on I95 (and the grass around it also on fire), and then when I got back from getting my phone fixed at Sprint, there was a large service truck (w/ a flatbed) jackknifed in the middle of the road. I decided to spend the rest of my day indoors to avoid any other traffic/accident drama. = | I had a great day today and I'm very excited about my upcoming trip. I have a lot to do before then, but I'm glad that it's finally here. Feels like I've been waiting forever to reunite with my babe. So, I'm about to head to bed because we're getting up at 4am-5amish to drive for 5 hrs, up to Pennsylvania, in order to get my dad's new Blue Crowned Conure. Yes, that means we're gonna have 2 birds in the household (and if my mom give us Chloette to take up here with us when we head back to VA from TX--that would make 3 birds!). I love my Jack, but he can be a noisy turd sometimes. He he. Oh female wrestlers on WWE, you skanky whores with great abs. I love it! Well, that's it for now.
Days to reunion with my babe: 4 days!!!!
Devotional today:
The Lord said to Samuel, How Long will you mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? - 1 SAMUEL 16:1 AMP//////////How Long?
At God's direction, Samuel had declared Saul to be the king of Israel. Then Samuel did his best to help Saul be a good king. Unfortunately, Saul disobeyed God, and God eventually rejected him as the king. Samuel was devastated and disappointed. But as Samuel was nursing his wounded heart, God asked him how long he was going to mourn over Saul.
Maybe you've invested a lot of time, effort, money, emotion, and energy in a relationship; you did your best to make it work out. But for some reason, it failed, and you feel robbed. Perhaps God is asking you a similar question today: "How long are you going to mourn over your broken dreams?" When we focus on our disappointments, we stop God from bringing fresh, new blessings into our lives.
- Mood:
giddy - Music:Watching Friday Night Smackdown on WWE
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