What motivates people to change?

Life is a journey, not a destination, and each step is a change.  One thing that actually pushes people to change is the change itself.  Seeing the difference, the before and after, makes people strive more towards their goals, and might even encourage them to set more goals. 

Some people examine themselves and think, “I’m tired of acting this way.” Or “I’m sick of looking like this.” Even though it may take time, they gradually make changes in their appearance or attitude.  Maybe people feel left out, so they think they should mold themselves into the image of the people around them just to feel accepted or wanted.  They get labeled a certain way and automatically think that’s who people think they are.  So, they change.  When really their uniqueness is what makes them special and they shouldn’t define themselves on the opinions of others. 

            Personally, when I see the loved ones around me makes positive changes in their life, it makes me believe I can change.  It’s my support, it’s what makes me have The Little Engine that Could outlook on life. “I think I can, I think I can!” 

            Sometimes you come across people who tell you over and over, “You can’t do it.”  Sometimes it might not be a person. In some cases it could be the Devil making sure you fall into his trap of lies.  God gave you freedom, and that includes freedom to change. If others tell you, “You can’t”, and you trust that, you surrender some of that freedom to them, and the same goes for the devil.  But it might make you want to prove that person wrong, so you do everything in your power to show them differently.

            I think Change is definitely a part of the grieving process.  When you love someone, they become a part of your life, a part of you in some cases. And when they pass away, you have to change how things were before, to cope with life without them, for the time being.  Grief may be a new thing for some people. That, right there, is change in itself.  There could be simple changes, like Eating or sleeping habits, to more complicated grieving signs like depression or self destructive behavior. We all grieve different things; we all change in different ways.

            Life has seasons, seasons change, and change is a part of life. It’s something we have to accept. When we change in the positive direction, we will benefit in a positive way.  We should keep our focus on the good changes, and steer away from the distractions of the negative. (:

Trust and Honesty..

Well, This should be a pretty interesting topic. It's something I've been dealing with lately, and thought I should share. "Honesty is a direct reflection of your inner character." - Kelli Mahoney. Quite honestly, this quote scares me. And Quite honestly, I hope it scares you, too. You know Honesty is a pretty important thing if it's listed in the 10 commandments. And it's really important if you want to keep the relationships that you have. People want to be around someone that they know will be honest with them, ALL. THE. TIME. They want to be able to have someone, somewhere to trust with their secrets and their LIFE. Do you really want to vent to someone that will spill everything to everybody? No! So, why be the person spilling. It kind of connects to "Do unto others as you would want done unto you." Keep it in mind, because it really is important. Not only in man's eyes, but most importantly, God's eyes. He created you. Make him even more proud than he already is. "Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much."  - Luke 16:10. 

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Heyy you guys! Sorry I havnt posted anything lately! I've been really busy. Andddd I dont have enough time to post anything today either... And wont be able to until about Tuesday. :/ Sorry! Ya'll have a great weekend!! (: Byee!

Forgiveness.

Ahh, Let's try a harder topic today, shall we? I'm sure we've all had a time where we've had to forgive somebody. Some of us have a really hard time with it. It's our natural instinct to want to just hide away, and not say anything to that person. We want to protect ourselves from never being hurt again by that person anymore.   Colossians 3:13, "Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you." How do we forgive someone when we really dont feel like it? If you said "By faith." You're correct!! :D and you know what the prize is?! We get honored by God. and that's a pretty great prize if you ask me. (: Matthew 18:21-22, "Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, "Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?" Jesus answered, "I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times. " That's all I got for today... (:

P.S.- Today's picture was a quickie..

Brokenness.

Brokenness. One of my favorite emotions, honestly. A well-known emotion in my family, and probably many others. I hope everyone get's the chance to experience this. It causes one to realize how un-perfect they really are. They have problems just like anyone else. It's good for us, spiritually and emotionally. It softens us and makes us more sensitive. In my case it brought me a whole lot closer to God. Prov 17:22, "A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones." I think this means that when we're broken, we feel like we're being dried out and deprived. It's not fair. Why me? What did I do to deserve this? Well, nothing, It's life, and you're not alone on this ride. Know that. The Bible says in James 1:12, "Blessed is the man that perseveres under trial; for once he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord has promised to those who love him." So, when you're going through a tough time, A time of Brokenness, remember this. You're definitely not alone. (:

First day of blogging.! (:

Well, this is day one. Today is just going to be some totally random message of whatever I can think of at the moment. Since so far, this website is confusing me. (: I think today my topic will be on disturbances.  What kind of disturbances do you have in your life? I can name a few: My alarm clock,  When you're reading a good book and someone interrupts, When you're sitting in your car listening to your favorite song at a red light, and the guy behind you honks because it turned green. Just to name a few. But those are just a few Minor disturbances. But sometimes in life you get this big, loud wake up call kind of disturbance, that you would never in a million years expect. Death, Job loss, Discovering you have cancer. These kind of experiences will really make you wake up and smell the scorched flesh. All we can really do is go to God, and if these things do happen, we cant blame him. He didn't do that to us. The Bible says in Psalms 73;25-26, "²⁵ Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. ²⁶ My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. " and also Exodus 14:14, "The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.”