ABCs To Maintaining Your Joy!

A--Accept
Accept others for who they are and for the choices they've made even if you have difficulty understanding their beliefs, motives, or actions.

B--Break Away
Break away from everything that stands in the way of what you hope to accomplish in your life.

C--Create
Create a family of friends whom you can share your hopes, dreams,sorrows and happiness with and they will intercede for you in prayer.

D--Decide
Decide that you will be successful and good things will find you. The roadblocks are but minor obstacles along the way

E--Explore
Explore & Experiment. The Kingdom of God has a lot of work for us to do and as long as we are breathing on this earth, the work remains undone.

F--Forgive
Forgive quickly! Grudges only weigh you down and inspire unhappiness & grief, if it sits on your heart long enough it will grow by itself. Soar above it and remember, everyone makes mistakes, even you.

G--Grow
I would encourage you to leave the childhood monsters behind. (I Cor 13:11) Paul said when he was a child he talked like a child, he thought like a child, he reasoned like a child. He went on to say "When I became a man I put childish things behind me".

H--Hope
Hope for the best and know it's only (2) reasons why something doesn't work:
1. You weren't called to that task- If you remain in God's will, you'll be unstoppable.
2. You weren't faithful to that task- If you remain faithful to God's will, you'll be unstoppable.

I--Ignore
Ignore the adversary(Satan). He comes to steal, kill & destroy. Focus instead on your goals and remember you're accomplishments. James 4:7 tells us to "Submit ourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.

J--Journey
On a trip, you have plans on returning to your original place of reference. On a journey, you go from place to place to a point of no return. Therefore, journey to a new place in Christ. In Christ, there's new possibilities, new hope, new strength, new faith. Remain open-minded. Open the bible and learn something new everyday and watch your growth.

K--Know
Know that there's more to life than your current circumstances & situations dictates. Know that no matter how bad things seem, it's temporary. It's only for a season. The warmth of spring always follows the coldest winter.

L--Love
Let the power of love fill your heart, hate takes up to much space. When there's hate stored up there's no room for anything else. In I Cor 13:13, the bible tells us that faith, hope & love remains, but the greatest of the three is LOVE.".

M--Manage
Manage your talent, skills, knowledge, time & money wisely and you'll suffer less stress and worry. Worry is only an emotional spasm where the mind catches hold of something and won't let go. Just focus on the important things in life.

N--Notice
Take notice of what's happening around you...The Poor...The Helpless...The Weak...The Suffering. Offer your assistance when possible. Whether it be a smile, kindness, a listening ear, resources, finances, prayer, etc. This is very important to the Kingdom of God. Take Notice!

O--Open
However, at the same time, you must open your eyes to all the beauty around you. Even in the worst of times there's still a whole lot to be thankful for. You're alive, we'll start there.

P--Play
In all your doing don't forget to have fun...have fun...have fun...and when you're done having fun, have some more fun. :-) (lol) Success means nothing if you're not enjoying it. Failure means nothing if you don't fail with class. You fail with class by having fun even when you're failing. :-)

Q--Question
Don't be afraid to ask questions, you are here to learn. Remember, no question is a dumb question unless you don't ask it.

R--Relax
Relaxing is a good emotional health cure. Don't focus on the problem, instead look for ways to make the best out of a bad situation. Look for a solution depending on the problem. Stop, breath & reflect. Nuture yourself! Now, what does this mean for you? ~Stretch out on a hamrick & take a nap ~Massaging ~Painting ~Dancing ~Reading ~Writing ~Taking a hot bubble bath ~Decorating ~Building ~Cooking ~Take a vacation ~Manicure ~Pedicure ~BOTH :-) ~Facial, etc... Just discover what nutures you, do it as needed and relax, relax, relax.

S--Share
If you manage your talent, skills, knowledge, time & money as stated above on the letter M, now you can SHARE your good stewardship & resources with others. Blessings are recycled, isn't that awesome?

T--Try
When your dreams seems impossible to reach, TRY anyway. When fear comes to overtake you, TRY anyway. When everything around you come crashing down on you, TRY anyway. You'll be amazed at what you can accomplish when you TRY against all odds. Nothing beats a failure but a TRY. Remember, you can't fail unless you TRY, and if you fail at trying , TRY AGAIN!

U--Un...
Do not be Un-anything. Neither Ungrateful.. nor Unholy.. nor Unhappy.. nor Unfortunate.. nor Unexceptional.. nor Unfavorable.. nor Unfaithful.. nor Unhealthy.. nor Unheard.. nor Uninspired.. and the list goes on.

W--Work
Work harder on yourself than you do on anything else. There's an old saying that says "If I had four hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend three of those hours sharpening my ax. If you just so happen to fall short of your goals, just remember that every sunrise offers another chance to claim your victory.

X--X "the unknown"
Never be predictable. In geometry we see problems like: 5x-2x= We always have to figure out what the X is. The X always equal a different number depending on it's purpose; such as multiplication, division, subtraction or addition. The only way the X equals the same as it did in the last problem is if your redoing the last problem. To be predictable to me is insane. I feel the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over & over again expecting different results. My dog don't even know my next move. Every morning I walk him, I always let him out the door first and he runs and stops at the edge of my driveway looking back at me because he doesn't know which way we're going. That's a true story because every day I walk him, we walk in a different direction. :-) DON'T BE PREDICTABLE!!!!

Y--Yield
Yield to conmmitment. Commitment is doing the thing that you said you would do long after the mood you said it in is gone! If you stay the course, remain dedicated, yield to commitment, you'll find success at the end of the road.

Z--Zeal
Nothing happens until you get EXCITED. My parents got excited back in 1972 and that's why I'm here today. :-) (lol) Well...It's True! People will feed off the height of your enthusiasm quicker than they would the debt of your knowledge. You have a cause, a purpose, a dream, a goal....get zealous about it....get excited about it....& GET ER DONE!!!!!



I pray that you get something out of this and be blessed all the days of your doing. Print it! Post it! Pass it! My heart has truly been poured out to you. I was once told by one of my mentors, "If you want to know a person, just listen to them talk". Prayerfully you've heard my heart today, this is how I live. Adopt it if you will, I promise you....It will bless your life. (questions &/or comments are welcomed)


God Bless You,
K. Scott

A Daily Doctrine

I would like to personally encourage anyone that visits this particular blog, not to underestimate the power of "A Daily Doctrine". Every morning I arise, seeking the face of God through bible study, prayer & meditation, I go to "My Daily Doctrine" to get me started with the right attitude for that day. I welcome you to adopt mine for yourself or use mine to recreate one for yourself. But, by all means have "A Daily Doctrine"...Just For YOU!

My Daily Doctrine:

I hereby promise to begin today
to manifest the personal greatness that lies within me.
To improve the quality of my life...
To learn more.
To laugh more.
To share more .
To care more.
To give more.
I control my personal destiny through my personal choices.
God controls my spritual destiny through Christ Jesus.
I do realize, if it is to be it's up to "ME".
Not if, but when....
I'm surrounded and under attack
on my journey through life,
I WILL DENY DEFEAT.
I will stand victorious over the four corners of my fears.
In ADVERSITY, I'll find opportunity.
In CONFUSION, I'll find clarity.
LACK will be replaced with abundance.
IGNORANCE will become irrefutable wisdom.
Although I know my past,
I refuse to be bound by my past.
I refuse to be controlled by my past.
More importantly,
I refuse to live in my past.
TODAY IS MY DAY!
THIS IS MY MOMENT!
I SHALL REJOICE
BECAUSE I'M FREE....
I'M FREE.... I'M FREE.
Thank you Lord for another opportunity
to claim my victory!
(LOUD) I AM UNSTOPPABLE!!!!!!!!!
(LOUD) I CAN NOT BE DENIED!!!!!!

Don't underestimate the power in a daily doctrine. I can't stress that enough. Have one for yourself and repeat it every day and watch the difference in your day to day life.
(questions &/or comments are welcomed)

God Bless You!
Katina Scott