My Own Private Life Coach

If you are new to my blog, I would suggest that you go to the archives and click on March 16, 2017. That will help you to understand what I am going to blog about today.

Our daily lives can so easily be filled with "overload" which leads to stress--which in turn can lead to frustration, anger and eventually blame. Would you like to know how to avoid all of that?

Again, my signature scripture is Proverbs 16:3:

"Roll your works upon the Lord [commit and trust them wholly to Him; He will cause your thoughts to become agreeable to His will, and] so shall your plans be established and succeed."

I would encourage you to take these words and write out a prayer that you could pray each morning as you begin your day. Then when you see "overload" coming your way, you can stop and pray, "Father, cause my thoughts to become agreeable to Your will." 

It's not God's will for us to live a life of stress. If we give our day completely to Him and ask Him to help us organize it so that everything fits, then when all is said and done, we should have accomplished those things that are the most important. 

I have found that God loves to simplify the activities of my day so that I can accomplish more in a lot less time. He also loves to give me new ideas that I had never thought of before and even at times, He shows me that something I had planned was not even necessary to do at all. It's almost like I have my own private life coach.

The definition of life coach is "One who evaluates the obstacles and challenges in a person's life and chooses a course of action to make their life be what they want it to be."

How does that sound to you?? God wants to be your Life Coach. He's available to you day or night and His fees are zero. All that He is asking of you is for you to come to Him and trust Him that He knows what is best for you. It's the two of you walking out your day together!!

If you haven't started your "Seven Day Challenge" yet, you can begin anytime. I encourage you to post a comment and let us know how your day turned out when you rolled your plans upon Him and listened for His instructions.

Did you know that God is thinking about you all the time? You might wonder how that could possibly be. Below you will see five covenant promises. I encourage you to slowly read the words in caps out loud and allow God to minister these words to your heart…..personally.

FOR I KNOW THE THOUGHTS AND PLANS I HAVE FOR YOU,

says the Lord, thoughts and plans for welfare and peace and 

not for evil, to give you hope in your final outcome.

Jeremiah 29:11Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC)

MANY, O LORD MY GOD, ARE the wonderful works 

which You have done, and YOUR THOUGHTS TOWARD US;

no one can compare with You! If I should declare 

and speak of them, they are too many to be numbered.

Psalm 40:5Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC)

[As for me] I am poor and needy, yet 

THE LORD TAKES THOUGHT AND PLANS FOR ME.

You are my Help and my Deliverer.

 Psalm 40:17Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC)

HOW PRECIOUS AND WEIGHTY ALSO ARE YOUR THOUGHTS TO ME,

O God! How vast is the sum of them!

Psalm 139:17Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC)

For who has known the mind and purposes of the Lord,

 so as to instruct Him? But we have the mind of Christ 

[TO BE GUIDED BY HIS THOUGHTS and purposes].

1 Corinthians 2:16Amplified Bible (AMP)

Isn’t that amazing? God is thinking about us all the time. I wonder what He is thinking. Remember our foundational scripture from March 16th?

Roll your works upon the Lord [commit and trust them wholly to Him; 

HE WILL CAUSE YOUR THOUGHTS TO BECOME AGREEABLE 

to His will, and] so shall your plans be established and succeed.

Proverbs 16:3Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC)

I presented a “Seven Day Challenge” to you in my last blog post. I left two comments to give you an example as to how simple the challenge is. In His world, everything functions perfectly and in His world, there is great peace. If we commit our plans to Him and ask Him to help us think like He thinks, we too can experience that peace. Want to give it a try? Click on March 16 for simple instructions. Keep a log of your seven days and be sure to comment so we all can be encouraged. Remember that nothing is too small to talk about. 

One morning I offhandedly said to my husband, "Our bath towels don't seem to be as soft as they used to be."  A few minutes later I was walking through the living room where Dave had the t.v. on and I heard this: "If your bath towels are not as soft as they should be, you are probably using too much detergent." 

Wow! That was quick! It's a small thing but it got me to thinking about my previous blog post. (Scroll down for that!) I explained what I call my signature scripture--the one that burns in my heart!

Roll your works upon the Lord [commit and trust them wholly to Him; 

He will cause your thoughts to become agreeable to His will, 

and] so shall your plans be established and succeed. 

Proverbs 16:3Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC)

What if we could think the thoughts of God---all day---every day?? It has been my experience that God cares about every big or little thing that concerns us, and He waits until we ask for His help. 

How about if we try it together?? We could begin each day with--"God, I give You all of my plans today. Help me to think the way You think in every situation."

This simple prayer could be spoken (under your breath) in the grocery store, at the office, while driving the car---anywhere!

I would love for you to devote seven days to this spiritual experiment. Each morning commit your plans to God and ask Him to help you think the way He thinks. At the end of the day recall what happened during the day. Don't leave out even the simplest thing like "I remembered to pick up that can of tomato soup that I was going to use in my recipe tonight." 

We would love to hear your results so just scroll down and leave a comment. I encourage you to begin your seven days whenever you read this and if you miss a day, just keep going until you reach your seventh day. It will be so fun to hear back from you as you think your "God thoughts!!"

GPS (Directions from God's Word to help you get there)

Directions on the goodness of God:  (taken from the NIV)

Psalms 25: 12-13 

Isaiah 63:7 

Hebrews 6:5

I have a hidden treasure burning in my heart and today I want to share it with you. Have you ever had an area of your life where you did not feel successful? Maybe you are a student and you just don't "get" Algebra or a person in business who is watching his numbers slip into the red--with no idea of what to do, or a mother who feels like she is not connecting with her teenage children. 

I think we have all felt a little "less than" in certain areas of our lives. God's desire is to help us in those areas because what concerns you is important to Him--whether it be a math problem or the future of your business. 

My "hidden treasure." was right there in plain sight all this time. I am so happy to have discovered it--and I am even happier about sharing it with you and seeing it come alive for you.

Commit your works to the Lord [submit and trust them to Him],

And your plans will succeed [if you respond to His will and guidance].

Proverbs 16:3Amplified Bible (AMP)

God is talking about "your plans" here! Are you planning to do well on your Algebra assignment? Or at turning your business around? Or at communicating better with your kids? This scripture means that if you commit your plan (to be successful) to God, He will cause you to think straight concerning how to do it. 

Here's a simple example:

Dave and I were going to help our kids move from one house to another last Saturday. Our son asked us if we would clean the house that they were moving out of since lifting boxes and furniture would probably not the best job for us. We began to think of all the supplies that we would need to accomplish this task. As we were walking out the door, I said, "Maybe we should take some yogurt and granola bars along just in case we get hungry." Then Dave said, "Yes, and I think we should also take the lawn chairs because we may need to sit down and rest and all the furniture will be gone." That's exactly what happened. We ended up spending 4 1/2 hours there, getting in every nook and cranny so it would pass inspection and they would get their deposit back. After two hours we were beginning to get tired, so we sat down and rested while we had our little snack. It was great because we did not need to take the time to go out to eat. We could stay right there and get the job done.

You might think this was no big deal, but it was God's small way of saying, "I will help you be more successful if you commit your plans to Me." It certainly made our day more enjoyable and we felt very productive.

I challenge you to begin every day by praying Proverbs 16:3. It could go something like this:

Father, I commit my day to You, trusting that You will cause my thoughts 

to change and become agreeable to Your's. 

Thank You that You will cause me to succeed as I follow Your instructions.

Try it for just seven days and then keep a log of your daily results. Share them with us so we can see how alive God's words really are. God wants us to be successful and Proverbs 16:3 shows us how.

You can reach me at kahorken@gmail.com

God bless you and I look forward to hearing from you.

Karol

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Take The High Road

(You'll be glad you did!!)

   My first thought this morning was “Ugh—I don’t feel so good.” The thoughts that followed were of the symptoms that I felt, and on their tail came plans for how I was going to spend the day. Ever felt that way? After that, who wants to even get up??

   In times like these, I have learned not to stay there and entertain those thoughts. After all, they are just thoughts with emotions attached to them. They urge me to make wrong choices—-stay in bed, cancel everything, plan to baby yourself…..

   So this morning I intentionally got up and said, “God, what would You have me to think today? What would You have me do?” 

   One evening in our small group from church, Dave gave a gal some very simple advice that has really stuck with me. He said, “Take the high road.” When we are in the middle of difficulty, we still have a choice. We can choose to take the high road.

   I was pondering that phrase this morning and I realized something. God is on the high road. He’s definitely not on the low road, so if we choose that route—and we can—God won’t be there. We are on our own there. We won’t get His direction and guidance that lead us to His peace and well-being. 

   I am realizing that in every situation that arises, I have a choice—I can take the high road or the low road. It’s as simple as that. The choice is mine. 

   God is on the high road and I certainly would not want to spend this day without Him. If I stick with God, I can go to bed tonight praising Him for His goodness towards me, and I’ll end up in a good place—poised and ready for the next day.

   And it doesn’t get any better than that!

The Lord is close to the brokenhearted 

and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

Psalm 34:18 (NIV)

Even though I walk  through the darkest valley,

I will fear no evil, for you are with me;

your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

Psalms 23:4 NIV

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 

the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, 

who comforts us in all our troubles.......

2 Corinthians 1:3-4 (NIV)

Our prayer for the people of Orlando, Florida who have suffered such terrible loss this week: 

God do for them what only You can do. Comfort their hearts, O God and make known Your presence to them every minute of every day and every night. Strengthen them spirit, soul, and body, and reveal Your love to them in very special ways. Thank You, God.

WHAT IF.....

.....I really believed that this promise from God is true? What would I act like today?

 And we know that 

God causes everything 

to work together for the good 

of those who love God and are called 

according to his purpose for them.
ROMANS 8:28 
New Living Translation

Let's put this into action for one full day and then make a note of how our day turned out. 

I am smiling already in anticipation for how this day will be!!