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💃🏾 I Am SHE

IAmSHE is for anyone who dares to master the mindset, that they can do whatever they envision, that they can push past all doubt and uncertainties, and that they are ALREADY winning at what they were placed on Earth to do and be!!

#Exodus 3:14

Know Who You Are

It’s necessary to know who you are and WHOSE you are; a royal AND peculiar priesthood. It is not up for everyone to “understand”, because you’re cut from a different cloth! Now, RISE UP AND BE!

Define Your Why

Everything you would ever do begins in the mind. Any place you will ever go has a set time. Any dream you birth will meet a measuring line. The only thing to do right now, is define the meaning of your why?

The Power of I Can

It’s time to take the limits off of your potentialities, kick doubt out the door, and turn those dreams into realities; excuses NO MORE!

Daily Vitamin 💊

Silence sometimes means you have a choice on what to say, and you choose to speak WITH the sound that silence makes.

Above All Else

 

Just Breathe

 

Iron Sharpens Iron

The people who you most greatly influence are the people most like you. That said, what are three characteristics of the people you want on your team? 

Now, look at those three characteristics and examine yourself. Do you hold those qualities? If so, then you will not attract what you want, but you will attract who you are.

Working For Your Good

You have to believe that no matter what it looks like in your physical, it’s turning around for you!

💜 Love Conquers All

In this re-creation there is no distinction between Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian and conqueror, or slave and free because the Anointed is the whole and dwells in us all. [13] Put up with one another. Forgive. Pardon any offenses against one another, as the Lord has pardoned you, because you should act in kind. [14] But above all these, put on love! Love is the perfect tie to bind these together. [15] Let your hearts fall under the rule of the Anointed's peace (the peace you were called to as one body), and be thankful.

Your Value Is Affirmed

Do not allow someone else’s value of your worth become your downfall. Remain confident, humble, and free. Rise ABOVE all noise, and SOAR into your destiny! 

Clothed in Christ

To die to self, is to become one with Christ. Who thought it not robbery to be equal with God. For IN God [alone] is life. This is the mindset that we must have. To exchange the temporal [morality] for the eternal [immorality]. For to die IS GAIN and to live IS CHRIST.

The Change Within

To cause massive change, one must realize that the change begins with them. 

Dawning of a New Day

A new days dawning and the climb begins. Not for the one who walks away but the one who sticks it out until the end. For them the harvest yields much fruit from the seed to harvesting.

IAmSHE

 

👂🏾Listen to Understand

Whenever we engage in conversation, listen to understand; not to debate.

Opportunity in Defeat

Sometimes opportunity appears as a moment of defeat. Victory comes in ones ability to recognize potential as a win in rising.

Guided to Fulfillment

Become so determined, that if you have to go in a way you knew not before, do just that. For He who has chosen you for the journey ahead will help you get to your place of fulfillment.

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🦅 Spread Your Wings

Time Well Invested

Time is the highest currency in the Earth. When managed appropriately, the return on investment (ROI) speaks for itself. 

Love and Unity

There are many things that we are called to do. Many people who we are assigned to. Yet, the greatest gift of all that we can be, is that of love and unity. 

✨His Glory Is Enough

Place your hope in His glory, because that is more than enough.

From Mundane to Eternal

When your tastes change from things it’s used to, elevate and shift your mental. From the mundane to the eternal. For the more that is required of you.

What’s Yours Endures

What belongs to you will always remain. Sit back and wait for the manifestation to come. 

🙏🏾 Focus, Pray, Persist

You have what it takes to push through. Just remain focused, stay prayed up, celebrate minor accomplishments, and continue to reach for the goal that has been set.

Wednesday Vitamin 💊

After a day of productivity, rest is necessary!

Ladies! You’re Invited

You’re invited to this years IAmSHE Virtual Women’s Conference. Join our Global Network of Women on the Move Facebook Group for access

https://www.facebook.com/groups/welwomenonthemove/?ref=share_group_link&exp=93fa

Then remember ALWAYS to

~Be Empowered & LIVE~

💰Servant, Not Master

Money is not the root of evil. The LOVE of it is. Money is a tool; a resource designed to help with costs, bless others, and provide a better way of living. Love not the world and neither the things therein. The lust of the eyes, the lust of the flesh, and the pride of life. THESE are what leads on a downward path. These are what causes mankind to sin.

Monday Vitamin 💊

Trust Him even when you cannot trace Him. Look around and you will see His grace at work.

Sunday Vitamin 💊

Sometimes it’s right in front of us and we don’t want to see. The problem, the solution, the betrayal, the execution. Open your eyes! Stand guard and be free! Be wise in the Lord and you will maintain victory.

Saturday Vitamin 💊

There are NO failures in life; just roads to journey on. The ones you decide to travel will determine the lessons learned. Yet, all roads lead to destiny. The way that looks rests with you alone. 

There are no failures in life…..

Just turns that contribute to what your future holds.

Friday Vitamin 💊

Cherish the help that God sends. Listen to, be mindful of, and accept the help that is received. You are not an island. We are many moving parts, and each one is necessary for the body to,

~Be Empowered & LIVE~

Thursday Vitamin 💊

 Silent Moves 

Equal Loud Results

Tuesday Vitamin 💊

The Word of the Lord is the Word of the Lord. It SHALL NOT return unto Him void! God speaks and it is so! For God is not a man that He can lie, and neither is He the son of man that He can repent. 

The Lord is hastening His Word to perform it. So, lift up your heads oh ye gates, and be ye lifted up ye everlasting doors, for the KING of GLORY shall come in!

SOUL FAST Day Thirteen: Simplicity

 SIMPLICITY 

Here’s what I want you to do: 

Find a quiet, secluded place so you won’t be tempted to role-play before God. Just be there as simply and honestly as you can manage. The focus will shift from you to God, and you will begin to sense His grace (Matthew 6:6). 

It’s essential that we don’t get distracted by “dos” and “don’ts,” but remain focused on the power of hoping and believing in Christ as evidenced by our love for one another. Simplicity does not mean that things are simpler or less demanding. It means that anything superfluous and not needed is discarded and replaced by what is necessary. The Bible states over and over that it is not sacrifice but obedience the Lord seeks—and our love walk demonstrates that obedience. 

We know we are led of the Spirit when we choose love. Keep it simple. Walk in love. This is how you will uncover your authentic self, created in the image of love. Just be yourself before God, for God loves you just as you are! And being yourself before Him is how you can love Him in return. Love being yourself. True religion is real living; living with all one’s soul, with all one’s goodness and righteousness. —Albert Einstein

ACTION STEPS 

• How does the geography of your soul look? Do you need to establish order, repair the power lines, or just mend some fences? Make a list of what these are and begin to address them immediately. 
• Today, feed your soul by pursuing the simplicity demonstrated by Christ —demonstrate love. List some practical things you can do to show this. 

You have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart (1 Peter 1:22 NKJV).

Monday Vitamin 💊

People who are leaders move proactively. We plan, implement, then execute. Progressive people are proactive NOT reactive. You CAN be at the front of the line. The decision to excel is yours to make. No more delay!

Friday Vitamin 💊

Life is TOO LONG to live with regrets! So laugh more, explore, and reach for all that’s within your reach. You owe it to yourself to,

~Be Empowered & LIVE~

SOUL FAST Day Twelve: Discipline

 DISCIPLINE

Exercise daily in God—no spiritual flabbiness, please! Workouts in the gymnasium are useful, but a disciplined life in God is far more so, making you fit both today and forever (1 Timothy 4:7-8). 

The key to a successful, prosperous life is discipline. Paul emphasized the importance of discipline in almost every letter he wrote. In the Book of Acts he said, “I always exercise and discipline myself…to have a clear (unshaken, blameless) conscience, void of offense toward God and toward men” (Acts 24:16 AMP). Paul wrote Timothy declaring: “God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline” (2 Tim. 1:7 NLT). 

Peter also wrote about discipline: 

“So don’t lose a minute in building on what you’ve been given, complementing your basic faith with…alert discipline” (2 Pet. 1:5). 

A disciplined life in God will produce the fruit of the Spirit: “love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and selfcontrol” (Gal. 5:22-23 NLT). Discipline will empower you to become and to do the extraordinary. 

Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just acts, temperate by doing temperate acts, brave by doing brave acts. —Aristotle

ACTION STEPS  

• How do we exercise a disciplined life in God? 
• Paul said the discipline of God is not so much about what we choose not to do, but more about what we choose to do. Make a list of things you can actively choose to do for God. 
• Discipline starts in the mind. For every negative thought or negative word you think or speak today, commit to give $1.00 to a charity of your choice.

Get out there and walk—better yet, run—on the road God called you to travel. …Do this with humility and discipline—not in fits and starts, but steadily, pouring yourselves out for each other in acts of love (Ephesians 4:1-3).

Thursday Vitamin 💊

The greatest battles are fought within. Only choose whether they should involve those who are on the outside of your own skin. When the greater cause of the issue has nothing to do with another; but all to do with an inward battle. You are where it starts and ends.

The Nature of the Soul: The Essence of You

by Dr. Cindy Trimm

“The soul is that aspect of your whole being that correlates, integrates, and enlivens everything going on in the various dimensions of your self— things like your appetites, ambitions, thoughts, and motivations. It’s what makes you, you. 

Disaster happens when your soul becomes organized around feelings. A negative feeling or prevailing mood can spread into your whole life; like a red towel in a load of white clothes—it bleeds on everything. 

However, God also gave you emotions that would incline you to enjoy participating in life—as well as to turn you away from desires that could keep you in bondage and morph into full-blown lusts. 

The key isn’t to deny or repress your feelings—but to control them. As you explore the nature of the soul this week, your characteristics of authenticity are connected to the themes of Becoming, Restoring, Resting, Imaging, and Sensing. 

The soul isn’t something you have, but rather who you are. Becoming your authentic self— your true soul—will take a considerable amount of this day’s characteristic—Discipline. 

The key to Restoring your soul is living what you believe in every dimension of your life. This is possible when your life is defined by the characteristic of Simplicity.

Resting allows your soul to recharge and connect back to God. The characteristic linked to Resting is Uniqueness. Take time to rest and thank God for making you uniquely you. 

Imaging means representing God on this earth—showing the world His image in you—and one of the most powerful ways you can do this is through your unique, God-given Passion. 

Everyone has feelings and relates to the world largely through Sensing— their ability to feel. However, the soul should never be controlled by emotions. Instead, learn to embrace God’s Joy, which should define your authentic life. When you are characterized by joy, you’re living out of who you really are!”

Wednesday Vitamin 💊

The Lord wants you to know that,

“You ARE loved! You ARE healed! You ARE graced! You ARE free! You ARE chosen! You ARE blessed. You have safety in ME! You are MORE THAN ENOUGH, YOU HAVE PERMISSION TO BE! You are because GOD IS. So, be YOU authentically”.

SOUL FAST Day Eleven: Goodness

GOODNESS 

Each person has inside a basic decency and goodness. If he listens to it and acts on it, he is giving a great deal of what it is the world needs most. It is not complicated but it takes courage. It takes courage for a person to listen to his own goodness and act on it. —Pablo Casals 

Paul posed one of the most compelling questions when he challenged the Romans: 

You surely don’t think much of God’s wonderful goodness or of His patience and willingness to put up with you. Don’t you know that the reason God is good to you is because He wants you to turn to Him? 

(Romans 2:4 CEV) 

It is the goodness of God that leads to repentance. It is only because of God’s goodness that we can have any hope of being good ourselves. One of the most detoxifying things you can do for your soul is to turn to God and repent. When you turn away from thoughts and habits that are contrary to the Spirit of Christ, and instead turn toward God and His ways, you become “rich in goodness.” As Paul told the Romans: 

“You yourselves are rich in goodness, amply filled with all [spiritual] knowledge” (Rom. 15:14 AMP).

Get reacquainted with your authentic self. Determine to be filled with God’s goodness, and to express it. After the knowledge of, and obedience to, the will of God, the next aim must be to know something of His attributes of wisdom, power, and goodness as evidenced by His handiwork. —James Prescott Joule

ACTION STEPS 

• Examine your life, your habits, your heart, and your thoughts: Are they an expression of the life of Christ in you, “rich in goodness”? 
• How might these things be different if they consisted of “every form of goodness”?  
• Think of one negative thing you can replace with something positive. 

For the fruit…of the Light or the Spirit [consists] in every form of kindly goodness, uprightness of heart, and trueness of life (Eph. 5:9 AMP).

Tuesday Vitamin 💊

 When permanent decisions are made from temporary situations, it leaves the playing field vulnerable for unforeseen attacks. Patience is the only thing that will counteract that. 

SOUL FAST Day Ten: Peace

PEACE

Whoever wants to embrace life and see the day fill up with good, here’s what you do: 

Say nothing evil or hurtful; snub evil and cultivate good; run after peace for all you’re worth. God looks on all this with approval…but He turns His back on those who do evil things (1 Peter 3:10-12). 

If a state of peace is essential for health and prosperity to flourish in a nation, how much more in our individual lives? For this reason Paul told Timothy to pray for “all who are in authority so that we can live peaceful and quiet lives marked by godliness and dignity” (1 Tim. 2:2 NLT). 

This week practice peace: 

“Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace” 

(Col. 3:15 NIV). 

How do you practice peace? How do you let the peace of Christ rule in your heart? I leave you with these instructions given by the apostle Peter: Summing up: Be agreeable, be sympathetic, be loving, be compassionate, be humble. That goes for all of you, no exceptions. No retaliation. No sharp-tongued sarcasm. Instead, bless—that’s your job, to bless. You’ll be a blessing and also get a blessing (1 Peter 3:8-9). If there is light in the soul, there will be beauty in the person. If there is beauty in the person, there will be harmony in the house. If there is harmony in the house, there will be order in the nation. If there is order in the nation, there will be peace in the world. —Chinese Proverb

ACTION STEPS 

1. Mohandas Gandhi said, “Each one of us has to find his peace from within. And peace to be real must be unaffected by outside circumstances.” Jesus said, “Let not your heart be troubled” (John 14:1 NKJV). Think of some practical things you can do in your life today to manifest peace. 
2. Focus on allowing the peace of Christ to rule in your heart. When Christ’s peace rules your inner world, how will that affect your outer world? 
3. Be willing to let go of whatever does not produce peace. Pray, and write down anything the Spirit brings to your mind.

This core holy people will not do wrong. They won’t lie, won’t use words to flatter or seduce. Content with who they are and where they are, unanxious, they’ll live at peace (Zephaniah 3:12-13).

Monday Vitamin 💊

Live in peace, walk in unity, and share God’s love.

SOUL FAST Day Nine: Balance

BALANCE 

For he who has once entered [God’s] rest also has ceased from [the weariness and pain] of human labors 

(Hebrews 4:10 AMP)

One of the primary reasons for pursuing a Soul Fast is to regain balance in life. What is life balance? It can be hard to describe exactly. A balanced life will look different to different people. But I’m sure we would all agree what it feels like when your life is out of balance! I believe that is why many of you are on this Soul Fast journey. You are seeking balance. A balanced life is about prioritizing the many activities and responsibilities involved in living—work, home, health, parenting, finances, marriage, etc.—and framing them in such a way that you do not lose touch with yourself in the process. And then, when life throws you a curveball, you are still able to hit a homerun. Creating balance requires taking a deep breath and finding time in an otherwise busy schedule to nurture yourself and others. Balance is not only about prioritizing what you do, but is also about getting adequate rest. As with wholeness, this comes when you put your entire life into God’s hands and allow Him to lead. When your priorities are right, you will feel less stressed and more blessed. Gaining balance for me began by seeking the Kingdom of God and making His will a priority

 (see Matt. 6:33)

If whatever you do is done “as unto the Lord”—with a grateful heart—not seeking anything but to please God, you will find your life naturally lining up with God’s perfect will and infused by His perfect peace If you are first and foremost honoring God with your every thought and deed, then His peace, joy, and rest will always be near at hand. Remember, this is God’s will concerning you! Opening your whole being to be an instrument and voice from God, takes something from you as you allow God to work through you, pouring yourself out; empowerment from the Spirit is a rhythm of work and rest. —Marlaena Cochran 

ACTION STEPS 

This week, I encourage you to read Hebrews 4:1-11  

1. How does it feel to rest in God? 
2. What do you need to change in your daily routine to bring true balance?

Bless the Lord, oh my soul, and forget not all His benefits: who forgives all your iniquities, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from destruction, who crowns you with loving kindness and tender mercies, who satisfies your mouth with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s (Psalms 103:2-5 NKJV).

Friday Vitamin 💊

Meekness is not weakness! Your ability to show grace to others when they do not the same for you is an inner strength that you were gifted with, and it will always speak volumes.

SOUL FAST Day Eight: Wholeness

Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God’s wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It’s wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life (Philippians 4:6-7). 

When I pause to consider the course of my life, I conclude that it was divinely orchestrated to bring me to a place of wholeness. Denying, rejecting, judging, or hiding from any aspect of your total being creates pain and results in a lack of wholeness. You cannot adjust what you are not prepared to address. 

You are the sum total of all your experiences—good and bad. Wholeness represents a total integration of every facet of your life’s experiences. It is the only way to live with congruency, interconnectedness, and completeness. 

You can only be complete if your heart is not divided between blame and acceptance. Wholeness requires you to accept responsibility for what you choose to let inhabit your heart. 

The one quality that authentic people have is their willingness to take responsibility for their life. When you allow faith and forgiveness to liberate and heal your soul, you will be well on your way to living on the summit of wholeness. 

Allow God’s Spirit to bring healing to your heart, wholeness to your soul, and that degree of completion we all long for. Paul told the Colossians, “You are complete in Him” (Col. 2:10 NKJV). 

Nothing can cure the soul but the senses, just as nothing can cure the senses but the soul. —Oscar Wilde

ACTION STEPS 

1. Identify your most pressing concerns. What causes you to lie awake at night and worry? What distracts you and causes you to furrow your brow throughout the day? Who or what have you allowed to steal your peace? 
2. Make a commitment to yourself to never wish things did not happen. Accept, learn, and grow from every experience.  
3. Take responsibility by shaping every irritation, offense, anxiety, or doubt into a prayer. Write down what you notice happens as a result. Who are you able to forgive? How will this affect your network of relationships?

May God Himself, the God who makes everything holy and whole, make you holy and whole, put you together—spirit, soul, and body—and keep you fit for the coming of our Master, Jesus Christ (1 Thessalonians 5:23).

Thursday Vitamin 💊

With all that demands our attention, let us try to worry less. Trust in the process. Settle your heart and mind, and rest your hope in the Master’s plan.