Can't Stop

Yesterday, I came across this simple yet powerful quote: “If you can’t stop thinking about it, don’t stop working for it” and it made me really think about it. If you can't stop, then don't stop but do something about it.

There are two key words that strike me immediately when reading this statement and it is thinking and working. What is it that you are constantly thinking about? What are you continuously talking about? What consumes your thoughts? What are the things that are taking space in your mind? These are very important questions to ask yourself because ultimately that will lead to your passion; what really burns inside of you.  Once you’ve figured out that very thing or things that you can’t stop thinking about then the next question is: What are you doing about it? Are you working toward it? Are you working for it? Sometimes we get stuck at this point. We just think about it, we just wish upon it but in order to achieve it, you must reach for it. Action must be taken and action requires mobility and hard work!

Photo Credit: Esben Bøg Jensen

I encourage you today that no matter what you have in your heart, and in your mind; work hard and push forward until you see it come into existence. Dreams are sowed in our heads, nurtured in our hearts and reaped through our hard work. You want to see your dreams blossom into a beautiful reality? Work hard! I wish it were easier but there are no shortcuts or easy way out. As I heard once, the way to success is by taking the stairs, not the elevator. "There is no elevator to success, you have to take the stairs". The elevator experience will never give you a true perspective of your journey.  As you’re taking the stairs to your place of destiny, enjoy the ride and the beautiful and not so beautiful scenery, for they are experiences that will mold you and shape you into the person you need to be in order to deliver the task you were called to do.

Remember if you can't stop, don't stop because there is a greater purpose that awaits you!

Be Encouraged, Be Blessed!

Landy Perez-Feliciano ♥

 

 

 

 

Start Right

I think I am having a change of heart with respect to Mondays. 99.9% of people hate Mondays; let’s face it, we all wish it was still the weekend.  Poor Mondays get bashed with cruel comments and bad attitudes because it represents the beginning of a new work week.  But recently, I’ve grown to understand the purpose of this day and the importance of starting your day right!

I can almost assure you that although I still do not love Mondays, (love is such a strong word) I do not despise it.  I look forward to starting the work week right.  You are given an unbelievable power that many do not know they possess; you get to set the tone to what the rest of the week will be for you.  Isn’t that awesome?  When you have the right attitude, life runs so much smoother than when you’re acting like a scrooge.  I’m not saying that every Monday for the rest of your life is going to be pure joy; of course we are going to have our days, we’re humans. What I am saying is that your attitude plays a big part of how your day will be.  If you choose to have a good day regardless of what happens, chances are your day will be good.  If you start each week with the right attitude and declare that it will be a blessed, purposeful and productive week, it will be just that. There is power in what you declare and there is also power in your actions. 
 

 

Let every Monday be your Motivation! Your motivation to complete your goals for the week, your motivation to get one step closer to your dreams, your motivation to be inspiring to others; that’s what your mindset should be.  Look at it this way; every Monday you have a brand new opportunity to get it right if it wasn’t last week.  You have a new opportunity to go back to the ‘drawing board’ and correct what was wrong and come back stronger than ever.  You have the opportunity to maximize on new opportunities that God is giving you. The possibilities are endless when you take advantage of a brand new start, that’s what Mondays can offer you; a fresh start.

Are you excited yet?  I don’t expect you to be jumping up and down and scream out loud: I love Mondays like a maniac!! I’m sure your co-workers will be looking at you very strangely but I do hope that you are able to grasp the essence of my message. If you start right, you’ll end right and that’s precisely what we should do every week, start right.  At the end of each work week, we should be able to look back and say; I had a blessed, purposeful and productive week because I decided to start the week right!

In your mouth is the power to bless or curse.  Change your attitude and bless your Mondays because by doing so, you are blessing the beginning of your work week and whatever projects you have set out to do that week. Declare God’s blessing over your life in general.  Want to have a blessed week? Start to declare that Mondays are a blessing and you will see that the Monday blessing will trickle down to every day of the week. And by the time the week is over, you will have seen that not only Monday was a blessing but Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. That is how you have a blessed week.

Have you had a change of heart yet?

Be Encouraged, Be Blessed

Landy Perez-Feliciano ♥

Keys that unlock worship

Sometimes we get so overwhelmed over things that happen in our lives that are totally out of our control.  It is at that moment when we have a choice to make.  What are we going to do?  Are we going to dwell on our circumstances or are we going to worship God?  That is where true worship begins, when we are able to give an honest and true worship to our Creator, despite what we may be going through.  No wonder the bible says that He is looking for people who will worship him in Spirit and in truth, meaning that there are those who "worship" but it's enough.  God is looking for people who can really push through their situation and give Him the best. It's all or nothing!

Ruth Rodriguez is a friend who was introduced to me by my husband and she has been such a blessing to my life.  Talk about someone who can provoke the floodgates of heaven to be opened and allow God's presence to take over a space.  I'm talking about someone who is passionate about worship despite the hiccups she has encountered along the way, in this journey called life. Ruthy as we call her is a woman of God with a heart of worship.  That is all God is looking for, someone who can surrender completely to Him and can say: Lord, use me.

When God has a calling over someone's life, there is nothing that can stop it and no one who can detain it.  It is written not by man, but by God.  And this young woman has been so instrumental in the christian music industry. She's been able to bless a lot ministries with her many talents such as being a producer, songwriter, musician and vocalalist. She also currently is the Associate Pastor and Youth Pastor at The People's Tabernacle of Worship church in New Jersey and God is lifting her up in a mighty way through the word as well.

What really captivates me about Ruthy is not her many gifts and abilities but it is her sensibility, her passion will always outweigh any obstacles that may try to hinder her along the way.  And that is a great lesson to be learned.  You can still carve out to what will be a great legacy on earth no matter what curve balls life has thrown at you. One thing she says is: "Don't feel sorry for me, let's focus on the strength." And today I say to you, don't feel sorry for yourself, get up! God wants to do great things in you, through you and for you.

When we surrender ourselves completely to the Lord and say to him: I am yours, use me as you please, you will begin to see God take you to places where you never imagined you would be. But it all begins with a willing heart that is completely and utterly willing to get lost in worship.  When we realize how powerful worship is in our lives and understand that worship is the golden key that allows us to unlock the blessings from above, we will start to see unbelievable things happen.

Through worship we receive our breakthrough, through worship we receive healing, through worship our lives are changed. Worship is everything!  Understand that you have been given a golden key to unlock blessings that are reserved just for you, they carry your name and only through worship will you be able to see the complete fulfillness of them in your life.

Your circumstance shouldn't break you, it should make you. -Ruth Rodriguez

Be Encouraged, Be Blessed!

Landy Perez-Feliciano ♥