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January 27, 2008
We often hear discussions about auras, energies and energetic balance. Let’s take a closer look at this interesting topic, which is not explored deeply enough. So, what is the secret of this healing power?
What are Reiki energies? Reiki is the energy that supports life and represents natural healing system. Japanese word ‘Reiki’ is translated as Universal Life Energy. Reiki has nothing in common with hypnosis or any other psychotechnics. Reiki is a natural, safe therapy that is widely used in Asian medicine, they can not harm anyone.
Reiki energy accelerates processes of healing at fractures and injuries. Reiki sessions are recommended for recovery of organ functioning affected by different diseases. Reiki is widely used for healing back and joints pain. Reiki energy is transferred though Master’s hands during the healing session.
Human being is a complex energetic system. Energetic centers, also called chakras, are important elements of the human bioenergetics. Throughout them energies are able to enter the body. Chakras supply all organs with the life energy though meridians and channels. Each physical organ receives energy from corresponding chakra for normal functioning.
According to Hindu and Buddhist literature there are 88 000 of charkas in the body, 7 are the main once. Word ‘chakra’ means ‘wheel’ in Sanskrit language. ‘Wheel’ can rotate faster of slower, depending on the energy level in human body. Imbalance and blocking of chakra provokes disease of the physical organ.
How this can be explained from the scientific point of view? Our brain together with the nervous system is the main engine in the physical body. As we all know our nervous system conducts electrical signal. Right at this point we are talking about the energy. Our body produces the heat, we interact with the light and sound, our DNA vibrates 54 ? 78 billion cycles /sec. As you could see our body interacts with all these different types of energy.
If we will look at the charkas diagram, everything becomes clear. Chakras are located in the same plases as the main neuroplexes, and they affect directly nervous system and glands of endocrine system that release hormones into the bloodstream. And it is a common knowledge that nervous system and hormones can seriously affect human body.
1st chakra is the Pelvic Plexus in nervous system and sex glands in endocrine system 2nd chakra is Sciatic Plexus in nervous system and sex glands in endocrine system 3rd chakra is Solar Plexus in nervous system and pancreatic gland + adrenal glands in endocrine system 4th chakra is Plexus in nervous system and thyroid gland in endocrine system 5th chakra is Cervical Plexus in nervous system and thymus gland in endocrine system 6th chakra is Brain and pineal gland in endocrine system 7th chakra is Brain
By balancing chakras we restore balance of all systems in human body.
Reiki energy flows through special channels and meridians in the body that are closely associated with human nervous system. The locations where this flow can be felt are called acupuncture points. Reiki works just like acupuncture technique, but without needles. This is the unique trait of the method of work with energy.
Practical use of energies provides overwhelming results. Let’s review just a few of them.
Case 1. 9 your old boy asked to help him with fracture of his wrist. To the surprise of his doctor plaster was removed after just 3 weeks instead of expected 6 weeks.
Case 2. Spine problem that lasted 15 years and caused pains every day ceased.
Case 3. Inveterate knee-joint injury with increase of leg volume and pains in joint that hindered walking stopped causing trouble. It allowed driving a car again. The leg restored its original volume.
There are many other cases where Reiki energy was effective in helping to resolve physical problems.
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January 23, 2008
‘The Lord has protected me by using my dog,’ says Alan, age 10. ‘Once a dog almost bit me, but my boxer chased him away. God helps me hide from things, and he helps me by letting my dad be a cop.’
You’ve got a boxer, and your dad is a cop. Why hide from anything?
Even a mighty warrior like King David learned how to hide. What separates the brave from the cowardly is the place of hiding. David wrote in Psalm 27 that even though enemies threatened to eat up his flesh, he would hide in the secret place of God’s tabernacle.
Only one place guarantees protection in times of trouble — God’s presence. Any other hiding place is a sham. When you abide in God’s presence, you’ll have peace beyond explanation in the midst of crisis. Instead of a panic attack, determine before the crisis to have a faith attack. Remember Job’s response when disaster struck? ‘Though (God) slay me, yet will I trust him’ (Job 13:15).
When we think about God’s protection, how many of us consider the simple things? ‘God has given me a roof over my head, food on my plate, water in my cup and the most loving family a girl could ever have,’ says Lauren, 11. ‘I thank the Lord from the bottom of my heart! I love you, God!’
Lauren, thanks for reminding us of God’s faithfulness to provide basic necessities. Getting enough food is a major problem for many. Most people in America have never known hunger. Many suffer from eating too much food. Giving thanks to God at mealtimes is a wonderful way to remind us of God’s daily provision.
‘God protected me when I was swimming at a hotel,’ says Frances, 9. ‘I almost died because I was drowning. My mom thought I was faking, but I wasn’t. I tried to swim, but I couldn’t. Then, I started swimming.
”Praise the Lord,’ I said. Then, I went out of the pool and didn’t swim anymore. I was so happy I didn’t drown to death. My mom heard about it. She made me go in the pool again.’
I worked as a lifeguard one summer. Sometimes, it’s hard to tell if someone is in trouble. Frances, even though your mom failed to recognize your distress, God heard your cry. Although your mom didn’t recognize your trouble, she clearly saw that a fear of water could haunt you for life. She had the wisdom to send you back into the water.
Unrealistic fears have a way of immobilizing us. Often, it’s the anticipation of something we dread that drives us crazy more than the thing itself. We imagine the worst.
Going to the dentist is one of those imagination-run-wild things for a lot of people. Joshua, 9, even asked for prayer: ‘I have an upcoming dentist appointment. Pray for me because I am going to have three teeth filled.’
The first step in facing fear is to humble ourselves before God. Praying and asking for prayer allows us to release our fears to God and to cling to his protection and provision. Grab onto God’s promises like a life preserver thrown to you in the middle of the ocean (or a hotel pool). Cling, and you won’t drown.
Think about this: God’s promise of protection often comes packaged as an exhortation like the one Moses gave the Israelites at the Red Sea. Whether you’re fighting to get out of the water or waiting to get through the water, God will protect you if you rely on him.
Memorize this truth: ‘Do not be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord’ (Exodus 14:13).
Ask this question: When you face a crisis, where do you place your confidence?
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There is a buffer zone where we can let our imaginations loose. No guilt or repercussions from thought in a place that we all know of and to which no one has the keys to…dreams my friends are the place for that.
We all know that life is what we make of it and I can attest to that. Life is shaped by many different forces acting on your psyche to produce what we see, feel, and act. The psyche determines how we view the world. If we keep a negative view of the world that will be our lot to view everything in black and white and to act it out and have it acted upon us. If we believe in the positive then we can view the world with different eyes; to see the world in the living color that our imaginations take us. Forms of dream representations (myth) are made in our daily attitudes.
For example when we are sleep deprived we become easily agitated, thus getting the full amount of sleep and attaining the dream state you become more aware and positive. Although some people are plagued by nightmares, this type of dream is a bi?product of our daily life. I can plainly say that when I have a terrible day my dreams are not the greatest of dreams but more in the nightmare category. The things that we hold onto in daily life contribute to our feelings in the night. If we look at dreams rationally there is no need to be afraid of a nightmare but our spiritual minds are at work when we dream. The spiritual mind holds myth; like the myth of dying in your dreams and it becoming a reality. Death from a dream is not so far fetched when we think of how are mind controls every aspect of our life; from our heads to our toes the brain has dominion. We can kill with our minds. This is the myth of dream and since I have no answers to the question of dreams or death the myth is further perpetuated. Dealing with it all we know that dreams come in many forms from D?j? vu to that dread you feel in your stomach. Thus how can one say that dream is not part of life or that you can?t make your dreams a reality?
‘He who has a dream will surely die for it’…it states in the Bible. I see that verse played out everyday before my eyes; the thing is that dreams are pure forms of thought and emotion. Thus that verse is stating since we are all dying since birth, that we should take the initiative to make our dreams our reality. To feel wholly with mind body and spirit is what people will die for…the term is nirvana to feel no more suffering from conflicting thoughts.
Dreams come to reality just as fast as nightmares so remember when going through your daily walk to have a glad heart and not let the worry over take you, that is when the nightmare begins. So as a good buddy of mine said ‘Do not fret’! Also as my father said ‘Think Positive’ and good things are sure to come your way in making your dreams a reality.
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January 20, 2008
Some preachers, especially the authorities of the Roman Catholic Church, insist that the Bible can’t be the sole guide to salvation because according to them, it does not contain all the truth necessary for eternal salvation, just like what is written on the book, ‘My Catholic Faith’ by Rev. Louis LaRavoire Morrow:
The Bible cannot be the sole guide to Salvation …
3. The bible does not contain all the truth necessary for eternal salvation (My Catholic Faith, p. 123)
According to them, the truth about Christ that was written on the Bible is not complete, and that they learn the whole Christ not from the Bible, as it was written on the book, ‘The Spirit of Catholism’:
… I learn the complete christ, not from the Bible. (The Spirit of Catholism, p. 57)
However, we can’t just accept this doctrine without examining it. And if we will just read their statements about the Bible without examining the Bible, we will end up believing them. We should not forget that we are commanded not to believe the teachings of anyone immediately but we should test them first if they are of God:
1Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. (I John 4:1, NIV)
How can we know that their teachings came from God?
Well. It’s just easy to know it. We already know that the words of God are written on the Holy Bible, and therefore those teachings that go against the Holy Bible are not coming from God, and those teachings that go in parallel with the truth written on the Bible are the teachings of God.
Now, let us ask the Holy Bible: Is it true that the Bible can’t be the sole guide to Salvation? Apostle Paul answered:
15 and that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. (II Timothy 3:15, NKJV)
According to the Apostle Paul, the Holy Scriptures or we call it the Bible, can make us wise for salvation. In other words, the Bible can lead us to salvation. But how could the Bible lead us to salvation? From that verse, Apostle Paul said that it is through our faith to Christ.
But they said that the Holy Bible does not contain the complete truth about Christ. So, how can we believe Christ if we do not know who He is and what He is?
It is true that Christ did many things and many of those things were not written down, because according to Apostle John, ‘if every one of them were written down, …even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written’ (John 21:25, ibid). But, are the things recorded on the Holy Bible enough for us to believe Christ and gain salvation? Apostle John said:
30Jesus did many other miraculous signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. 31But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name. (John 20:30, ibid)
Yes. Apostle John’s answer is clear that those things recorded on the Holy Bible is enough for us to believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing we will receive the promised salvation.
That’s why, Apostle Paul taught the members of the true Church of Christ not to go beyond what is written.
6Now, brothers, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, so that you may learn from us the meaning of the saying, ‘Do not go beyond what is written.’ Then you will not take pride in one man over against another. (I Corinthians 4:6, ibid)
And they are reminded not to add anything nor take away words from what have been written and those who add or take words away from what are recorded will receive punishment from God.
18I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds anything to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book. 19And if anyone takes words away from this book of prophecy, God will take away from him his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book. (Revelation 22:18-19, ibid)
Therefore, it is not true that the Bible cannot be the sole guide to salvation, because the Bible can make us wise for salvation. It is not also true that the Bible does not contain the complete truth about Christ, because what are written on the Bible is enough for us to believe Christ and be saved through our faith in Him.
So, if you want to be saved on the day of judgment, believe in the truth recorded on the Bible, just like what the members of the true Church of Christ did.
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About the Author:
Sustines E. Laplana (SELaplana: http://www.selaplana.com) is the first Pinoy Blogger and EMarketer in Southern Leyte, Philippines who blogs on Technology, Society and Review/Promotions of products.
January 19, 2008
I am wondering if the members of the Roman Catholic Church are aware on the truth about the Halloween in which they are celebrating every year.
According to the Wikipedia, this celebration is being held on the night of October 31:
Halloween is an observance celebrated on the night of October 31, most notably by children dressing in costumes and going door-to-door collecting sweets or money. (Wikipedia.Org)
And that Halloween is originally a pagan festival.
Halloween originated in Ireland as the pagan Celtic harvest festival, Samhain. Irish, Scots and other immigrants brought older versions of the tradition to North America in the 19th century. Most other Western countries have embraced Halloween as a part of American pop culture in the late 20th century. (ibid)
Today, Catholics and other Christian community might wonder why this pagan festival is now celebrated by Christians. Did the Apostles and the members of the first century Church of Christ celebrated this holiday but was not recorded on the Bible or was just part of their tradition? Well, just as what has been revealed above, this celebration is originally a pagan festival. The Apostle and the first century Church of Christ didn’t celebrate it. It became a Christian celebration when Christian missionaries adopted it as if it is already a Christian celebration.
The holiday was a day of religious festivities in various northern European pagan traditions, until it was appropriated by Christian missionaries and given a Christian interpretation. (ibid)
In other words, Halloween is a Christianized pagan celebration.
But do we think true Christians are free to celebrate Halloween? Is celebrating this pagan or heathen celebration in accordance to the will of God?
It is recorded in the Holy Bible, that Apostle Paul urged his brethren in the true Church of Christ that they should not live as heathen:
‘17So this I say and solemnly testify in [the name of] the Lord [as in His presence], that you must no longer live as the heathen (the Gentiles) do in their perverseness [in the folly, vanity, and emptiness of their souls and the futility] of their minds. (Ephesians 4:17, Amplified Bible)’
Celebrating the pagan or heathen rituals or feasts means living as heathen. But, why should we, the true Christian, avoid those heathen celebrations? From that verse again, it is clear that celebrating heathen celebration like Halloween is stupid and those who did it are godless people:
‘17As a follower of the Lord, I order you to stop living like stupid, godless people. (Ephesians 4:17, Contemporary English Version)’
Not only that, this kind of celebration is ungodly and the people who did this are hopelessly confused.
‘17With the Lord?s authority let me say this: Live no longer as the ungodly[a] do, for they are hopelessly confused.(Ephesians 4:17, New Living Translation)’
That’s the reason why the Apostles didn’t teach Halloween to the members of the true Church of Christ, and that the members of the true Church of Christ do not celebrate Halloween, because it is God’s will not to live like heathen.
Let us just leave those so-called Christians but celebrate Halloween, for they are not the true Christians. The true Christians are those members of the true Church of Christ and are not celebrating this kind of celebration.
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About the Author:
Sustines E. Laplana (SELaplana: http://www.selaplana.com ) is the first Pinoy Blogger and EMarketer in Southern Leyte, Philippines who blogs on Technology, Society and Review/Promotions of products.
January 11, 2008
THE word ?Prayer? expresses the largest and most comprehensive way to approach God. It gives importance to the ingredient of devotion. It is a relationship and interaction with God. It is enjoyment of God. It is access to God. ?Supplication? is a more controlled and more intense form of prayer, accompanied by a sense of personal need, limited to the seeking in an urgent manner the supply for a pressing need.
?Supplication? is the very soul of prayer in the way of pleading for some one thing, very much needed, and the need intensely felt.
?Intercession? is amplification in prayer; it is going out in broadness and fullness from ones self for others. Primarily, it does not center in praying for others, but refers to the freeness, boldness and childlike confidence in praying. It is the completeness of trusting influence in the soul?s approach to God, unlimited and unhesitating in its access and its demands. This influence and confident trust is to be used in prayer for others.
Prayer is always and everywhere an immediate and confiding approach to, and a request of, God the Father. In the prayer universal and perfect ?The Lord?s Prayer? [or as I like to refer to this prayer as ?The Family Prayer?], as the pattern of all praying, it is ?Our Father, Who art in Heaven.? At the grave of Lazarus, Jesus lifted up His eyes and said, ?Father.? In His pastoral prayer, Jesus lifted up His eyes to Heaven, and said, ?Father.? Personal, familiar and fatherly was always His way of praying. Strong, instrumental, touching and tearful, was also His way of praying. Read these words of Paul: ?Who in the days of His flesh, when He had offered up prayers and supplications, with strong crying and tears, unto Him that was able to save Him from death, and was heard in that He feared? (Hebrews 5:7).
So it is the same elsewhere in the Holy Bible (James 1:5) we have ?asking? put into view as a prayer: ?If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all men liberally, and upbraiding [scolding somebody] not, and it shall be given him.?
?Asking of God? and ?receiving? from the Lord - direct request to God, immediate connection with God - that is true prayer.
The Holy Bible says in (John 5:13) this statement about prayer: ?And this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of Him.?
In (Phil. 4:6) we have these words about prayer: ?Be careful for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God.?
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The possibilities of prayer are gauged by faith in God?s ability to do. Faith is the one prime condition by which God works. Faith is the one prime condition by which man prays. Faith draws on God to its full extent. Faith gives character to prayer. A feeble faith has always brought forth feeble praying. Vigorous faith creates vigorous praying. Christ asks this pointed question, ?When the Son of Man cometh, shall He find faith on the earth?? For more info on prayer and faith please go to my blog at byfaith-enterprises.blogspot.com and leave a comment. For prayer or any questions you may have, leave the request in the comment section. Also sign-up and get your FREE eBook and Prayer Training Report. I have written a book called ?The Science of Prayer? and it is ready at, byfaith-enterprises.blogspot.com Keep praying to the Great I AM.
January 3, 2008
Today?s article is based on a little story Jesus told, you could call it a parable but was basically just an illustration.
Matthew 7:24-27 (NKJV)
(A) 24′Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: 25and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.
26′But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand: 27and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.’
If this is the first time you have read this scripture verse it may be scary to contemplate the outcome of a person who does not build his life upon the sayings of Jesus.
What is more scary is that people sit in churches all over the world, week after week and do not realize that Jesus is speaking to them. The most common understanding of this scripture is that when a person becomes a Christian that they have begun to build their life upon the rock and the sayings of Jesus. But this is not correct.
If you want to test that this is true in another person?s life just ask someone for money the next time you are in need. Jesus says:
Matthew 5:42 (NKJV)
42Give to him who asks you, and from him who wants to borrow from you do not turn away.
If the person that you ask is a Christian and they do not give to you or let you borrow from them they are not obeying the command of Jesus to do so.
Can you imagine a world that people didn?t preach Jesus to others but actually lived like Jesus in the world? Can you picture a world where Christians didn?t fight in a war to liberate a country but they actually prayed so much that the country?s leader was taken out of leadership by the people?
What would the world be like if you were hungry and the first person you approached gave you money or bought you some food?
Matthew 25:32-46 (New King James Version)
32All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. 33And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left. 34Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: 35for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; 36I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.’
37′Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink? 38When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You? 39Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ 40And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’
41′Then He will also say to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels: 42for I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink; 43I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.’
44′Then they also will answer Him,[a] saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?’ 45Then He will answer them, saying, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’ 46And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.’
Do we act like the righteous in this parable? When we see the hungry do we feed them? When we see someone in need of a drink do we buy it for them? Do we walk past the stranger in the street and ignore them when they need a place to live? Do we visit people we know in prison? Do we heal the sick by laying hands on them?
I ask you reader, do you do these things?
Many people assume that Jesus is not talking about them when He says this story and yet if you fulfil the deeds of the goats then you will not see the kingdom of heaven.
Let me tell you a story of mine.
About ten years ago I was walking down the Queen street mall in Brisbane. I had five dollars on me and an older man that looked like a homeless drunk approached me. I thought he was going to ask for money and I already had my answer ready for him as I only had a five dollar note and no change and I needed some of it for milk and bread.
He asked me, ?Have you got any money??
I said, ?No?
I had lied. I knew I lied and I was sorry for it, but it seemed too much of a hassle to go to a shop and change the money just for him and besides he was only going to spend it on more alcohol I thought.
He turned away from me and continued to walk down the mall. As I continued to walk Jesus said, ?What you do to the least of my brethren you do unto me? as a thought into my head.
Feeling strongly convicted I turned and ran after the man. He had gone around a telephone box some fifteen feet away and when I got there I was shocked that he had disappeared into thin air! There was simply no where he could have gone!
I was saddened by this and as I turned to continue on my way I asked the Lord what I had done wrong.
He said, ?Besides lying, you judged that man. You need to learn not to judge before I can use you more.?
I was strongly convicted and it wasn?t till later that I realized that the old man had been an angel sent to test me.
Are you building your house upon the sand? Is every person you see in need being touched by you? Are you talking the talk and not walking the walk?
The worst thing that can happen is that a person finds out we are a Christian and then have them see us not behaving like one. That must disappoint Jesus so much.
Matthew 13:22 (NKJV)
22Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.
In Matthew chapter 13 Jesus shares a parable about a sower. In this verse he describes the seed that fell on ground where thorns choked the word. Many times when we do not obey the teachings of Jesus it is because the cares of this world and our wanting to have the things this world has to offer get in the way.
Jesus says if we live in the world with all of its pleasures and we do not deny ourselves to become like Him then we will become unfruitful. And we all know what happens to a tree on a farm that is unfruitful for many seasons. Soon enough the farmer will pull it up and put another there to bear fruit.
James talks about the world like this:
James 4:4 (NKJ V)
4Adulterers and[a] adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
James says that we are committing spiritual adultery if we love the world and the things in it. He says quite clearly that friendship with the world is making for ourselves an enemy of God. James is writing to Christians here and he is giving a stern warning.
Living in the world is building your house upon the sand. Loving the things of this world more than loving the teachings of Jesus is dangerous. Denying someone that you know is in need, is placing yourself in a dangerous position when it comes to the day of judgement.
Do you want to build your house upon the rock?
Closing prayer:
Lord God, lead me into fresh understanding. Let me not be a person who loves the cares of this world and who loves the world but Father let me be one that loves you and all that your Son Jesus taught. Father today I give you my whole heart and I place my life in your hands, lead me to places in your love where I will be refreshed. Do not judge me Father, rather lead me slowly and surely into your green pastures where I can live and obey your Son?s teachings and where I can inherit your kingdom. In Jesus? name I ask. Amen.
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December 30, 2007
My great friend, mentor and awesome Motivational
Speaker-Singer and Author Willie Jolley,recently had the
great fortune to speak on the same platform with the
legendary basketball star Magic Johnson.
Willie was voted ‘Motivational Speaker Of The Year’
by the 170,000 members of Toastmasters International!
In winning this award, Willie joins Colin Powell,
Christopher Reeve, Les Brown and former Prime Minister,
Margaret Thatcher, of Great Britain.
Magic?s tips for winning, in business and in life are a
courtesy of my friend and mentor Willie Jolley.
Learn more about Willie and sign up for his e-zine
by going to http://williejolley.com.Take it away
Willie.
The Business Building Tip for this edition is
?The Magic of Magic!?
I recently had the opportunity to speak on the same program
as Magic Johnson. He shared some incredible tips that he used
to build his business, which is one of the fastest growing
minority owned businesses in America. He owns a number of
Magic Johnson Movie Theaters, Magic Johnson Starbucks Coffee Shops,
and Magic Johnson TGIF Restaurants. This is of course in addition
to him being a part owner of the Los Angeles Lakers. Magic has developed
a reputation of winning. He won in basketball at every level he
participated in. He won a state championship in high school,
he won a national championship in college at Michigan State,
and he won a World Championship with the L.A Lakers.
Now he is focusing his energies in winning in business.
During his speech Magic shared his TIPS for winning, in business
and in life! I felt compelled to share these ideas with you because
they have inspired me and I am sure they will inspire you as well.
#1) Know your customer - The key to every successful business is to
know your customers. Find out what they like and what they don’t
like and serve their needs.
#2) Know the difference between a successful business and a cash
flowing business- there are a number of seemingly successful
enterprises that go out of business with lots of contracts and
commitments in the pipeline, but no money in the bank.
Make sure you have a good cash flowing business because that
will be the key to real long-term success.
#3) Be aggressive- Magic said that he was successful in basketball
because he always remembered to have fun and be aggressive,
he takes the same philosophy in business.
#4) Make bold moves, and don’t play scared- If you are going to win big
you must take some big bold moves and don’t play scared.
He said in basketball he practiced making no-look passes and
prepared himself, and when the opportunity presented s itself,
he didn?t play scared but made bold moves with a mind to win!
#5) Build a BRAND! Then protect your BRAND! - Work hard on not just
building a business but also on building a BRAND.
Work hard for your brand and fiercely protect it.
#6) Use common sense and remember common sense is not always a common
practice.
#7) Have Faith! Keep believing in yourself and in a God who will not
leave you, nor forsake you? and take full advantage of all life?s
blessings. God brought him through the AIDS issue and has given
him another chance and he is determined to make the most of it.
My question to you is how has God blessed you? Take full advantage
of this blessing called ?Life? and live it to the fullest! If
Magic can, you can too!
Friends if you want to get the MAGIC touch in your business then simply
use these tips and stay focused on the fact that you should WIN, you
can WIN and if you decide…you will win!
Johnny wants you to know that you are just a step away
from your personal and spiritual transformation in every area of
your life. http://www.justastepaway.com
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Johnny Morney is an award winning speaker and published author.
As a proud member of the Les Brown Speaker?s Network he is
committed to working with people who struggle with addiction,
destructive behavior or any other form of bondage that is holding
them captive.
December 29, 2007
Ask yourself this question. Can you really be saved from
something yet remain attached or stuck to it? Much to my
surprise the answer is astoundingly yes.
Let me explain to you what I mean by ?saved yet stuck?.
You can be spiritually and physically or outwardly saved
or removed from a thing and up until now you have been
mentally or inwardly chained to that very same thing.
As someone who is still fairly new to Christianity, I
thought my negative beliefs, thoughts and actions would
supernaturally disappear after I gave my life to Jesus.
That didn?t happen. So there I was in a situation where I
was saved by the blood of Jesus. I had been water washed
as well as baptized in the Holly Spirit. But, I lingered
in my drug addiction.
Before I go any further let me warn the non Christian folks,
you are not off the hook. You can also be saved from
circumstances yet remain trapped in them. I will prove it
a little later. There are many people in the world today
that have been saved from a condition yet remain stuck
in it. You don?t believe me, that?s fine.
I submit to you that there are some people who have been
in abusive relationships. Even though they are out of
the relationship and the abusive party physically lives
hundreds of miles away. They are mentally stuck in a
relationship that has been over for years. They are
still experiencing the pain, the angry and the fear as
though they are still connected to their oppressor.
There are people who were told hurtful, humiliating,
negative things as a child that they relive on a
regular basis. They are now adults making evaluations
based on something that may have occurred ten, twenty,
thirty, forty, or fifty years ago. They are making
choices today based on fifty year old emotional data.
I was thinking about my childhood several months ago
and I came to a profound revelation. As I looked at some
of things from my past that held me captive. I realized
that as a child I was taught things by well meaning,
loving people who were stuck themselves.
So we now come to the million dollar question. How do I
move from saved yet stuck to saved and free? First of
all we must admit we have made mistakes in the past and
we simply have just missed the mark. My pastor Bishop
T.D. Jakes has a wonderful, empowering recipe for dealing
with failures, setbacks, mistakes or what ever tag you
want to use. Bishop Jake?s say ?you must admit it,
quit it and forget it?.
True freedom comes from the renewing of your mind.
You must have a life changing transformation. We must
become aware of the false beliefs about ourselves
that we have been holding on to. You must learn to
reject limiting beliefs and only accept empowering
beliefs. The bottom line is. It is you and you alone
that will determine whether you will be stuck or free.
The decision is yours! If you are like me your
transformation may not occur over night. So don?t
become discourage with the process. You can do it
step by step!
Johnny wants you to know that you are just a step away
from your personal and spiritual transformation in
every area of your life. www.justastepaway.com
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Johnny Morney is an award winning speaker and published
author. As a proud member of the Les Brown Speaker?s
Network he is committed to working with people who
struggle with addiction, destructive behavior or any
other form of bondage that is holding them captive.
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