{"id":1554,"date":"2014-01-08T13:53:18","date_gmt":"2014-01-08T19:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lovingonme.com\/?p=1554"},"modified":"2017-05-19T10:15:13","modified_gmt":"2017-05-19T15:15:13","slug":"6-choices-that-can-change-your-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovingonme.com\/2017\/2014\/01\/08\/6-choices-that-can-change-your-world\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Choices that Can Change Your World!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Choose\"<\/a>Let\u2019s make this the year we embrace our power to choose! No more wishing and wanting, we\u2019re taking action. As our first order of business we\u2019re making up our minds to live a life we love!<\/p>\n

How do we do that? Alice Walker pinpoints what\u2019s holding most of us back with her insightful quote: \u201cThe most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don\u2019t have any.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s that single misperception that keeps many of us enslaved to jobs, relationships, and lifestyles that make us miserable. But no more! It\u2019s our time to break free from the mental chains that bind us. We don\u2019t need self-help books, gurus or magic pills. All we have to do is own and exercise our power to choose.<\/p>\n

I know that sounds too simple to be true, but it really does work. In fact, as creatures of free will exercising our right to choose is how we were designed to operate. And yet, we\u2019re fearful because we know that \u201calong with freedom comes responsibility\u201d. Heaven forbid that we make the wrong choice and have no one to blame but ourselves.<\/p>\n

Listen, I figure we have two choices \u2013 be brave enough to LIVE our lives or simply just be alive. I don\u2019t know about you, but I want to actively participate in charting the course of my life. Everyday, I want to exercise my power to choose.<\/p>\n

Now just to be clear \u2013 I\u2019m not suggesting that we take God\u2019s place. He is the Supreme Being, and has a plan for all of our lives that is for our ultimate good. Do I believe in destiny? Absolutely. Do I think we get there without any effort? No. Destiny sets our beginning and our end. The course of our journey depends greatly upon the choices we make, or allow someone else to make for us.<\/p>\n

God expects us to make good choices based on the direction He gives. So where do we start? Here are six choices you can make today that will change your world!<\/p>\n

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  1. Choose Freedom.<\/b> In order to move forward in life, we must loose ourselves from the shackles of guilt, shame and defeat. Just as God forgives us, we must also forgive ourselves. It\u2019s the only way to have peace in the right now as we work to be better.<\/li>\n
  2. Choose Happiness.<\/b> Everyday may not be a \u2018good\u2019 day, but there\u2019s always something good in it. Train your mind to focus on the good and forget about trying to fix everything before you decide to enjoy the journey.<\/li>\n
  3. Choose Surrender.<\/b> We\u2019re constantly trying to swim upstream. Sometimes we need to stop and look around, see where God is already working. We’re not always meant to fight against the current. In some seasons, we\u2019re meant to ride the wave to our next destination. Let’s surrender to His plans, not our own.<\/li>\n
  4. Choose Abundance.<\/b> If we focus on what we don\u2019t have, we\u2019ll never have enough. Embrace the spirit of abundance. Believe God\u2019s promises for your life. Trust that there is always more available than the eye can see, and Know that the vision always comes with provision.<\/li>\n
  5. Choose Courage.<\/b> Owning our choices isn\u2019t easy, but eventually we’ll get sick of living out someone else\u2019s. Rather than getting upset about our circumstances, let\u2019s channel that energy into changing them. We have the power! Let\u2019s be courageous enough to use it.<\/li>\n
  6. Choose Faith.<\/b> If we depend on transient things to see us through \u2013 such as our jobs and bank accounts – we\u2019ll constantly be let down. But faith in God allows us to live fully in the moment while trusting that the future holds our good. We don\u2019t have to worry that there won\u2019t be enough. He owns it all. We don\u2019t have to worry about ruining our lives. He forgives and restores. We don\u2019t have to worry about being smart enough, pretty enough, or rich enough. He is everything, and you are enough!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    In Everyday, We Choose<\/i><\/a> I challenged you to write a love note to you \u2013 affirming your right to choose. Now, it\u2019s time to live it. Will we always make the right choice? Nope! But trust me, it\u2019s all right for us to fail our way forward.<\/p>\n

    Let\u2019s together choose to live our lives fully, completely and abundantly! I believe God\u2019s got some incredible surprises in store for us all. Be sure to drop us a line so we can do the happy dance when they appear.<\/p>\n

    Loving on Me as I Love You! Hugs and Blessings \u2764<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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