Cowboy Up! Summon the Best of who You are Today 171

"Set a goal so big that you can't achieve it until you grow into the person who can." - Zig Ziglar

Summon the Best of Who You are Today!

Cowboy Up: it means when things are getting tough you have to get back up, dust yourself off and keep trying. Let's all cowboy up and get this job finished!

Cowboy Up: Taming the Tough Times
Life, in all its unpredictability, often presents us with difficult paths and far-off horizons. It's during these moments that we must gather our inner strength and face adversity with determination. Here in America we have a saying 'Cowboy Up'. It's a call to action, an invitation to tap into your inner well of courage and approach challenges with an undying spirit.

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Our journey through life is filled with moments that push our boundaries. Amen, This might be in the pursuit of a dream, in overcoming an obstacle, or just making it through a challenging day.
Remember, you have the capacity to endure. Just as a pioneer fearlessly ventures into uncharted territories, you too can navigate the uncertainties of life with certainty.
To 'Cowboy Up' means accepting that setbacks are not roadblocks, but stepping stones on your journey.
It involves picking yourself up when you stumble, learning from each twist and turn, and marching on with renewed energy. It's a gentle reminder that strength isn't just about physical might, but also about the resilience of the mind and the tenacity of the spirit.
Today we are having communion with TRUST, digging it out from the depths of our souls. Summoning the best of who you are today. Get your lasso ready to catch two easy tools from my spiritual tool bag. And a cool freebie from my desk to yours. Remember, every challenge is an opportunity for growth, for learning, and for becoming an even better version of yourself. So Cowboy Up, tighten your grip, raise your gaze under the brim of that sexy cowboy hat, and embrace the journey that lies ahead. You have what it takes! 

You are never too old to set a new goal or to dream a new dream."—C.S. Lewis

Practical Tools 🧰

BREATH 1. Take any moment: Turn aside and capture your thoughts, or while laying in bed; Through your nose ~ Breathe in God's breathe; imagine that breathe moving through your body, direct that breathe similar to turning on the flow of a hose. Envision His breathe moving in you, the "faucet" is open, take the head of the hose and point it, lay it on specific areas of the body that need healing. Feel  the "flow" moving up and down through your body. 
a. Take that same "hose of breathe" and in your minds eye, direct it over a loved one. See the "breathe of His name YH (inhale) WH (exhale.) BREATH inhale ~ RELEASE exhale... see leaving your body whatever Jesus highlights to release! 
Breath - in - God's Breathe
Release the work of God's Breathe - out - 

There was a moment when Moses had the nerve to ask God what His name was. Exodus 3
God was gracious enough to answer, and the name He gave in the original Hebrew was “YHWH.” Credit Chris Lacy Read the entire article.

Scholars and rabbis say the letters “YHWH” represent breathing sounds or aspirated consonants. When pronounced without vowels, it sounds like breathing: YH (inhale), WH (exhale).

When I was a little Girl my grandma gave me a small faded pink flesh color plaster sign, about the length of a forearm, it looked like a scroll of paper. On the brittle sign was the verse: Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not unto your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your paths. Proverbs 3:4-5 the rest of the passage is equally wise. Growing up on a ninety two acre farm in Independence Or. My upstairs bedroom was nestled on the north-side of our craftsman farmhouse . That plaster sign hung on the wall of my room, just above the headboard of my bed. Today it hangs on the headboard of my heart. 

TRUST in the work of His, Son!

COMMUNION is living and the bread that the Lord serves you...consists of His broken body shed for you and also served to you. He is our "Shewbread" Fresh manna from heaven made daily for you. SIMPLE, not always in the context of "food" but prepared to feed the life of your design. Wholeness, wherever the Lord desires to fill. SIMPLE PROFOUND LIVING. 

GIFT: TRUST smart phone wallpaper

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A wonderful reminder of His LOVE, working in our LIVES. All the Best, viaK.

From Passion Translation: Wisdom’s Guidance
Trust in the Lord completely,
and do not rely on your own opinions.
With all your heart rely on him to guide you,
and he will lead you in every decision you make.
Become intimate with him in whatever you do,
and he will lead you wherever you go. 
Don’t think for a moment that you know it all, 
for wisdom comes when you adore him with undivided devotion
and avoid everything that’s wrong.
Then you will find the healing refreshment
your body and spirit long for. 
Glorify God with all your wealth,
honoring him with your firstfruits,
with every increase that comes to you.
Then every dimension of your life will overflow with blessings
from an uncontainable source of inner joy!

It is the same with my word. I send it out, and it always produces fruit. It will accomplish all I want it to, and it will prosper everywhere I send it.” (Isaiah 55:11, NLT)

TRUST in the work of His, Son!
Hebrews 13:8 Mirror: Take your lead from Jesus. He is your reference to the most complete life. In him yesterday is confirmed today and today mirrors tomorrow. What God spoke to us in Christ is as relevant now as it was in the prophetic past and will always be in the eternal future. (Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever; there is a history to our salvation that carries more authority and relevance than anything that ever happened in our past, or anything present in time or still to happen in the future. Imagine the enormity of eternity in his sameness before time was; and we were there in him all along.

Jesus Christ is always trustworthy as the Son of God and high priest, active in creation, offering salvation, authoring redemption, restoration and wholeness and reigning in heaven.

b. Set aside a quiet place: meaning quiet of mind! Driving to work, taking a walk, anywhere you can offer Him your undivided attention. Having elements on hand is always optional, take communion in the spirit and allow Jesus to set the table with the elements He chooses. And when the occasion arises, set a table with "real elements." 
A great way to prepare the heart: Episode 169 a Tool to UnLock His Presence 
Wording suggestions: "Lord I honor Your work on the cross, Your sacrifice is a Life gift for me. I humble myself before You and treasure this meal as if it is the first time I have tasted it. Today I eat from the bread of TRUST and drink of your sacrifice, broken and bruised for my healing and wholeness, Death, Sickness and Decay you are dismissed. I receive the nourishment that provides and sustains Life.
Lord, remind me how close You are to me, and how close I am to you.
​I give you praise, Thank you. 

I took a walk in the woods and came out taller than the trees." —Henry David Thoreau

BINGE LISTEN with communion focus

INTERVIEWING JESUS

a Tool to UnLock His Presence

INTERVIEWING JESUS

CONNECTION engaging elevated emotion through communion.

INTERVIEWING JESUS

Openness: knowing God in you...

If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete."—Jack Kornfield

Scripture Treasury

• Joshua 1:9
  "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go". This verse can be applied to anyone trying to live a good life and overcome challenges. 
• From the Passion Translation: 'I repeat, be strong and brave! Do not yield to fear nor be discouraged, for I am Yahweh your God, and I will be with you wherever you go!” Recite this scroll of the law constantly. Contemplate it day and night and be careful to follow every word it contains; then you will enjoy incredible prosperity and success. ' Joshua 1:8-9​

Catching the Head (Heading)

Remember, what God promised Joshua, He also promises you, for all that was promised to this Joshua is fulfilled in the better Joshua (Jesus) in whom we are included for receiving all of God's promises as yes and amen. 

1. May your belly never grumble, may your heart never ache, may your horse never stumble, may your cinch never break." –The Cowboy Blessing

1. A man isn't born a cowboy, he becomes one." – Unknown

Out of the Chute

God gave Joshua seven promises:
1. He would possess a vast territory
2. No one would be able to defeat him
3. God would be with him as he was with Moses
4. God would never fail him
5. God would never abandon him
6. He would enjoy prosperity and success
7. God would be with him wherever he went

Holding the head while the "healer" catches the feet.

1. Just 'cause trouble comes visiting doesn't mean you have to offer it a place to sit down."

• Deuteronomy 31:6
  "Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you". 
• Philippians 4:12-13
  "I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do all this through him who gives me strength". This verse suggests that true happiness can be found in Christ, and that God can sustain people no matter what they're facing. 
• from the Mirror 4:12 I am not defined by abuse or abundance. It might be a different day and a different place, but the secret remains the same; whether I am facing a feast or a fast, a fountain or famine. (Abundance is not a sign of God’s goodness; neither is lack a sign of his absence. “Righteousness by his (God’s) faith defines life.” The good news is the fact that the Cross of Christ was a success. God rescued the life of our design; he redeemed our innocence. Mankind would never again be judged righteous or unrighteous by their own ability to obey moral laws. It is not about what someone must or must not do but about what Jesus has done. It is from faith to faith, and not a person’s good or bad behavior or circumstances interpreted as a blessing or a curse [Hab 2:4]. Instead of reading the curse when disaster strikes, Habakkuk realizes that the Promise out-dates performance as the basis to mankind’s acquittal. Deuteronomy 28 would no longer be the motivation or the measure of right or wrong behavior. “Though the fig trees do not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines, the produce of the olive fail and the fields yield no food, the flock be cut off from the fold and there be no herd in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation. God, the Lord, is my strength; he makes my feet like hinds’ feet, he makes me tread upon my high places [Hab 3:17-19 RSV]. “Look away [from the law of works] to Jesus; he is the Author and finisher of faith.” [Heb 12:1]. See Rom 1:17.) 4:13 In every situation I am strong in the one who empowers me from within to be who I am.
  
  
• Psalm 23:4
  "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". This verse encourages people to draw strength from the Lord and offers comfort during life's uncertainties.

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Signed Copy from ME?

a question Don and I have gone round and round in this season. Do we sell the Harley? I can't imagine retiring my pink sparkle helmet. 

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Off and running ahead of schedule; Feels so good when organization is working with you, amen. 
Now for inquiring minds, forward bound in our quest of answering 70 of the most popular interview questions. If you would like to backtrack my respond, LAST WEEK. 
This weeks question: What's your Myers Briggs type or number on the Enneagram? I do not know. I have participated in "Spiritual Gifts" answer and questionnaires, but not Myers Briggs or Number? I do know this about myself, my particular mixology as far as leadership skill test and the like, have placed me in a 3% category that includes women. If I remember right I am a mix of Lion and Otter. You might say I am a high performance kind of gal. My redemptive gift is prophet, My love languages are, Words of Affirmation and Giving. Now some of you curious ones might say, what about the spiritual gifts referred to in Ephesians? 

Depends on WHO is doing the answering. God, me and what I know about myself, the doctrines of the church. The odd things that have occurred in the "prophetic world." If you're leading, dominate, bent to the prophetic, people will assume or even label you with "Prophet." Nope, that is my redemptive gift, not office. My natural nature is geared more to Apostolic, clearing new ground as an architect like God. You could say I am similar to Joshua and Caleb in the story of the 10 spies. Oh that we would "crossover" and follow Christ where He is seated, ruling and reigning.
I can't tell you how many times Don and I would attend a leadership conference, you would sign up for prophetic ministry and Don would receive my word. The church mindset assumes leader/pastor/male. Don gracious that he is, would point to me and say, nope she is the Pastor and joke that "he was the Pastor's Wife." I do believe that once a person steps through the veil and there transformation begins "Heaven-side" we grow spiritually into all the gifts just like Jesus. Our focus, Fully mature sons. If you have a gift/office/title the purpose of the gift is sharing and showing others how to function in it. We already have had our ah-ha moment about making any individual a middleman. Like I always say: go ask Jesus. PERSONALLY! 

But that doesn’t mean you should all look and speak and act the same. Out of the generosity of Christ, each of us is given his own gift. The text for this is,
He climbed the high mountain,
He captured the enemy and seized the plunder,
He handed it all out in gifts to the people.
Is it not true that the One who climbed up also climbed down, down to the valley of earth? And the One who climbed down is the One who climbed back up, up to highest heaven. He handed out gifts above and below, filled heaven with his gifts, filled earth with his gifts. He handed out gifts of apostle, prophet, evangelist, and pastor-teacher to train Christ’s followers in skilled servant work, working within Christ’s body, the church, until we’re all moving rhythmically and easily with each other, efficient and graceful in response to God’s Son, fully mature adults, fully developed within and without, fully alive like Christ. Ephesians 4: 7-13 MSG

(Couriers, communicators, counsellors and coaches. — Rob Lacey.)

4:7 The gift of Christ measures the extravagant dimensions of grace; where everyone is equally advantaged. (One measure, one worth. Our individual value is defined by his gift; not by our performance.)
4:8 Scripture confirms that he arrested every possible threat that held mankind hostage. ["he took captivity captive"] And in his resurrection, he led us as trophies in his triumphant procession on high.
Consider the genius of God, in the incarnate Christ, he repossessed what belonged to us by design, in human form; this is his grace-gift to us.
4:9 The fact that he ascended confirms his victorious descent into the deepest pits of human despair. 
4:10 He now occupies the ultimate rank of authority, from the lowest regions of our darkness into which he reached in order to rescue us, to the highest authority in the heavens, having executed his mission to the full. 
4:11 What God has in us, is gift wrapped to the world: some are commissioned to pioneer, others are gifted prophetically, some as announcers of good news, some as shepherds with a real gift to care and nurture, and others have a gift to ignite instruction through revelation knowledge. (Couriers, communicators, counsellors and coaches. — Rob Lacey.)
4:12 Each expression of his gift is to fully equip and enable you for the work of the ministry so that you may mutually contribute in your specific function to give definition to the visible body of Christ. 4:13 The purpose of these ministry gifts is to present everyone on par and in oneness of faith; believing exactly what the Son of God believes and knowing accurately what he knows concerning us. Standing face-to-face in equal stature to the measure of the completeness of Christ. 
du Toit, Francois. Mirror Study Bible Ephesians 4

Every morning you have two choices. Continue to sleep with your dreams, or wake up and chase them."—Carmelo Anthony

"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow."—Albert Einstein

I am grateful you are along for an amazing journey. 

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