Often what’s needed is not a lecture or to be scolded,
A strong example lived daily
by someone you trust or admire will do.
Author: dlc123sr
Thank you Lord
For those moments or days or even weeks of brokenness
Those moments of overwhelming uncertainty and distress
For providing the strength if only moment by moment to get me through
For changing my circumstance
For ministering to my spirit
For speaking to my heart and my mind
For repairing and healing all of me
For placing my footing on solid ground once again.
You have broken those chains that bound me
For through Your grace I am new
Thank You Father that you know me
You care for me
Your Holy Spirit is my treasure
Your Word is my Lamp
Your Power of prayer is within me
And I declare you as my Protector and Shepard
I give you my all and surrender my will
Please shape me and make me
Tested by your fire to purify my desire.
Necessary pain is the ingredients for change
To serve, To encourage, to challenge
To glorify your purpose you have placed in me.
Lord please make it so
My biggest enemy is my own will and my thoughts
Tame them change them and replace them
To no longer be the same but changed by your design
In Jesus Name
Amen
Author: DLCsr
tellthemyourstory.org
06/26/2019
LET GO
Fake or Real?
/fāk/ adjective – not genuine;
re·al adjective – actually existing as a thing or occurring in fact; not imagined or supposed.
Clarification -(adjectives are words used to describe nouns.)
/tro͞oTH/ noun that which is true or in accordance with fact or reality.
More and more there are those who espouse their disdane for the fake and use the standard of “themselves” as real. The “REAL” standard is “reality” based in “fact”. Tattoos and a penchant for alcohol and no boundary’s as opposed to the well groomed, all things in moderation, following specific standards for life are ” both real” based in fact.
Purposefully Walking In Different Directions.
Genuine, occurring in fact, no judgment just “It’s just words”.
Dwight L. Carter Sr.
Writer, Speaker, Author.
www.tellthemyourstory .org
dwightspeaks@gmail.com
Truth In Small Bytes !
Truth in Small Bytes
Truth in Small Bytes
Habits, That Thing You Do Repeatedly!
“Habits, that thing you do repeatedly because you gain or lose something in return for the action or non-action you decided you wanted or needed to be, do, or have”. DLCSr
Habits by definition;
Habits are routine behaviors done on a regular basis. They are recurrent and often unconscious patterns of behavior and are acquired through frequent repetition. Many of these are unconscious as we don’t even realize we are doing them.
Do you notice that the word behavior is, frequently used in the explanations above? Behaviors are tied to habits.
Habits are the way in which one acts or conducts oneself. The way in which a person acts in response to a particular situation or stimulus.
So behavior is the way in which we act or our actions as we saw in week 5. Our thoughts become our words, which becomes our actions, which become our “habits”. Our behavior changes as we manage those thoughts that helps to shape our words, that leads to our action’s, that become our habits. Ultimaly leading to the way we behave!
Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary defines habits as:
- an acquired mode of behavior that has become nearly or completely involuntary. “It is an acquired behavior”
- the prevailing disposition or character of a person’s thoughts and feelings.
“A persons dominant thoughts and feelings”
- a settled tendency or usual manner of behavior.
“A chosen behavior”
- a behavior pattern acquired by frequent repetition or physiologic exposure that shows itself in regularity or increased facility of performance.
It comes with frequent repetition that becomes you performing the chosen behavior.
So we can see that habits define our character, our thoughts and feelings and our ‘usual’ behaviors. We can also see that habits are behaviors that are nearly or completely involuntary and because they are repeated frequently, we become ‘better’ at them (increased facility of performance).
Psychology definition
A habit can also be thought of as a link between a stimulus and a response. It serves as a mental connection between a trigger thought or event (stimulus) and our response to that trigger (the response). Repeating this connection time and again forms a habit and affects all subsequent decisions and actions. If repeated often enough, this connection becomes near permanent unless we take conscious action to change it.
So lets rap this up by simply saying how you behave is a result of your habits. What you think leads to what you say, that leads to what you do, and the actions you take repeated over time becomes a habit, that ultimately changes your behavior, and becomes your character. “the mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual.” Which brings us to our reason and purpose of living our L.I.F.E,
See you next week we will talk about character on our way to fulfilling our destiny!
“It’s just words”.
Dwight L. Carter Sr.
Writer, Speaker, Author.
www.tellthemyourstory .org
dwightspeaks@gmail.com
The Blessing 2019
May the Lord bless you and keep you.
May the Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you.
The Lord lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace.
May you reach the purpose for which you were created.
May you have courage above your pears.
May you have more passion for the things of God than others think is necessary.
May you dream more than others think is practical.
May you expect more than others think is possible.
May you choose wisely without earthly biases.
You have people to in influence you have not yet not met.
You are strategically placed where ever God takes you by His grand design. Just so you can become everything He made you to be.
That place is the place you can grow best,
That place is a place you can be most fruitful.
The place where the future is changed because of your presence and His.
May you see vistas that others don’t even know exist.
May you see God in every petal or every flower and every blade of grass. For each of them are designed by His hand.
May you bless your children and they become giants in the Faith under The Mighty Hand of God.
You won’t fail, you were made by God to be hear, for such a time as this.
“Selah stop and think of this.”
May God bless your life as you pursue him! May Gods love and kindness direct you as we are renewed and strengthened as he does a new thing in our lives, the journey to our new life is on foot, led by the Spirit and Gods Word, to serve Him, and others.
“It’s just words”.
Dwight L. Carter Sr.
Writer, Speaker, Author.
www.tellthemyourstory .org
dwightspeaks@gmail.com
Week 5 “actions”, The Dressed Rehearsal Before Opening Night.
Dwight L.Carter Sr.
If our thoughts are our actions in rehearsal then words are our actions in dressed rehearsal before opening night. Webster defines Action as: an act of will, the manner or method of performing.
Life is a performance, all of life is lived and in essence choreographed by our thoughts, by what we say and then played out by our actions. To further our path in life these foundational behaviors result in the habits we maintain and then the character we build culminating in our all-encompassing destiny.
Dwight L. Carter Sr. My path to action!
- Cultivate a desire to make a difference. It starts with purpose, that inner need to contribute. It’s actually in all of us, by design.
- Produce an environment that supports you and your vision. Let go of those people places and things that do not support you. You already know who and what’s on that list. It been nagging at you for years now is the time to break free.
- Provide information for yourself in regards to getting results. The greatest source of action and influence in your life is the books you read and the people you meet.
- Get involved with people & organizations who support&create the environment, vision, & result you are committed to. Like-minded people support and drive each other. Enough is enough being social doesn’t always support “YOU”. Following the same old crowd is debilitating to your calling and your personal vision.
- Structure your thought life to your vision. I cant express this enough, your thoughts and what you do with them shapes your day, your week, your month, your year, your L.I.F.E.
- Speak your vision. Stand up and step forward, there is no one just like you. All of us need to hear your voice and your expression of encouragement and leadership for the rest of us. No one person has all of the pieces of the plan. Each of us have our part to share and teach to others.
- Take action in faith. Never see the small steps as unimportant. If only for today tell yourself you can do this. Trust that knowing-ness given to you at birth. That still small voice that teaches you and instructs you. Listen to it you know the masters voice.
Dr. Enaka Yembe is a Physician, and the founder of American Stat-Care centers who was able to open her first clinic from her sick bed in 2006 and grow it to a 7-figure company.
5 steps to taking action:
1.Have faith in your abilities. Each of us was born with the God-given ability to be successful. Hold fast to this thought, especially during moments of indecision.
2. Face your fears. What’s holding you back? Examine your fears closely and work on overcoming them. Is the fear rational, in reaction to real danger? Or, is it based on emotion?
3. Step out of your comfort zone. Stretching ourselves a little takes courage and requires us to take action. Stepping out of our comfort zone will give us new confidence and hence the courage to reach new heights.
4.Accept failure. Failure will come. It’s a part of life. Use your failures as stepping-stones to success. Learn from failures and move on. Don’t wait to take action because of the fear of failure.
5. Be independent. Learn to stand on your own and have confidence in the decisions that you make. Avoid relying on the support or approval of those around who will prevent you from taking action.
Next-week Habits:
Habits are routine behaviors done on a regular basis. They are recurrent and often unconscious patterns of behavior and are acquired through frequent repetition. Many of these are unconscious as we don’t even realize we are doing them.
“It’s just words”.
Dwight L. Carter Sr.
Writer, Speaker, Author.
www.tellthemyourstory .org
dwightspeaks@gmail.com