Hope, Act & Become
Our life has a purpose. When God created each one of us He had a plan in mind and a mission for us to accomplish. Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. God wants us to be hopeful, to trust Him and to do our best to accomplish His plans for us. As we place our trust in Him & come closer to Him our purpose will become clearer and He will be better able to guide us toward becoming who He desires us to become. ❤️
When we keep that hope in our lives we are better able to move toward our ultimate goal which is to live a life that we can be proud of. A life that is filled with good & that God will approve of. At the end of the day we are all here on this earth to PREPARE TO MEET GOD. So, our goal is to stay focused on trying to live the best life we can for God, for ourselves & for those around us. ?
Having strong hope and faith in God brings us the power to act. We know that we can’t just wish for things to happen and that’s it. When we have faith in God we gain a stronger desire to ACT! we’re more willing to put in the work necessary toward reaching who we are meant to be. ?? God said; Whatsoever thing ye shall ask the Father in my name, which is good, in Faith believing that he shall receive, behold it shall be done unto you. (Moroni 7:26)
God is ready to bless us if we have a pure heart, if we seek Him & Ask the Father, BELIEVING that we will receive! How amazing is that? This is where our faith is tested & where God is able to show Himself in our lives. Christ said; If ye will have faith in me ye shall have power to do whatsoever thing is expedient in me. (Moroni 7:33) That scripture promises us that we will have power to do whatever is in our heart & that aligns with the desire that God has for us. So, with our Faith in God, our desire to accomplish His goals for our lives, & having the dreams and desires of our hearts, we can go to God & from Him receive wisdom and power to accomplish those things. We can then Act toward our goals believing in God to help us. Wether that is a physical, spiritual, emotional or temporal goal, God knows what’s in our hearts and because He loves us and wants the best for us, HE WILL HELP US. ?❤️
We must act as if our goals are on their way. Act as if we are actually living them! (Healthy, strong, peaceful etc..) We must work toward them EACH DAY! 😉 To set aside time to move us closer to our goals and toward becoming the person that God desires us to become. 🙂 By holding on to Faith in God and in ourselves & working hard toward our goals we can then help others to do the same in their lives.
Remember that with God all things are possible! You can do it! Count on Him, Do your best & Go for it! ??❤️? HOPE, ACT & BECOME.
Our spiritual goal for the week is to have hope & to act! Set 3 goals that you want to accomplish this week. Ask God in Faith to help you & get to work 😉 you can do it! Plus, God has promised the POWER for you to accomplish it. ?? Just go for it & make it it happen this week. ? Remember, HOPE & ACT ?
Our Physical goal for the week is to exercise at least 3 days and to eat as clean as possible. Eat more frequent healthy meals so that you don’t get super hungry and reach for the bag of chips or the easy junk food that’s there. 😉 try it out and feel the difference in energy in your body ? ??
We will talk about the message & our goals in class. We will also get rid of stress, have an awesome toning session and meditation that will leave our minds feeling stronger, peaceful & ready to do our best this week. Hope to see you there and that you’re able to keep this message and goals in your heart this week. God will strengthen you & help you to accomplish them. Trust Him & DO YOUR BEST! ????
Love,
Lili ?
God Confident
The world around us wants us to place our confidence on our abilities or on what we can accomplish. We tend to feel like our level of confidence is based on what people say about us, how many likes we get, how popular we are, how much we have compared to others or how we look.
The more that we base our level of confidence on what is “popular” the harder it will be to ever feel at peace with ourselves and to be able to experience the true confidence that we can gain. It’s important for us to be honest with ourselves and ask ourselves, how confident Am I? Do I base my confidence on my own strength? Do I look for outside sources to bring me confidence? How can I gain stronger confidence in God?
To be confident in God means that we don’t need any outside sources to tell us our worth. We don’t need likes, comments, the popular vote or even everyone to like us. The confidence that God provides is different, It’s not prideful or conceited. Instead it’s peaceful, calm and filled with an inner strength & confidence that is full of FAITH IN GOD.
God confidence means that it’s full of courage even when there’s fear, because we know in whom we trust. It’s a confidence that has faith to get out of the boat and walk on water. It’s a confidence that is filled with a positive attitude, with hope, it looks upward and forward to the future and to the purpose that God has for our lives. It’s a confidence that is filled with strength and courage to live the best life that we can for God. ???
God teaches us in Psalms 118:8 It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man. & Proverbs 3:26 says; For the Lord shall be thy confidence.
God wants us to place our confidence on Him! That’s the reason why we’re here on this Earth! To get to know Him, To learn to trust Him, To test the limits of our Faith & to become who He intended us to become when He created us. The more that we trust Him, the more we will notice what we can do and accomplish with His help. He will guide us, help us and inspire us to know where we should be focusing our energies. Trust Him & see what a confident Child if God can do. ????
? Our Spiritual goal for the week is to be God confident! ?? Don’t let the other stuff get to you…Focus on your purpose! On what God wants you to work on and you’ll feel so much better. Set goals for yourself, talk to Him & be confident in your ability to accomplish what He has placed in your heart.
? Our Physical goal for the week is to Eat more nutrient rich foods. Avoid anything processed or sugary. Focus on healthy and full of nutrition to help us become stronger. You can do this! ??❤️
Unfortunately I’m sick and will not be able to teach class Tuesday Morning at 9:30 but I’m hoping to be back Thursday night this week! 😉 Remember to take each day one day at time. Do your best, be your best & trust God.
Love always, ?
Lili ?
Keep your peace ?
If you’re in need of getting rid of stress, letting go of stuff and strengthening yourself physically, emotionally & spiritually, to feel more relaxed peaceful and centered? ???♀️? Then this is the Therapy that you need tonight! ??
You are the only one who can make this happen for yourself. Set aside the time and give yourself a little space to STRENGTHEN yourself and to be reminded of your purpose as a daughter of God.?
Class is from 7:15 to 8:30. We will strengthen ourselves physically and we will have an amazing meditation about inner peace. Hope that you can make it & strengthen yourself physically, emotionally and spiritually to be able to take on anything else that comes your way in the upcoming week. I know that God wants us to do good things for ourselves like this. ? We Just have to make the sacrifices to make it happen & Become Stronger in every way with His help. ❤️?????
This is our weekly message with our spiritual and physical goal at the end. ?
Our lives can be surrounded by chaos, anxiety, fear and the pressures of the constant fast paced world in which we live. It can sometimes be hard to slow down and disconnect from it all, to bring into our lives the inner peace that we so desperately need.
Most of the time we search for happiness and peace through different means around us. We think that by having more money, a higher social status, popularity, more material possessions or even the way we look physically will determine wether we feel happy, sad, peaceful etc. Most of us don’t realize that the things that surround us are TEMPORARY. We won’t always have them, They are not lasting and we cannot base our levels of joy, peace or happiness on those things. We have to remember that all of these things may bring COMFORT into our lives but we should never let them determine how happy or peaceful we feel.
No material possession, money, looks, achievements or even people around us can determine how we feel inside. They may affect us in one way or another because the joy or the peace that we feel from those things comes from OUR CHOICE to allow it to make us feel a certain way. It all has to do with our mental attitude. We determine how we feel and what we allow outside sources to do in our lives. They are not in charge of how we feel…. IT IS ALL UP TO US & what WE CHOOSE.
Remember that we can’t control the comments or actions of others, the way in which we are treated, the chaos in which we live or the challenges that we may be going through. These things shouldn’t ever determine how we feel inside and we shouldn’t ever let them steal our peace. WE ARE THE ONLY ONES WHO CAN PROTECT OUR INNER PEACE. If we take care of ourselves internally, of strengthening our spirits and our souls, NOTHING AROUND US CAN AFFECT US UNLESS WE GIVE IT PERMISSION TO DO SO. this is a mental state which we create for ourselves. Which one will you choose?
Choose to not let any outside sources affect your internal peace. Choose to not let anyone affect your inner happiness and peace. Choose to speak kindly and lovingly about yourself, your body, how it changes and accept it with gratitude knowing that it is a blessing to have it and to have the gift to be here in this earth another day. Choose to be grateful for your body, your surroundings and most importantly for the spirit that lives inside your body. Here on this earth to learn to grow and to develop. A spirit that is meant to to LEARN how to NOT be affected by outside sources, but instead be strong and peaceful in the storms of life. A Spirit which connects easily to God. A spirit that desires nothing more than to get to know HIM better, to become God’s friend and to receive all strength and power from the divinity of the Father of our spirits. A Spirit that knows its source of power is God and is able to carry and even lift us during physical or emotional challenges. ❤️
Choose to create for yourself a happy state of mind more often. Choose to look past the differences of all man and women and begin looking more frequently at others as spiritual children of God which we all are. Chose to be kind, generous, giving and to do your best each day to please God and to bring that inner peace that can be a protection and shield which you choose to keep inside. Choose to TRUST IN GOD and know that HE will allow you to receive HIS strength and power to do these things and to feel lasting peace and joy internally.
He has said, “Learn of me, and listen to my words; walk in the meekness of my Spirit, and you shall have peace in me.” D&C 19:23 When we try to live peacefully with ourselves, with others and when we choose to take in all of the good that is around us, we will be able to strongly feel the spirit and love of God strongly in our lives. That is the true peace and love that can never be removed from us. No outside source, no person, no challenge can steal our inner peace. We can choose to allow God’s peace to be with us more often or to even have it with us permanently. ❤️ He has promised; “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” Remember that the peace that God offers is different from the “peace” that the world brings…His peace is lasting and not determined by anything material, popular or that brings power….His peace is a peace of love, humility, kindness, generosity & not easily to be taken away…You’ll know the difference.
Just allow the peace, the light and the joy of God fill you completely today. Do not let outside sources get to you. Remember that you are in control of your mental state and of what you allow to enter. Choose only the good and reject the bad. You are a child of God! He loves YOU!!! He wants you to slow down a little, to let go of the distractions and to FEEL HIS LASTING PEACE in your soul today and EVERY DAY! Do your best each day, Stay strong shielded and protected in the power that God brings you. Choose a peaceful and happy mental attitude and feel the difference. ??☀️??
Our physical go for the week is to exercise at least three days this upcoming week. You can do this! : ) Part of our goal for the week is to eat one ingredient foods such as fruits and vegetables. If you find a box with lots of ingredients ? put it down and replace it with 1 ingredient food items instead. This will give you more energy and help you feel great! ???
Our spiritual for the week is to keep our inner peace. ??♀️??? I pray that as you read the message you will feel in your heart what God desires you to gain from it. That you will have a strong desire to keep your inner peace focused on God and on His opinion & love for you! Just say to yourself or remind yourself; “My inner peace is controlled by ME! I choose to keep and protect the peace that is inside my soul today” God strengthens me to feel His peace which is different from anything that the world can offer. I am peace, I am love, I am joy.” No one can take that away from me unless I allow them or it to do so. Keep your peace, trust in God and all will work out. ??
Love,
Lili ?
Stay Centered
Stress is one of those words which we use frequently but try to do very little to remove from our minds. We will always encounter circumstances which can bring about “stress” anxiety or frustration in our lives. It ultimately has to do with the way in which we RESPOND to the situation which will allow us to either remain stressed or to be able to calm ourselves down and become internally peaceful. The choice is always ours.
The question then becomes, how do we react to the situations that you are encountering? Do we find ourselves becoming frustrated, upset or negative? Do we begin to point fingers or judge others for what they’ve done to us? We usually tend to complain, criticize, feel stressed, anxious, asking “why me?!” Or even creating feeling of “competition” toward others etc. These feelings and emotions are described as being out of Center. The more that we choose to react in the ways mentioned above, the more they will become a habit for us. We have to be conscious in knowing that we are the ones who CHOOSE our responses! we are the ones who can make a difference in our own minds. No one else can do that for us.
We have to practice remaining Centered
The most important thing we can do is allow ourselves & the power of our minds to help us during these situations, feelings or emotions that we may begin to encounter. It is in our true desire to not let others control ME! Or my reactions that we win and are able to remain peaceful for our own good. Every time we allow others to take us out of our Center we give our power to them!! Can you see how that happens? If we allow others to take us out of our Center we can remain strong ?? to not allow them or the situations that arise to remove us from our center. The power will still be in our control & if we choose to not allow others or the circumstances take us out of our Center, then we will fight to remain centered. These are habits which we can break if we truly want to be able to feel peaceful and centered amidst the strongest storms of our lives.
Since we know that we can make the changes necessary for us to remain centered or to come back to Center, we must be aware of what situations are happening around us. We must look at the way in which we are responding. The first and most important step, is for us to be able to acknowledge and realize that we are out of center. Once we realize this is, our mind can help us to bring about images, thoughts or scents that can allow us to come back to Center. We can remove ourselves from distractions and take some time to breathe outside to lower our emotions and try to return to our center. We think about the way in which we would like to react in a higher way to the situation or in a way which will allow us to remain peaceful and not give away or power to do so.
WHEN WE ARE ABLE TO CONTROL OUR THOUGHTS, OUR REACTIONS AND OUR MIND WE EXPERIENCE TRUE POWER. The power to remain calm and centered can only be exercised by consciously being aware of when you’re losing it and still being able to remain peaceful and calm. It takes work but our mind, body & spirit will benefit as we learn to control ourselves and our emotions. There are many studies which show the effects of the mind in the body. You will find a connection to stress and disease in almost all of the cases. The levels of stress on a person and a lack of control in their lives bring about more disease. The opposite goes for those who learn and master their minds, they’re able to even reverse disease. That’s why meditation is so important! & that’s the reason why I like to invite everyone to come to class. To learn to meditate and to gain more control of our minds. To help us reverse disease, gain the benefits of meditation and be able to remain centered in the circumstances that come into our lives. Once again, the choice is ours. 🙂
One important aspect of this is that we must have a true and strong desire to make the changes which will allow us to experience that still and calming peace that comes can only come from our Center. Imagine as if you are a house, with many people living in your home. There are different personalities different thoughts and experiences (kind of like the movie inside out) The important thing is for us to notice that there has to be a Center, a higher self which can control all of these emotions and reactions that we’re so quick to have sometimes. It is our center which will help us to quiet the voices of all of the other “personalities” or people living in our home specially those that bring out negative reactions (frustration, anger, jealousy etc) It is the higher self which will help us to regain a peaceful control and allow us to react in the most positive way possible.
Our higher self is connected to God. We can feel that our souls have a higher level of energy and power. Because WE ARE CHILDREN OF GOD! it’s the connection to our higher self and our source of power which is God which will allow us to take charge and to control of the other “reactions” Within us. It is also important to know that we are in charge of creating the methods which will allow us to connect to our higher source. Some of these things can be taking a break from our distractions like social media, TV, phones, entertainment etc. we can stop these things to take a moment to sit outside in nature, together ourselves, to be still, breathe and connect to our higher source for wisdom and guidance on how to react and come to Center. Allowing ourselves to have a little bit of time to connect to our source and to feel the peace and calm that it brings and which can heal from within. You have to seek it for yourself and you will find it. ?
We can take moments to just close our eyes, quiet the chatter in our minds and find our higher self to then connect ourselves to our higher source which is God. Who WILL help us react to every situation and who will guide us and give us the gift or receiving peace and clarity when we need it. ? As long as we trust Him & believe in his healing light and power He will provide it. Proverbs 3:5-6 says;”Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.” Know that He will guide us, he will help us as long as we come to him and listen for his counsel that He desires to share with us. The more that we practice coming to our center and connecting to him the more that we will see his hand in our lives and the more we will be able to experience peace, joy and the power of God in our every day life.
So, take your breaks form the distractions. Don’t allow others or your situations control your emotions. Find time to connect to who you really are as a child of God and do whatever is necessary to Connect to your FATHER! The source of ALL PEACE! The source of all that is Good! ? He will provide the light and strength that you need to overcome ANYTHING with His help during your life. Trust in yourself! You can do this! The power of your mind is amazing! ?? Take control and connect to your source to feel the difference. God loves you & is ready and willing to help you! ❤️
Our spiritual goal for the week is to connect to our center and to God. Our goal is also to not allow negative situations, people or experiences to control us, but for us to take control over ourselves, our minds and our emotions to keep ourselves calm, peaceful and centered.
Our physical goal for the week is to eat nutritious and balanced meals. We only want good things going into our bodies. Let go of the sugary drinks and replace them with water and feel the difference in energy in your body. Also don’t forget to move and make time to exercise at least 3 times during the week. 🙂
Hope to see you tonight for a wonderful workout, toning and meditation. Your mind and body need this therapy!!! It feels so good! ? Make it happen for yourself and feel the difference in your day & your week 🙂 hope that you can make it and invite anyone else who you think would benefit from doing this for themselves. Take it one day at a time. Do your best & be your best! ❤️
Love,
Lili ?
The Battle is in your mind.
Have you noticed the power of your thoughts? Or how your negative or positive thoughts can affect you? Do you see how a simple thought can create feelings and actions that eventually bring about consequences that can either be good or bad. All depending on that initial thought that we allowed our minds to have.
The daily battles that we encounter all begin in our minds. Have you noticed that most of our thoughts tend to be negative? And unfortunately we don’t do much to stop them. 🙁 Our negative thoughts control our emotions. Even if they’re not true, we practically create movies in our minds of things that haven’t even happened! ??♀️ Why do we allow our minds and our negative thoughts to control us so much? How can we gain strength to begin to practice control in our minds and actually become a little more positive, encouraging, loving, peaceful and kind to ourselves?
In the Bible there’s a scripture that says: ”For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds” (2 Corinthians 10:3) & there’s one more scripture which says; “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. (Ephesians 6:12)
We have to be on guard each day to protect ourselves. The Enemy fights every single day to take power and control of our mind!! He is not after our money, our looks our power or our possessions…Please know that all he wants to do is to distract each one of us with all that he possibly can to draw us further and further away from God! 🙁 His goal is to go after our MINDS & Our souls. He wants to weaken us! He wants us to be fearful, insecure, depressed, frustrated and anxious. He wants us to compare ourselves to others to be angry, unhappy and miserable like he is. He fights daily for our mind, our power and our time. If he can distract us from anything that will bring us closer to God or to discovering the power that we have as Children of God, Then that’s what he considers a win…his way is easy. Don’t fall for his trap. The battle is in our minds and we need to be courageous to fight to keep the good within us and reject his sneaky tactics.
So, How prepared are we to handle the stealthy ways in which he attacks our minds, our emotions and our bodies? First and most importantly, we have to remember who we are! We are first Spiritual brings having a mortal experience. Our time on this earth is actually very short if you think about it. We were sent by our Father to this earth to learn, to grow, to experience the freedom to choose good vs evil. He wants us to learn the difference between sickness vs health, happy vs sad, to learn to be empathetic, loving, kind toward others…all of these experiences are for us to grow each day. To eventually become more “God like” which is our true nature. We’re here to discover that in ourselves and to learn to grow & mature slowly and patiently in it. But before learning all of these things that we’re meant to experience on this earth ? We have to remember that we are # 1 Children of God!!! Our souls come form His prescience. We are Loved by our Heavenly Father and as His children we have His DNA! His spiritual strength to remind us that WE CAN OVERCOME ANYTHING WITH HIS HELP!!! ❤️ It is through Him that we can receive strength and power to be able to fight the enemy that tries to attack our minds & souls. ??
The second thing we must do if we want to win these battles is to fight to strengthen ourselves spiritually each day! No one else can do this for us. It may seem boring or “time consuming” but as we use our time to try to connect to God, He will present himself in our lives way more clearly and we will begin to feel so different each day that we try to do our best. Even all you can do is listen to a faith building messages or praying to ask for help, that is a perfect way to build more strength within yourself to take on each day. it is only up to us to build that inner spiritual power little by little within ourselves one day at a time. & Just as our bodies need nourishment and strength, our minds need it even more!???
Another important thing to remember is that we need to read the words of God and actually fill our minds with His powerful promises. Memorizing His words will allow us to use those words with power in the appropriate moments when we may feel sad, weak or defeated. We can remind the enemy in those moments that we are children of God! That His words are true and powerful and that as His children and with His strength and power we can be healed physically, emotionally and spiritually from anything that may be trying to hold us down or come against us. It is our God who can break all of those bonds and free us from fear, pain and anxiety that tries to weaken us and attack us. It is our God who is a good God and who has promised: “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.
And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. ❤️ (Jeremiah 29:11-13)
When our challenges may seem too difficult, this is when we need to search for God the most! We can’t let our guard down and be defeated 🙁 when we experience difficult situations we may feel consumed, in the dark and depressed with the world around us. When we encounter physical challenges we may feel that not even our bodies can hold us up. But, this is the time when we fully have to give it to God and trust in His wisdom and power to help us overcome it all. This is the time when we FILL our spirit with His light and love to help us through. As we strengthen our spirit, it will help us make it through the challenges. If our spirit is strong, then it will carry us through the physical, emotional, and spiritual difficulties that we experience. If we can keep our spirit strong everything else will be ok. ❤️ Our connection to God will become stronger and our spirit will feel it and it will help us each day to do the best we can one day at a time. You are not alone, God Loves you more than you know and He truly cares for you. Stay strong and watch the miracles unfold in your life as you learn to fight your battle with His help. He has said: “Know ye not that ye are in the hands of God? Know ye not that he hath all power?..” Mormon 5:23 Think about what He can do for you!!! ❤️
His power will be with us through everything we go through as long as we’re willing to fight with courage in this battle that attacks our minds and souls. All will be possible to Him that believes. So, believe In God, believe that He is and that He has all power to help you! Have Faith in Him, trust Him and protect yourself by putting on the whole armor of God each day (Ephesians 6:11-18) Which says: Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
As we begin to be watchful and willing to protect ourselves from evil, fear or negativity that tries to enter our minds. We will be better able to understand that the battle is against our minds and souls. That we are in charge of protecting ourselves by remembering that we are children of God, that we have access to His love, peace and power. That we can have the words of God ready to be used when needed and that we can strengthen ourselves with the armor of God to overcome and endure to the end! We can keep our spirit strong during the challenges and difficulties. We can ASK for help as the children of God that we are. & He will provide us with what we need 🙂 ? to be able to overcome anything that we may be facing or that we may encounter. God will provide as long WE BELIEVE HIM AND ARE WILLING TO RECEIVE IT! ?
“Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee,nor forsake thee.” (Deuteronomy 31:6)
God has promised to be with you until the end. Stay close to Him through it all and use His words to strengthen you and feel His renewing power and peace In Your life daily. He fights the battles for you as you include him in your life. With Him by your side, you cannot fail. Feel His love and be renewed by His power in knowing that you can make it through it all. He’s got you in His hands. ❤️
Our spiritual goal for the week is to fight our battles with strength and power! You can do this. Be watchful, strengthen yourself through prayer, slow your distractions and feel the love of God one day at a time.
Our physical goal is to drink more water, and eat regular one ingredient foods! 😉 tomorrow in class we will have a wonderful workout, toning and meditation to strengthen us and help us throughout the week. Also, next week will be our last morning class because there will be summer camp at the gym during the summer. We will resume morning classes again in the fall when school starts. For now, we will have SUMMER NIGHT CLASSES!!! ??? On Thursday night at 7pm ??? Hope you can make it! Those are the best summer nights!
Can’t wait to see everyone again! & Thank you for always being so willing to move with me wether it’s morning or night. ? Love you all and I’m so thankful to have each and every one of you in my life. ?????
Love,
Lili ?
Judge not.
Have you noticed how quick and easy it has become for us to judge one another? Having our lives on social media and more accesible to the public makes these “judgements” worst than ever before.
The more that we judge others the more that this “disease” will continue to spread around us. We start to think that it’s ok to judge, criticize and compare others. We feel ok expressing our opinions about everything and everyone around us and we expect no consequences in return. The sad thing is, that we never feel good when we judge others. Yet, somehow we find a way to turn off that little voice inside of us that tells us it’s not ok and we continue doing it. 🙁 We also feel embarrassed to stop others around us from judging and we have a hard tome getting away from people who are constantly judging others as well. We have to be clear with ourselves and try our best to avoid being critical and judgmental of others.
The goal for this message is to help us to see ourselves in a clear and honestly way. So that we may know what we need to work on and how to change the judgments that we have placed on others. We want to be able to recognize our faults, to let go of our pride and to have the homily to change and take control of our thoughts, words and actions. When we can control ourselves we gain inner strength. We start to master ourselves from the inside out and we become better able to control how we react to every person and situation that crosses our path. Allowing our minds to replace judgment and criticism with Love, kindness and light toward others.
Mother Theresa said; “If you judge people you have no time to love them.” We can choose to STOP the criticism habits that we have, to take off our binoculars that try to see the faults, differences and the judgments in others and instead focus that energy on cleaning our lenses, on looking at our lives and trying to be the best version of ourselves that we can be. Living each day without those things that hold us back and instead focusing on what God needs us to do during our time on this earth.
He has given us a commandment or a promise which says; “Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.” Mathew 7: 1-2 He tell us very clearly that we will be Judged according to how we judge. God is not a God that lies. He will give to us according to how we give to others. We need to keep our hearts, minds and actions clean and pure directing our vision and our energy toward God.
He then tells us; “And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.” Mathew 7:3-5 When we can see our faults and mistakes and we can change them first, we will be better able to help others. Not in an arrogant or prideful way, but instead knowing that we are nothing without God’s help and strength and that God is the one and only judge who will judge fairly.
So, let’s let go of the judgments that we placed on others and instead focus on how we can better ourselves to be a stronger source of light in the world. That we may give love and kindness to everyone around us! No matter what. God will see what is in our hearts, He will know that we are trying, He will help us to overcome anything that we need to let go off! & He will help us to be the child of God that HE CREATED US TO BE! ❤️
Our spiritual goal for the week is to not criticize or judge others. Instead replace those thoughts with something positive about the person or send love or a positive thought toward that person or anyone else who may need it.
Our physical goal for the week is to not have sugar. ? I know that’s hard to hear, but it’s becoming a bigger addiction than we think. Try to slow down on the sugar and if possible remove it from your diet ??♀️ Drink lots of water and take a little time to exercise and do something good for yourself. You are strong! & you can do all things through God who strengthens you!!!! ❤️??
Hope to see you in class tomorrow morning for a wonderful workout, toning and meditation ??♀️ Hope that you can make it and feel the benefit of doing this for yourself! ????Love,
Lili ?
Spiritual & Physical Self Reliance
There’s a quote which says: “The world is busy with its own cares, sorrows and joys, and pays little heed to you. There is but one great pass-word to success,—self-reliance.” William George Jordan.”
Think about those words for a minute. The world pays little attention to what each one of is doing. We can’t depend on everyone else to take care of us, we have to learn to take care of ourselves physically and spiritually. We are responsible for what we do with our time, the choices we make, the things we allow to enter our minds and for the efforts we make toward becoming more self reliant throughout our lives. We know that we are ultimately in charge of our own Spiritual and Physical wellbeing. We are the ones that can chose of our own free will and choices to better ourselves, to make the changes necessary to be able to let go of the bad habits or the dependency that we place on other people or things to determine “our joy” our “emotions” etc. It’s only when we realize the we don’t depend on anyone or anything else for our spiritual and physical growth (except for God) that we will be able to experience the power and Strength that comes from making our own good choices and decisions that will help us to feel the peace and control in knowing that we have more control of our lives than we think.
Becoming self reliant will allow us to feel strengthened, to choose what is best for ourselves and to feel proud of being able to take care of our own physical, emotional and spiritual needs. To be able to become self-reliant, we must work towards it. Work is physical, mental, or spiritual effort. It requires action from our part. As we do the work necessary toward our goals we will notice that this will bring happiness, self-worth, and prosperity into our lives. Through work, we can accomplish many good things, we can reach goals, learn to strengthen ourselves, bring our own light into our lives and be able to strengthen others as well. We have to remember that it’s not just the wishing but the DOING which brings the results. ??
We can only do this work ourselves, no one else can do this for us. If we want our health to be better, then we must make the changes ourselves. We have to make the choices each day to try to accomplish the goals that we have set for ourselves. We have to choose the right food each day, we have to do the exercises, and set time aside to get rid of stress and to motivate ourselves to do what is right for our health. We can become physically self reliant without having to depend on anything or anyone else to make it happen for ourselves. It will be our choices, our work and our sacrifices that will bring the results that we want in our lives. We can do this! ?
We also have to remember that we are not just physical beings, but we are also spiritual beings as well. Our spirits may require even more care than everything else around us. If our spirit or our mind is weak, we can’t expect to be strong in other things, like controlling our physical cravings or giving ourselves limitations etc. It’s our spirit that brings strength to everything else in our lives. We all know that all of the material things around us are temporary and they will eventually be gone. Even our bodies will age, become weaker and at some point we wi all have to leave this earth. That is why it so important for us to not neglect the spiritual side of ourselves, It is the only thing we will take with us after this life! When we become Spiritually self reliant, we can feed our own souls with all that is good, peaceful and that will bring more light into our lives. We can take care of our own souls daily, we can build our own relationship with God, we can choose to make time to talk to Him, to let Him know how we’re feeling, to read and learn from His words, and to listen to Him after we pray to receive the revelation that He wants to provide for our lives. When we take time to talk to God and to wait to listen to Him we will receive in our hearts the inspiration and revelation that He wants to provide for our lives. We can also choose to listen daily to positive and uplifting messages that will feed our souls & help us to feel peaceful and good. This may require turning off the distractions and saying no to the things that don’t help us feel positive and uplifted.
As we choose of four own free will to take care of ourselves, to draw closer to God and to become physically and spiritually self reliant. We will see how much more strength this will bring into our lives. We will be better able to help ourselves and to be a light to those around us as well. God will be so proud of us for choosing the right things for ourselves. He will open the way and provide the blessings to move us forward towards becoming the best version of ourselves and the person that God intents us to become, 🙂 which will be better than anything else we could ever want for ourselves. 🙂
Here’s a scripture that talks more about that.
For behold, it is not meet that I should command in all things; for he that is compelled in all things, the same is a slothful and not a wise servant; wherefore he receiveth no reward.
Verily I say, men should be anxiously engaged in a good cause, and do many things of their own free will, and bring to pass much righteousness;
For the power is in them, wherein they are agents unto themselves. And inasmuch as men do good they shall in nowise lose their reward. (D&C 58:26-28)
Let’s stay focused on doing good for ourselves and on making the right choices. God knows that we can do it! HE TRUSTS US TO DO IT & AS CHILDREN OF GOD WE CAN MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICES! We can become spiritually and physically self reliant and we will be rewarded for our efforts in the end. 🙂
Trust in God, believe in Him and know that He is your only true source of peace in your life. YOU CAN DO ALL THINGS WITH HIS HELP & as you do your best, you will be blessed and Everything will work out 🙂
The spiritual goal for the week is: To be spiritually self reliant by making sure that we do what is necessary to come closer to God this week. We can try harder this week to talk to Him and thank Him for all He has given us, maybe we can spend a little time reading something uplifting for our souls and most importantly try to spend a little time listening for His guidance after your prayers. Write down your impressions that come into your heart and go and do them. If you seek Him, He will speak to you.❤️
Our physical goal for the week is: To be physically self reliant by making sure that we take care of choosing what is good to eat, the type of exercise that we must do and how we can mediate and quiet our minds to let go of stress etc. We can choose to take care of ourselves physically and we can be strong to say no to those things that are not good for our health. Tell yourself, “I am in control and I can do this!”
Count on the help that God can provide to remove distractions or things that get in the way of our goals and of becoming self reliant in every way possible. We must count on Him to help us spiritually, to feel God close to our lives and to allow His power to help us change our ways for the better.
Hope you can make it to class tomorrow morning for a wonderful workout, which will help us to let go of stress and to feel stronger! 🙂 We will talk about some weight loss tips and how to feel happy and beautiful in our bodies 🙂 and we will end with an amazing meditation session that will leave us feeling super peaceful, energized, renewed and ready to take on the rest of our week. Hope that we can all benefit from the power that comes from this class. ?? ? God is our source and He’s the one that strengthens us and helps us to do our best and feel great! 🙂 We all need this type of positivity in our lives each week 🙂 Hope you can make it & feel the difference. ?
Don’t forget to do your best today!…Motivate yourself to do all of those things that are good for you and remember to take it one day at a time. You can do this 🙂
Love,Lili?
Inner Peace
Our lives can be surrounded by chaos, anxiety, fear and the pressures of the constant fast pace world in which we live. It can sometimes be hard to slow down and disconnect from it all to bring into our live the inner peace that we so desperately need.
Most of the time we search for happiness and peace through different means around us. We think that by having more money, a higher social status, popularity, more material possessions or even the way in which we physically look will determine wether we feel “ happy”, “sad”, “peaceful” etc. Most of us don’t realize that the things that surround us are TEMPORARY. We won’t always have them, They are not lasting and we cannot base our levels of joy, peace or happiness on those things. We have to remember that all of these things may bring COMFORT into our lives but we should never let them determine how happy or peaceful we feel.
No material possession, money, looks, pets or even people around us can determine how we feel inside. They may affect us in one way or another because the joy or the peace that we feel from those things comes from OUR CHOICE to allow it to make us feel a certain way. It all has to do with our mental attitude. We determine how we feel and what we allow outside sources to do in our lives. They are not in charge of how we feel…. IT IS ALL UP TO US & what WE CHOOSE.
Remember that we can’t control the comments or actions of others, the way in which we are treated, the chaos in which we live or the challenges that we may be going through. These things shouldn’t ever determine how we feel inside and we shouldn’t ever let them steal our peace. WE ARE THE ONLY ONES WHO CAN PROTECT OUR INNER PEACE. If we take care of ourselves internally, of strengthening our spirits and our souls, NOTHING AROUND US CAN AFFECT US UNLESS WE GIVE IT PERMISSION TO DO SO. this is a mental state which we create for ourselves. Which one will you choose?
Choose to not let any outside sources affect your internal peace. Choose to not let anyone affect your inner happiness and peace. Choose to speak kindly and lovingly about yourself, your body, how it changes and accept it with gratitude knowing that it is a blessing to have it and to be here in this earth another day. Choose to be grateful for your body, your surroundings and most importantly for the spirit that lives inside your body that is here on this earth to learn to grow and to develop. A spirit that is meant to to LEARN how to not be affected by outside sources, but instead be strong and peaceful in the storms of life. A Spirit which connects easily to God. A spirit that desires nothing more than to get to know HIM better, to become God’s friend and to receive all strength and power from the divinity of the Father of our spirits. ❤️
Choose to create for yourself a happy state of mind constantly. Choose to look past the differences of all man and begin looking more frequently at others as the children of God which we all are. Chose to be kind, generous, giving and to do your best each day to please God and to bring that inner peace that can be protected, shielded and kept inside you. Choose to TRUST IN GOD and know that HE will allow you to receive HIS strength and power to do these things and to feel lasting peace and joy internally.
He has said, “Learn of me, and listen to my words; walk in the meekness of my Spirit, and you shall have peace in me.” D&C 19:23 When we try to live peacefully with ourselves, with others and when we choose to take in all of the good that is around us, we will be able to strongly feel the spirit and love of God strongly in our lives. That is the true peace and love that can never be removed from us. No outside source, no person, no challenge can steal our inner peace. We can choose to allow God’s peace to be with us more often or to even have it with us permanently. ❤️ He has promised; “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” Remember that the peace that God offers is different from the “peace” that the world brings…His peace is lasting and not determined by anything material, popular or that brings power….His peace is a peace of love, humility, kindness, generosity & not easily to be taken away…You’ll know the difference.
Just allow the peace, the light and the joy of God fill you completely today. Do not let outside sources get to you. Remember that you are in control of your mental state and of what you allow to enter. Choose only the good and reject the bad. You are a child of God! He loves YOU!!! & wants you to slow down a little, to let go of the distractions and to FEEL HIS LASTING PEACE in your soul today and EVERY DAY! Do your best each day, Stay strong shielded and protected in the power that God brings you. Choose a peaceful and happy mental state and feel the difference. ??☀️??
Our physical go for the week is to exercise at least three days this week. (One of those days will be tomorrow in class) Part of our goal for the week is to eat one ingredient foods such as fruits and vegetables. If you find a box with lots of ingredients ? put it down and replace it with 1 ingredient food items ???
Our spiritual for the week is to keep our inner peace. I pray that as you read the message you will feel in your heart what God wants you to gain from it and what you’re meant to keep for yourself. Just say to yourself; “My inner peace is controlled by ME, I choose to keep and protect the peace that is inside my soul today” God strengthens me to feel His peace which is different from anything that the world can offer. I am peace, I am love, I am joy.”??
Tomorrow in class we will talk more about inner peace in our meditation. I hope that you can make it tomorrow at 9:30 to strengthen yourself physically, emotionally and spiritually. I know that God wants us to do good things for ourselves like this. 🙂 We Just have to make the sacrifices to make it happen ???? Do your best to strengthen yourself in every way! See you tomorrow! ??
Have a blessed & peaceful day & week.
Love,
Lili ?
Fill yourself with His light
With our busy lives and our hectic schedules it’s easy to feel distracted and disconnected from the things that God would want us to focus on. Our lives are constantly moving at a faster rate allowing for very little time to just be in silence, peace and quiet.
I know that God would want us to slow down a little, to have moments in which we can turn off the distractions, the stress and the anxiety to just be in the present and to be more centered and focused on the truly important things. When we purposefully create more times like these in our lives, we will feel more peace, clarity and joy in knowing that we have chosen to make time to slow down a bit and to connect to God. He is the one with the power to help us make our lives better, to forgive, to take the weight that we carry off of ourselves and to allow us to be filled with His light. It is ultimately up to us to choose if we truly want to STRENGTHEN OUT RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM & feel His light and power strongly in our lives.
So, how open are we to receiving the light of God in our lives? Are we building a strong communication between God and ourselves? Or Are we letting the stresses of life overpower our ability to STOP amidst the chaos and slow down a little? We are the ones who have the power and ability to stop during the stressful situations to calm our bodies and our minds and to replenish ourselves by bringing in some of His powerful light and healing that we need in our lives. Some of the ways we can do this, is by turning off the distractions, reading or listening to faith building messages, sitting outside in silence to meditate and slow down even for a little. Also, praying for inspiration and guidance will help us keep calm and trying to listen to what God speaks to our hearts through reading and searching through His words will give us the strength and power that we need for our day. Anything that we look at, listen to or allow to enter our minds will be kept within us as something positive or negative. If we want more good in our lives we gotta fill ourselves with all that is good for us! 🙂 Spiritually, emotionally and physically.
Each choice that we make is either taking us one step closer toward God, to His peace, wisdom and Love or it’s taking us in the opposite direction, away from God, toward the enemy that wants us to feel unhappy, frustrated, stressed and miserable. When it comes to choices there’s no “happy medium” it’s either toward one or the other. The choice is ours and the consequences wether good or bad will always ultimately follow and we will feel them.
When we think about God and what he’s able to provide for us. We know that He is the source of all good, all love and all light. The stresses of the world can’t get to us when we have His light. The light that He provides is wisdom, knowledge, clarity, Love and an understanding. It’s that personal relationship that YOU create with Him! Which brings you strength. He wants us to fully trust Him when He says; Trust in the Lord with all thy heart and lean not unto your own understanding, in all thy ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct thy paths. (Proverbs 3:5-6)
He wants us to have FAITH in HIM when he says; If ye will have Faith in me ye shall have power to do whatsoever thing is expedient in me. (Moroni 7:25) As we trust Him and have more faith in Him we begin to bring more of His light and power into our lives. This light begins to shine brightly through us and it flows from God unto our souls and out to the world around us. There’s another scripture which says;
The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. (Mathew 6:22)
The eye is often a symbol of a persons ability to receive the light of God. When we are more open to receiving His light, we will continue to receive an increase of light and as it grows we will begin to notice that we have within ourselves an indescribable peace and a light that is brighter and that allows us to rely more fully on God and not on our own understanding. Having His light will allows us to help others and we will become an instrument for God during our time on this earth. 🙂
As we strive to bring in more light into our lives, we will make Him proud in knowing that He can count on us to be HIS HANDS, HIS EYES, HIS MOUTH & HIS FEET on this earth to do the work that He is entrusting us to do. We each have our own special assignments on this earth. The closer we are to Him the clearer our mission will be & He will let us know in our hearts what He need us to do. 🙂 We will be able to serve, give love, comfort and have kindness toward others. WE WILL lift, help, comfort and begin to focus on seeing the good in people and in the world around us. Our countenance will change, our habits, what we look at and even the way we speak will change because we will be using the words that God Himself would want us to share.
It is only when we focus on slowing down and bringing His light into our lives that we will feel the difference. Having His light with us means that WE TRUST HIM! That we have nothing to doubt, nothing to fear, we feel His love toward ourselves and others and it allows us to be even more protected from outside sources that may try to steal our peace our joy and our light. We will begin to feel stronger better able to protect ourselves from those things. Our inner power will be shielded because we won’t want it to leave us. Doing these things will allow us to NOT LET THE STRESSORS OR OUTSIDE INFLUENCES AFFECT US INTERNALLY. HIS light won’t allow negativity to enter. It is always our choice what we allow inside of ourselves. Instead we rely on our faith, on the peace and confidence that we have in God. & because He is a GOOD GOD, ALL THINGS WILL WORK OUT FOR OUR GOOD.
When we hear in Mathew that our eyes should be single. That means our vision should be focused! Focused on the important things, focused on the light of God, on the good in our lives, focused on doing good things for our bodies, our minds and spirits. Allowing only to enter into our eyes and souls those things which are ONLY GOOD FOR US! What we look at, what we read, what we think about and how we spend our time…Allows our light to either grow or be dimmed. ?
When we study the word of God we can find so many references about His light. This is another beautiful scripture that would be perfect to memorize;
And if your eye be single to my glory, your whole bodies shall be filled with light, and there shall be no darkness in you; and that body which is filled with light comprehendeth all things.
How beautiful is that?! 🙂 If our eyes are single to His Glory, if we are striving to do the works of God on this earth then He will fill our bodies with light! That is His promise to us! Having our bodies be full of light, will eventually allow us to comprehend all things. We will be one in purpose and fully aligned with God who will inspire us and help us to reach our potential, feel His love and His light in our lives. This light will Grow each and every day as we choose to bring only good things for your eyes, minds and hearts. This is how we will be able to feel the strengthening power of His light, to then be able to share it and feel it in the world around us. God would love to see us coming closer to Him. Allowing our journey to be with Him by our side, to gain more light and To allow Him to help us and guide us through it. There’s no doubt about what we can become by having Him close to us. All we have to do is act on it and feel the blessings from doing our best each day. ????
Our spiritual goal for the week is to slow down our stress a little. There are always a million things to do…but we can choose to slow down and to bring more light into our lives. Practice this week putting away some of the stressful triggers and replacing them with bringing more light into your soul. Try to notice how different and peaceful you begin to feel.
Our physical goal for the week is to eat more nutrient rich foods. The more natural and vitamin rich foods the better 🙂 Also, remember to exercise at least 2 Days this week and if possible try to meditate daily even if it’s just 5 minutes.
Tomorrow in class we will focus our workout on letting go of stress and feeling strong in God! ?? Our meditation will include getting rid of negativity and adding more light into our lives.
Hope that you can make it and benefit from doing something good for yourself. ?????
Remember to do your best one day at a Time 🙂 God knows what’s in your heart, what you desire to do, trust Him & He will bless you for your efforts. ????
Love,
Lili ?