By: Geri Mason
Who said you have to wait until a new year to start making changes in your life? Where did this New Year’s resolution idea come from anyway? I’m sure there is a story behind it, but I didn’t bother to look it up. If what you do is based on man’s version of when to change, then you will be constantly with your hands in the air fighting against God. I like to put my hands up to receive blessings from Him instead. In order to get out of your old mindset and move into the new you, it is imperative that you see yourself from a bigger vantage point. Would you really want to be the same person you were last year? I know I don’t. Last year I wrecked two cars and lost a few job assignments. I’m so looking forward to leaving that behind. The great thing is I’m not waiting until January 1 to get started on the new me. And I need you to get started as well. Our divine purpose may be connected to someone else’s purpose. You may be holding me up from my blessing.
As I watched my plans fall apart these past few months, I caught myself putting up a serious fight with God. One day during my morning meditation and prayer, I raised my hands to receive His blessings instead of fighting. Once I did that I was able to move in purpose and according to His will. In less than three hours, the circumstance I was fighting about changed in my favor. So, you need to be sure you are living your purpose daily—not just when you feel like it—so you won’t be holding anyone else up from their purpose. When I had no speaking engagements, I created them; when I had no job assignment, I created an on-line source of income. Everything I did during my down time was connected to my purpose. What you do matters to others. Never look at idle time as a waste. We live in a get-it-done society and feel that we need to be constantly on the go. What you may need sometimes is solitude to get creative. Let’s get to work now on our purpose, by first being open-minded to new endeavors for the new year.
When you need to feel loved ………………..John 15:13
When you need to resolve conflicts…. Matthew 18:15
When you need the right answer……….James 1:5-6
When you need confidence……………….Proverbs 3:5-6
When you need comfort…………………..Isaiah 49:15-16
When you need strength…………………….Esther 12:27
When people disappoint you………………….Luke 23:34
When you’re angry…………………………………..Psalm 37:8
When you’re anxious…………………………….1 Peter 5:7
When you’re depressed……………………..Psalm 27:13-14
When you’re bitter…………………………….Ephisians 4:31
When you feel worried……………………….Psalm 23:46
When you feel discouraged…………………………..Psalm 37
When you are frustrated………..Psalm 90, Hebrews 12
When you feel rejected……………………………….1 Peter 1
When you feel sick or in pain…………… Psalm 6, Isaiah 26
When you feel jealous………………………Psalm 49, James 3
When you can’t sleep………………………..Psalms 4: 56, 130
When you’ve done something wrong…………….Psalm 51
When God seems far away……………………….Psalm 46
When your pockets are empty………………Psalm 37
When you need peace…………………….Matthew 11:25-30
When you don’t understand what God ‘s doing..Is 55:8-9
When your faith is being tested……..Hebrews 11
When you’re hated because of your faith….John 15
When you’re losing hope…2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
When you feel alone and scared………………Psalm 23
When experiencing hard times………….Psalm 9:9
When in sorrow…………………………………………John 14
When in danger…………………………………………Psalm 91
When the world seems bigger than God….Psalm 90
When people seem unkind……………………….John 15
When you’re leaving on a trip…………..Psalm 121
When you’re discouraged at work………….Psalm 126
From pregnant, high-school drop-out to radio intern, television reporter, writer and motivational speaker, Geri Mason is definitely a “Woman on the Move.” Born to working class parents with little education, Geri was the only child of eight to graduate from college.
After a breast cancer diagnosis at age 30, she began her search for deeper meaning and purpose for her life. Her ministry of writing, speaking, and encouraging others was born. Geri spoke in 1997 at the Million Woman March in Philadelphia, and continues to share through her books, speaking engagements, workshops, seminars, and the media. Her work has been published for over fifteen years in her monthly column for Key Awareness Publishing Newspaper, in Virginia. For more on “Geri Speaks” go to: gerispeak@yahoo.com, or www.gerispeak.com.