Soul Prosperity - Part 1

Soul Prosperity - Part 1 God wants us to prosper in life - but only as our soul prospers. All external prosperity must be rooted in a strong, healthy and prosperous soul. If not, the gap between what we have and who we are can become our downfall. The writer of Proverbs puts it this way: ‘An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning will not be blessed at the end.’ Why? Because when sudden external prosperity meets inner soul poverty, the gap is very dangerous. Lottery winners have been recorded as saying that they wish they had never won for this very reason; they wanted the money but not the greater problems that sudden external wealth created for them internally, mentally, emotionally and even physically. So What is the soul? 'And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul". The soul is defined in the hebrew as "nepes" or nephes, a life, a living being; self, person or personality, mind, ;inner desires and feelings; heart. The unique personal life or self of an individual. OR defined in greek as Psuche root word for 'psychology'. Psuche is the soul as distinguished from the body. It is the seat of the affections, will, desire, emotions, reason and understanding. The soul is made up of our mind, emotions and will; or how we think, how we feel and how we choose. The soul is the primary battleground of our lives; the battle for our mind, emotions and choices is unrelenting. Peter said: "Dear friends I urge you as aliens and strangers in the world to abstain from sinful desires which war against your soul." *SpiritBody* There is a war against our soul, and the millions of resultant casualties and fatalities within the church indicate that we are not winning that war. Multiplied millions of believers have been taken out of the race because when the war hit their soul, they lacked sufficient inner strength to survive. Many of those believers were the most charismatic, tongue-speaking and gifted individuals in the church. And we who saw them backslide were left shocked that such spiritual people could fall. The reality is however, that most of our problems, challenges and temptations are not actually spiritual, they are mental and emotional; issues of the soul. Rhonda Ferguson-Lewis,CEO The Winning Image, Inc. Soul Prosperity - "Life Coaching for the Soul" rfl@rhondaflewis.com 786-431-6198

Making the Decision to WIN!

Making a Decision to WIN! Good Morning and Welcome to The Winning image, Today is July 25, Our Winning Wednesday, and today’s topic is ‘Making a Decision’! Before the children of Israel crossed over the Jordan river to enter into their Promised Land, Moses stood on the mount as the spokesperson and Prophet of the Lord and said, 'Today I have given you the choice between life and death, between blessings and curses. Now I call on heaven and earth to witness the choice you make. Oh, that you would choose life, so that you and your descendants might live! You can make this choice by: 1) loving the Lord your God, 2) obeying him, and 3) committing yourself firmly to him. This is the key to your life. And if you love and obey the Lord, you will live long in the land of Promise that the Lord swore to give your ancestors.” Decisions………Decisions…………Decisions! There is a single mental move that each of us make daily which, in a millisecond, will solve enormous problems or either create them for us. It has the potential to improve almost any spiritual, personal or business situation you will ever encounter…. And it could literally propel you to a path of incredible success in every area of your life. It is call a Decision! Decisions or the lack of them are responsible for the making, breaking or destroying many lives, marriages, relationships, businesses and ministries. Believe it or not those who know their God and hear His voice and a stranger’s voice they do not follow, and are NOT influenced by the opinions of others, are those whose Success is NOT negotiable. The intimacy of your relationship with God, the health of your mind and body, the well-being of your family, your marriage, your social life, your business or ministry and even the type of relationships you develop…. All are dependent upon your ability to make sound decisions. You would think that anything as important as decision-making, when it has and hold such far reaching consequences and power, would be taught in every home or school… but It’s not! And to compound the problem, not only is decision-making missing from the curriculum of our educational institutions, it has also been absent from many corporate trainings, most human resource programs and I dare to ask, when has it ever been taught in our religious institutions or churches. The power of a decision is seen throughout the scripture from the beginning when God made a decision to design creation; to Jesus making a decision to say ‘Not my will but your will be done!’ Decision making is something you cannot avoid. Even NOT to make a decision, means you just made one! You can virtually eliminate conflict and confusion in your life by becoming proficient at making decisions. Decision making brings order to your mind and of course, this order is then reflected in your life, your home, and in your relationships. The cardinal principle of decision making is DECIDE RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE … WITH WHAT YOU BELIEVE…. AND WITH WHATEVER YOU’VE GOT. (REPEAT). Remember your thoughts become your words and your words become your actions. So You will only be able to decide according to your thoughts and beliefs combined with your knowledge concerning a matter. And this is why most people don’t master this aspect of life. They permit there circumstances and situations, and of course their resources, to dictate if and when a decision will be made. Can I tell you based on what you believe, as soon as you made a decision, you call attention to angelic host that are waiting to harken to your words and put things in motion, to bring your thought and decision to pass. So, the decisions we as Christians make should be based on the principles that are designed to create winning opportunities, that will allow God’s glory and honor to fill the earth to be seen by mankind! This in return, will lead to DECISIONS by mankind, to want to become acquainted with our God. Now, I can give you a plethora of biblical examples of this very thing, but today I have DECIDED to make this a more practical coaching session and give credit to a few examples of those who practiced the principles and tapped into the laws God has placed in this earth realm for those who will make a decision to only believe. And believe it or not, this works for anyone. Both those who are saved or unsaved can call those things that be not as though they are and if they do not doubt in their heart, they shall have what they say. Listen, When John F. Kennedy asked Werner Von Braun what it would take to build a rocket that would carry a man to the moon and return him safely to earth, his answer was simple and direct. The will to do it. The bible says, if you are willing and obedient you will eat the good of the land. President Kennedy never asked IF it was possible. Because, ALL things are possible for those who believe. Nor did he ask if they can afford it! Why, for where there is vision there will always be PROvision! President Kennedy made a decision. He said, I will put a man on the moon and return him safely to earth before the end of the decade. That fact that it had never been done in hundreds of thousands of years in history was not even taken into consideration. He decided where he was, with what he believed; and what did he have…? A dream! MLK had a dream……. and sometimes decisions you make for the dream can cost you everything. He knew he was not going to make it into the promise land, just like Moses. But with boldness and confidence after stating he would not get there with us, he still made a DECISION to go all the way. He knew just like Jesus that his decision had the power to change the whole world as we knew it. And boy…. Did it! The objective was accomplished in President Kennedy’s mind the moment he made a decision. It was only a matter of time….(which is the governed by natural laws) before his decision would have to line up with the spiritual law set in motion, by his faith in action. Soon, the goal was manifested for the whole world to see. Anyone who has made a study of the great thinkers know that they are great result getters too! Why, because they are not afraid to make sound and yet faith-filled decisions. You and I must realize that our thoughts ultimately control every decision we make. You are the sum total of your thoughts. Every decision you made was decided upon based on your thoughts. For as a man thinks in his heart, so is the man. By asking the Holy Spirit to lead and guide you to all truth, you can exercise the faith needed to make good and godly decisions. Those decisions that would not only please God but effect change positively for others. The greatest stumbling block you will ever encounter when making important decisions in your life is CIRCUMSTANCE. We let circumstances get us off track and then block us from moving forward into the land of promise. We are then like Ruebenites that decided to stay on the east banks of the Jordan in the wilderness instead of crossing over into the Promised Land. More dreams are shattered and goals unfulfilled because of life’s seemingly impossible circumstances. But God has made us more than able and qualified to make decisions when we yield to the leading of the Holy One who lives on the inside of us. How often have you heard yourself saying, I would like to do this or have this, but I can’t because…….. Whatever follows after because…… is YOUR seemingly insurmountable circumstance. Circumstances cause detours in your life, but you should never permit them to stop you from making the right or important decisions. Lack of expectation in your vision will always override your decision to agree with what God has a desire for you to have or accomplish in this life. Many years ago Helen Keller was asked if she thought there was anything worse than being blind. She quickly replied YES, there is something much worse. She said, The most pathetic person in the world is a person who has their sight but no vision….. At 91, JC Penny was asked how his eyesight was. He replied that his sight was failing but his vision had never been better. When a person has no vision, they perish….. they will not SEE a better way of life, and then they automatically will DECIDE to give up and allow life’s circumstances to rule them instead of them taking dominion and ruling and reigning over life’s circumstances as the Kings and Queens we were created to be. The Bible said you shall decree a thing and it shall be so. To decree is defined as a judicial decision or order. One of the eternal purposes of God, by which events are foreordained. In other words you are simply Deciding to agree with heavens will. As it is in heaven is shall be on earth… Once you decided to agree with God and God’s word…..You WILL have what you say…. 16 'So the people answered and said: “Far be it from us that we should forsake the Lord to serve other gods; 17 for this is the Lord our God who brought us and our fathers up out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, who did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way that we went and among all the people through whom we passed. 18 And the Lord drove out from before us all the people, including the Amorites who dwelt in the land of promise, so, We also will serve the Lord, for He is our God.” In other words They decided to Represent the Lord in a foreign land, but in a land that was promised. You and I have been commissioned to Represent the Lord and let our light so shine that when Men see you they see Christ. We stated when we accepted Christ as our Lord and Savior that we too,as the children of Israel, would make the choice or decided to 1)love the Lord our God with all our heart mind soul and strength , 2) obeying him, because obedience is better than any sacrifice we could ever make and 3)committing yourself firmly to him. Committing our work to the Lord, so he can established it! This is the key to OUR life. We MUST DECIDE To love and obey the Lord, and we will live long in the land of Promise that the Lord swore to give your ancestors.” Today I Decide to Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and then all these things I desire will be added unto me. Today I decide to choose God… My success is NOT negotiable…. What about yours? I am Rhonda F Lewis, your spiritual and transformational coach. Any comments can be made here, emailed to rfl@rhondaflewis.com or post on the Fb fanpage of rhondaflewis.com. Yesterday I may have dared to struggle, but today I DECIDE to WIN