Gayla's Magazine

The King's Daughter

Sometimes when you preach a message it leaves a lasting mark on yourself.  The Kings Daughter was one of those that changed my own life!  What the Father imprinted upon my heart for this message was personally life changing. May every lady in leadership  feel the comfort, the strength, the ability and the favor of being The Kings Daughter today.  You have been hand chosen for the role you play..... carry your responsibility  with integrity,  focus, unselfishness and obedience to the One Who called you.  It. Is. Worth. It. 

The Year of Peace?

Yes this MUST be your year of peace.... so many other areas of life and in the world itself is filled with unrest, war and terrible happenings.  So you MUST as a leader be able to walk smoothly and be at rest internally to manage the possbilities of worry around you. 

Think, meditate, focus, memorize, pray and decide you are going to be at peace no matter what is going on around you.  Too many people need you to be peaceful to help them deal with the overwhelming issues they face. 

Peace my friend..... Peace!

2015 - The Year of.......

As a Pastor's wife you have many areas that will need your attention this year.  Starting 2015 with a plan for the year will help you to remain steady all year long!  This type of forward thinking is valuable and helpful!   No matter how dark the world gets you can remain focused Here are the questions  to ponder and answer for your  life in 2015.

1. My Life’s Theme for 2015 will be…

          2015 is the Year of ____________________

2. Write a one sentence mission statement for 2015.

__________________________________________________________________

3. The Book of the Bible for study for this year will be ….

__________________________________________________________________ 

4. Why will I choose to study this particular Book of the Bible?

__________________________________________________________________

5. The Projects that I will pursue in 2015.

A.

B.

C. 

7. I will educate myself in these areas in 2015.

A.

B.

C. 

8. By the end of 2015 I plan to have completed __________________ 

9. I will nourish myself in 2015 …

Mentally

Physically

Spiritually

Emotionally

Focus….. Fine tune…… Finish.     Take some time and prepare for 2015!

I will share my own year's plan in upcoming posts.  Happy 2015 my friend!

Brain 'ReSet'

As I reflect over the past year and all of the major changes that have taken place.... I am so grateful that God is in charge!  Truly He has stretched me beyond myself. 

Having raised 'children' to completion in many areas, it's now time to focus more on the lessons I have learned and how to best use my seasoned years for the future.   There is ALOT said in this sentance that I won't bore you with.... nevertheless all the changes have been life shaping to me. Thus my mind has had to erase some focal points and 'ReSet' to a different point of view.  

To focus on my Eministry which is worldwide and not so much on actual timeline speaking engagements is the area I feel drawn to.  In my latter years.... how do I reach and teach more by staying put!  Hmmmmm  much to ponder here.....

I heard the Lord say to me sometime ago......"You will shout to the naions without saying a word" 

Mind stretching possiblitities lie ahead. Looking forward to 2015 and greater fields to harvest for Him!    

How about let's all start again with a clean slate and be open minided to His direction. 

Isn't it time to get up from the pew?

 

It's Time To Go Light Your World

 

Change

This year has been a year of major changes..... all good, some painful but correct.  Change does not always mean 'easy' but when it's the right thing for the future, it's the right thing.  

Looking forward to a settled Fall of the year!  But I have a feeling change is not done happening just yet!

We have been enlarged yet again.. stretched yet again.... It's now so much that each day I have to put God in charge since it's too much to handle and control! Time to give up things that I have loved doing but outgrown, for a better unknown of direction and God's purpose ahead. 

He who rejects change is the architect of decay. The only human institution which rejects progress is the cemetery. ~Harold Wilson

 

Mind Map - Panama City, Panama

 

Bag Lady - Panama City, Panama

 

Watch Where You Step!

Often when we are busy on our soapboxes of our opinions and our reactions to the actions and words of others, we wish to open our mouths and spout great swelling words of our own thoughts. But my friend.... so much of the time we don't have all the facts!  We are quick to judge others and tell them what we think about their lives and how they should run them. And we end up stepping on toes, or into messes we would rather not be in.  Ever had to clean your shoes off from something you stepped in?  

 In consideration of the many people I have counseled down through the years, here's a free bit of advice. 

BEFORE YOU SPEAK REMEMBER THESE 5 LITTLE TRUTHS....

1.  Is it the truth?

2. Are you walking in their shoes and know all about the issues at hand.

3. What you are about to say, will it provoke the person to better works?

4. Is it going to help the problem at hand? 

5. Are you in authority over this person and have the 'right' to speak into their lives in such a personal way? 

If you answered no to any of these questions, keep your tongue tied up and lodged in your throat, and trash the words you were about to say.  

I have seen too many people tripped up by anxious words and emotions of others that literally stop the progression of healthy relationships.  This is the test of good communication.

But here is some good news for you!  Even if you blew it, don't quit.  Keep reaching out because in the end, it can actually draw people together in understanding when both parties don't walk away.