A Kingdom Woman Excelling in Excellence

This week is the story of Ruth illustrated by renown preacher, Dr. Tony Evans and his daughter, Chrystal Evans Hurst used in their book, Kingdom Woman, Embracing Your Purpose, Power, and Possibilities.  A Woman of Excellence is emphasized in the second session of a group book study I am facilitating.

In today’s lesson, the women highlighted are Ruth and Naomi, their story is revealed in the book Ruth. Two themes emerge as we study Ruth’s excellence. Ruth’s faithfulness to Naomi as a daughter in law and friend is a great example of love and loyalty.

Excellence as defined by the authors as  the state of called to a higher standard which is not set by the standards of the world but by God.

Common among all people is a desire to receive excellent service but many fail in giving excellent service. Yet a Kingdom woman understands that her unique position calls her to a higher standard than what the culture has set. She knows that God has ordained her for destiny of excellence.

Excellence should always be your representation and presentation portrayal as a kingdom woman. Proverbs (31:10, ESV) reminds us that the excellent woman, or excellent wife, is a rare treasure of the highest value: “An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels.”

Paul, the apostle, reminds us also that all our lives should be marked with excellence: Finally, brothers, we instructed you how to live in order to please God, as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and more (I Thessalonians 4:1).

Excellence doesn’t mean perfection. It means doing all you can with all you have at that moment. It begins with thinking differently about yesterday. Too many have missed the mark of excellence, because they continue to live in yesterday. The key to moving forward in excellence is to learn from yesterday, but don’t live in it.

Gleaning this wisdom from the Apostle Paul, getting yesterday out of today, have a tomorrow focus: “Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on….”

Dwell on excellence.

A Woman of Excellence,

Minister Sylvia Joyner

Making Sense of Your Stuck Days....

Hello....

Have you ever felt stuck, in a rut, just not feeling it anymore? Some even refer these type of days as Monday Morning Blues or ...but not all stucktiveness began or end on Mondays. They draw themselves out to Tuesday Morning Blues, Wednesday Morning Blues, or nights, or at anytime...you get the picture, rt.?

What about you? What has you stuck? What is your Monday Morning Blues? What are you stuck on?

Well....don't beat yourself up just yet. I"m here to let you know we all have experienced these kind of days. I refer to them as stuckinarutbasementbluesnowayoutwhydoIfeelthisway? Ok, Ok...no its not a typo. Wrote like this to show you this is how I experience the stuck days.

Now that you know, others experience these stuck days too, how to unstuck ourselves? As I mentioned in the title of this post...first make sense of it. What motivates you? How, focus on what it is you like to do. My like to do is writing. On occasions I too get stuck.

I've found if I can remember how writing motivates me to express myself I can began the process of getting back on track. Making sense for me begins with morning meditation or time with God, turning the T.V off, turn radio on my favorite radio station, sit down, listen to my own thoughts, pick up pen, get the paper out, and began to write, and it may not make sense in the beginning, but as I continue to pen my thoughts they become stronger and things, thoughts, ideas began to come together. 

What I've learned consistency is the key to my day and life. If I'm stuck, or just not feeling like me, its usually because I have disconnected myself from my consistency. But not all hope is lost, begin again.

Isn't that the essence of whatever has you stuck is to just begin again...like the Nike commercial says "just do it."

Now you find your making sense of each day...what motivates you-think on these things-your aspirations...journal them...pray about it and began the process, make it your daily routine and watch your day began to turn from stuck in a rut to standing in your purpose.

I agree it is not an easy process, but it is doable. To be successful in any area of one's life requires our presence...we must be willing to show up and participate. Otherwise, nothing ever gets done and we will always find ourselves living our lives in the stuck days.

Remember this word: Be still and know that I'm God (Psalm 46:10).

God Bless,
Sylvia Joyner

Living Beyond your Limits

As women sometimes, maybe all the time we feel overwhelmed by life and the trials and tribulations that follow. Do you feel overwhelmed by life and the many responsibilities you have been given? And usually don't get anything accomplished. Take it one day at a time, and remember to prioritize. Too many times we complicate our lives  by trying to do it all at once. Even God knew how to prioritize, the world was not created in one day. We are always in a hurry to do it all, and don't.  I am reminded of a series of books and videos produced by simpletruths. One of the videos is "eat that frog first" I know it sounds gross, but the concept is that if we slow down long enough to see that  the one thing we have been putting off is the one thing we need to tackle first.  It really is a simpletruth, doing the job that seems to be the worst, biggest, unsightly is not usually high on our list. Eat that frog first, may not sound good or even taste too good, but it sure will bring positive results and get us moving. Take the limits off of your mobility, and start living beyond your limits. http://www.simpletruths.com/ 

One thing that is helpful to remember: God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in the time of trouble. Psalm 46:1(NLT).

God Bless, your day today...