It’s Almost Over!

It’s almost over! I know you’re wondering what I’m talking about so I’m going to explain (smile).

The first thing that’s almost over is the month of August.  Just in case you didn’t know, my birthday is in August & I celebrate the entire month!  So I’m a little sad that the party is almost over & I don’t want the party to end.  I love celebrating birthday’s with people & I love celebrating my birthday most of all. Check out some pictures from my 80’s themed birthday party!

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The second thing that’s almost over is the summer!  I love warm weather & not having to wear layers of clothes!  I love being outdoors & doing outdoor stuff, like going to the beach with my boogie board & riding waves, getting a tan – yes black people like tanning too.  I love outdoor concerts, water ice & BBQ’s!  I love just being outside near water just sitting & listening to God talk to me.  In the summer you can simply sit outside & enjoy the people you love & enjoy each other’s company. I hate for the summer to end but it’s almost over!

The third thing that’s almost over is this year.  September marks the end of the third quarter of the year.  Kids are going back to school & the holiday season is fast approaching.  At least in September football starts, Go Eagles!  September should also signal for you that its “year in review” time.  This should be the time that you start to take another look at your goal sheets that you completed at the beginning of the year.  This is the time when you sit down with God with your goal to discuss & measure how things went for you this year.

How many of your goals were completed & manifested?  How many were not? Are you still on track with your goals or have you allowed yourself to be distracted?

September is the month that you take the time to do an honest inventory on your life because you still have plenty of time to make whatever adjustments are needed to get back on track so you finish this year strong!

You’ve learned a lot about how God operates this year & prayerfully you have been working what you’ve learned.  But have you been giving it your best?  Have you been giving God 100%.  If not, if you start now, you still have time to raise your application of the word up a few percentage points.

I’m still a little sad that the summer is almost over, but I also love this time of year because it gives me the chance to refocus & work 1 Corinthians 9:24 (amp);  Do you not know that in a race all the runners compete, but [only] one receives the prize? So run [your race] that you may lay hold [of the prize] and make it yours.  I don’t know about you, but in the race of this life,  I’ve decided that I am going to win every race that I ‘m in.  How about you?

Through Christ you are a winner if you want to be, but you can’t be punks in this thing.  You have to have the guts to do the work.  Yes, you will make mistakes, yes you will want to quit & give up, yes there will be times that you want to give into whatever demon you are dancing with, but you don’t have to stay in that place!  Every day God’s mercy & grace is brand new.  Every day you get to make a new choice but you have to press past fear, be focused & determined to not only stay in the game, but win!

Just in case you didn’t know this, I’ll give you this piece of information for free.  God will allow Satan to attack & tempt you; just like He allowed Satan to temp Jesus & Job.  And just like Jesus & Job you have to learn to practice Philippians 3:14-15 (amp); I press on toward the goal to win the [supreme and heavenly] prize to which God in Christ Jesus is calling us upward. ¹⁵ So let those [of us] who are spiritually mature and full-grown have this mind and hold these convictions; and if in any respect you have a different attitude of mind, God will make that clear to you also.

So, even though the summer is almost over, & August is almost over,  & 2014 is almost over, today is the first day of the rest of your life & you still have plenty of time to finish everything you started.  You still can finish strong & on top!  You still have time to be proud of the work you’ve done this year while at the same time putting yourself in the best position possible to start the New Year!  It’s almost over, but are you ready!