Turning over control can be a scary prospect because we always think we know the most about what’s best for us. We forget that God knows what’s best. How do we begin to change that mindset? In order to take the steps necessary to turn over control to God we must purpose to live a life of obedience to Him, acknowledging that He does know what’s best. The problem is that many Christians resist obedience to God. They don’t even like the word obedience and question what it means. They rationalize that Jesus died and rose again to set them free. They don’t want to be bound by the things God tells them to do. The assumption is that since salvation is a free gift, and they don’t have to do anything to get it, they shouldn’t have to live a life of obedience to God. So, they obey when it is convenient and rationalize when it isn’t. That’s a formula for unnecessary worry and an indication that God is not in control of your life.

What makes the difference is that when we listen to God’s commandment to follow His counsel, we gain a life filled with His love, peace, and joy. This relationship begins the journey to a transformed life with God because we finally begin to fulfill the reason we were created, which is to glorify God. We can only do that when we are obedient to Him. At the very same time we purpose our lives to be obedient to God, we begin to turn control over to God and something amazing happens…we achieve the greatest joy in life. As our Heavenly Father, He knows what is best for us even though we generally think we know better than anyone. By being obedient, our desires become more in line with His desires and joy is the result.

It’s easy to see why letting God control every aspect of your life can be difficult for many people. What if after all the years you’ve spent trying to climb the corporate ladder to achieve career success you find out that the path you desire isn’t the path God intended for you? Will you feel as if you’ve just wasted years of your life? Will you feel like you’re settling for something less than you think you can achieve? The simple answer is no.

You can take comfort in knowing that because God created you, he knows you even better than you know yourself. He knows how you think, how you feel, and what makes you tick. Also, His love is perfect. When you remove goals, activities, or possessions that have become more important than God in your life, you become truly free from earthly things that weigh you down in ways you didn’t realize. Making God the number one priority and passion in your life changes your entire perspective. You will discover that your goals will be lined up with His goals for you, and you will experience lasting joy and fulfillment. It doesn’t necessarily mean that you will change your career but your purpose in the career will be aligned with God’s purpose.

This path is certainly rewarding, but it is not without challenges. You may go through times when you find it difficult to do what God wants you to do. You may not always understand why He wants you to take certain directions, but He asks you to trust Him. He can always see the entire road map even when you might only be able to see a few yards down the road. It is when you continue to follow His lead, even through difficult and uncertain times, that you will be refined and strengthened by Him. You will emerge happier and wiser for having been obedient to God.

What’s stopping you from giving God control of your life today? What you gain will be far greater than anything you give away.

Stuart Migdon discovered that his career pursuits left him empty. Upon accepting Jesus, his life turned around and he wrote about his experiences in his new book JESUS TAKE THE WHEEL: 7 Keys to a Transformed Life with God. Go to http://www.LetJesusTakeTheWheel.com for more information on this topic.

Many people believe we were all born with psychic or clairvoyant abilities. However as we grow in the world we start to follow the mainstream way of thinking and overlook our potential for clairvoyant or psychic powers.

What is a Clairvoyant Ability?

A clairvoyant ability is seen as a spiritual gift and there are ways we can all develop these powers and unlock our own potential.

Exercises to Boost Clairvoyant Abilities:

Try these exercises to uncover your hidden clairvoyant ability.

1. The first one is an obvious one that we have all done and no doubt shown some success at.

When the phone rings next time try and visualise who is calling before you answer. Try this regularly and see if your success rate improves. Could you be exploring your clairvoyant ability?

2. This one you can try with a friends help. Try to predict what the number of the dice will be before they roll it. Perhaps start by just trying to predict odd or even. This can help you develop intuition.

3. To further develop your intuition and precognition try to predict events and scores at your favourite sporting event or when watching a game on TV. Start by predicting the winner and as you gain confidence move on to predicting the score or other match statistics.

4. Next time you are in a queue at say the bank try to predict which window you will get called to. With practice you should be able to improve this prediction.

5. To develop remote viewing clairvoyant abilities try to imagine before a business or social meeting what the other person will be wearing. Start with concentrating on colour and as you practice move on to greater details.

Write down your thoughts before the meeting so that you are sure to be honest with yourself.

6. When you are standing at the bar waiting to be served try to predict what drinks the person ahead of you will order. This can heighten your intuition skills.

7. Next time you are in the lift or elevator play a game at guessing which number button each new person who enters will press. This can help you develop precognition, clairvoyance and telepathy.

8. Another easy way to practice is with a friend and a pack of playing cards. Get your friend to turn over one card at a time and you just start by predicting red or black. If you can get your success rate up to 75% then expand your skills to predict the actual suit of the next card.

Clairvoyant ability can be developed with practice and patience. Try not to force the issue but incorporate these and other little exercises into your everyday life to learn to broaden your thoughts, develop your intuition and allow your natural clairvoyance to develop.

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And that is not the end of it - man has contrived to invent travel alarm clocks that give brain-cell frying electric shocks, call your cellphone contacts at unholy hours, and demand money like needy concubines if you do not wake up and kill, er, silence them.

Wake Up Early

Of course, you can skip the whole shebang when you wake up earlier than your travel alarm clocks. How to wake up early, you ask? Here are a few tips:

* Get a dog, especially a frisky puppy. Just imagine a puppy treating your face like an ice-cream lollipop, yapping in your ear, and nipping your tenders and you get the point. Besides, you rarely see a dog owner who is not an early riser, right?

A few words of caution are in order. A dog requires human care, often loads and loads of it. If you are not a pet lover, get travel alarm clocks that yip and yap like a herd of dogs and put them near your ears. Guaranteed to interrupt Sleeping Beauty herself, huh?

* Avoid sleeping pills even when you feel that you really need them to get a good night’s sleep. You will have a hard time waking up in the morning, often with a less-than-refreshed feeling due to the chemical after-effects of said pills including slurred speech and slow reflexes. How about drinking milk, reading a bedtime story, and counting sheep instead?

* Wake up to light, artificial and natural. You can have an early-riser in the house open the window to let in sunlight directly into your face or to turn on the bedside lamp. Have him do this before your alarm clock starts doing its thing.

If you are traveling, you can ask the maid to knock on your door and request the desk to ring your room. Better the phone ringing than banshees on your travel alarm clocks screaming, right?

Understand Sleep Mechanics

There are many of these sleep mechanics, which could take you awhile to memorize. But the most important is that trying to catch up on sleep during the weekends will not make up for your bad sleeping habits during weekdays.

If you can, you should follow your body’s natural pattern of sleep and wake cycles. Do not go to sleep unless you feel sleepy but do not deprive your body of much-needed sleep either. It is a fine balance between laziness and insomnia, which every normal person contends with.

You can consult self-help books on the matter, if you want more knowledge. The bottom line is the age-old adage of “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man, healthy, wealthy and wise”. This way, you need not bother with alarm clocks.

Now, if you could only become richer by inventing the best travel alarm clocks yet. You know the ones that wake you up with a kiss?

At ExecutiveGiftShoppe.com, you will find many a business card case or engraved business card holder and travel alarm clocks that will be pleasures to your life. No more screaming banshees, just gentle reminders.

A commitment to achieving your goal is the key to success. But knowing how to reinforce your commitment from time to time so that you don’t go astray is also important. Reinforcing commitments regularly reminds us to catch the next train when we miss the one we are on board. The techniques described in this article will help you in reinforcing your commitments to achieving your goals.

1. Set your goals in measurable terms and take small steps. Write your goals as precisely as possible. Instead of saying “I will loose weight”, write down “I will loose 30 lbs in the next three months”. Also, break it down into small steps. For example, “I will loose 10 lbs a month for three months.”

By setting your goals in measurable terms, you will have a solid idea of what successful completion of your goal means. By breaking down into small steps, you will be able to measure your success regularly and change your course if you are not meeting your intermediate goals.

2. Create a tag line for your goal. Marketers use tag lines to catch people’s attention to their offerings. Remember the famous Coca Cola tagline - always coca cola? Tag lines are short keywords and phrases that are easy to remember. Create a tagline for your goal.

For example, if you want to save for a vacation and you need to reduce your vending machine spending, you can create a tagline like, vending machine vacation. Print out a number of cards with your tagline and put them in places where your can see your tagline all the time.

The phrase in a tag line itself is not that important. What is important is the emotional attachment to the tagline. Speak out your tagline whenever you are alone, e.g. during driving, while taking a shower, etc.

3. Always day dream the success of completing your goal. As bad as it sounds, it is a very powerful tool. Once you get immersed in your day dreams, start developing emotional feelings about it. Make plans for all the things you are going to do once you have achieved your goal.

For example, plan for what you are going to do in your vacation, look around for dresses that you want to buy once you have lost those pounds, or open a new saving account where you want to put the extra money once you start reducing the number of cigarettes you smoke.

4. Start a blog. Personal blog is an excellent way to record your goals, intermediate successes and failures. Google offers a free blog platform called blogger. Create an account for the blogger service and start recording your goals, why you want to pursue it, what is holding you back and your feelings when you achieve success.

Start reading a few self improvement blogs, post comments on those blogs, and share links to those blogs in your own posts. You will get lots of good ideas and insights from others’ blogs and receive tips and encouragements from readers’ feedbacks in your own blog. Your blog will motivate others to take actions. You can also earn money from Google’s AdSense program.

5. Create a facebook group and invite others to join you in setting and achieving goals together. This is a new type of social support group using social media. You will learn from each others and share information to keep everybody on track. Publish your blog posts and other interesting and informative posts from other blogs in your facebook group.

To achieve your goal, you have to take small bites one at a time and measure your success regularly. You need to get engaged and develop emotional attachment to your goals. Online tools like blogs and facebook groups help you develop passions and share them with others.

Dr. Deepak Dutta has provided free online marketing tools like free classifieds and free ads sites for more than a decade, followed by article marketing and social media link building tools.

Suppressed anger can be a debilitating force in out lives. When we decide not to allow or be present with our anger we contain it inside us by creating a defensive position to the undesired emotion. “That was horrible, I do not want any of that in my life!” The avoidance or judgment that it is bad or wrong is the beginning of creating a defensive barrier to make sure that the circumstance does not happen again. Unfortunately it encapsulates the energetic memory so it cannot leave on its on accord.

We perpetuate that suppressed energy by feeding it more energy/anger in a variety of manifestations such as: resentments, depression, control, worry, guilt, expression of anger and more. It addition these concealed energies are the source for much of our aliments, pains, sickness, depression and addictions in our body. It is an energetic maze of suppressed memories. How much more energy you would have for you if you were not consciously and unconsciously struggling against the anger within you?

Our present day-to-day anger feeds the old suppressed anger that is underneath our current traumas. If you have ever thought that your resentments, mistrusting thoughts or fears seem to have a mind of their own like they pop up without any reason. There is some truth to it. Our oldest wounds are still hidden within us and they thrive by unconsciously stimulating us to recreate a dilemma that feeds our older anger. The payoff for these old wounds is that they energetically stay alive by feeding off our present day angers.

For example, a person may have been severely punished by their overly critical mother during their childhood. As an adult they may harbor huge resentments to their mother yet they may say something like, “I have dealt with those issues. I have explored hours on end of the history of how my mother hurt me. I am at peace with it.” Yet in their life they may be slightly depressed, have outburst of anger that is hurtful to others and/or mistrusting of others. They are generally fine but become triggered to some of the above behaviors from time to time.

The issues have been explored intellectually but have not addressed the body’s memory of the experience. If we can relive a part of the experience then feel it in our body we begin to get in touch with our body’s awareness. Most of us have avoided this all of our lives because we thought that feeling this intensity in us would bring back the pain. It is quite the opposite we begin a process of really letting it go. It also teaches how to be present with anger. An very important aspect to reliving the anger is not to judge it, allow the experience of it be in you nurturing that part of you that is still in the trauma of the past.

When we break down suppressed anger to its most basic/primal level we see that it is only energy. In my Access Energy Transformation class “Knowing Your Anger, Claiming Your Potency” or in private sessions we open the wounds and allow us to be present with the energies of our suppressed angers. It is an exploration in a gentle, vulnerable way and using energy clearings of Access Energy Transformation the anger leaves permanently.

What happens when our deepest suppressed anger is gone? A weight is lifted and many of us experience a lightness that we have never known before. Awareness that has been blocked by the anger shows up in our lives in ways such as: intuitive or psychic abilities, creativity, joy, inner serenity and more energy. We become more of the embodiment of ease, joy and glory. Receiving is easier than ever before as suppressed anger cuts out so much of what we can have in life.

Bart Sharp is an Access Learning Facilitator from Austin, TX. Through the years Bart has worked on variety of issues with individuals and groups. Bart likes the Access tools as they release people

Without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

With the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ in around 33 A.D., Christianity was then born. The exact location of when followers of Jesus Christ started calling themselves Christians is recorded in the book of Acts Chapter 11 Verse 26:

And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.

One future prophecy mentioned in the book of Matthew is that the Gospel of Jesus Christ would be preached in the whole world, to all nations and then the end would come. With all of the satellite technology that available, we are very close to all nations hearing the Gospel. This belief in Jesus Christ has withstood the test of time and its influence is everywhere.

Many people often assume that other religions with a form of Christianity are indeed Christian. This is completely false. Other religions such as Seventh Day Adventist, Roman Catholics, Mormons and Jehovah Witness to name a few, are not the same as biblically based Christianity. Despite what the Pope of Rome has said about churches outside of the Roman Catholic system not being church’s in its proper sense. Having knowledge of what the bible actually says is the best way to determine which are Christian and which ones are not.

The only problem for those outside of what the bible says and teaches is that the bible itself is the measuring stick of the faith. So if those religions aren’t using the bible as a gauge of belief, then they must be using a man made system. You have to understand that for a Christian, the bible is the THE word of God. Several verses exemplify this but none quite as plain as 2 Timothy Chapter 3 Verse 16 and 17:

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.

When you view the life of a Christian from the standpoint of biblical doctrine, there shouldn’t be any confusion as to the way believers are to live. Sadly after nearly two millennium of Christianity underway, much of the world is still completely ignorant as to what Christians adhere to. The only way to know for sure is studying the bible and prayer.

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The actual name of Jesus was Jesus of Nazareth, and after his death he was given the name Christ, which means Anointed One. He was born somewhere between 7 and 2 BC and died between 26-36AD. The specific dates are unknown, as the two gospels that describe Jesus’s birth and death are somewhat ambiguous. His birthday is celebrated on December 25, which is around the date that his birth is estimated at. Christians believe that three days after Jesus died, he was resurrected, and was present on Earth for forty days until his body ascended to Heaven. He is seen as the Messiah, and as one who died for all of mankind’s sins. In addition, he is the second segment of the Holy Trinity (God the Father, God the Son, Holy Ghost).

While Jesus Christ is primarily associated with Christianity, he is also referenced in other religions. In Islam, Jesus is seen as a prophet, but he is not believed to have any divinity to him. Therefore, they do not believe they he was ever resurrected, but instead, after his death, his body immediately ascended to heaven. Muslims do believe Jesus performed miracles, just without divine influence.

The life and story of Christ is told in the New Testament, which includes the important collection of gospels. The gospels are four canonical books that provide a complete overview of Jesus and all of his teachings. The four books are of Mark, Luke, John, and Matthew. Each one has a different view of Jesus’s life and provides detailed information, and while they do follow some similar themes, they often are quite different. When all of the gospels are combined, an extraordinary depiction of Jesus can be concluded.

Jesus’s birth is perhaps one of the most identifiable things about him. According to the Bible, Mary begat Jesus despite the fact that she was a virgin. This phenomenon is explained by the Holy Ghost, who is supposedly responsible for impregnating Mary. People believed in Jesus since he was born in such an unorthodox way, and it is probable that Jesus would not have had as monumental an effect if not for this part of his life.

When it came time for Jesus to die, he was about thirty years old. He had gathered a large following and was seen as the King of the Jews by many. Jesus foresaw his own death, and even the method in which it was to happen. At his final Passover seder, known as the Last Supper, Jesus himself told his disciples that one of them would betray him, and that betrayal would result in his ultimate demise.

Shortly after that, Judas betrayed him and had him arrested by the Roman Empire. Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor, did not believe that Jesus deserved to be executed, as he did not commit any crime against the Romans, and he was not plotting to overthrow them. When he gave the people the choice of freeing Jesus or another criminal, named Barabbas, the people chose to free Barabbas, and thus Jesus was crucified.

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Many churches today offer events suited for the Christian single. When your church does not offer events for the Christian single, ask your priest or minister for suggestions, as they may know of a related congregation that offers Christian singles events that you can attend. Some churches have much larger congregations and some churches have a larger number of single members. It is these churches that will offer events for single Christians.

Just about any type of social activity can be fun for a single event for Christians. One of the most popular events to hold is a casual dinner and dance event. This event can include a potluck type of supper where everyone brings a dish that they have prepared. Bringing music CDs to play for everyone to dance is also a lot of fun. Many Christian singles prefer Christian rock, and bringing music that they like ensures that they will have music that they enjoy most at their singles event.

Singles events for Christians can also be themed towards Christian holidays. A Christmas event can be decorating a Christmas tree together, drinking hot cocoa, and eating Christmas cookies. Or putting together food baskets for the hungry, as many Christians like to do good works. For Easter, Christian singles could make Easter eggs with underprivileged children or even children in their own church. Or an Easter supper could be planned for Christian singles without family close by. Some singles do live on their own and traveling home becomes costly.

Letting the group plan its own events is very important. Sometimes the church will designate a group leader that can take charge of the event. It is critical that the group leader be open to suggestions from all group members, as there are times other group members will have great ideas for events. The group should not be a place for only one agenda or only one type of event. A wide variety of events is best, to please and satisfy all members. Surveying all members at least once a year can also help to gauge if the group is meeting everyone’s needs.

A singles event is not just a place to meet a potential mate, it is also a place to make new friends and create a sense of community. This shown to happen when Christian singles come together as a church group to connect with each other. Friendships develop and yes, romances do bloom. There is the chance to dance and cry at each others weddings. Most importantly, it is a time to meet other singles that share your values and beliefs.

If you want to meet Christians who share the same interest as you please visit our Christian social networking community.

Also, there is no focus on the big social networks, as they target everyone who has a computer and Internet connection. Maybe you are interested in a smaller, more targeted social network, one that is not threatening in the least bit and is tailored to your specific needs. Entrepreneurs have recognized that religion is a huge part of people’s lives, and thus have created social networks centered on a specific religion, usually Christianity, as it is the largest religion in the world.

Why should you choose a Christian social network over a regular social network? As was stated, these special networks are smaller and easier to navigate than the huge social networks that most people are familiar with. Also, you can be sure that you will not get in to any unpleasant debates about religion, as everybody is Christian. Some social networks even break things down further and center on a certain sect of Christianity, such as Protestantism or Catholicism.

Even though Christian social networks do not have as many members as the MySpaces or Facebooks, they retain most of the attractive features that made the original social networks popular. You can still create profiles, add pictures, host a blog, post in forums, and join groups, as well as document all your interests, beliefs, friends, and important events. Some sites even replicate the look and feel of MySpace to facilitate the transition over to their network. Therefore, if you have any qualms about joining a Christian social network because you think it will feel irregular, you can dispel those worries without any problems.

Parents should be especially interested in Christian social networks, as they are much safer and youth oriented than mainstream social media websites. In large social networks, it is impossible to escape adult oriented content, even if you are not seeking such content out. Also, Internet crime is rising, and criminals are using the protection of social networking websites to carry out their activities without fear of being caught.

A child is much more likely to get caught up in something like that on MySpace than on a Christian network. In addition, Christian parents most often would like to spread their values to their children, and what better way to do that than to convince children to become members of a religiously themed social network. That way, instead of time being wasted on the Internet. It is actually somewhat productive, as the child is increasing their faith, learning more about religion, and meeting like minded individuals.

Businesspeople can also find benefits in Christian social networks. Relationships are an integral part of conducting business, and having the same religion is a quick way to establish a basic relationship with nearly anybody. Subconsciously, people like to associate with others who are similar to them, and by openly sharing your religion (knowing no negative debate will come up about it), you establish common ground.

If you want to meet Christians who share the same interest as you please visit our Christian social networking community.

You can study the entire Bible in a year by dedicating some free evening or morning time to this project. Most people read the Bible as it is presented chronologically. For those new to Bible study, getting a Bible study workbook can be quite useful as this will suggest passages of the Bible you may wish to reflect on and ways to organize your study. Some who have attended church for a long time or those who have studied the Bible in the past may be more confident with self-study methods. By simply reading a page or two of the Bible each night, you will work your way through the Bible most often in a calendar year.

Some that decide to study the Bible may be surprised to learn that an excellent tool to add to your study methods is by actually writing in your own Bible. Adding your own personal notes about sermons, passages that have inspired you or even meditations on Bible quotes can only deepen your learning experience. The Bible is a book that you can study again and again. Many that take up Bible study choose to study it year after year, learning something new about passages they have re-read for years as their knowledge and understanding increases.

Taking a Bible study class can also be quite useful. Your church or town may offer a Bible study class. Sometimes if your church does not offer one, it can be an excellent idea to volunteer to start one. Usually you are not the only one in your church congregation studying the Bible. Other church members would likely welcome the company of a group to study the Bible. Your priest or minister could lead the group, or you could be a self-led group run by church volunteers. Bible study classes are a great way to encourage learners at different rates as everyone has something valuable to offer.

Each church member comes to the Bible with different personal experiences and a unique perspective. Some may have studied the Bible for years and others may be very new to this experience. The richness of this type of group can be a valuable experience for everyone. Even those who have studied for years can learn something from the fresh viewpoint of someone who is new to Bible study.

No matter your personal beliefs or perspective, Bible study will offer you a world of its very own. This ancient book has been studied by scholars, priests and people from all walks of life. There are passages in the Bible that can be adapted to modern day concerns of every kind: from environmental concerns, adultery, cheating on your taxes, pre-teen dating, premarital intercourse and drug addiction. The Bible offers great wisdom and a unique perspective on the world unlike any other: it is the word of God.

If you want to meet Christians who share the same interest as you please visit our Christian social networking community.