Glenn Anthony Blog

 Lord today I pray that I live more like I preach.

 Have you spent a little time with God today? Wow! I can't tell you how much better my day goes when I spend a few minutes in reading my Bible and praying. I also watch either a sermon or motivational videos after. It's like going to church every day. If you would like to get a boost in the morning, I suggest you watch a short ten-minute or less video on YouTube. I like a channel called "Above Inspiration". I think you will like it too. I also watch Contemporary Christian music videos on YouTube like "Days of Elijah" by Judy Jacobs, "Believe for It" by Cee Cee Winans, "Say I Won't" by Mercy Me or anything by Maverick City or Elevation Worship. If you watch these every morning you can change your life for the better. 

 Make your worry list your prayer list.

 When you have a friend that is going through something, and you don't know what to do to help them. JUST SHOW UP! Just be there for them. That says it all!

  Some people are so poor all they have is money.

 If you stay in the boat, you will never know what it is like to walk on water. Only one disciple knew that it is safer to be with Jesus on the water in a storm than to stay in the boat without Him.  Don't be afraid to get out of the boat!

  Growth is done in the valleys   Crops aren’t grown on a mountaintop. They are grown in the valley where the ground is fertile. Just like the crops, we grow in our valleys. It may not seem like there is anything good happening but be assured growth is taking place. When we reach the mountain top it’s because of what happened in the valley. If you are in a valley in your life don’t be discouraged. You are growing and getting better! Getting ready for the mountain top.

    Let go of the pressure to make things happen on your own, and simply live in total trust. The Passion Translation

 Life goes by in a blur Seems like yesterday I was in college. Then Got married and started having kids. Now I look up and I'm sixty and planning for retirement. On your gravestone, it shows the day you were born and the day you died with a dash in between. Someone said the dash is your life. Have you made the most of your dash? How much time have you wasted? Live with intention! Make the most of what you have left. We have never gone on very expensive vacations. Most of the time we go for long weekends somewhere. And we do something just about every weekend. We are trying to live now while we can. Don't live an "I'm going to life." Live an "I am life." I am going here. I am doing this. I am making the changes I need to be happier and healthier. I am going to have a FUN life! Stop wasting time in front of the TV or online. Break the life-sucking routines. Get active! If you don't you will look up one day and say "my life has been a blur and now,...

 God specializes in the impossible.

 Worry about nothing! Pray about everything!

 Spiritual Checkup Just like when we go to the doctor for a checkup of our physical body, we also need to have a spiritual checkup. When I do this the first question, I ask myself is: 1. Is God first in my life? 2. What have I been doing to get closer to God? 3. What have I done for others? 4. Am I praying effectively and often? 5. Do I live by faith? 6. Do others see in me someone who loves the Lord? 7. Have I shared my faith with someone? I fail God every day. I have to make Him a priority daily. I have to continuously stay in the word so that the enemy does not have room to move in. This is a battle of the mind. Win it!

Praying  You gotta believe you got it already in order to get it. That's called FAITH .

 Being left alone most people would only care about themselves. It sometimes takes being told that you have a higher purpose in life to realize what you should be doing. Only when we lift others up do we experience a full life for ourselves. Live Better

 Find a way to make an impact.  Find a way to make a difference. In others and yourself.

Expect good things to happen! 

  There is nothing that makes you feel as good as seeing your spouse in the word every day.

   I see a lot of posts on social media now about SELF-LOVE. Yes, we should love ourselves as we are precious creations. I say first learn to love others. If we can love others, we can't help but love ourselves.