Happy Thanksgiving

November 24, 2021 by Dani Leave a Comment

Happy Thanksgiving

Wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving. This is still my very favorite holiday of the year. Being with loved ones is such a treasure to enjoy. It is getting harder and harder to get everyone together. Oh my! Is the family photo a thing of the past? Here is a photo of two daughters and one daughter-in-law.

May you have a most memorable and joyful Thanksgiving. On occasion, it is a sacrifice to be thankful, but the rewards are great.

The Story of the Little 92 Year Old Lady

I love to think about the story of the little 92-year-old lady. Please let me share it again. Here it is:

“The 92-year-old, petite, well-poised, and proud lady, who is fully dressed each morning by eight o’clock, with her hair fashionably coiffed and makeup perfectly applied, even though she is legally blind, moved to a nursing home today.”

Her husband of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, she smiled sweetly when told her room was ready. As she maneuvered her walker to the elevator, I provided a visual description of her tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been hung on her window. “I love it,” she stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having just been presented with a new puppy. “Mrs. Jones, you haven’t seen the room …. just wait.” “That doesn’t have anything to do with it,” she replied. Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time.”

Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time.

“Whether I like my room or not doesn’t depend on how the furniture is arranged… it’s how I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it … It’s a decision I make every morning when I wake up. I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed and be thankful for the ones that do.”

“Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I’ll focus on the new day and all the happy memories I’ve stored away.”

Masters of Gratitude

Let’s you and I do the same. We can practice being thankful, even when we don’t feel thankful. My goal is to become a Master of Gratitude. In fact, now is the perfect time to begin thinking of and listing your ten top Gratitudes for 2021.

Scriptures for Thanksgiving Day

Thank you, Kenneth Copeland Ministries for always having a beautiful Thanksgiving Post. I am quoting from the post I received today:

https://www.kcm.org/real-help/life-work/believe/17-scriptures-thanksgiving-day

From these scriptures, you can learn how thanksgiving and praise can affect your life.

Again Quoting Kenneth Copeland

1. Thanksgiving and Praise Brings God on the Scene

Psalm 22:3 says God inhabits the praises of His people. When you enter into thanksgiving and praise, you invite God’s glory, His presence, to fill your life and your situation. At times of high praise, the Shekinah glory of God will fill the whole place with His sweet presence.

Challenges in Perspective

2. Thanksgiving and Praise Puts Challenges in Perspective

As Psalm 8:1 reminds you: “O Lord, our Lord, your majestic name fills the earth! Your glory is higher than the heavens.” Thanksgiving and praise remind you just how powerful your God is. He is the creator of all the world and the universe. Nothing is beneath His notice. If He is in your corner, how can you lose?!

Focus Your Mind

3. Thanksgiving and Praise Focuses Your Mind on the Right Subject

When challenges arise, it’s easy to allow them to play on a loop inside your head. But thanksgiving and praise breaks that loop. It helps you to refocus your attention on the One who is greater than every challenge. Just read through King David’s psalms. Time and again he wrote of his troubles and of God’s glorious power. He was refocusing his attention on the One who had all the answers to his troubles.

Strengthen Your Faith

4. Thanksgiving and Praise Strengthens Your Faith

Romans 4:20 says, Abraham “grew strong and was empowered by faith as he gave praise and glory to God” (AMPC). As you praise God and speak of His marvelous works, you are reminded of all that God has done, and your faith in God and His plan for you increases.

Powerful Weapon

5. Thanksgiving and Praise Is a Weapon Against the Enemy’s Maneuvers

Psalm 9 says: “I will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will show forth all thy marvelous works. I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High. When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence. For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right” (verses 1-4, KJV). When you praise God, your enemies have to turn back. (Read 2 Chronicles 20 for an example of this.)

Happy Thanksgiving to You and Yours

https://www.kcm.org/real-help/life-work/believe/17-scriptures-thanksgiving-day

Name Above all Names November

November 1, 2021 by Dani Leave a Comment

Name Above All Names November

This month is named Name Above all Names November. One of the Fabufit team members selected this name and it is so perfect, I choose it too.

I am happy to once again welcome one of the most beautiful months of the year. Not only is it beautiful because of the changing seasons and fall-colored leaves; but the beauty goes much deeper as we celebrate Thanksgiving and remember the many blessings God has given to us in America. We are a blessed nation to have the freedom that our founding Father’s and mighty men and women fought for and won for us.

Blessings

Thanksgiving

It is a great time to intentionally think about all the blessings in our lives: family, friends, and freedom. We have the freedom to worship The Lord without fear. I remind myself not to take this for granted as I realize many other people in other nations don’t have that freedom. How grateful we are that we still have freedom as Christians in this country.

PS 116:17 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of The Lord. KJ

Ps 64:10 make praise your habit. The Message

Here is our now 7-year-old granddaughter, Cali with her big sister, Caris (9). These two, along with seven other treasured grandchildren, (plus two in Heaven) are blessings I cherish.

John and I have chosen, even in the midst of great trials going on in our nation and around the world to Count our Blessings, to remember that the name of Jesus is above every name. and to continue to offer the sacrifice of thanksgiving and praise.

We are learning so much about the power of the Name of Jesus. God has given us so much by giving us the legal right to use this name. As Christians we are His hands and feet to a very hurting world.

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Learning to Soar

May 14, 2021 by Dani Leave a Comment

Learning to Soar is Not Hard

Learning to Soar above problems is not so hard, but it takes daily practice. Any good habit we develop takes consistency. Faith and consistency are the keys to the breakthrough in everything we do. I suppose this is true even with bad habits. Consistency also establishes these.

What is Soaring?

Soaring is a technique used to help oneself stretch to new levels. It is daily (or every so many days) accountability done via journaling. It encompasses specific Gratitudes and Praises as well as identifying Negative Drainers that are stealing from you. Learning to soar will enable you to uncover and take action on living by your deepest core values and energy producers.

Where I Learned about Soaring

About 15 years ago I attended a Robert Allen seminar and heard a gentleman, John Dealy, teach on soaring. I’ve added a few tweaks here and there so that it fits with truth I have learned from God’s Word. Most of the principles matched perfectly. God tells us over and over about the value of being grateful. This is the foundation of Soaring.

Let me Give You a Beginning Peak at How to Soar

You can learn the exactnes of this strategy in the Engaging Your Energy Course currently being taught via Fabufit Zoom classes or by the Home Study Course, which is available now: https://gum.co/engagingenergy

This course comes with an added bonus of a daily Journal to guide you in baby steps in establishing this ever so valuable habit. Let me give you a little to get you started.

Soaring Worksheet

Today, I am grateful/thankful for………

Surprises = S Pleases = P

Awareness/comments ____________________________________

Today, I praise The Lord for what He is doing in me. As I think back over yesterday or the past few days, what am I doing, being, becoming (something I am happy about that I sense has brought energy to my day.)

Surprises = S Pleases = P

Awareness/comments ________________________________

Today, I am aware of these things that have the potential to impact energy negatively (stealing the energy I have).

Action: ______________________________________

“Growth comes fastest from remembrances, variety,

and new awarenesses.” ~ John Dealey

Protection from Worry

April 8, 2021 by Dani Leave a Comment

Protection from Worry

We can enjoy protection from worry, even though every day is a new day with new opportunities to fall prey to the plans of the enemy. Since God’s Word tells us not to worry; days without worry must be possible, maybe even weeks, months? This journey of learning to sidestep worry is one I am on with progress, I am grateful to say. The following are some things that have helped me tremendously in past days and years.

Fabufit Component of Being Free from Worry

Replacing worry with Trust from our never-failing Heavenly Father is a component of the Fabufit Journey toward Fabulous Fitness, Abundant Health, and Increased Happiness.

Fill Your Mind with Hope and Encouragement

My favorite source of hope and encouragement is early morning time reading God’s Word and praying. I love finding scripture promises I can write down and think on for the day. During this designated time block first thing in the morning, I also plan the day and read other inspiring things in my remaining time allotted. Right now I am slowly…….. going through a book by Kenneth S. Wuest: Word Studies in the Greek New Testament. It is a treasure house of gold as Wuest goes back to the Protectranslation of words and meanings as they were in original Greek. He says,” The Greek New Testament is waiting like a Virgin forest to be explored.”

Keith Moore of MooreLife Ministries has a free teaching series called “Take No Thought.”. It is wonderful for building faith in this area.

Find Faith, Prayer, Hope scriptures in abundance to strengthen you

Another short source of inspiration is a little daily devotional book called Jesus is Calling. This takes only a few minutes to read but many times contains such a thought to remember. Today’s reading was about Trust and Thankfulness:

Trust and Thankfulness

“Trust and thankfulness will get you safely through this day. Thankfulness keeps you from criticizing and complaining, those “sister sins” that so easily entangle you.” Trust protects you from worry and obsessing.

” Keeping your eyes on Me is the same as trusting Me. (Referring to our Lord) It is a free choice we must make thousands of times daily. The more you trust Me, the easier it becomes.” – Sarah Young, Jesus Calling

Cast all of your cares on Him because He cares for you.

– I Peter 5:7

In FABUFIT we like to daily think on our Gratitudes. This is such a good habit to develop. Friday I will send a simple recipe to cultivate happiness. Have you taken some time to think on your Graitudes for the past year?

Three Things God Desires for You

March 29, 2021 by Dani Leave a Comment

Three Things God Desires for You

There are so many more than three things that God desires for you. He says “He wishes above all things that you would prosper and be in health, even as your soul (mind, will, and emotions) prospers and keeps well.” III John 2.

He says in Ephesians 3:20:

^20″Never doubt God’s mighty power to work in you and accomplish all this. He will achieve infinitely more than your greatest request, your most unbelievable dream, and exceed your wildest imagination!^[a] He will outdo them all, for his miraculous power constantly energizes you.”

Every Promise has a Condition

He is such a good Heavenly Father. And now the question is, what are His desires that he would like to have from us? This is very important. Every single promise we are given in the Bible has a condition. If we will do this, then He will this that. Search it out yourself and see if this isn’t true.

If you believe in your heart and confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord,

Then you will be saved

If you seek Him with all your heart

Then you will find Him

If you sow

Then you will reap

If you ask

Then you will receive

God Desires Three Sacrifices from Each of Us

These aren’t to take away but to add to our happiness and long life. Believe it or not, they will also add to our accomplishing our goals of becoming, and staying healthy and fit. Here we go. Let’s see what they are:

Ps 50:14-15, 23

Why don’t you bring me the sacrifices I desire?
    Bring me your true and sincere thanks,
    and show your gratitude by keeping your promises to me,
    the Most High.
¹⁵Honor me by trusting in me in your day of trouble.
    Cry aloud to me, and I will be there to rescue you.

Gratefulness

Gratefulness is a choice. It can become a habit. Many times it feels like a sacrifice. This pleases the Lord very much. Continually thank Him for what He has done and is doing in your life, ( even when you can’t see it, as he is often working behind the scenes. Thank Him for His angels who are all on assignment for us who are heirs of salvation

Keeping Your Promises to Him

Yes, it is easy to make a commitment and then not keep it. Early on this year I made a decision and a promise to get up an hour earlier in order to work on an assigned project concerning this website. Yikes, I kept putting it off as I fought the “battle of the covers” each morning. Finally, I chose to enforce my commitment. It was hard at first but now is actually a joy. He says it brings Him joy when we keep our promises to Him. I want to bring Him great joy.

Trusting in Him in Your Day of Trouble

This may be the hardest one. We each can do it because He tells us to.

⁶Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, ⁷casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.

⁸Be ^[a]sober, be ^[b]vigilant; ^[c]because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. I Peter 5:6-8

Since this is something that pleases our Heavenly Father, let’s develop this habit.

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving

The Story of the Little 92 Year Old Lady

Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time.

Masters of Gratitude

Scriptures for Thanksgiving Day