{"id":10859,"date":"2019-08-28T05:55:38","date_gmt":"2019-08-28T10:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/?p=10859"},"modified":"2019-08-28T05:55:52","modified_gmt":"2019-08-28T10:55:52","slug":"a-value-added-life-is-an-empowered-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/?p=10859","title":{"rendered":"A Value-Added Life is an Empowered Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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My daughter is the director and founder of a faith-based, non-profit organization called EMwomen (Empowering Women) that exists to embrace, educate, equip and empower women and girls who have been impacted by some of life\u2019s greatest challenges. Many of these gals have come from lives of abuse, homelessness, addiction, abortion, and hopelessness. Now, they are transformed women as they turned those pains into blessings through the power of Jesus Christ in their lives. It is a honor to join with these precious women every week. Eleven of these gals met on Monday night, me included, and I was the honoree because it was my birthday. I was also the guest speaker. When Staci first asked me to speak on my birthday, my initial response was \u201cNo, I want to just chill on my birthday \u2013 not be thinking about speaking.\u201d She understood. Our conversation ended. But, Holy Spirit nudged me to share, because IT IS my birthday. I quickly called her back and recanted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I\u2019m so happy I accepted \u201cthe call\u201d. These precious women celebrated me by their presence AND their presents of themselves, beautiful cards, hand-written notes and precious gifts. In my talk I shared about my \u201cempowered\u201d life that started with a praying mother and becoming well acquainted with her value system. Those values included honesty, integrity, character and following the leading of my conscience when choosing right from wrong. She explained that our conscience is the Holy Spirit Who takes up residence in our hearts when we ask God to be the center of our lives through His Son, Jesus Christ. So, when I would head out with my friends or my boyfriend, her parting words of \u201cLet your conscience be your guide!\u201d stuck with me like glue. I heard her voice in my ears when I was choosing integrity, honesty, and character. Character is doing the right thing when no one is looking \u2013 and when she wasn\u2019t looking! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What I remembered most about my mom was her unwavering faith. Faith, because her values began and ended with her relationship with God. She made it through some of the most difficult times (my dad\u2019s debilitating illness when I was just eight years old, her being our sole provider, raising me and dad\u2019s passing when I was fifteen). My mom\u2019s value system passed down to me. It would equip and sustain me through plenty of tough times, but none greater than when my own husband became very ill and passed away. My Mom’s abiding faith was because of her God-relationship and it is what I \u201cpreach and teach\u201d daily through my blogs and counsel to others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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That is what I wanted most for these beautiful young women to get and embrace too. I\u2019m purposing to live each remaining day of my life as if it is my last day. I mean it. I don\u2019t want anything to come between me and God. I say \u201cForgive me a lot!\u201d when I\u2019ve chosen my words and actions unwisely. I ask God for forgiveness when I know I\u2019ve messed up. I endeavor to spend each day wisely, acknowledge the Lord in prayer, spend daily time with Him, and serve Him in loving others, and in making a positive impact on our generation for Him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As an \u201colder woman who taught the younger women\u201d (Titus 2:3-5) on Monday night, I am impressing upon you who are younger or older than me to live with the values of serving God with all your heart, letting the Holy Spirit be your guide \u2013 your conscience, and when you face a decision, \u201cDo I or don\u2019t I?\u201d \u2013 to choose life. The abundant life \u2013 that even in the toughest times \u2013 you\u2019ll be empowered to do the right things when no one is looking, and empowered to be the example of strong values when they are looking. I\u2019m harvesting the blessings of living that empowered life and I assure you \u2013 it is a value-added life! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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