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There are reasons we cross paths with those that we do. Sometimes its SO obvious, because we have walked a mile or two in what that person is going thru. But other time’s we scratch our head and wonder why. In any case, it’s important to be relatable to those around you in life.

Over the years I have put together, my own be-attitudes, ways of keeping myself motivated and moving in the right direction. Some of the keys have been taught to me by my Pastors and others that have spoken into my life.

Dawn’s be-atitudes for making it in today’s world:

1- Be real-Practice what you wear (bracelets, tshirts, bumperstickers, etc.) or for goodness sakes get rid of them, until you can! It’s a process, and just because you are a christian you are not going to have it all together all of the time of course, but let’s be practical here.

2- Be relatable. Speak normal, elminate the thou’s and thus sayeth the lord from grocery line chatter.

3- Be authentic-Say what you mean, be honest and dont make promises that you cant or dont want to keep.

4- Be Proactive-Never act out of guilt.

5- Be personal-Have your own relationship with God, rather than relying on your peers, your parents or others.

6- Be thankful and grateful. This keeps our eyes off of others and feeling like someone is getting more than what we have or need. Keeps things in perspective.

7- Be informed-Stay up on current events, stay relevent, be flexible, keep a youthful perspective and be ready to move.. God is always on the move, not in yesterday’s move, but in today’s move.

8- Be loving and accepting-Of ourselves and others. Keep your standards without compromising what Jesus encouraged us to do-love.

9- Be excited-life is a gift, try to make each day different than the last!

10- Be a planner-I have heard say that if you don’t know where you are going, you will probably end up there. Make plans, set goals, and get into action!

What are your personal “BE’s”? What is a “BE” that you need to work on? What “BE” can you share with another to motivate and encourage them?

Dawn Peters attends Christian City Church Atlanta. She has been active in the Christian community since a young girl, has taught Bible Studies and lead various youth groups over the years.

She is a Self Employed Business Owner and Teacher. She holds a degree in Early Childhood Education, has been certified as a Nurses Aid, was a foster parent for 7 years. Now she owns and operates a Professional Massage Therapy office and also teaches Massage Therapy at a local School and offers private classes as well.

Dawn has won several poetry awards over the years and has published articles related to her field -Massage and Bodywork.

On a private note-Dawn is married and lives with her husband Mark in Atlanta, GA. They enjoy camping and boating.

For more information on Dawn, her business and Massage, please visit: http://www.simplymassagetherapy.com

I am making a trek through the Bible this year starting out
with reading a couple chapters in the Old Testament and
about 1 chapter starting with Matthew per day. It’s amazing
how many times they coincide with eachother. I just got to
thinking about the truth that God keeps telling us about. If
only we would learn to lean on this fact instead of being
stubborn and thinking we are all excempt from life
happening, our lives would start to shape up the way they
were intended.

About three and a half thousand years after the fall of man in
Genesis, a nation arises out of Exodus. The main theme
behind God’s Word is redemption. People back then are not
so different than they are today. Chapter 32 tells about the
impatience of the Israelites while Moses went up to Mt. Sinai
to get the Commandments from God. God had already done
miraculous events to prove Who He was, but after a short
while promising they would be faithful to follow all His
commands, they grew impatient. They had convinced Aaron
to make for them a golden calf in which to honor. God saw
all that was happening and was set to destroy them all, but
Moses pleaded for God to change His mind. (Ex.32:12) He
did turn from the evil which He thought about doing to them
(vs. 15)

When Moses returned with the tablets written by God,
Joshua told him there was a noise of war in the camp. (vs.
32:17) But it wasn’t a war, it was a celebration of the most
brazen kind. Moses saw that the people were singing and
dancing around the molten calf, acting like crazed maniacs.
(vs.32:19). Moses got so angry that he melted the calf and
broke the tablets from God. Since Aaron was left in charge,
Moses asked him why did he let this happen? (vs.32:21)
And like so many of us, Aaron blamed it on the people being
set on evil. He did not show any authority. We see this alot
even in the churches themselves today. There is such a
passive role among Pastors and Preachers and Teachers.
They don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings and so they preach
messages of “sin managment” instead of telling everyone
how it really is.

But God is a God of order and will not put up with
compromise in the least bit. God will bring condemnation
upon those who are as He called a “stiff-necked” people. He
gave them consequences to pay for.

“And when Moses saw that the people were unruly and
unrestrained (for Aaron had let them get out of control, so
that they were a derision and object of shame among their
enemies). Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and
said, Whoever is on the Lord’s side, let him come to me.
And all the Levites (the priestly tribe) gathered together to
him.” Ex. 32:26-27 (Amplified)

God demands order in our lives and if we don’t pay heed to
His direction, He will let us be an object of shame before
our enemies. Our church families are out of order and we
are seeing the result of this today. Why can’t we get this
right? God is a Man of His Word and He ordered for those
who were on His side to kill all the others that weren’t,
including brothers and friends and neighbors. (vs.32:27)

About 3,000 men fell that day under the sword of the Levis.
Because of their obedience, God had consecrated them
and set them apart as priests to the Lord. God could now
restore their blessings that He had already bestowed on
them through Abraham.

Moses wanted to make atonement for the evil that these
people had done, but no one except Christ can do that
today. Moses asked God to blot his name from the Book of
Life. But God spoke this; “Whoever has sinned against Me, I
will blot Him (not you) out of My Book. God still promises to
do that today. No one can save us except the blood of Christ.
We can not ride on someone else’s coat tails for
redemption.

If we know the truth, why then do we tempt it? Do we think
God doesn’t really care, that He will forgive us just because
He thinks we’re so special? Don’t be deceived by any false
doctrine being taught. There is only One Way to salvation
and that is through Jesus Christ, other than that, you’re on
your own. God can not look upon sin of any kind and unless
you are covered in the blood, God can not look upon you. He
will have no choice but to crush you into dust one day.

“And whoever falls on this Stone will be broken to pieces,
but he on whom It falls will be crushed to powder (and It will
winnow him, scattering him like dust).” Matt. 21:44

Jesus is the Stone on which we should fall. God will break
us of our human nature and reshape us into a work of pure
gold. But for the one who refuses to be broken by Him will
end up being crushed by Him when He will judge the evil
works of their hands. This is the Truth and these are the
consequences.

If you haven’t come to Christ as your Rock of Salvation yet, or
may have back slidden, it’s never too late to ask for
repentence. It’s all that God requires of you. It’s not how
badly you’ve behaved in the past. He can throw all that out in
an instant and give you a clean slate. Since we know that
Christ will return one day, we just don’t know exactly when,
why would you let another day go by without coming to Him?

God is slow to anger and shows His loving kindness to all
who come to Him for forgiveness. Perhaps He’s waiting for
you to come today?

When you fall on the Stone, you can then stand firm!

Vivian Gordon writes inspirational and spiritual articles
in which to help strengthen the Believer’s walk in Christ.
They are often taken from today’s point of view and
used in conjunction with what God says about certain
situations and how we are to handle them. There is
always an answer for every problem. These articles are
not all about asking God “why?” but in finding the
answers.