My pastor gave a wonderful message on Sunday based out of Proverbs 26:13-17.  He was really touching down on the subject of the sin of laziness.  It spoke to my heart in many ways, not only in my own life, but also gave me something to share with others.

He touched in on Matthew 25:14-29 and this is what I really want to point out and share today.

This passage shares the parable of the talents and the servants that used then wisely for their lord.  Talents in the Bible was a measurement of money, but I also think this greatly applies to actual gifts of service that we each have.

There were 3 men who where each given a certain number of talents the first man was given 5 talents, the second was given 2 talents and the last man was only given one.

When the master returned to see how his servants had been doing, the first man said I have gain 5 more talents to add besides the 5 he was already given.  The second man had gained two more talents on top of the two that he was already given.  The last man who was given only one talent, hide his talent because he was afraid of his master. Isn’t it funny how often we get scared and let fear take over and not allow us to use our money or our talents to serve or expand?  We make excuses much like this man!  Now let’s go to the end of this passage

Matthew 25:29

“For EVERYONE who has more will be given and he will have abundance but from him who does not have even what he         has will be taken away”

This verse stood out to me in that way of thinking that rich get richer, poor get poorer.  It all comes right back to your way of thinking. The responsibility you are taking, the actions you are taking, the fear you are letting hold onto you and the excuses you make.

I just finished reading an excellent book called The Secrets of the Millionaire Mind by T Harv Eker and he gives many principles on how to manage your money wisely, and on the thoughts you are thinking and how the control what this very Bible verse talks about.  This book is not a biblically based book, but I’ve seen quite a few biblical principles and most of all responsibility for your life come through, which is one thing I’m seeing most of our society missing.

Well….

I’m so excited because I am Pregnant and I am now further along then I have ever been with any other pregnancy I miscarried.

I’m loving the morning sickness I’ve experienced the past few weeks, which has caused a bit of a slow down for me. But I’m super thankful for every moment of it!

My blood levels are slightly low, so I’m on supplements to sustain the pregnancy and things are looking great!

Sean and I have simply gone through so many different things with this, and just praise God for His timing and His perfect love and grace in every step of our lives!

I’m just so excited and will be writing as we go along about the pregnancy I am sure!

I have not been writing consistently the past week…I have been so sick on these supplements that the Doctors put me on…it’s crazy!  But So worth it!

The Doctor put me on Prometrium as a means of maintaining steady levels for the baby to continue to grow.  On Monday I had an ultrasound and you could see the tiny stubs of baby arms and tiny stubs of baby legs growing! It was so cool!  I have two different due dates from two different Doctors - one says October 21st and the other Doctor says November 12th…so we will see when this baby decides that he/she is fully grown and ready to be born!

I’ve been incredibly sick this time, and overly tired, like I said, but with prayers and support, this baby will continue to grow into a beautiful baby that Sean and I will have the incredible blessing of being able to raise.

I’m thrilled to be this sick and have this blessing.  I’m also so thankful that God saw fit to give me a husband who not only allows me to rest, but wants me to stay home and sleep as much as I possibly can.  Sean is so supportive and I’m so thankful for this home business that we have that not only I can stay home, but so can he!

I was thinking about that a few weeks ago, even before I found out for sure things were going really well this pregnancy, when I was holding baby AJ and rocking him to sleep for a nap.  I was smiling thinking how wonderful it is going to be some day and how much a blessing it is that Sean and I will get to experience everything our baby does together.  Not only do we not have to put our baby into day care, we both get to take time to be able to just hold and love our family whenever we see fit and get our work done as it comes along.  It’s just such a blessing and a gift from God!

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Anyway, I am actually going to go take a little nap now…and then later this afternoon, I plan to go into a little bit more on the subject of a Wealthy Woman.

I had the stunning realization the other day…

I am no longer Megan Elizabeth Good! I know that may sound crazy, I’ve been married now for almost 6 months and it truly has just started to hit me that I am no longer Megan Good, I am now Megan Gravener.  This little thing really hit me the other day when I started reading through my old journals and all the drama of my teenaged life and things that I was going through when I made the choice to walk away from God.
You see only a very short time ago I was really looking out to just live the way I wanted to live my life.  I believed in God, and I knew He was there “with me” but I really didn’t care too much about my Spiritual well being or what God was really asking of me.  Long story short, many things really fell apart in my life, you want to talk about the laws of attraction, it was in action for me BIG TIME, and I did not like it!

Not long before Sean and I decided we were going to get married, life really started to change.  Both Sean and my heart’s were touched and softened by God’s Holy Spirit and He grabbed us on new levels of awareness.  “What were we doing!?!?”  Life started turning around, and it was a process! (But I have to say now, I couldn’t be happier!)  There were things that I was asking forgiveness for, and still find myself doing, I’m not perfect, and I do sin everyday, though I am making conscious choices to choose God over myself and change my ways for blessings.  There were still things that got to me, I had people say already “that’s what you always do Megan”, or “yeah, you’ve said that before”.  Whatever those outside voices were telling me if it be I was attacking myself with them or an old friend was bringing it up…it really got me down.  I would get scared, oh yeah, I did say that before…but you know what I learned?
2 Corinthians 5:17″Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation, old things have passed away; behold all things have become new.”

That has all passed away, it is no longer.  It is the choices I am making right now, the thoughts that I choose now to be new, the faith that I choose now is all new!  I am in Christ and I can say “thanks for reminding me what I was, but I am not that any longer! I am all new in Christ”

This verse got to me as I began confessing and basically forgiving myself for what God had already forgiven me for!

These are a few ways to start looking at your life now…to see where you were, and see now that you can be completely made whole and brand new in Christ.  He doesn’t want you to stay in the rut and repeating the cycle, He wants you to have success and break away.

Just like I had that realization the one day that I was now Megan Gravener, that the old ways of Megan Good no longer exist.  You can have those same moments by simply turning into Christ.  Changing your thought pattern, choosing God’s forgiveness and become a new person yourself…not just with a new name, like my little story, but with your renewed Spirit and Mind!

I received a prayer card from one of my very dear friends today as she is looking to raise support for a missions trip to South Africa this spring. On this card she had this verse,

Ephesians 3:20

“Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us.”
This is something that I would like to put out there as a reminder to my friends as well…God is so amazing - we can’t even comprehend it. But this verse is also a bit of a challenge too… Let’s look at a few of the surrounding verses so we can really start to grasp the love of Christ Jesus…this love gives us strength to our inner most depths, beyond anything we can ask or even think. You see there is so much truth in this little passage of scripture and I would like to share a few things that God has been teaching me. God wants to work in and through us, He wants us to be grounded in Him, in His love. He wants us to experience Him for the fullest of joys and happiness!
Ephesians 3:16-21

“That He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith: that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height - to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever”

The first thing that jumps out at me is God’s precious riches! That’s not merely an earthly possession that can rust and be destroyed, it is the riches of God, His wonderful glory! It is something that through FAITH gives us incomprehensible joy, peace, contentment and fulfillment right now! It is setting your mind to and your heart toward God, and in seeking Him, He will do more for you than you could even ask!

I’d like to take minute to talk about a few life applications to start living out the experience of this verse…

First - I’d love for you to memorize this little section of scripture - hang it on your bathroom mirror, next to your bed, by your work station, wherever you can see it and be reminded of HIS Abundance for at least the next 30 days look at this verse. When you go about your day THANK Him for working in us for more than we can even THINK!
Second - I would love for you to take your list of Goals and Dreams, and I want you to meditate on God’s power here. Are you seeking Him in these goals and these dreams that you are after? What action steps have you taken in process to achieving these goals? Do they line up with God’s Word and how He would want you to take action? Can you feel God working in your heart to love as He loves us?

Third - Completely give everything you are planning over to God. Trust Him with fullest faith to bring about exactly your desires, needs, goals and dreams through His power. Thank Him, Seek Him, Trust Him with your all! Continue diligently to grow and to serve, continue to strive towards the goals that you are truly seeking. Picture yourself exactly where God would have you, and experience Him today!