What I Don’t Want

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When you sit down to order a meal, you first decide – probably without even thinking about it – what you don’t want to eat. If you’re there at 9:00 A.M., you probably skip the roast beef dinner. If it’s dinnertime, you probably won’t be satisfied with tea and toast. But that decision has to be what you want, and what will give you the energy you need. If you’ve been working hard since four in the morning, you’ll want something hearty. Just don’t be like Jack, who didn’t even really order. If you keep doing things as you’ve always done them, what you’ll get is what you’ve already got.

Just stop for five minutes and dream with me. We’re going to have a wonderful dream together, and it’s going to be about you. Dream about feeling that you have an abundance of life all around you and in you. You are doing work that satisfies you, stretches you, and fulfills you. You wake up in the morning with an excitement in you – you’re already planning how you are going to spend the day, because it’s just a joy to think about.

You have a glide in your stride and a skip in your step all day because you have satisfaction, you have rewards, you have work that is good for you. Maybe it’s because of money, or maybe it’s because of love, but more likely those things are what happens after you have started living your utmost life.

I don’t know about you, but I am convinced that you can have that dream-if you are willing to do the work. Attracting the life you want by thinking the right thoughts might sound easy, but it won’t happen unless you make it happen. And I believe that you will start to see a difference almost immediately – if you are willing to do the work. Some of it will be hard, but most of it will be absorbing. After all, it’s all about you.

CHALLENGE: You may find it easier to make a list of what you don’t want before you can clearly see your heart’s desires. To help bring your core desires into focus, make a list of what you don’t want to swallow anymore. Finish the sentence: I don’t want …

I don’t want to be fat.

I don’t want to wake up feeling like I don’t want to get out of bed.

I don’t want to feel the rest of the world is enjoying what I don’t have.

I don’t want to work at this job I don’t care about.

I don’t want to always be. Denying myself things and experiences just because I don’t have the time.

I don’t want to be too out of shape to enjoy playing ball with my kids.

I don’t want to meet men only in bars.

I don’t want to argue with my wife every time we talk about money.

 

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An Interview with Tim

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I was interviewed recently by a young man named Brother Aden in Houston, TX. He asked some great questions and we talked for a while about disappointments, revelations, healing and overcoming setbacks. Here is a bit of that interview…

Aden: What’s the greatest revelation you’ve had for the body of
Christ?

NewPics3Tim: I think the greatest revelation that I’ve had for myself would also be the
greatest revelation that I think I’ve been able to share. That would be out of
Psalm 103 when it says that God knows our frame.

Some would say, “Really? That’s the greatest? Why not on the Holy Spirit?
Why not on healing? Why not on the possible coming of Christ, when he’s
going to come?” I think the greatest revelation that I’ve learned is that God
knows our frame.

The word frame is the word structure or makeup. God knows our frame. Then
it goes onto say that He does not treat you as your sins deserve, for as high as
the heavens are above the earth, so great is His love for those who fear Him.
I think it’s very important that people understand that God knows you. He
knows your weaknesses. He knows your tendencies but yet He calls you, even
though He knows your frame to do things that are bigger than your frame.
God always calls you beyond your own capacity and beyond your own
capabilities because He has faith in Himself to change you and He has faith in
you to cooperate in the change.

So many of us, we look at our lives through our own faults, flaws, or failures
but God sees you through mercy. He knows your frame. You may not be what
you want to be but thank God you’re not what you used to be.

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Believing in Yourself

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There’s a huge difference between narcissism and self-confidence. Narcissism is a psychological condition characterized by self-preoccupation, lack of empathy, and unconscious deficits in self-esteem. Self-confidence is defined as freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities.

How you handle disappointments and mistakes/failures will depend on your level of self-esteem. If you feel you are capable of assessing your own abilities and improvements, then you will be empowered to “bounce back” from your “setbacks”.

Understanding and acknowledging your unique God-given purpose in life will not only give you direction, but will give you a whole and pure self-confidence. It’s empowering. Self-confidence comes from the ability to keep trying, keep learning and keep caring despite your circumstances.

“Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are.” Malcolm S. Forbes

In the Bible, we read about a young boy named Joseph. He was the eleventh of twelfth sons born of Jacob and Rachel. When he was seventeen, he had a two dreams that would set the course for an adventurous and ultimately powerful destiny. Throughout his journey, he was sold into slavery, accused of trying to seduce his master’s wife, and left in prison. His belief in what God showed him and his self-confidence, firmly grounded in God led him to his highly coveted position of Vizier, placed in charge over “all the land of Egypt” by the Pharoah. He later helped, not only the entire land of Egypt to sustain itself throughout a famine, but was able to sustain his family and later open doors for his people.

Our dreams, our purpose, our destiny is not just for us to live a better life. It is set in place for us to make life better for those around us as well. It is interesting that when Jesus is asked what the most important commandment is, he states that we must love God and love our neighbors as ourself. Understanding that loving God, loving others and loving ourself are all extremely important and work together in unison. You can’t love God without loving yourself. You can’t love others without loving yourself. Healthy self-confidence is utterly integral to the success of not only seeing your dreams come true, but to finding fulfillment and strength throughout your spiritual journey.

CHALLENGE: Whether you take a formal Emotional Intelligence test or simply take some time to reflect on your strengths, it is important that we are honest about who we are and how we interact with our world. Write down 10 things you are amazing at. Think about when you noticed you were great at these things. Focus on what you’re good at and search for ways to use those talents to make life better for those around you.

Dress the part, walk a little faster, sit up straight, be thankful, compliment others and speak up.

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Guest Artist Lineup for The Study on Tuesday

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Three talented musical guests will be presenting at the upcoming Study on Tuesday, April 2. RSVP at TheStudy.eventbrite.com to guarantee your seat.

JAMAR ROGERS was a finalist on The Voice and he’s making his second appearance at The Study.

AUTI ANGEL is a reality TV star on Push Girls (Sundance Channel). Auti Angel

AUTI ANGEL & DJ STRETCH BOOGIE make up the group “Save a Soul” and are a team like no other. They are true Entertainers at heart…but also “Warriors in Spirit”. Auti Angel and D.J. Stretch Boogie both have been in the Entertainment industry individually for many years and are now making serious headlines together with their talents and inspiring journey. This husband and wife team is currently has more spotlight time on their already acclaimed show “PUSH GIRLS”, on THE SUNDANCE NETWORK, which is about to release Season 2 in June 2013.

And Study favorite  and chart topper JON GIBSON will join us again.

Jon GibsoJON GIBSON, the R&B/Gospel singer/songwriter, nicknamed “The White Stevie Wonder” has written and produced 10 solo albums rendering 22 Top five Hits with 9 # 1 songs and an “Album of The Year” on Contemporary Gospel Charts.  He’s worked with Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson and M.C. Hammer just to name a few.  His song “Jesus Loves Ya” became the longest playing no.1 hit in Gospel music history at 18 weeks on the charts. The album “Jesus Loves Ya” is featured in TIME/LIFE’s 100 Greatest Christian Albums. Jon’s keen sense of songwriting has brought him a fierce and loyal fan base worldwide capturing the hearts of people of all ages, backgrounds and religious beliefs making him the Switzerland of inspirational music.

THE STUDY WITH TIM STOREY, APRIL 2, 2013

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Everything Starts with a Dream

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dreamEvery dream has a process…a journey if you will. The scriptures say that God has a plan for you. It says that He summoned those plans. It says they are already in motion. Faces, places and spaces have already been arranged and are eagerly awaiting due time and obedience. He begins to reveal glimpses of His plan to you.

This is called the IMPARTATION. It is God’s desire to make known, tell, relate and disclose. Dreams many times, are like previews. When you go to the movies, you sit there before the featured film begins and watch the previews. You get a glimpse of what’s to come…not the whole thing, but just a glimpse. You get enough to entice and intrigue you.

It sometimes feels like forever before the preview becomes a reality.

Mary greets ElizabethIn Isaiah, the Messiah had been prophesied about and the people got a glimpse, a preview of what was to come. But after Mary was walking down the road and encountered Gabriel did this seem to become a reality. Now Mary was pregnant with a dream, pregnant with the Messiah, pregnant with the fulfillment of a preview. This is the INCUBATION. The dream, the preview, the plan was finally starting to develop, grow, take form. Mary had different plans. I like to say, God etch-a-sketched her plans and shifted her destiny. Mary asked how can this be? The plan requires God’s super on our natural. It is bigger than us. She was told to run to the house of Elizabeth. Sometimes, we need to run to where another dreamer is. Connect with someone else who has faith in the process. When Mary came close to Elizabeth, the baby in her jumped with excitement. Elizabeth sang, “Blessed woman, who believed what God said, believed every word would come true!“

We all have dreams that have been revealed to us. Some of us hold on to them for dear life. Others, push them away and get discouraged when they take too long. When God gives you a dream, a vision, a plan, He is committed to seeing it through. These dreams are not self-focused dreams, they are dreams that will bring light and healing to the world. They are outward-focused dreams.

CHALLENGE: Write down your dreams, the silly ones and the serious ones. Allow time for the process. Don’t lose hope. Understand that you only have a glimpse and that the actual fulfillment of your dream may look different that expected.

 

 

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