doTerra Bergamot Essential Oils

Posted on March 31, 2021March 31, 2021 by Bola

doTerra Bergamot Essential Oil also known as Citrus bergamia. Bergamot is found throughout the Mediterranean and is a tropical citrus fruit from Citrus Bergenia plant. It has a similar color to lime and yellowish depending on ripeness. Bergamot has a very distinct fragrance and flavor; the essential oils are extracted from the rind. This fruit is not sweet like the orange as a matter of fact it is not eaten fresh, however, it is a good source of vitamin C, potassium, vitamins B1, B2, and A. bergamot oil have antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties.

In Europe, the flesh and zest of the Bergamot are used as a flavoring in cookies, custards, marmalades, syrups, and cocktails and of course, this is one of the main ingredients of Earl Grey Tea.

Bergamot also is known as bergamot orange comes from the coast of Reggio di Calabria in Italy. This fruit is a bitter fruit but produces a sweet oil. doTERRA ensures that each bottle of essential oil, including Bergamot oil, contains high quality, CPTG Certified Pure Therapeutic Grade® tested potent oil. Bergamot rinds are squeezed to make the Bergamot Essential Oil. Cold pressing is the method used to obtain the oil. The three main chemical components Limonene, linalyl acetate are found in this citrus fruit.

This fruit is not typically eaten fresh because of its tart, acidic flavor not tolerable by most. However, it is used as a flavoring in baking. Quite common in perfumes and as essential oil especially for massaging.

Did you know Bergamot provides an uplifting and when diffused a calming effect? It is great in adding against stress, anxiety.

How about, Bergamot can lower cholesterol levels in people with high cholesterol

It is best not to use Bergamot at least two weeks before surgey,it might interfere with blood sugar control. When it comes to Diabetes, Bergamot can cause blood sugar levels to go to low, one must check sugar closely.

As noted by doTerra caution must be taken with Bergamot. Possible skin sensitivity. Keep out of reach of children. If you are pregnant, nursing, or under a doctor’s care, consult your physician. Avoid contact with eyes, inner ears, and sensitive areas. Avoid sunlight or UV rays for up to 12 hours after applying the product.

Is COVID Pandemic the Source of Anger

Posted on February 18, 2021February 18, 2021 by Bola

Is COVID pandemic the source of anger? Who would have thought we would still be having to deal with this COVID-19? Getting never-ending news about this pandemic can be stressful. Our lives have been forever changed. Changes that are affecting each of us in different ways. To think we must constantly be aware of who we have been in contact with. Will we ever get back to normal?

Our emotions are going out of whack because of all this death and having to isolate ourselves. We want peace and security. Are we losing our patience with one another? Reports show that Anger cases has risen tremendously during these times. Unfortunately, this anger is having detrimental effects on ourselves and others. We must learn to manage our anger; this article will help you understand and manage this emotion.

Anger is universal and it is natural for everyone to experience this emotion from time to time. It has it place in society, but many times we allow anger to consume us. We must beware of the adverse effects it can produce on individuals, communities, and society. We must learn to move beyond anger.

Anger is described as a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire. To understand anger, we must also look at the definition of emotions. According to Oxford Languages, emotions are defined as instinctive or intuitive feeling as distinguished from reasoning or knowledge. Our Emotions are referred to as energy in motions. Emotions produce major changes all through the body that affects every muscle, organ, cell, and tissue. They have enormous power to enhance, distort, or disrupt other mental processes.

According to late David Hawkins, MD, Ph.D., we have proof that emotions have measurable energy and can either foster or negate actual cell life. As explained in Dr. Hawkins’ book Power vs. Force, that the measurable energy level in a person’s magnetic field--increases as that person experiences more positive emotions, known as a person log-level. Another finding of Dr. Hawkins is that cells died when the log level was below 200, meaning your emotions can kill your cells.

As identified in the Atlas of Emotions, anger is considered one of the six basic types of emotions. Anger can play a part in your body's fight or flight response. Anger is generally displayed through facial expression, body language, Tone of voice, Physiological responses – which include sweating, pacing, and aggressive behaviors. Now that we have a basic understanding that emotions can be measured, and it can affect our body and cell, we will look at the purpose in which anger serves.

Emotions have a significant purpose in our lives, it evolved to keep us safe. Anger is a natural response to perceived threats. Anger causes us to instinctively fight back, act quickly and forcefully to protect ourselves whenever there is an attack or threat. The emotion of anger is part of our primitive need to live and protect ourselves against aggression. Anger can serve as being helpful or can be dealt with negatively. Anger is normally viewed as a negative emotion but anger for injustice can not only be good but can cause positive changes. It is a defense mechanism that usually has an underlying emotion that sparks anger. Many of us ignore or never investigate or address the underlying emotions that accompany anger. We may momentarily deal with the anger, but the root is still there.

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It is like weeds in a garden if you do not pull up the root it consistently surfaces again and again. This pandemic has caused a rise in anger, we are very uncertain of what tomorrow will bring. Individuals have experienced a reduction in income, limited mobility, and there is fear of sickness even death. This has made our basic nature of survival mode kick in. We unconsciously evaluate things more on a threat level, leaving us to be in the fight or flee concept. It is alright to have this perception but when it becomes the norm, it changes our make-up of peace, harmony, and security. Eventually, this affects society, so many people are stuck in the fight or flee concept. Many people do not feel safe or secure and have no idea how to handle these emotions, other than expressing themselves in anger.

There are about a dozen different types of Anger. We will talk about five common ones as noted in an article in Psychology Today:

Justifiable Anger – an ability to show a sense of moral outrage at the injustices of the world. These injustices could be human rights, environmental, cruelty to animals, violence, and abuse issues. Short term, this type of anger can fuel a passion and action for change.

Annoyance Anger – the most common form of anger triggered by the frustrations of daily living. This is negative energy that we tend to personalize and internalize. This anger comes from things like a driver cutting in front of you, poor customer service, someone being rude or insensitive to you, etc.

Aggressive Anger – an individual attempting to exercise dominance, intimidation, manipulation, or control over another. Repeatedly this behavior is known as bullying, oppression, psychological violence, and emotional abuse.

Temper Tantrums – as we know the terrible two, some adults still operate at this level.

Disproportional outbursts when an individual’s selfish wants and needs are not fulfilled. It can be difficult in forming healthy and successful relationships with adults who have temper tantrums.

Anger can harm both the perpetrator and the recipient. If anger empowers you, think again you are also it to affect your body and mind. As noted above anger is an emotion that can be measured, and it measures a medium-low 150 Mhz on the emotional frequency chart. The highest emotion is enlightenment 700-1000 and the lowest emotion is shame at 20mhz. Anger is registered as a negative emotion, so the longer you stay in the mood the lower frequency you are causing your cells, body, and mind to operate.

Everything in the universe is made up of energy vibrating at different frequencies. The saying goes like attracts like, that is no difference between emotions and their energy they vibrate. Have you notice when you are in a negative mood you have a desire to cause more harm to someone or yourself. Many times, anger leads us into regret. I guess that is why we find scriptures that speak about the company we keep. Proverbs 14:7 Stay away from a fool, for you will not find knowledge on their lips.

Anger was exhibited at the beginning of time. The emotion of Anger is not new to mankind by any means. It is a part of us; it is a mechanism we use for survival mode. We will look at seven characters in the bible that had anger issues

Aggressive Anger

In the book of Genesis Chapter 4, Cain, and Abel two brothers in the bible that offered up offerings to the LORD. Abel’s offering was received with favor by the LORD whereas his brother Cain's offering was not met with favor by the LORD. Cain became angry and GOD asked him why he was angry, and GOD even cautions Cain about the intent condition of his heart and not allowing sin to creep in. The next thing we read is Cain tricks his brother into going to the field and then he kills him. When GOD asks Cain where your brother is, he responds with I do not know am I my brother’s keeper.

Annoyance Anger

The next character will be Moses The Israelite’s complained about their current situation, which Moses and Aaron took to the LORD. GOD told Moses to speak to the rock. Moses was frustrated by the children of GOD; he did not only speak to the rock he struck it with anger. That action by Moses led him to not being able to go into the promised land.

Annoyance Anger

Another is Balaam and the donkey found in Numbers 22. Balaam was someone GOD used as his messenger to warn Balak against doing things to the Israelites. For the most part, Balaam was careful to follow the directions of the LORD. However, one time Balaam took it upon himself to visit Balak. GOD intervened by having an angel appear to Balaam’s donkey to prevent them from further travel. The donkey was obedient to the LORD, but Balaam became angry and beat the donkey because it refused to continue the journey. Balaam became shortsighted on what he wanted that he missed what the LORD willed.

Temper Tantrums/ Aggressive Anger

In 1 King 21 is the story of King Ahab trying to pressure Naboth to sell him his property that was close to his palace. Under the LORD’s instruction that Naboth land should be kept in the family, Naboth refused to sell the land. King Ahab made several attempts however Naboth was obedient to the Word of the LORD. King Ahab dealt with the matter by sulking and refusing to eat. His wife, Queen Jezebel inquired of the sulking, Ahab explained the matter, which Jezebel told him that matter will be resolved.

Jezebel devised a plan that Naboth be falsely accused and stoned to death. After this cruel deed had been done the LORD sent His prophet Elijah to let Ahab know that there now was a curse on him and his bloodline including his slave. Upon hearing this Ahab torn his clothes and wore sackcloth and fasted and humbled himself, in which the LORD refrained from bringing disaster on Ahab days but on the days of his son.

Temper Tantrums/ Aggressive Anger

The next person that dealt with anger was Haman in the Book of Esther. He had gained a high position in the Persian Kingdom, where other noblemen would bow to him in respect. There was one nobleman, named Mordecai, who refused to bow because he knew the dealing of Haman.

This fumigated Haman, that he wanted revenge on Mordecai. Haman devised a plan to have Mordecai and his people the Jews all killed. A plan that went as far as manipulating the king to give his consent to this heinous crime. Queen Esther, Mordecai's niece, seeks the LORD, fast and presence herself to the king on behalf of her uncle and her people and the plan backfires on Haman, who himself is sent to the gallows.

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Temper Tantrums/ Aggressive Anger

The sixth person we look at is Esau. Esau's problem began in Genesis 27, where he foolishly sells his birthright to his younger twin Jacob because he was hungry. Later, Jacob plays trickery on their dying father and received the blessings due to Esau. The blessing Esau is left with is to live by the sword, upon that being his only blessing he swears to take vengeance on his brother. In the book of Amos 1:11, it refers to this strife between the brothers and how Esau for years pursued vengeance that it turned into rage.

Justifiable Anger/ Aggressive Anger

The last person we will look at is Absalom king David favorite son. His story is found in 2 Samuel 3:3 and chapters 13-19. Absalom's anger may have been first justifiable because his half-brother Amnon, had raped and rejected his full-blooded sister Tamar.

Because their father King David did nothing to Amnon, two years after the incident Absalom rage and anger seethed into a vengeful plot. A plot that lured his half-brother to his death.

Absalom flees from his father's kingdom in hiding for some years however David loved him so much he allowed him to come back home. Later in life, Absalom turns on his father by raising an army to try to unsuccessfully overthrow King David. David had a great love for his son and ordered that he not be killed.

Absalom death was not initiated by man but a freak accident. He was riding his mule under a tree, his hair got entangled in the branches, the mule ran off, leaving Absalom hanging in the air, helpless. David's general seeing the incident pierced Absalom's heart with three javelins.

Did you know emotions get trapped in our bodies? When we do not release these negative emotions, they do not spiral up to making us a better human being but cause us to go deeper in “sin” and anguish. It clouds our judgement; it causes us to put self-first and bring and causes destruction. Basically, negative energy takes us further away from GOD, who is love, light and peace.

We will discuss the effects of anger in each of the stories represented above.

Aggressive Anger

Cain’s issue with anger was not taking responsibility/ownership. GOD spoke to Cain before his deadly sin, about Cain’s heart was not right. Cain chose not to fix it but rather to blame Abel for something Abel had played no part. Anger can cause us not to look at the reality of things.

Numbers 20:12 But the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not trust in me enough to honor me as holy in the sight of the Israelites, you will not bring this community into the land I give them.”

Annoyance Anger

GOD tell Moses what he did to offend GOD. Understandable Moses was frustrated with the children of GOD for the murmuring and complaining, Moses should have kept the faith and allow GOD to handle things. Instead, frustrated Moses took things in his own hands by striking the rock and not speaking to the rock as GOD had instructed which was considered disobedience.

Jeremiah 25:7 Yet ye have not hearkened unto me, saith the LORD; that ye might provoke me to anger with the works of your hands to your own hurt

Annoyance Anger

In the story of Balaam, he was so set on doing what he wanted that he ignored the beckoning of LORD. The situation was not going the way Balaam wanted, he knew he had dominion over the donkey, so he took his frustration and anxiety out on the animal. Balaam had control and anxiety issues and refused to hear the word of the LORD

Romans 2:8 But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,

Temper Tantrums/ Aggressive Anger

The issue with Ahab was he was selfish and wanted control, He did not care what the LORD had instructed.

Proverbs 16:18 Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.

Temper Tantrums/ Aggressive Anger

Then next we deal with Haman, a man full of pride. Mordecai a man of same status did not worship Haman, he sought to have him killed. This pride is routed in insecurity, he felt that if others saw the position Mordecai took towards him, they would follow suit, making Haman look weak. Pride clouds your vision.

Jeremiah 17:10 - I the LORD search the heart, [I] try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, [and] according to the fruit of his doings.

Temper Tantrums/ Aggressive Anger

We now come to Esau, one who made a bad choice to sell his birthright. This bad choice led to a domino effect of other things happening that were not in Esau’s favor. Even the blessing that Isaac spoke over him was one of living by the sword, to fight. Always having to fight can make you become bitter. Bitterness will limit what you produce.

Hebrews 12:15 Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;

Justifiable Anger/ Aggressive Anger

We move on to Absalom, though he may have had justifiable anger to begin with he refused to let it go, it consumed him. He was consumed with the desire for revenge. The emotion desire like anger can be a negative emotion. Desire has a lower frequency than anger coming in at 125 mhz. If desire is not handled correctly it can lead you to unrealistic expectations. Revenge gives an access point to the devil.

These individuals allowed their anger to take them to a bad place which led themselves and others to receive negative outcomes. A place that did not represent GOD, and therefore brought upon themselves unfavorable consequences.

We will continue to use the above characters to give alternatives to handling their anger.

Accountability

Cain whose anger was birthed out of lack of taking ownership and responsibility. He sought the blame game. The solution is, realize you may not be able to control the situation or circumstances, but you have full control/accountability on how you perceive and the actions you take. You can choose to act upon or react, is your next step healthy or harmful.

In other words, do your actions move you away from the anger or keep you trapped in the anger.

Romans 14:12 So then each of us will give an account of himself to God.

Faith & Trust

Moses' anger had to deal with trust and taking things into his own hands.

He became frustrated and wanted to reprimand the children of GOD, even though GOD was showing patience with them. The only thing you can control is your actions. People operate out of their level of comfort, not yours.

Psalm 112:7 He is not afraid of bad news; his heart is firm, trusting in the Lord.

Obedient & Calm

Balaam's issues with anger had to do with control and anxiety. Planning is what we do, getting us from point A to point B, however, we fail to consider the things beyond our control that alter, delay our plan. This now causes anxiety to kick in. We must realize the control we have is over ourselves, GOD is the only one in total control.

Psalm 94:19 In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul.

Psalm 22:28 For the kingdom is the Lord’s And He rules over the nations.

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Unselfishness

Ahab's anger stemmed from selfishness and gain control. We were put on this earth to be a unit, to work together. Selfishness divides and seeks for the benefit of only one.

Control as was noted above, we all have limited control, only GOD has total control.

James 3:16 For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.

Colossians 1:17he is before all things, and by him, all things are held together.

Humility

Haman's anger was fueled by pride, which underlying force was insecurity. Pride is when you feel you are better than others. We must learn to deal with our insecurities instead of masking them.

James 4:6 But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.

Ephesians 6:10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and his mighty power.

Self-control

Esau's anger reflected his bad choice. Not willing to take ownership of his choice he became resentful which eventually led to bitterness. Accountability is defined as a willingness to accept responsibility for one's actions. How are accountable for the choices you made, without blaming others.

Romans 14:12 - So then every one of us shall give an account of himself to God.

Proverbs 1:7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Ephesians 4:31 - Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice

Forgiveness

Absalom's anger was fueled by revenge and resentment. Revenge is defined inflict hurt or harm on someone for an injury or wrong done to (someone else). Resentment is defined as bitter indignation at having been treated unfairly.

Proverbs 20:22 - Say not thou, I will recompense evil; [but] wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee

Luke 6:37 - Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:

Anger is something we all experience from time to time, so do not beat yourself up when you have an occasional episode. One thing we must recognize is with anger there is an underlying issue that must be dealt with to move beyond the anger. In the next section, we will discuss the steps to manage anger.

The goal of managing your anger is to reduce physiological and feelings that affect your body, mind, and spirit. Anger is normal and should be given attention because it has merits. The issue becomes when anger controls you.

Below are steps that help you healthily manage anger.

Do not be too quick to speak - Think about all the consequences before you express yourself. Be mindful of how the individual will receive your message. Try to take a silent moment before you express your anger - This allows you to try to calm down so when you speak it will be in a nonconfrontational way. This helps reduce escalation. Remember the spoken word can never be taken retracted. Forgiven maybe, once it has been said it is forever said.
Breathe – taking deep breaths from your diaphragm reduces heighten negative emotions, it also returns the heart rate to normal. When you breathe from your chest it starves some cells from receiving oxygen that is needed to replenish them.
Take ownership/responsibility – stop the blame game “you did” and speak in the first person “I”.
Stop assuming and ask questions - We can rarely be 100% correct on what caused a person to say or do, the best thing is to ask their view on the matter at hand.
Change the environment - the key is to remove hostility whenever possible. You can change the location or change the subject. Address the issue if possible when all parties involved are levelheaded.
Write, write, write – If possible before approaching the person, write your feelings in a journal, write a letter to the person you don’t allow have to mail it especially if you feel it will worsen the issue; write a letter to yourself on why this is such an issue and what if the shoe was on the other foot.
Talk to a neutral person - talking with someone helps you look at the different viewpoints. Sometimes we just need an ear to listen to us, just to get it off our chest.

We hope this article has helped get a better understanding of anger. Our lives have been interrupted by the COVID-19 among other things that are going on in society. Recognize we are social beings accustomed to physically connecting with others and this pandemic has caused all of us to operate from a different norm. Some can easily adjust while others are struggling with their new normality. Change presents challenges at different levels to different folks. We must try to have more empathy than anger for one another.

People are extremely fearful of what tomorrow may bring. Not everyone recognizes GOD is still in control and He is there with us every step of the way. Anger tears people apart and it divides relationships, however compassion unites and it highlights our similarities.

11 BLOCKS THAT KEEP YOU POOR & STUCK

Posted on January 7, 2021January 7, 2021 by Bola

Your background/upbringing may play a part in your journey of now; however, you still have the authority to make take a different path from your past. The truth is your thoughts and habits are the things holding you back from advancing. Maybe it is time to change those negative habits and thought patterns to get different results.

Ephesians 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”

If your body/body language, your thoughts/mind, and your soul/heart are saying different things. How can you expect to move forward from your situation? It is not enough to just confess something; you heart must believe, and your body must also agree. This is what is called alignment all three must be in the same agreement. Manifestation is not about tricking your mind body and soul; it’s about training them to become in one agreement.

James 1:8 being a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

Let your foundation be in GOD planted like a tree by the river

Society has taught us to be competitive! There is nothing wrong with friendly competition, but it has gone to the extremes, where we do not see ourselves as good enough. Stop measuring yourself or living your life based on someone else. This will keep you in a cycle of always changing to be like someone else, basically you will be living someone else’s dream and neglecting your own. You are unique and therefore it makes your goals and dreams unique.

Psalm 139:16 You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed.

This is especially useful for those who are not happy with their current situation. Talk about yourself in the things that you are about to accomplish. This light a fire in completing those achievements, it helps motivate and boost self-confidence. You never want to talk about yourself in the context of little achievements this minimizes who you are. Remember goals help develop you.

Job 8:7 And though your beginning was small, your latter days will be very great.

Psalm 1:3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

These issues are rooted and cause distruption in our foundation. We think and behave like this because our foundation our sense of being grounded is not at the level it should be our frequency is off. GOD wants us to be planted firmly. Jeremiah 17:8 states, about being planted like tree by the river, our roots go deep, we are not easily shaken, we bend but do not break. We achieve this firm foundation by being planted in GOD. Essential oils are a great way to feel grounded and rooted. Essential oil can assist in bringing our frequency to a level GOD intended us to operate. Below are some oils that assist in being grounded.

Outpour of Holy Spirit

Posted on December 3, 2020December 16, 2020 by Bola

Many of us know what it feels like to experience the presence of Holy Spirit. However, there are a lot of individuals who have never experienced or are unsure of a Holy Spirit presence.

We know Holy Spirit manifests in different ways to different people. I thought it would be nice to help those who do know, have an idea of the presence of Holy Spirit. By sharing how Holy Spirit revealing Himself in our lives, we are helping others experience the beautiful presence of Holy Spirit. Let us make Holy Spirit be reality in as many lives as we can.

My goal is to compile a list of the various ways people experience Holy Spirit and make it available to people free of charge.

Leave a comment by sharing your experience of what it feels like. Imagine how many people lives can be touched when they read your experience. We are blessed if we have experienced so let us be a blessing to someone.

Proverbs 11:25 The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.

There is absolute no right or wrong way, please do not be shy, be a blessing to someone by sharing your experience.

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Reading versus Studying the Bible, there is a difference

Posted on November 23, 2020December 3, 2020 by Bola

I have also found that many people believe that it pleases GOD when we read the bible. Reading the bible is not for the purpose of scoring points with GOD, or getting His approval. He desires that we read the bible to get guidelines, instructions, and safety. Also, some people use the word read and study when it comes to the bible interchangeably. However, there is a difference between these two words. We will explore the difference between reading and studying the bible.
We can equate reading and studying the bible to the different types of relationships we have. Our relationships are both casual and intimate relationships. We approach and value them differently because they serve different purposes. Causal relationships would be the coworkers, associates, or members of the same organization. In intimate relationships, it would be your family members, spouses, siblings, your best friends. With a casual relationship, you know just enough about the individual to hold a relaxed conversation. You might not know the sacred identity of these individuals; what their heart’s desire reflects; many things are hidden or kept secret in casual relationships. In intimate relationships we enjoy the conversations with these individuals; there are deep connections that bind us to a point of emotional attachments. Reading the bible is similar to a casual relationship, we only go surface level, whereas when we study, we give way to a more intimate relationship with the bible.

Many folks read the bible out of obligation because they feel it gains GOD approval. The bible is for our benefit.
Reading the bible can be done at a pace like reading a novel.
There is not much prep work or input of time.
It is much easier to do and helps memorize scripture if you do it repetitively.
Reading gives you familiarity with the bible.
The goal of reading the bible for many is something on the to-do list or new year’s resolution.
Reading the bible can help facilitate reference of verses in our prayer-life
The bible gives a broader context of the word.

Studying the bible is a desire for intimacy with the Father.
There are three components to studying the word: Worship, Prayer, Revelation of knowledge.
It gives us a deeper connection to His Word and His character.
Studying causes the realization that you can never outgrow the scriptures, there can be new revelation or truth each time you study.
It is more likely to produce encounters with Holy Spirit, the Father, & Jesus
Studying causes you to slow down and do research
The goal of studying the bible is to find or understand the hidden secrets in the Bible
Study the bible can deliver a greater expectation of activation of the Word in our daily living

Set different times for bible study and bible reading, you may yourself frustrated when you try to combine the two.
If you only have a few minutes it is good to just read the bible, while studying the bible will usually take at least 30 minutes.
When checking on the validation of scripture, reading the scriptures may be the best vehicle. If you are validating the teaching you heard it would require the studying the bible.
Whichever method you choose make sure to take time to pray and ask for guidance from Holy Spirit.

5 Steps to Overcoming Fear and Moving Forward

Posted on October 6, 2020December 3, 2020 by Bola

Think about the changes that will come about when you succeed. Success, like peace, has to be measured by your standards not another person’s standard. Success should bring a sense of peace.
Do something nice for someone else. Praying for someone else’s need to put your spirit at a higher level.
Think about how you will become more empowered and what it means. Empowerment takes away the fear
Look to GOD as your source and you just fulfill His will. GOD is in control allow Him to lead
Visual the fear under your feet and how it will elevate you. Everything you conquer takes you a higher level.

If you are a fan of diffusers, here is a list of 4 essential oils that help curb the feeling of fear and anxiety.

Frankincense – the ‘king of oils’ to uplift your spirit

Juniper Berry – helps cleanse and purify the air while creating a grounding environment

Bergamot – calming and uplifting abilities

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EVERYWHERE I LOOK STRESS IS ALL AROUND

Posted on September 3, 2020September 3, 2020 by Bola

Breathing in odors causes signals to be immediately registered by the brain. The brain sends a signal to the nerves, the cells, the muscles, and the emotions. We will demonstrate this by playing a memory jogger game. Try to remember the last time you were by an open sewer or ran across a skunk that left its scent, or even a dead caucus. What were your reactions, once you realized the smell was not pleasing at all?

You probably tensed up your face or body
An immediately a need to hold your breath
Feelings of your blood getting warmer and your body more tensed, and experiencing a faster heartbeat
The longer the smell lingered the more you became agitated
You longed for the ability to breathe freely again
The gradual progression of the above steps caused an emotion to form, one probably on the negative side, like stress. Feelings of wanting to flee

Let us look at another scenario. Remember your favorite dish, or the scent of someone you love, or being in a room with a pleasant aroma. Again, what were your reactions to the sense of smell that was pleasing to the brain?

It probably caused you to smile
A sense of longing, a pleasant desire
It might cause a steady breathing pattern
The more breaths you took in the more relaxed you felt
Emotions are formed joy, happiness, warmth, gladness. Positive feeling is released
This pleasing aroma causes the brain to either create a new memory or resurface an old memory that stimulated the body to have a sense of peace and security.

Stress has definitely plagued this century. Stress has been around since the fall in the Garden of Eden. Adam & Eve suffered through stress. There could probably be a great debate on which era experienced more stress. Generations prior did not have the medicines we have today. Ancient day therapists, counselors were probably not as knowledgable as we are today. They had to utilize “primitive” ways to combat stress. I say “primitive” because modern science associates many natural things as “primitive”. We may call them primitive but I believe they had a longer life span that we do with all our advancement.

Let me stay on track. In Ancient days, people learned to live off the land, utilizing things available from nature. GOD has given them and us, flowers, tree barks, and leaves, seeds, shrubbery, for medicinal purposes and other uses. Even in this century we still use flowers, tree barks but in a more adultered way. We use them in the forms of essential oils and herbs. Modern essential oils come in varying grades. These grades range from the purity of the oil to the adulterated oil. The Essential Oils can be found in medicine and uses ranging from cosmetic to household products.

Essential Oils date back to the biblical-era as the significant forms of medicine, healing, and beauty regiments. Today they are considered as alternative medicine, aiding in medicine, additives to our everyday products. These Essential Oils are still beneficial to us. Our focus will be on the Bergamot Essential Oil and how its aides in Reducing Stress. Before we discuss Bergamot, I must make a note to the readers. Please be aware essential oil manufacturers vary in the degree of purity of oils produced. I am not a doctor, and I am not giving any medical advice. Also please note not all essential oils can be used internally or even topically. Please check with the manufacturer’s instructions.

If you are looking for a natural and aromatic experience to help you wind down after a stressful day. Bergamot should be one of your go-to Essential Oils. Bergamot is citrus, spice, with a light floral note. It is known for its calming and uplifting abilities. Helpful for those with anxiety. It also provides skin cleansing and purifying benefits. Italians were known to use Bergamot oils for years to reduce feelings of stress and to soothe and rejuvenate the skin, while the Greeks used it as sweetmeats, eaten by the spoonful as a dessert or with coffee.

The diffuser is one of the safest and most cost-efficient ways to relax and increase positive feelings. The inhalation of essential oils can be accomplished by using a diffuser. Diffusers can be placed in the various rooms in your living space, as well as workplaces, and classrooms. Diffusers can come small enough to be used in automobiles to help with road rage.

Before I continue with the other methods of use of Bergamot, I must let you know I am a doTerra Certified Essential Oil Specialist Wellness Advocate. I am affiliated with doTerra Essential Oils. doTerra is one of the top leading companies in this industry. At the time of writing this article, doTerra Bergamot Essential Oils suggested uses of Bergamot are as follows:

Diffusing
Internal use with a method of dilution of liquids
Tropical which is applying to the skin along with a carrier oil.

GOD has given us many natural ways to combat stress in our lives. Our Heavenly Father desires that we live a life of joy. However, stress tends to decrease that quality of life. The effects of stress can show up in weight gain/ loss, joint discomfort, headache, and ailments.

Low impact exercises are a great way to reduce stress. Low impact exercise is best in helping to level the cortisol and it does not cause the heart to be over-excited. Try diffusing some Bergamot while exercising to calm your nerves. Eliminate high-stress levels for a healthier lifestyle.

Bergamot has many other health benefits. It assists in a healthy digestive system, emotional balance, and healthier-looking skin. For more added benefits Bergamot can be blended with other doTerra Essential Oils. Bergamot is photosensitive. Caution should be used when applying to areas of the skin exposed to direct sunlight.

Tomorrow is never Promised, Is it Time to Forgive Dad

Posted on June 20, 2020June 20, 2020 by Bola

I woke up this morning and heard write a tribute to fathers. Like I stated earlier, my dad has gone to be with the LORD. It just reminds me of how important a man he was in my life. As kids, we developed an image of what a father should emulate. However, no father is perfect, I think mothers get more of a pass on that than fathers. We expect them to walk in perfection. As kids when we looked up at them, they seem to be like a giant. A giant defeating anything bad that came across their path.

I think as we grow older, we still hold on to that image that our Fathers are giants that cannot fail. We idolize them, make them larger than life. A large than life image that many cannot live up to. We become disappointed. Having feelings of rejection, because this man, the man we call father, no longer lives up to our expectations.

This idolatry begins to damage our relationship with our fathers and eventually cascades into impeding ourselves. We have thoughts of, why must he be this way, why cannot he change. We look at friends’ father or tv dad and say why cannot he be like that or wishing he were more like so and so. Not even taken into consideration the person we may admire also has flaws that we have no privy.

This child-like image we have engrained in our minds, we must let go. See your dad for who he is, appreciate what he has to offer. I know some are reading this and saying well my dad was not in my life as a child, I can only imagine how you feel. Others may say, you do not know the hell he put us through, or some say he is an S.O.B. that I sympathize with you.

Remember, that you are a spirit being, and part of you is him. You cannot escape that fact he is a part of you. When you hold anger, bitterness toward him, you are attacking a part that is inside of you. A part that silently but vigorously rips you apart from the inside out. This battle causes you to be on the extreme ends of the spectrum, never having a balance. Being off balance causes you to fight for peace and a false sense of peace might I add.

I believe as we near the end of our life, we begin to have many regrets, and fathers are not immune to these regrets. I remember talking to friends who work in some type of nursing home or health care dealing with the elderly, they tell me how many of these fathers only see their children on the holidays. As their journey begins to dim, their hearts bleed, some have guilt and shame for what they have or did not do. Permit them to be released from that.

This Father’s Day, if you are not speaking to your father, find it in your heart to reach out. Think of it this way, when you begin to heal your heart, maybe your spirit may touch him for his to be healed so that he can become a better person. Many times, we as kids do not know what our father’s upbringing was to make him turn out the way he is. Forgiveness not only heals you but him and it stops that cycle from being repeated in the generations to come. Your father DNA is part of you, and you are a part of your children’s DNA.

If you still cannot do it for him, do it for your children. They are watching your every move. Tomorrow is never promised. A time may come where it will be almost impossible to heal the scar.

You know I got to help my father transition into the afterlife, and I did not even know he was ill. He had my mom call me to ask for me to say a prayer. The prayer GOD had me say was very intense, that I had to call my pastor. It was about four hours later I get the heart-stopping call he was gone. I was used to talking to my dad a few times a week. Being able to assist daddy in transitioning peacefully was one of the best gifts I could have because I was not there with him physically.

Your father cannot change or heal your past, that my dear is something you have the power to do, be healed from your past. So, take the time to heal your heart, to forgive, and move beyond the pain. There is something good in all of us even your dad. You are a child of GOD and he is a child of GOD. I hope this helped someone begin the healing process.

Financial Breakthrough

Posted on May 23, 2020May 23, 2020 by Bola

If you are like me you have been unsuccessfully praying for financial blessing for years. We get spurts of increase in the money we normally have. However within a month or even that week we are having to ask for another blessing. That seemed to be the cycle of our life. Why can we not receive a blessing that would take us into a life of abundance? I desire a life of not having to pinch pennies.

As we look at the above definition of a blessing it refers to a gift bestowed by GOD thereby bringing happiness. Why can we not have happiness in our finances? After all there were many people in the bible who obtained godly wealth: Joseph, Moses, Abraham, Solomon, the woman with the oil, the proverbs 31 woman, just to name a few. I’m sure you know people who have received blessings that change their life or their position in life? What makes them different from us.

To let you know my current situation. A believer without a place to call my own I had to live with someone, I had to give up my transportation, and I was unemployed, and no form of income. Countless times I had declared 2 Corinthians 9:8, in Psalm 23:5. The Word talks about GOD preparing a table before us in the presence of our enemies. I believed those scriptures but I didn’t understand why it was not manifesting for me.

It was mid -May of this year, after crying out to the LORD once again, when I finally listened and heard His response. GOD response to me was, the blessings are already available. I sought GOD for clarification. He informed me what I first needed was a financial breakthrough. Financial Breakthrough and Financial blessing, I thought were the same. I had to look up the definition of a breakthrough. The definition of breakthrough states it is an act or instance of moving through or beyond an obstacle. The Father explained there were obstacles that I needed to address in order for the blessings to manifest.

I learned these obstacles permitted the enemy to win a temporary stay in a case against me. Surprisingly enough it was not the enemy sole doing but it was the unintentional permission I had granted to the enemy. This allowed my financial blessings placed on lockdown.

At this point, I had changed focus, I had to be aligned with what GOD was showing me about the obstacles. I had to be willing to go through His process to receive His promises. We can’t operate in GOD based on traditions but we must be willing and patient to hear from Him. I inquired what obstacles He was referring to.

His response to me was your actions, words, and thoughts are the evidence that the enemy has brought before the courts. He has won a temporary withholding on your financial blessings. This is the part where we stop praying for what we want. Its time to pray for understanding in the things GOD is trying to improve, move, or change us.

Let me back up a bit, I was upset and angry that my current financial situation had not changed for close to two years now. So I decided to recorded playlist videos. Videos called Waiting on GOD for a Financial Breakthrough, I wasn’t wanting a breakthrough I was wanting a blessing. To be honest I did these videos to test GOD, to force Him to change my financial situation.

After the first video of the group, I heard GOD say, Shame, Bola you walk in shame. It puzzled me. GOD explained walking in shame in not walking in who He has called us to be, this makes me off alignment. I began to understand that was one piece of evidence used against me. It was time for me to allow GOD to deliver me and heal me from shame. By the way, shame is found in Genesis in the garden when Adam & Eve hid and covered up.

As we were working out shame in me, it was revealed about poverty mindset, pride & insecurity were some of the other obstacles that I needed deliverance and healing. My prayers changed. From prayers asking for blessings to asking GOD to reveal the areas in my life that needed to be broken and changed.

Breakthrough strives to reject things designed to keep from walking in the fullness of who you are in GOD. GOD desire that we maintain, and prosper in His gifts/blessings. He has called us blessed to be a blessing. How can we be true blessings to others when we walk in doubt, fear, and lack?

Now I realize what the enemy was using to make me experience disappointment and pain. GOD is using this time to strengthen me, to empower me, and speak with boldness. What GOD gives us He doesn’t want the enemy to easily snatch away.

The breakthrough must come first so that His blessing can flow abundantly. Someone who continuously gets a flow of blessings, normally there was a season of breakthrough they underwent. I am willing, are you willing to go through the financial breakthrough process. Do want to get a flow of blessings or to have sporadic blessings!

Meltdown in the Middle of COVID-19 Virus

Posted on May 22, 2020May 22, 2020 by Bola

According to the oxford dictionary, control is defined as the power to influence or direct people’s behavior or the course of events. Many circumstances in life remind us that control does not belong to us. What belongs to us is the ability to align and balance our core.

Acknowledge your stress due to this epidemic
Understand people process stress differently – don’t compare yourself or anyone else
Begin to journal your thoughts – encourage your children to do the same
Try to keep yourself occupied with activities
Realize you are not alone
As Christians GOD is not trying to make us prove our faith to Him, He already knows our faith level.
Begin to realign and center yourself back to your core

Acknowledging Stress

Try not to prolong the state of stress because It is a human instinct to have feelings of stress. Hiding or denying feelings of stress can cause serious effects on the body. Stress can alter blood pressure, breathing speeds up, the digestive system slows down, immune actives decrease, tense muscles, less sleep. All these have an impact on the health of the body. Acknowledging stress gives the ability to identify stress influencers.

Place limits – Though being informed is vital, but do not be consumed with minute by minute reporting if it is not mandated.
Body Talk – pay attention to the signal the body is relaying. It is important to remain in the healthiest condition.
Don’t ignore feelings – disregarding the emotions can lead to poor decisions and reactions to situations. Ignoring can also lead to illnesses such as depression.
Talk to someone with a better outlook on this situation.
Seek professional help – Religious leaders, counselors, etc

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