Building Your Legacy Tips-Ep#07 Preparation

Building Your Legacy Tips Episode #07 Closed preparation is when we have the outcome in mind and work towards it with focus regardless of what is revealed as we journey. But Open preparation is how we want to build our legacy and life. Learn more in this episode of the "Building Your Legacy Tips" podcast series. "Building Your Legacy Tips" is a series of short podcasts to help you understand and build your legacy because we all build a legacy every day, so do it as it becometh you.

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Building Your Legacy Tips-Ep#06 Restful Emptiness

Building Your Legacy Tips Episode #06 Restful Emptiness Rest without first emptying ourselves is physical rest, which is needed and good. But rest that follows emptying will enable us to find a fruit-bearing rest of mind, soul, body, and spirit; that will enrich our building ability in God. "Building Your Legacy Tips" is a series of short podcasts to help you understand and build your legacy because we all build a legacy every day, so do it as it becometh you.

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Building Your Legacy Tips-Ep#05 Forgiveness

Building Your Legacy Tips Episode #05 Forgiveness Forgiveness releases a spirit of gratitude in our life. I express my gratitude to God first and then to those that He uses to give me cause to be a forgiving, grateful, and fruitful builder of a well-crafted legacy. "Building Your Legacy Tips" is a series of short podcasts to help you understand and build your legacy because we all build a legacy every day, so do it as it becometh you.

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Building Your Legacy Tips-Ep#04 “Passion, It’s in there.”

Building Your Legacy Tips Episode #04 "Passion, it's in there." Passion is one of the four elements of change in our life and legacy. The root word for passion is the Latin word "Pati," meaning to suffer. Passion is an act of suffering, especially when viewed by others, but to us, it is just what we do because we must. Passion is not held for the few; we all have it in us if we will yield to that elementary call as it accompanies our purpose in Christ. "Building Your Legacy Tips" is a series of short podcasts to help you understand and build your legacy because we all build a legacy every day, so do it as it becometh you.

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Building Your Legacy Tips-Ep#03 “Bravery is Our Choice”

Building Your Legacy Tips Episode #03 "Bravery is Our Choice" Many times choosing bravery will be the most natural response to a situation.  But there will be those times that choosing bravery will be extremely difficult because God has revealed to you in advance the cost of the choice, yet at the same time, He laces it with the grace to say "Yes." "Building Your Legacy Tips" is a series of short podcasts to help you understand and build your legacy because we all build a legacy every day, so do it as it becometh you.

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Building Your Legacy Tips-Ep#02 “Elements of Change”

Building Your Legacy Tips Episode #02 "Elements of Change" Elements impact, the impact causes change, and change makes room for growth or redirection. Some different elements that impact our legacy are unique to our calling or purpose; others are foundational parts woven together in every God-built legacy. "Building Your Legacy Tips" is a series of short podcasts to help you understand and build your legacy because we all build a legacy every day, so do it as it becometh you.

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What I could change, but don’t!

I have heard, "just live with it" many times in life, and it upset me because they did not have to live with it, I did! And at times, friends and family added a caveat to try and make me feel better, like, "just live with it, for now." They did not understand that it did not make me feel better, it left me feeling hopeless. But even more difficult to handle is when I heard, "just live with it" within myself. And the unspoken caveat in me was, "because you know it will never change, even though it could." Ouch! Then through prayer and self-reflection, I realized there were things I found "the art of living with" in my life. Knowing I could change but didn't was heartbreaking until I grabbed onto the hope of God's Word and the grace…

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Living with what I could change, but don’t!

I have heard, "just live with it" many times in life, and it upset me because they did not have to live with it, I did! And at times, friends and family added a caveat to try and make me feel better, like, "just live with it, for now." They did not understand that it did not make me feel better, it left me feeling hopeless. But even more difficult to handle is when I heard, "just live with it" within myself. And the unspoken caveat in me was, "because you know it will never change, even though it could." Ouch! Then through prayer and self-reflection, I realized there were things I found "the art of living with" in my life. Knowing I could change but didn't was heartbreaking until I grabbed onto the hope of God's Word and the grace…

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The Art of Intentional Learning & Pruning

Proverbs 1:5 (KJV) A wise man will hear and will increase learning.Proverbs 1:5 (AMP) The wise will hear and increase their learning.Proverbs 1:5 (ESV) Let the wise hear and increase in learning.Proverbs 1:5 (NIV) Let the wise listen and add to their learning. In this scripture, we hear a clear message that if we are wise in our hearing, we will increase our learning. Being wise in our hearing is being intentional in hearing because that will dictate our learning. What does "The Art of" mean? The art of something is when we move in it, creating beautiful work by using our imagination and proven truths. We need to understand that this same beauty is when we live with a mind and heart of intentionality. Our learning is like our legacy; not optional. We will learn, and we will have…

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