Twist Challenge: Week #1

God is my helper... With EVERYTHING!!

I am in awe of how God has opened my mind to understand and apply the concepts in my classes... My physics foundations are not a hinderance at all.. It is an asset and exquisite expensive accessory. Thank you LORD.

ALSO... There are 2 interviews lined up for me in this upcoming week... Thank you God for the opportunity.

God STILL Faithful

I am definitely one of the most trifling and lazy thangs under the sun at times... it's a wonder GOD even wants to be bothered by my li'l silly self... but he loves me in spite of this and he is loving the HELL out of me and he doesn't stop because I'm not feeling my best. Thank goodness for that. I aced my computer test today and all I can say is... GOD DID IT!!! He causes me to do what I need to do... when I need to do it. Thank you GOD. ...for real for real... I need you... but you probably already knew that =)

Again...

Remember Janet Jackson's song back in the day?? Well, I fell of the truck and onto something else... pun intended... practice purity versus be pure... sermon yesterday was way more helpful than I initially perceived but I endeavor to always remain greatly open to the Holy Spirit and to how GOD chooses to talk to and through me.

"Separate Yourself."

God's message for me in a nutshell. All the things that I don't want to do and be tempted by... I need to separate from those things... I am not going to get all overly churchy and preachy and talky... just separate yourself... Separate NOT isolate.

Isaiah 40:27 to the end...

Why do you complain, Jacob?
    Why do you say, Israel,
“My way is hidden from the Lord;
    my cause is disregarded by my God”?
28 Do you not know?
    Have you not heard?
The Lord is the everlasting God,
    the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He will not grow tired or weary,
    and his understanding no one can fathom.
29 He gives strength to the weary
    and increases the power of the weak.
30 Even youths grow tired and weary,
    and young men stumble and fall;
31 but those who hope in the Lord
    will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
    they will run and not grow weary,
    they will walk and not be faint.

This was the scripture from the sermon yesterday... but as I look back over the preceding verses... I feel tears in my eyes when I realize I tried to make my difficulties impossibilities that GOD can’t even reach.

Remember this ShaTina: Isaiah 40:21-24"

Do you not know?
    Have you not heard?
Has it not been told you from the beginning?
    Have you not understood since the earth was founded?
22 He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth,
    and its people are like grasshoppers.
He stretches out the heavens like a canopy,
    and spreads them out like a tent to live in.
23 He brings princes to naught
    and reduces the rulers of this world to nothing.
24 No sooner are they planted,
    no sooner are they sown,
    no sooner do they take root in the ground,
than he blows on them and they wither,
    and a whirlwind sweeps them away like chaff.

God used me yesterday… in spite of my sins and recent almost fresh adultery again OUR covenant relationship. God has a covenant relationship with me, individually, I am Gomer. Even though I want to be an Esther or a Dorcas... I relate to Gomer and Rahab... but GOD loves ME!! In Spite of and in the mist of all of my mess... I am so glad that GOD ALONE can use my acts of stupidity to redeem others and to comfort them. We don't know why Gomer did what she did... but we DO know she was loved. GOD I want and desire to be truly right with you. You have made me righteous through the life, death and resurrection of your Son. Thank you for seeing me. The real me. Flaws, insecurities, anger, jealous, spiteful, stingy, hateful, cursing and uncaring as I am... and still use me for your glory. Thank you Lord. 

Revelations 5:5
And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.

Refinement Assignment - from 5 qualities of women who DON'T quit

Refinement!
1. Improve
2. Touch-Up

What are those quit quitting verses?

🎤Help...🎶

Lord, I need your help... I, right now, am not consistently nor trying to get up in the morning... Nor am I being consistent with my daughter's, study, life schedule.

Mantra D'Publix

Who cares if they see me?
God SEES me.
Who cares if they notice me?
God NOTICES me.
Who cares if they think I'm beautiful?
God KNOWS I'm beautiful.

What do I need to do for Veronica?

(1) Pray
(2) Persevere

Do what you PRAY is best!!!

Fresh Twists

Day 1 - Mango Hair Serum from Bee Naturals

I need my KNEES!!

Rippe recommends low-impact activities, like swimming, brisk walking, or cycling, and considering taking health supplements that provide glucosamine and chondroitin to strengthen and lubricate knees.

Here, Williams shares six of the best (and simplest) moves that target all those muscle groups. Try to do these stretches after every workout to keep your knees healthy now and in the future.

1. Wall Calf Stretch

Calf muscles often get neglected during our stretching efforts. However, for those who run, do high-impact workouts, or spend a lot of time on their feet, calf stretches are very necessary, Williams says. Calves can get extremely tight from impact and need to be stretched to relieve any pain that might travel up the knee.

Find a wall you can lean against. Facing the wall, flex your right foot and position your heel right where the floor meets the vertical surface. Your toes should be elevated, while your heel remains on the floor. Keeping your heel on the ground and your leg as straight as possible, lean toward your front leg, holding the stretch at its deepest point. Lean in for five seconds at a time before releasing, working to deepen the stretch. Repeat the same stretch with your left leg. Aim for 10 to 15 reps on each leg—or more, if you’re still experiencing tightness.

2. Calf Smash With Lacrosse Ball

This move allows you to work out tension in both your calf and your hamstring, Williams says.

Sit on the ground and pull your right foot close to your butt so your knee is bent. Wedge a lacrosse ball (or yoga/massage ball) below your right knee, sandwiching it between your calf and hamstring. Create a “compression force” by pulling your shin toward you, then rotate your foot in alternating circular movements to help create space in your knee joint. Continue until you feel tightness in these areas being relieved, then switch legs.

3. Half-Kneel Hip and Quad Stretch

This stretch not only feels amazing, but it also works double-duty for your hip and quad muscles, Williams explains.

Kneel on one knee (feel free to put down a towel or mat) with your other foot planted flat on the ground in front of you. Make close to a 90-degree angle with both of your legs. Lean forward toward your front leg, stretching the front of your hip downward. Next, grab the ankle of your leg planted on the ground, and pull it toward your rear for a deep hamstring and hip stretch down the front leg, all the way to your knee. Move in and out of this stretch for 10 to 15 reps or more, depending on your level of tightness.

4. Quad Foam Roller Stretch

Stretching your quads is vital, as they get adaptively short from all the sitting most of us do every day and are often under constant tension. To get this large muscle group back to functioning at its best, Williams suggests using a foam roller.

Lie facedown and with a foam roller under your right leg, right under your quad. Put the majority of your bodyweight on your leg, and roll slowly. Instead of simply rolling up and down, roll your leg from side to side too, focusing pressure on the tighter spots of your muscles. Switch legs. Continue rolling until this feeling is no longer painful. If that’s impossible (as it might be for some runners!), do it for at least five minutes.

5. Wall Hamstring Stretch

Our hamstring muscles affect the knee more than we think and can be the source of discomfort or pain.

Lie faceup with your left leg flat on the ground, foot flexed. Take your right leg and prop it up on a wall or table, or use a resistance band. This stretch should radiate down the back of your leg, beginning in your knee. Once you find the deepest point of the stretch, alternate in five-second sequences between contracting and relaxing the foot of your right leg. If you have greater flexibility, hold the ankle of your right leg and pull it toward you. Aim for 10 to 15 rounds of five-second holds, and continue if you still feel tight. Repeat with your left leg.

6. Straight-Leg Raise

Easy strengthening exercises, like leg raises, put little to no strain on your knee but also activate and strengthen quadriceps.

Lie faceup with one knee bent and the other leg the ground in front of you. Lift your straight leg up approximately one foot, rotating your leg outward (the entire leg rotates outward, so toes point on a diagonal instead of straight up to the ceiling). Do 3 sets of 10 to 15 reps, alternating legs. As you get stronger, add ankle weights up to 10 pounds.

http://greatist.com/move/knee-pain-relief

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