And good morning. Happy, happy, happy new year for those of you that are listening to
this in real time. I'm so excited to spend this year with you. I'm just absolutely convinced
God is just moving so powerfully with you. Prosper women. I'm just touched. I'm humbled.
I'm overjoyed to spend this year with you. So we're going to start with prayer. And then
I've got a brief teaching that I'm going to be sharing with you. And then we'll come back
for community time together. So let's just open this year up with prayer. So Father,
I just thank you. This is the day and this is the year that you have made. And we rejoice
in it. Redo again. Bring back the joy. Lord, you said in Nehemiah 8.10 that the joy of
the Lord is our strength. And so I just declare and decree for all prosper women that joy
will be a big part of their day and of their year as they serve you, as they grow in you,
as they love more, give more, learn more. We just give so much thanks. And on this call right here,
right now, we just invite such an awareness of your presence. Open our spiritual senses,
Lord. We want to hear you. We want to see you. We want to know you. We just ask that you open
our spiritual senses to receive what you have for us today. Speak to each woman right where
she needs to be spoken, Lord. Give her the daily manna that she needs for today. Let your spirit
flow through every word. May the words of my mouth, the meditation of my heart be pleasing
in your sight. In Jesus name. Amen. And amen. All right. Let me share the screen, pop on the
worksheet. You should have all gotten it in your portal. If any of you have any challenges
with getting it or anything, just reach out to me. But here we are. We're going to start right here
and let's just see. There we go. All right. So we are talking about creating a new year in this new
year. Why do I phrase it that way? Well, you know, they say that we don't live, you know, 50, 60, 70
years, but we live the same year, 50, 60, 70 times. Why? Because so many of us humans have the tendency
to live in the past. And so we think about what happened to us. We think about circumstances. We
think about what's not working. Even five minutes ago is the past, right? And so as we think about
that and we stimulate the feelings that that brings and we release the neurochemicals that
that brings and we, we, we strengthen those neural pathways. We live it again and again and again.
And so to truly live a new year, to truly achieve our goals, we have to release those things and
truly be present in the now, you know, the past does not exist. It is stored as memory, unless we
choose to bring it back. And the future is not yet. It's simply a fantasy. So the past is a memory.
The future is a fantasy. All that we ever have is this very moment, this holy instant. And, you know,
Jesus spent so much time teaching that when he said, don't worry about tomorrow. He said,
tomorrow has enough cares of its own, but live each day. And so if maybe this is one of the things,
as we talked about what you're going to add and, and what you're going to release, maybe you're
going to release spending so much time reflecting on the past. Just look at it as a field, glean,
go back over your past, figure out what were the blessings? What were the lessons? Hold onto those
and then take the rest and say, I forgive you. I forgive myself. I forgive everyone and everything.
I release you. I bless you. And maybe what we're going to add is to stay present right here,
right now, as we partner with God, Lord, you and I right here, right this moment, keep me present,
keep me present right here, right now. And as we do that.
We truly began to create a new year and achieve our goals, right?
So on your worksheet, your template, you'll be able to work on this and go deeper.
I'm just going to give some high points and then we'll get together for some community
time.
But I gave you some keys, all right?
And the first one is being clear on your desires.
You see, this is what truly moves us.
Those things in your heart that you feel most passionate about, those things that when you
think about them, they make you come alive.
Those things that you dream about, those things that just mean the world to you, those things
that God has shown you, he's promised you, those things that you've just, they're stored
in your heart.
You know, there's a verse in scripture when Mary found out she was pregnant and of course
she hadn't had any relationship and so it was pretty shocking to her and the first
thing she did was surrender and said, according to your will, let it be done.
This is the case for all of us.
The first thing we do is we surrender and then the angel spoke to her and then she said,
then it says that Mary stored these things in her heart.
And so we do the same.
We store these things in our heart.
I love the word desire.
In my life, I try to replace the word want with the word desire, de, death of, sire,
the father.
You see, they're those things when you've purified your heart, your desires are God
given.
They're the things that are of the father.
And that's why Psalms 37 says, trust in the Lord, do good, dwell in the land and feed
on his faithfulness.
I want you to just get a feeling of that, like feed on God's faithfulness.
He's a faithful God, feed on it, delight, be in the light yourself also in the Lord.
So as you feed on God and you're in this, this high frequency of delight, it says he'll
give you the desires of your heart.
It'll come to pass, right?
Psalms 20 verse four, same thing.
May he grant you your heart's desires.
And let me tell you, I said, I replaced the word want.
Want means extreme lack and lack is always an illusion.
It's not God's order.
It's not his universe.
If you look at God, he's infinite.
The universe is ever expanding.
We still discover new planets, new varieties of animals.
Just look at the leaves on the trees.
Just look at the lushness of all the animals, of everything, you know, the cattle on a thousand
hills, right?
The gold, the ore, the things that continue to be discovered.
God is just infinite creativity, infinite abundance, lavish abundance.
So lack is something that comes in our own mind because we focus on it.
It's an illusion.
And in fact, God spoke to me a very powerful word over this past year about striving.
And he said, striving is also an illusion because you're trying to get something that
you already have.
Because when you have Christ in you, you have access to all wisdom, all resources, all goodness,
all power, all authority.
You have access to everything you see.
And so striving and thinking that you lack and focusing on want is the opposite effect
of what we're trying to create as we create a new year.
This is why David could say in Psalms 23, the Lord is my shepherd.
I shall not want.
I shall not lack.
He made that declaration.
I shall not.
No, no, no.
Because he's my shepherd.
He leads me beside the still waters.
He makes me lie down in green pastures.
He's my shepherd.
God is my leader.
I follow him.
Those that are led by the spirit are the sons and daughters of God.
We never lack, never have the righteous been forsaken nor begging for bread.
We do not lack as children of the king.
Okay.
And so you get clear on your desires.
And this really matters, right?
Because you, you read in Proverbs written by the wisest king, that hope deferred makes
the heart sick.
But when a desire is fulfilled, it's the tree of life.
You understand as you have these God given desires and you surrender them to the Lord
and you, you, you do these things that we're talking about.
These desires get fulfilled.
It's actually a tree of life for you.
Okay.
And so you're going to take some time to clarify your.
desires. There's also in your portal,
you can go down to the bottom to files and you can also find the tournament of
desires if you want to do it in each of your life areas. Okay.
And secondly,
then you have your desire and now you're going to go a level deeper by getting
clear on your why. You see,
the thing that pops up as a desire is not usually the thing. In other words,
it's not actually the house that you desire.
Even though it feels like you want that house, you desire that house.
That's not what it is. It's not the life partner. It's not the car.
It's not the money.
It is the feeling that those things give you.
You see the truth of what you desire is a feeling.
And that's unique for each one of us based on our values. But it's,
it's the feeling you desire to feel loved.
You desire to feel significant.
You desire to feel secure.
And so a powerful exercise to clarify your desires as you give it to the Lord is
you really tap into what is the feeling that you desire.
And so you can play a little game where you just keep asking yourself why.
So for example, I, I want, I desire a new car.
Why? So I can go where I want to go.
Why? So I can go on dates. Why?
So I can meet my life partner. Why?
So I can fall in love. Why?
So that I can feel loved. I have someone to share my life.
So where, what, what is it that you're really going after? It's not the car.
It's the feeling of love you see.
And so when you do that,
it deepens and it releases those neuro chemicals and it widens those
strengthens those neural pathways. Okay.
So you're getting clear on your desire.
What is the feeling behind it?
And we're going to talk about that feeling again in a minute about activating
that. And then we look at, well,
what's blocking you because it's already in you.
So what is it that's keeping you from experiencing that? Right?
I like always the metaphor, uh, Dave,
the Michelangelo when he was carving out of the stone, David,
and he just had this big block of marble and he chip away, chip away, chip away,
chip away. And he said, how do you do that?
How do you bring like David out of this block of marble? And he said,
I simply chip away everything. That's not David. That's not that right.
And it's the same thing in our life. Everything that we're carrying.
That's not that it's not the will of God. It's not the goodness of God. It's,
it's fear. It's doubt. It's worry. It's lack. Those are the things we release.
We release, we release, okay.
The old perspectives that, uh, I'm abandoned,
that I'm alone, that I I'm never going to have enough,
that I'll never find love that, you know, whatever the old perspectives,
the old narratives and stories,
the old beliefs that then no longer serve you.
Right. And, you know, I was thinking as I wrote this, you,
you can't hang new curtains without taking the old
ones down, right. You, you can't put on clean, new,
beautiful clothes without taking off the old, you,
you can't take something into your hands.
If you're still squeezing the old, dirty, sticky candy from childhood,
you can't open and receive the goodness,
the faithfulness of God. Right. And so as we hold on, we can't, they,
they, they don't go together, right. Fear and love can't coexist,
right. Fear and faith can't coexist. Lack and abundance can't coexist.
We have to release these things. And, um,
and if you haven't read the book, letting go, that's a really good one.
If you're having struggles with letting go, working through that, letting go.
Okay. Um, by Dr. David Hawkins. So,
so whatever your narratives about love, about money, about God, about yourself,
they've gotten you where you are right now.
What your experience today is the beliefs,
perspectives,
narrative stories that you've been holding onto yesterday and last week and last
year, that's, what's created your life as it is today.
And so the cool, amazing thing,
the good news is that we can create a new one.
We can do a new one. Now I picked out of the, um, like,
I guess I brought it out of the amplified. It's also very,
very good in the passion translation, um,
a key verse for this, that you could be meditating.
on is found in Ephesians 4, Ephesians 4, 22 to 24. I'm reading from the Amplified. I recommend you
read it in several translations. Read it in the Passion translation. So rich, but it says basically
in a nutshell what I've been saying here. Strip yourself of your former nature. Put off and
disregard, discard your old unrenewed self. That fearful self, that childhood self that still
thinks that it's not enough or that it can't have enough or that it's too old or too dumb or too
whatever. Those stories. Strip yourself. It doesn't line up with the truth of who you are. It doesn't
line up with the truth of who God says that you are. Let's see. I'm getting some people trying to
join. Let me do that real quick. Okay. So that old stuff from childhood that we brought
that we're not good enough, we're not smart enough, we don't have enough, all that stuff that we're alone,
that we're abandoned, that no one loves us, that we lack, all of that stuff, it doesn't line
up with the capital T truth. It doesn't line up with the truth of who you really are, who God
says that you are, who God is. It doesn't line up. And so discard that. Discard that self that
characterized your previous manner of life. And it became corrupt, right?
Because it sprung from delusion, right? It was a delusion. You've always been enough. You've always
had enough, especially when you've received Christ, Christ in you, the hope of glory. That means you
have access. You have the mind of Christ. You have the authority. You have the power. You have
everything that you could ever ask, hope, or imagine, you see? And so because of that,
anything else is delusion. And it says be constantly renewed. Renew. Where? In the spirit
of your mind. This is all mental, guys. This narrative, this story that you've been living,
it's all between your two ears, okay? And so you renew, right? Scripture says that's how
we're transformed, by the renewing of our mind, okay? By having a fresh mental and spiritual
attitude. So it's a new year. Choose a fresh mental attitude. Lack? Gotta go. Fear? Gotta go.
Love? Gotta come. Because love is who you are. Love is who God is. Love is the truth, okay? And so we're
putting on new mental, new spiritual attitude. And that's a new nature. That's what the Bible
calls the regenerated self, right? The one that's created in God's image. The one that's God-like,
that walks and co-creates, that has the perfect peace that passes all understanding. The one that
is in the world, but not of the world. The one that's not moved by circumstances, but moves the
circumstances. You see? The one that the joy of the Lord is your strength. That's the renewed
self. That's what God's calling you to. That's how the world needs you to show up. That's how
you need to show up, because it's who you really, really are, okay? And so then you take that,
and you make a commitment to it, right? And so you commit to showing up. You commit to becoming
this person. You commit to time with God. There's no substitute for time in the word. There's no
substitute for growth, for taking the time to read every single day and grow. There's no substitute
for reworking your language so that your words align with what you desire. For keeping
your emotional state, your frequency in a place that aligns with what you desire. This requires
commitment on your part. This is the secret. And I put in here a poem that I have been reading
for over 30 years, and it just talks about the commitment. That until we have that commitment,
there's hesitancy and ineffectiveness. And yet, when we do make that commitment, then Providence,
capital P, God, moves, okay? And so that commitment leads to consistent
see that consistency creates habits, our habits form character, and it creates momentum and
it forms our life.
And then we put the pedal to the metal, whatever we say we're going to do, we're committed,
we're focused, we're growing into it, we calendar it.
If it's not on the calendar, it's not going to happen.
So you need to put it in writing.
What time are you going to do that?
What week are you going to do that?
When are you going to complete that?
And finally, the master key of all of this is be it.
Be it.
Who do I need to become?
If I'm this seven or eight figure earner, if I'm this transformational leader, if I'm
this highly sought out speaker, this highly sought out coach, this bestselling author,
whatever it is, God's put on you, your heart, your desires.
The real question is, who do I need to become to, to have that glorious marriage?
Who do I need to be to be that amazing coach?
Who do I need to be?
And you become that now, remember all we have, we opened, all we have is this instant, this
holy moment.
That's all we have, this holy moment.
So right now, if I am that bestselling author, if I am that seven, eight figure earner, if
I am that bestselling author, that, that TEDx speaker, whatever it is, right?
That largest philanthropist, if I'm that, how, if I was really that, how would I act?
Would I, would I have the same language?
Would I be speaking what I'm speaking right now?
How do I need to speak?
If I'm, if I'm going to step into that, I'm going to release everything.
That's not that step into that.
How do I need to speak?
How do I need to live?
What habits do I need?
What would I be reading this?
Would I be spending all day scrolling social media as an eight figure influencer?
Would I be spending all day, you know, scrolling social media as, as you know, whatever it
is, right?
Bestselling author, whatever, right?
So what would I read?
Who would I, who would I associate with?
Who would I surround myself?
Because I become like the people I associate with, who would I, who would I be hanging
with?
Who, how would I really spend my time?
If I really loved my body, would I eat this?
If I really love my body, would I, would I not exercise it?
If I really love myself, would I talk like this?
So you can, you can get it.
How, how would I show up?
Right?
So I put in some blanks there.
If I was really serious about whatever it is, your desire, being, having, doing, if
I was really serious about it, then how do I need to show up?
Who do I need to become?
Then there's a place for you to put your biggest takeaway.
Okay.
So, um, little quick primer, spend some time.
It's not due for a week.
You can really sit with it and be with it.
I also sent you the jumpstart so you can refresh, you know, activate your vision, activate the
flow.
Uh, so, you know, pull out your prosper daily plan.
If you haven't been using that, whatever tools that you need, they're there for you to, to
really truly make this year, not a repeat.
This is not rinse and repeat 2022.
This is not rinse and repeat 2021.
Right?
So who are you becoming this year?
How are you showing up this year?
What's, what's going to be different so that this year is truly a new year.
All right.
My heart is with you.
I'm excited to come alongside of you.
This is the place where we do it together.
We link arms, we carry each other across our personal finish line.
We show up, we love, we give, we activate the flow.
We are open and receptive to receive.
And this becomes a amazing, God filled, powerful, powerful year.
All right, I'm going to turn off the recording and then we're going to have some time together.