“PLUG INTO THE POWER” YAMS RETREAT APRIL 22, 2010 BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC Rev. L. Lynn Mitchell Workshop Presenter

Elevate Your Expectation  ____________________ Our expectations influence the whole of our lives. Our happiness, our health, our marriages, our careers, our relationships, and our abilities. God has the power, but you and I must have faith-The positive expectation that God will work things out. “PLUG INTO THE POWER”

Alter Your Attitude  ____________________ Our outlook on life is the paintbrush with which we color our world. Each one of us shapes his or her own life. The course and direction, the quality or lack of quality in our lives, are determined by our habitual choices of attitude. Change your attitude, and you change your life. “PLUG INTO THE POWER”

Conquer Your Circumstances  ____________________ Our lives are littered with circumstances we cannot control. To control circumstances implies that you can guide, direct, and manipulate things, but to conquer means that you prevail, succeed, annex, achieve, acquire, takeover, obtain, and overcome. “PLUG INTO THE POWER”

Proceed With Passion  ____________________ Passion energizes life. It gives zest, zeal, vitality, and drive. It makes you feel truly and radiantly alive. Without passion, days are dull, hours are drab, and moments are filled with boredom. God wants you and I to live passionate lives. “PLUG INTO THE POWER”

Pursue Your Purpose  ____________________ There is no greater goal, no nobler aim, no more fulfilling objective than to discover God’s purpose for your life. Once you’ve discovered your purpose, you must develop it, pursue it, and let it drive you to your God- given destiny. “PLUG INTO THE POWER”

Confront Life Courageously  ____________________ It takes an enormous amount of courage just to face the ordinary challenges of daily life. To believe that life can be better, to get ready for what you do not yet see, to make a difference in your world. Realizing that you can only change your world/community, if you are changed. You can embrace the future, only if you are ready for the future. “PLUG INTO THE POWER”

Deepen Your Discipline  ____________________ By God’s grace, we must build into ourselves a sense of personal discipline. Discipline is not easy, but it is effective. Prayer, perseverance, patience, and productivity all require discipline. “PLUG INTO THE POWER”

Make Your Move  ____________________ If you are going to succeed in life, see your dreams realized, achieve your goals, and make a move! Stop talking, and begin acting! Stop intending to do and do! Defeat is never terminal unless you accept it! “PLUG INTO THE POWER”

Don’t Give Up  ____________________ Look up! Don’t despair! Turn to prayer! Don’t cave in to discouragement! Persistence will win the crown! Expect a miracle! It’s worth another try! “PLUG INTO THE POWER”