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Top 10 tips to keep JOY through the wilderness

My ministry is all about sharing my experiences and what works for me, so you can be encouraged. These tips help maintain my JOY through the wilderness:

1. I confess my weaknesses and I ask for forgiveness. This one is hard because you have to say these things out loud and talk it over with the Holy Spirit.

2. I also confess my weaknesses to my accountability partner. When you don’t confess to a trusted Christian friend, the enemy can put guilt trips all over your mind!

3. I fight the enemy by confessing out loud, “May the blood of Jesus Christ repel and rebuke the enemy!” I learned this from my grandmother.

4. I don’t blame the enemy for everything because most of the time I get in my own way. I have to be brutally honest with myself and the Holy Spirit, so I can do effective ministry. This is an ongoing growth area for me.

5. The most important thing is to keep an open dialogue with the Holy Spirit – I talk out loud – I praise out loud – I confess out loud!

6. I realize that my mind has the power to bring me down, so I control it by reading God’s word, listening to worship music and asking for his POWER!

7. I focus on caring for others so that I can get myself out of my prayers – as my mentor Joyce Meyer suggests!

8. I also take time to enjoy my relationship with the Holy Spirit. He has a fabulous sense of humor – have you tapped into that yet?

9. Lighten up and remember that life happens and things pass.

10. Ask for help. I will be writing on this topic because I have a hard time asking for help.

 Note: I wrote this several years ago. It's still spot on. 
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