Great post - good for you for sharing the depths of your beliefs.

Nancy-  Thanks for stopping by and commenting

Alecia, A very touching post! Giving a little bit away about yourself really lends to yourvery inspiring posts! God bless you   :)

Alecia - Good for you on seeing believing equals receiving, You just need to do it like a camera takes picture and get real clear on what you want otherwise it will come in fuzzy and not what you wanted. Great blog.

Alecia:

Thanks for sharing.  God is Good!  I'm sure you are an inspiration to family and friends for the high goals you have set and achieved. 

Alecia - Great post. The title says it all. You first must believe to achieve.

Excellent post Alecia....  we too were dirt poor,

AND Since you asked.... i will share this:  By the grace of GOD, i had a built-in compulsion to pursue GOD.... HE wooed me continually, and finally i stopped resisting after my rebellious period... HE taught me how my life was hidden in HIM, and that i knew nothing of my future except by HIM.    I became so dependent upon HIM that i threw away all of my own desires.... and delighted myself in HIM.... HE is the one who chooses my lot in life.... I did not ask, and i never questioned.... (it's only because i trusted HIM completely.... i guess you can say HE gave me a gift of faith.)

Now, for the point.... faith has to be initiated by HIM.  It has to be IN you first.... placed by HIM, birthed by belief, until the evidence appears in manifestation.  I learned that HE is the one who plants the dreams to dream.... then we can believe them into achieving. 

I pray that GOD will grant you BIG DREAMS to believe unto the furtherance of HIS bigger plan... and that HE will raise the body of Christ UP even NOW as HE has released us,,,, and is faithfully in bringing the relief.

Diane- I just wantd to blog about the drive God has given me to PULL MYSELF UP BY MY BOOTSTRAPS and GET GOING! Thanks for coming by and commenting! God Bless You Too!

Susan- You are right- we have to be very clear about our goals - it makes it much easier to get there if we have a clear, and focused picture!

Joan- Thanks so much for your comment - My family is coming to the Lord, which is a greater blessing than any achievement or accolade!

Gary- Thanks so much for reading what I have to say!

Diane- Thanks so much for your comment and for your prayers. I pray that God would grant you the desires of your heart, and I wanted to also thank you for being such a blessing to me, and to this group!

I think that God gives us all our own obstacles to help us build character and trust in him.  I was not poor growing up although we were not rich.  My biggest obstacle as a child was being overweight and having to grow up and out of that.  It was a big challenge in my life and I battle with it even today to stay healthy and fit.  I vowed I would not have overweight children so that they would not have to battle a weight problem all of their lives.  Character building thats all it is!

That is part of why I love you so much, Alecia......

You are honest about where you came from and
what God did to help you find out what REALLY matters in life....

And you have found it!!!

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Alecia ,

I  always read your posts and I just want to say, You already posess more real wealth than most of the world will ever know. Believe it and live it.

  God Bless You

Alecia ~  Hi there....thanks for your always motivational posts.  I am going to try to reference your post when I get around to writing one of mine I have been working on.  :)  My only clue is that the "Pursuit of Happyness" was my reminder!  Thanks again and many blessings to you!  :)

I share the same beliefs as you.  Thanks.

Thank you for taking the time to read my post, Forgiveness Isn't Easy Because it Requires Surrender, and for making a comment.

Alex- My brother!  I have found it, indeed. Just like Hugh says in his blog- we cannot allow money to become God to us. I am keeping you in my prayers, and hoping that all is going better!

Hugh- I read your blogs, always!  Thanks so much for coming by and commenting!

Endea- I don't know how I missed you! I can definately say that God has been building my character in this season, and has taught me to be a better steward of ALL that he blesses me with.

Sarah- I am definately looking forward to that cup of coffee with you!

Dan- thanks so much for taking the time to post it. It really was an awesome read! 

Praise God for you sister!  I believe transparency in our lives is the greatest component in our personal testimonies!

I don't think it's cliche' to focus on the power of positive thinking. When I read your post titled "If you believe it you can achieve it" it really caught my attention. I agree with you and often focus on that very thing when working here in Colorado selling <a href="http://www.boulder-buzz.com">Boulder Real Estate</a>
Thanks for the inspiration.

Thanks again for the inspiring words...

Yours is a truly inspirational story Alecia!

the verse -I can do all things thru Christ who strengthens me comes to mind.

Thanks for sharing

God Bless You

Grace Safrin

Alecia, we have a LOT in common, my sister. Thanks for sharing from your heart. God will use your willingness to open your heart to bless and encourage many people who have experienced similar things...people who may still need to be reminded that God was with them EVERY MOMENT of their suffering. I'm looking forward to reading more from your heart!

Alecia:  I'm glad you left a comment for me because I might not have found you otherwise or it may have taken a lot longer at least.  Your post is awesome and I am so touched at your story on how you grew up.  Isn't it wonderful how God always makes a way for good to come out of some of the worse situations?  Just think, now you are in a profession, helping others find their home so they can have a better life for themselves and their children too.  It's a wonderful thing how we are all woven together in the whole scheme of things.  I didn't know I was poor and only poor in terms of money.  We had all the things that really mattered.  We had all the things we needed and some of the things we wanted so maybe I wasn't all that poor.  Everybody else who grew up with us and went to school with were in the same boat so we didn't think we were any different from the rest of the world.

Alecia - what an awesome and inspiring post! I think you get the whole picture of life!

Alecia- Thanks for sharing part of your life.  God is so good and He continues to bring us closer to Him.  When  we get a hold of His word and we believe what it says and that His plan for our lives is a good one.  We can allow Him to live through us.  I believe that there is so much untapped potential in us, and as we surrender our lives to  Him we are in for a wonderful and exciting journey!  

Hello Alecia Barnes,

It is truly good to hear such inspiring stories like your and others. As my life has went from being poor to having obtained all the thing that I hoped a prayed for everyday.

But the one thing that I want to say is, "I give Jesus Christ, all the Glory and Praise for all that he has given me". For without him I would not have these things.

And since I have given my heart to the LORD. I know, as it state in his word.

Philippians 4:13 (New International Version) 13 I can do everything through him who gives me strength.