As I woke up on December 3, 2021, the words from this blog flowed like water at 8:48 am. I have so many blogs that I had to ask God which one he wanted me to post because I had a lot of writings. He chose this one to be my 12th blog post. Although the post is about diamonds, the title ended up being A.I.M 4 CHANGE because that is how we transform in areas of our lives. We transform through a process of renewing our mind as the word says in Romans 12:2, “And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God” (NKJV). We transform through a process which is why A.I.M 4 Change is a process that will be detailed through later blogs and on www.bevolutionllc.org to share the knowledge that God revealed to me through Nutrition, Health, Fitness, and Wellness. I have combined this knowledge under the umbrella of BEvolution LLC. The motto for my business is “You Are The Change”. We can hide behind “CHANGE”, ignore it, or we can get in front of it and lead it. Which one will you do? Decide It!, “Know It!, Do It!, Achieve It!”. Challenge your life like the process of a DIAMOND.
Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
I am sure that everyone has heard the phrase, “Diamonds are a girl’s best friend”. What do you think about when you hear that phrase? Are diamonds a girl’s best friend or is that just a catchy marketing phrase that sounds good to the ears? Are diamonds your best friend because they make you feel good? Are
diamonds your best friend because they make you look good? Are diamonds your best friend because they shine? Would you rather shine on the inside so it radiates outward or would you like to shine outward and the shine blocks your inner beauty? Well, they are my best friend because they helped me to understand the process of life. As we all have our different reasons for liking, loving, or even not liking diamonds, they are beautiful to the human eyes. They make heads turn to look and say, wow! As we are all aware of the different diamond cuts that we want, we like, and that we see, and what draws our attention by the size, shape, or shine. The process that the diamond must endure has a price, but the diamond and treasures on the inside of us are priceless. Do you know why we are priceless? Think about that while you read this blog.
What I have learned in my current marriage that I didn’t learn in the first is that evolution is change and just like it happens on the outside of us, it also happens on the inside of us. We just have to be still, listen to the Holy Spirit to guide us through the change. We can’t do it alone. God will send you people that will help you through the change, but you have to be open to listening, learning, relearning, turning from old ways that do not serve you so the change can happen. I don’t know about you, but in my first marriage, I didn’t have an aim so the diamond in me remained hidden and stuck in the core of who God made me to become. This is why it is important not to die with books, ideas, thoughts, and purpose in you without expressing it to the world. I remember when Dr. Myles Munroe said this in a sermon. He also ignited purpose within me after I
read his book in 2004, “The Principles and Power of Vision: Keys to Achieving Personal and Corporate Destiny. He caused me to turn back to what I knew about God which was to seek the Kingdom that can be read in Matthew 6:33 in any bible version you decide. Seeking the Kingdom is like seeking the perfect diamond ring for an engagement. The ring doesn't make us. It's our inner beauty that summons the ring and anchor it in position. Its the platform of marriage that reflects the glory of God. I want to share a story with you that happen at the beginning of December of 2021.
True Story
My sister called me and said, “Girl, I lost the diamond in my ring”. You can imagine how I felt. My heart sunk, and my mouth was dropped. She had that same ring for 26 years, and now the diamond has been dethroned in a world of the unknown while working at her JOB. She had no idea where it was, but thank God she had insurance. She traded her old dethroned diamond for the new one. But for her to get the new and improved diamond, the old one either had to be lost, stolen, or in her case dethroned. She asked, what does this mean. I said, "you are the diamond". Your ring is just a representative. Its a place holder to remind you of what you have on the inside of you is greater.
Men don’t marry the ring, they marry what you represent on the inside which is love in abundance that overflows like water. We reflect outwardly what is going on internally. We can be challenged in many ways in marriage, but look for the reflection in your spouse that invites change within. Look at your spouse like a mirror. You know a mirror is reflected backwards. This is how God sees us. He is hovering over us to respond to his image. We have to reflect back to heaven what is on earth. I was not able to see that until now. To do this, we have to dethrone the old to receive the new in the life that God has for us in abundance as he promised in John 10:10. We have to reflect on his word while walking on earth to see in the spirit. We can see God in everything when we open our eyes to his work because we “worship him in spirit and in truth” (John 4:23-24, KJV). We have so much treasure in us that has been hidden that we have to endure the process of pressure, heat, and pain to shine bright like a diamond. Looking at the image of the new diamond exchange my sister selected, it appears as if she chose the “Round” diamond cut. Diamonds are designed to capture the eye in unique ways, and they come in different shapes and cuts (The Forester, 2014). Just like diamonds are designed to capture the eyes, God designed us unique too and we all connect with that design through different experiences.
Have a little fun by choosing the type of diamond you believe you are or have become and share with us how you have used yourself to help others. I see myself as an amethyst trillion diamond cut because I want to finish this life with God, Christ, and the Holy Spirit together saying ‘well done. Now, your turn, and connect your vision with your divine purpose from God.
Divine Purpose Think about your Nutrition, Health, Fitness and Wellness shining together like a diamond. Before a diamond is found, it is hidden buried deep in the foundations of the earth and not waiting on anyone to find it because it is just being because it is in the position just where God placed it. The creator of the earth placed it exactly where it needed to be for a divine purpose. But when someone searches to find it for profit, they have to first search for it, discover it, analyze it, authenticate it, determine its value then set a price. God placed them strategically in the foundation of the earth for a purpose just like he placed us in the earth for a divine purpose. God sees us and he knows what we need. God sees us as his treasure in the beauty that he has placed on the inside of us and no highly-priced diamond can compete with God's everlasting purpose, mission, assignment, or love for us. When people say, your health is your wealth, they are saying that you are your wealth. You are the design that is built for CHANGE. We change under pressure and heat through a process to become what could not be seen. Through my health challenges which started in 2005, I found God, and I create a business to help encourage, educate, empower, and engage others in the knowledge of Nutrition, Health, Fitness, and Wellness based on the knowledge that God has given me over the past 31 years. I will leave you with the thought. What is Nutrition to you? Leave me a comment so we can bring our thoughts together beyond nutrition and redefine what is possible and A.I.M 4 CHANGE.
Today's Words
Decide It!, “Know It!, Do It!, Achieve It!”.
A.I.M 4 Change Reflection
What do you think about when you hear that phrase, “Diamonds are a girl’s best friend”?
Are diamonds your best friend because they make you feel good?
Are diamonds your best friend because they shine?
Would you rather shine on the inside so it radiates outward or would you like to shine outward and the shine blocks your inner beauty?
Do you know why we are priceless to God?
What is Nutrition to you?
Scriptures
References
CLEANPNG. (2021). Wedding Gold. https://www.cleanpng.com/
Munroe, Dr. Myles. (2003). The Principles and Power of Vision: Keys to Achieving Personal and Corporate Destiny. Whitaker House.
New King James Bible. (1982). Thomas Nelson. Retrieved December 5, 2021,
The Forester. (2014, July 25). Diamond cuts. Torstar Syndication Services, a Division of Toronto Star Newspapers Limited
Catrice C. Jackson
NESTA Certified Holistic Life Coach (CHLC)
NESTA Fitness Nutrition Coach (FNC)
NESTA Core Condition Specialist (CCS)
Email: Change@bevolutionllc.org
“You Are The Change”
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