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Here at the Life and Business Center I will never make it appear as if I have it all together because I don’t. I am walking this journey of balanced change, just like you are. It is just that I may be a little further in the game than some and that is why God chose me for the job. There are things I have experienced that can enlighten your path.

One of the most profound things that I have experienced has been the actual transformation of my entire being. Something happened when I decided to wave my white flag and just surrender to God. Something happened that lonely day some years ago when I asked God to take hold of me and mold me into what He wanted. I was tired of living for everyone else and not for Him. I thought is was God’s desire that I give so much of myself to everyone. But it was not.

I was fat, mentally unstable, emotionally spent, and spiritually burdened. This all came from being in a messy controlled situation that I thought God wanted me in. I followed what others wanted me to do and it scared me. I have always been one to do my own thing but what I did not realize was that I really doing everyone else’s thing but making it fit into what I thought was my thing.

I missed out on so much in life as a result.

• I did not complete my degree
• I did not write that poetry book
• I did not take those certification courses
• I did not start my counseling service
• I did not complete that novel

I let go of all that was inside of me for the sake of keeping things the way I thought they were supposed to be. I was so wrong.

When I hit my bottom in 2008, I knew there was no other way but up. It was then that I started letting the controllers know that they were no longer allowed to invade my healthy space. When I said this, it was a huge weight lifted of of me.  I was finally getting my sense of ‘me’ back.

I had to do some things in order to stay strong as I faced people, let some go, and moved forward with what God had for me to do. I had to stay prayerful, encourage myself with the Word, allow others to encourage me, accept who I was and allow God to love me like He wanted to. There were other things I had to do as well but they are too many type in this post.

The other day I was contemplating all that I had been through and how far I have come. I simply took the step and started somewhere and it made all the difference in the world. Once I said “enough”, God said “Ok. It is time for your change.”

What He did to my life was amazing. It is hard to explain it but I have truly been transformed. I let God work on my life and and love me like I deserved to be loved. He told me that the people in my life were either going to get on board with His plans for my life or move on. He carried me, gave me strength to stand up to my demons, and showed me who and what was toxic in my life.

Not that my transformation is complete but I am not who I used to be. Transformation comes in layers and I am loving the point I am at now. For me it can only get better.

The process may not always feel good but it will always be for the best. It may not yield what I expect but it will create a bountiful harvest.

I watched the Whitney Houston interview with Oprah and was amazed at how her life is being transformed. We saw Whitney at her best, worst, and now she is getting better. The choices she made were no different than any of those we may have made. They just came in different packages. All through her interview, Whitney said it was her faith that kept her going. I think in may ways it was the same for me.

No matter how angry I became with God; or how often I blamed Him for my situation; or how much I wished He would have just to me what was coming, I still had a glimmer of hope that the little bit of faith I still had would bring back to where I needed to be.

As I end this post I want to add a couple of the verse from Whitney’s “I Didn’t Know My Own Strength”. It is proof positive that we all have to start somewhere to experience the power of transformation.

I Didn’t Know My Own Strength
Whitney Houston

Lost touch with my soul
I had no where to turn
I had no where to go
Lost sight of my dream,
Thought it would be the end of me
I thought I’d never make it through
I had no hope to hold on to,
I thought I would break

I didn’t know my own strength
And I crashed down, and I tumbled
But I did not crumble
I got through all the pain
I didn’t know my own strength
Survived my darkest hour
My faith kept me alive
I picked myself back up
Hold my head up high
I was not built to break
I didn’t know my own strength

Found hope in my heart,
I found the light to life
My way out of the dark
Found all that I need
Here inside of me
I thought I’d never find my way
I thought I’d never lift that weight
I thought I would break

WOW! I was there and I can tell you that Transformation is powerful! It is great for your life and makes your business more effective too.

How are you being transformed?

Are you enjoying the process?

How do you hope that a life transformation will help your business?

If at anytime you want to answer these questions privately, please don’t hesitate to email me at latara [at] latarahamying.com. I would love to know your thoughts on this subject.

LaTara

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