Welcome 2012! It’s Gonna be a GREAT YEAR!

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Stella Payton

Another year gone by and it makes me realize that life comes with no guarantees.

There is no certain number of days, no promised hours, no time bound limits, there are no time outs, there are no do agains, there are no make overs or no second chances.

Life has just one rule, you just have to live life. If you are wise you will live it to the fullest. You will maximize it. If you love some one, you will tell then. If you have been hurt by some one you will speak in truth.

Life is lived best when we stand up, look up and speak out. There are moments to chose whether we will cry, or spin around in the pouring rain.

We can cherish a heart while holding a hand. We can become the comfort that comforts. Life is generous with each day it grants, A new sunrise, a fresh breeze, a baby’s kick in the womb reminding us that life is indeed a circle.

So live life– watch the sun rise, Laugh out loud for no reason. Sleep until you wake up, stretch, breathe, smile, relax and taste the sheer delight of life.

Life is kind. she give you options. Moments of decision that lead to greater joy or deeper sadness. Chose well, fall in love, take a chance, believe the best, hope for more, reach out, invest in life and spend it too.

Because at the end of the line, when life is over it is too late to live it.

Happy 2012 Everyone

—Stella R. Payton

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Antonelli College Commencement Speech

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Stella Payton
Hello Everyone!
Here is one of my latest presentations!

Oh! The Places You’ll Go!

This is a speech I did at Antonelli College. Let me know what you think. I am launching my new seminar series next week!

So if you need a speaker, consultant, singer, customer service presenter, or a good WORD from God!
Contact me! A NEW SEASON HAS BEGUN!
And I hope you will join me on this next Journey of a LIFETIME!
And yes that is a phone in the background and a VERY LOUD BABY!
Make it a GREAT DAY!
Stella

 

 

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Prophetic Word for 2012!

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Stella Payton

2012 is the Year of Rapid Fire Movement…

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The Worshipers Journal

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Stella Payton


Worship Reveals

Making Things Known

There are occasions when I am so filled with the dilemmas of my day that for short periods of time, the wisdom of your presence in my life evades me. I forget that you are there. I struggle with decisions; I avoid them and then I fall into the wicked sin of procrastination.

To make matters worse, God, I later avoid you because I am too guilty to acknowledge the error of my ways. I know this is foolish. And yet, I still do it. At the end, I find myself running back to you scrounging around for words to express my heartfelt stupidity.

Then there you are quietly waiting for the dust of my emotions to settle so you can speak to me. The remarkable thing is that you do. When I seek you, You ALWAYS speak to me. Each time I find myself amazed with the depth of wisdom that comes from your eternal infinite knowledge. God you are omniscient. You really do know everything about everything. Your perspective is from the end to the beginning and you already know the solution to my dilemma.

In your presence, there is wisdom and understanding and you are ever willing to share and impart it to me. In your path is light. With you, I can see. I know. I understand. I get it. By spending time with you wisdom comes and truth is revealed.

Dear God,

Thank you for revealing truth to me at the moment I choose to seek it. Today I will seek your wisdom. I will expect answers as questions come. I anticipate understanding as issues arise. I believe that you are revealing your plan to me and are directing my path today.

And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord.

Isaiah 11:2

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Practical Wisdom or Good O’ Common Sense

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Stella Payton

Used to be that sense was common, now you can’t find it anywhere hardly. So I decided to whip up a little bit and post it here for you.

Enjoy.

You won’t find good sense everywhere…

Practical Wisdom Principles 1-10

    by Stella R. Payton on Monday, January 31, 2011 at 8:47pm

Practical Wisdom Principles 1 Dont take financial advice from people who have less money than you.

 

Practical Wisdom Principles 2 Never argue. People with good understanding dont waste time arguing with people who have no understanding.

 

Practical Wisdom Principles 3 When you know what you are and who you are —you dont try and convince people —who dont know who you are or what you are. Eagles dont debate the art of flying with chickens. Eagles just fly.

 

Practical Wisdom Principles 4 Debating that women are not called to the ministry is like saying the earth is flat…to an astronaut.

 

Practical Wisdom Principles 5 Becoming a higher life form is a choice to change. If you have the genes of a butterfly you dont have to stay a caterpillar but you do have to chose to undergo the development process. Changing is not optional.

 

Practical Wisdom Principles 6 When you dont know where you are going any road will get you there.

 

Practical Wisdom Principles 7 Anger is a symptomatic EMOTION. It is a red flag saying you are feeling something else. It is the difference between the child who takes the checkers and throws the game on the floor and the child who SAYS, (articulates his feelings) “Hey, you are cheating and thats not FAIR.” Fairness is the higher emotion which demands acknowledgment.

 

Practical Wisdom Principles 8 You cannot fake what you really are. For your seed will always reveal your true identity. Spray painting a ball red does not make it an apple.

 

Practical Wisdom Principles 9 If you depend on someone or something else to bring you joy, the joy that comes will never truly be yours.

 

Practical Wisdom Principles 10 If the bulk of your mental energy is invested in trying to figure out who are your friends, who are your enemies, who is stabbing you in the back, etc— you have way too much time on your hands, think way too much of your self and are probably not doing much of anything worth dying (or being stabbed) for.

 

                                    Practical Wisdom Principles

 

Proverbs 4:7-10 7 Getting wisdom is the most important thing you can do! And with your wisdom, develop common sense and good judgment. 8 If you exalt wisdom, she will exalt you. Hold her fast, and she will lead you to great honor; she will place a beautiful crown upon your head. 10 My son, listen to me and do as I say, and you will have a long, good life. TLB

 

What is Wisdom?

Wisdom is the mental qualities that have to do with the ability to

Understand Situations

A situation is a state or condition at a particular time, determined by a combination of circumstances that have special bearing on the person or thing in question.

Anticipate Consequences

Consequences are events that are caused, determined or set into action by someone or something.

Make Sound Decisions

To make a Decision is to exercise the ability to take a stand, act out an intention, or complete a purpose attempted with unyielding certainty. It is being able to stick to a conviction or hold fast to something you believe in.

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On my soapbox…

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Stella Payton

Well I been a-wall for a while time to get back on my soapbox.

I know these next comments may not be popular but wisdom rarely is to the foolish, so here goes…

To my sisters and yes even some brothers—the goal of life is to be around long enough to discover why you were brought here in the first place. Then once you find out your why, do something that impacts a generation you may never live to see. In the long run it is not JUST about you but IT (DESTINY) NEEDS YOU. So… here are a few tips on staying here long enough…

 

Never go off by yourself without telling somebody where you are! More young women are dismembered and scattered around the country than a few who refused to follow this advice. EVERYBODY KNOW—WHERE EVERYBODY GOES. Tell momma, sister, brother, uncle, auntie, cousin—SOMEBODY WHERE YOU ARE GOING! at all times!

 

Date in your own class and league. Yes that is right! Stay in a group of people who share your values, faith and belief systems or you will end up compromising and in denial about who you are. Life is to short to live it being double minded.

 

Avoid men old enough to be your father. As a general rule, males start producing sperm somewhere between age 9 and 13. If a man is more than nine years older that you… He is too old unless you are in your 30′s by then you ought to know a few things. But if you 19 and he 35, that is red flag if I ever saw one.

 

Why you ask? Years equal experience. A much older man has significantly more experience that a young woman (or at least he should have). The young can easily be manipulated and controlled. You should date people in a similar age group and get guidance from older people. The bible talks about the older teaching the younger ones. An old man is often insecure with women in his own age group because he know that they cannot be easily manipulated. That is why he may prey on the young.

 

This is a hard one for some of you but I’m gonna tell you anyway, stay out of MENS HOUSES and ROOMS! Yes that is right! You don’t have any business in a man’s bedroom unless you are going to be his object of sexual exploration. Have some self esteem and guard yourself. My daddy said “you worth a million dollars till he screws you, after that you cheap as dirt.”

 

I know this kind of talk is not popular or common but it is still true. God gives us rules not to control us but to protect us. Sometimes God needs some help from us to keep crap in your life to a bare minimum. How you gonna cry rape when you went in his room knowing what he wanted to do? And on a side note dont have men in your room either! Yes things still happen but dont invite trouble.

 

Date in your own class and league. Yes that is right stay in a group of people who share your values, faith and belief systems or you will end up compromising and in denial about who you are. Life is to short to live it being double minded.

 

People People People, yes sex is good. In fact, sex is just down right FANTASTIC but you can’t have sex 24/7! Sooner or later somebody got to pay for the bed you sexin in! And if HE ANIT GOT NO JOB—THAT IS GONNA BE A LITTLE HARD TO DO! Stop dating men who are CONSISTENTLY unemployed. You are destroying his capacity to fulfill why he was created!!! BEcause…

 

When God put Adam in the Garden, 1st he have him a HOUSE! Then he gave him Responsibility (name these animals). It was late in the game that ADAM got a woman! He had PURPOSE and could PROVIDE! That rascal had been workin’ his little naked bottom off before God dropped that woman on him. If he has no PURPOSE and CANT PROVIDE—throw him back in the water! NOW!

 

All that noise about this being the 21st century and the modern age …yada yada yada is a pile of poo poo! At the end of the day–Every real man wants a real woman who is not damaged, used up, and shared by other men. And real women want their own MAN. Not one they have to share or have on borrow time! And God did say things like two become one—and one wife of one husband …

 

 Messing with other women’s MEN and other MENS women will get you KILLED!Be righteous! Go get your own man. Or go get your own WOMAN.

 

Well I’m getting tired on this little soapbox but I’m almost done. On a final note…

 

Learn how to nip things in the bud. Every deviant behavior has a starting point where you come to a fork in the road and then begin the downward spiral. That first little punch, that comment about staying away from your momma, that little twinge in your head that hints at something not BEING right with or about this person? That is your conscience WARNING YOU to run because down the road this MAN will eventually beat the LIFE out of You…

 

LISTEN TO THAT VOICE! NIP IT IN THE BUD! Cut things off before they can grow to the point that you can’t defeat them, get rid or or get away from them.

 

Finally, the best way to find out if you need to keep people in your life is to follow a few simple rules ask yourself the following…

 

‎1. Does he Love or have respect for God? If he doesn’t respect God, he will never respect you.

 

‎2. Is he (or she) teachable? If they know everything and wont listen to anybody else it is like a person drinking their own pee! No new nutrition, information, or enlightenment there! I know this is RAW but I gotta tell the truth!

 

3. Who is he following? If he is not following anybody that means he does not have a father figure or counselor pouring into his (or her) life. As I heard in a recent sermon, “If you are following somebody who is not following anybody—you are following a fool.” Everybody needs a MENTOR, LEADER, FATHER, etc to check you when you go astray and celebrate you when you win!

 

Well thats enough for tonight. Love yall! Be wise. Be well. Be filled with the Spirit. Be Holy as the Father is Holy!

“I’m just saying…”

Stella


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Respect your own perspective…

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Stella Payton

Sometimes you have to stop listening to other people and start listening to yourself. Listen to your own heart and do what it says…

I’m just saying…

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A Word In Season

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Stella Payton

 

A Word In Season

 

“Words empower us to change.”

That is the theme of A Word In Season. A Daily Devotional of 365 Words To Inspire A Better Life.

Words also communicate vision. Vision is the picture of the possible.
This powerful work speaks to the possibilities that exists for all of us. We each must touch the future by speaking what is possible right now.

 

Stella Writes:

“It’s hard to believe that the seeds of this book reach back to 1986.

 

Years age, there were areas of my character that I didn’t like very much. I wanted desperately to change, so I began to write words that inspired me onto note cards. On the bottom I added scriptures that reinforced whatever concept I was endeavoring to get into my heart. Well, it took a while but it worked.

Around 2000, I found the little file box with those words inside and had a trickle of an idea about the concept for this book. I started with a few words, and well, as they say, the rest is history. What you now see is the final product.

 

 

I am enormously thankful that God allowed me to complete this journey.”

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When I Change Life Changes

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Stella Payton

 

Originally Written Friday, May 22, 2009 2:40 PM

 

When I Change Life Changes

It is amazing how much time we spend thinking about change. Change our hair color. Change our minds. Change our job. Change our circumstances. But the focus of that change is on things that exist outside of our world. God wants us to change inside.
Change my heart. Change my focus. Change my thoughts. Change my beliefs. It is the internal changes that create the atmosphere for lasting external change in our lives.
With that in mind, I consider the opportunity to renew my mind and fill it with the Word of God a challenge and a privilege. I have to constantly change my thoughts to reflect Gods thoughts about me. I have to change my inner image to reflect what God sees about me. I have to change my insides. Then and only then will my world around me begin to change. Several months ago, when I launched my new Book, A Word In Season, It was on the wings of realizing three things. I noted them as…


1. Life without passion is just breathing.
2. Love gives life a reason.
3. What you spend your life on is nonrefundable.

I knew that my inner life was calling for me to change. It was telling me that there were areas of my world that need to pass on and that there were also things in my life that needed to be released into existence but my thoughts, attitudes and mindset was getting in the way of vision. It was blocking my ability to clearly see where I needed to go.
I knew that my finishing the book was a key to pushing beyond the impasse. I did not realize how true that statement was. As I completed and released the new book, my world opened up. Both my inside world and my outside world began to expand and enlarge themselves. No longer did I find my life stuck at the corner of a waiting place, but now I have begun to move forward!
And I am once again elated at the prospect of what tomorrow holds for me.

Finishing A Word In Season allowed me to answer the mandate from my future so that I can begin writing the next chapters of my life even as I wrote the chapters of a book. Alas, the book is done.

Now, the website is done (for now — though it is a work in process even as I am learning to create the elements of my own website).
And it all began with a desire to change–myself. It grew out of a desire to alter my own world by changing how I view it and myself. Such is life.
Which causes me to consider this thought, “Change is the plunger that forces old stuff out of the way, so that new things may come and flow through us readily.”
So what inside you needs to change? Truly Yours,
Stella

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When You Believe a lie. REVELATION # 1

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Stella Payton

10 REVELATIONS THAT TRANSFORM THE LIFE OF EVERY BELIEVER

1. REVELATION # ONE

When you believe a lie, you give power to the LIAR.

All  information comes to shape our belief system. What ever you believe to  be true, becomes the force that shapes your life —- even if what you  believe is a lie. There is one source of all LIES.

John 8:44 For you are the children of your father the devil and you love to do  the evil things he does. He was a murderer from the beginning and a  hater of truth-there is not an iota of truth in him. When he lies, it is perfectly normal; for he is the father of liars. TLB

It is imperitive that we learn to differentiate lies from truth. John 17:17 says “Thy WORD is truth” It  is the vechicle that sanctifies or seperates us unto God. The truth of  the word will bring freedom to your thoughts, your belief system, your  attitudes and your actions.

John 8:32 And ye shall know the truth , and the truth shall make you free. KJV

If  the devil says you cannot do something, IT IS A LIE! If he says you  cannot quit smoking, It is a LIE! If he says that you cannot stop having  sex with another woman’s husband, it is a LIE! If he says you will  never fulfill the purpose on your life, IT IS A LIE! If he says you will  never get out of debt, IT IS A LIE! If he says you will never be able  to break free of your porn addiction—IT IS A LIE!

It is  God that is able to keep you from falling. He will present you faultless  before the presence of his Glory. In other words when you seek to know  truth and live in truth WITH GOD — God does the rest…

Jude 24-25  Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, 25 To the only  wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now  and ever.      Amen. KJV

Any area of your life that is not  manifesting the transforming power of the WORD of GOD has come under the  influence of a LIE. Seek the Word and seek the Father and the truth of  his WORD will set you free from that lie and its influence. BUT YOU MUST SEEK IT! YOU MUST PURSUE TRUTH! YOU MUST HUNGER AND THIRST FOR THE WORD.

STOP GIVING POWER TO THE LIAR,

STOP BELIEVING HIS LIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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