Carly Simon still sounds great belting out this classic hit.  And she’s singing a Biblical truth.   Nobody, does it better.  Get on this ride with me.  Who doesn’t enjoy watching a real top-notch Elvis impersonator?  I know I do.  But here’s a comment you’ve never heard leaving the impersonator’s show.  “Hey, I saw Elvis when he was alive.  But this guy was better!” Right?   C’mon.  There was only one Elvis, and Elvis was the best Elvis there was!  But wait.  There is only one you.  And nobody does you, better than you.  You are the Elvis of your world! Let’s make two quality decisions right now, shall we?

First, stop looking to be another person’s copy and two,  begin to celebrate your own original and unique making.  You are not in competition with anyone when it comes to being you.  As a matter of fact, the faster you become comfortable in your own skin, the faster your train leaves the station.  Hang with me here.  We are attracted to another person’s success, looks or celebrity because we perceive that their life is so much more glamorous than our own.  We project our life against theirs and guess what?  We choose theirs! But our fascination is misplaced.   The allure these people have is that they have learned how to capitalize on being themselves!  That is what makes them appear so much more charming and attractive.  They have embraced their making!

It is the celebration of your precious and unique gifts which will birth your joy and make you attractive to the right people and circumstances.  So how about this?  Switch your focus.  Rejoice in how God has designed you! Now watch what happens.    Ask the Lord to help you discover your distinction.  Believe that you were created with a purpose and destiny worthy of blessing and significance.  Thank God for it.

Meditate on His Word daily and let Him confirm to you again and again that you are His valuable creation.  Soon, everything within you will be filled with the knowledge of His love and yes, His approval.  And one day, there it is.  You look in the mirror, and you are thrilled with what God has made.  “Hello world.  Nobody does me better!”

Over the last several  years millions of people have watched the motivational/inspirational movie, “The Secret.”  It is a very powerful look at the law of attraction and the possibilities associated with focusing on the picture of your dreams and  true desires.  What is interesting is that with all of its initial sizzle and monster sales, people who bought, watched and listened to the movie began to discover something.  Well, more like, “something was missing.”  The Secret became, “Who can harness the Secret?”

For most people, it just had little staying power and even less results.

What happened is that they had connected with one of God’s principles.  They  had gotten excited, inspired, fired up for ninety minutes, “Yes, I can,” If I can see it, I can have it,” “All of my dreams Can come true…” Wonderful!    Except, no God.  Close! When you give the “Universe” credit for God’s works the results are always the same, empty.  Power comes from God alone.  The universe [all of them], are God’s servants.  Look at Psalm 119:89-91  “Forever, O Lord, Your word is settled in heaven.  Your faithfulness endures to all generations; You established the earth, and it abides. They continue this day according to Your ordinances,  For all are Your servants.” The reason there was no lasting fruit with The Secret is that no one was told what the secret really was.  Actually the Bible calls it a “Mystery.”  “…the mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, but now has been revealed to His saints.  To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.” Colossians 1:26-27.

The Mystery is a Person!  The Secret is Christ in you, the hope of glory.  He is the Source of all power, and when you apply His principles with faith and expectation you discover something much greater than the universe.  You discover that you are a child of  The Source.  And as such, the universe bows to His Word in you!  The Secret works!  But only for those who realize that it is Christ’s love that makes the abundant life possible.  As long as we attempt to take the glory for our achievements we will struggle in one form or another.  But what rest and peace we find the moment we acknowledge that all we have or ever will possess comes from the hand of our loving heavenly Father who designed our purpose long before the world existed.  This one you need to see for yourself…Ephesians 2:10. Shalom!

The average person at rest takes about ten breaths per minute. In 200 Breaths, or twenty minutes, every weekend, Pastor Ralph Gerard and his guests will speak God’s Word and allow that Word to manifest in your life. Expect Hope Healing and Joy to fill your body, soul and spirit. Say goodbye to long-standing obstacles which have defied your destiny.   Help is here! No matter how life has been going for you, the Blessed Life is available to you, and you can receive it, every weekend…in 200 Breaths.