Alive on Purpose October Issue

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Issue FIV

QUOTES OF POWER!

“Experience is not what happens to you. It is what

you do with what happens to you. Don’t waste you

pain; use it to help others.”

- Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Life: What on

Earth am I Here for?  

“You were created on PURPOSE for a PURPOSE to

walk in PURPOSE.”

- La’Toyia Jones 

Dear Reader,

Have you ever wondered was there more to life then what you were currently experiencing? Have you ever wondered di

anyone in the world feel the same way that you did about your dreams, passions, and goals? I have been receiving calls and emaithat I’m not the only one who has ever felt this way. Many of you have expressed the loneliness that this walk of purpose ha

produced and the many decisions that you have been required to make in effort to continue to move forward on your individu

 journey. Many of you have expressed the loss of friends, relationships, jobs and even bad or comfortable habits. Once again I hear yo

saying that you weren’t warned about that part of the process. Honestly, in certain situations neither was I? I didn’t know if m

relationships with people would end on a Monday, Tuesday, or Sunday, but a part of me knew that it was coming and a decisio

needed to be made of faith. It is the decision to believe in what you and I wrote on that vision board a couple of months ago. It is the

decision to follow the passion that you have in the forefront of your mind as you’re reading the title of this newsletter. It is th

decision to pursue your goals no matter who leaves, what fails, or what is presented. I am writing this newsletter not from a place o

arrival, but rather from a place of identification. As we continue on our journey it doesn’t matter if this is step one or fi ve! Make th

decision and remove what is unnecessary and run, chase, and leap even harder into your PURPOSE!

Stepping Out On Faith

La ’Toyia D. Jone

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Meet Pastor Israel Ford:

Freedom is life! Most people who spend their days and nights at work, w

the kids, or involved in some consuming task always say "I have no l

Because being free, means to them they have a choice. In our spiritual

it's the same thing. Sin is referred to many times as bondage, beca

sometimes we can't stop ourselves, even when we try. So then, Go

solution to sin and the bondage it brings, is Jesus. Jesus is the one w

came that we might have life and life more abundantly, in Freedom.

Here comes the best part. Freedom didn't come, only by knowing the tru

"you shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free." Some of us

in a place where we can't hear, learn, or understand. Our hearts are h

toward others because of situations. But, God is so good that he crea

another way to be set free, that bypasses the mind and will of man. A

that's through worship.

"Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom". The presence of Godthe place where shackles fall first and are noticed later. "I can't remem

the definite day when I stopped cursing, fighting, stealing, and being so ea

offended." However, I can remember when I became free. The more time

spend with Him, the more we become like Him, FREE.

Check out Pastor Israel’s Upcoming Event! 

Euclid Synergy & Healing of Domestic Violence Outreach is a first time

event, that will take place at Jacob's Ladder Church. This event's agend

to connect and build lasting relationships with the families of the commun

and neighboring cities. We want to help, strengthen, heal, and mentor

neighbors with love, hope, and direction. This mission will include hairc

facials, make-overs, hand pampering, foot pampering, brief licensed coun

children’s fun house, face painting, and more. This is an exciting occasi

that we and our supporters are eager to see succeed! This will take p

Oct 3, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. at Recher Hall (Slovenian hall) 20713 Rec

Ave. Euclid, OH 44119.

What are you reading? Check out the book selection for October!

Living Beyond Your Feelings  – Joyce Meyer

Wishing you didn’t feel a certain way isn’t enough to rid yourself of rollercoaster feelings. You have to

learn how to take control of your emotions to release God’s best in your life. Living Beyond Your 

Feelings will show you how. ~Adapted from www.joycemeyer.org 

Meet Nakia Jones:

God has blessed me (Nakia Jones) with a gift to be the hope for the

hopeless and the voice for those who can't speak. With unforeseen obstacles

in my educational career I continued to live Alive on Purpose. I paid my way

through the Police Academy and was hired as a police officer in 1996 in

the city that I had lived in for part of my life, East Cleveland. In 1999 I left

East Cleveland and went to Highland Hills Police Department.

I did not feel like I was able to be a positive example in Highland Hills

because it was such a small city and I missed the interaction with people who

really needed help like in East Cleveland so I left Highland Hills in 2002 and

was hired on Warrensville Heights Police Department where I am currently

the first and only African American Female Officer. I was hired in by the

honorable Marcia Fudge.

I have watched God use me to be a voice for females as well as males in our

city and I have watched God use me to help bring hope to people who were

at the end of their ropes. The bible says there is no greater love than this

that a man would lay down his life for a friend (John 15:13) and that's

what I do everyday when I put on that uniform – I lay down my life.

God came to me in 2005 and told me he had a greater work for me and

that this work was going to touch the lives of millions. I did not understand it

then but in 2006 I wrote and directed my first gospel play with the direction

of the holy spirit and when this play premiered I saw God change lives. I saw

people cry, laugh, and shout and I even saw the presence of hope and faith

being restored. I saw families who had been torn apart begin to mend, again

it was truly amazing but most of all it changed something in me.

I knew then that I had finally found that greater work that God has called me

to do. Please join me on my journey on October 14 th

& 15 th

!

“Lord I Just Can’t Go On Without You”

Warrensville Heights High School

4270 Northfield Rd 

Warrensville Heights Ohio 44128

Tickets & Information Available Via:

www.nakiajonesproductions.com

Alive on Purpose’s Supporter “Spotlight” 

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P is for PURPOSE 

 Breaking Up Is Hard To Do!

When God has made us a promise we have to be willing to cut ties with everything and anyonwho God is separating us from to receive it. Take Abraham for example: He was instructed by God to cut ties with his family in order to walk into the Land of Milk and Honey. No one was suppos  to go with him but somehow Lot became apart of Abraham's journey. It didn't take long fo Abraham's disobedience to reek havoc, as it became a nuisance for them to continue together. NowI doubt that Abraham was intentional in his disobedience but was rather being "nice" in lettingLot tag along.

We are all guilty of the same thing from time to time. We let people and spirits tag along becauswe are related to them or we don't want to seem mean by declining their presence. There are some  people and spirits that we are attached to because of the fellowship we ourselves have had or th fellowship of our predecessors with those spirits. This means we have a relationship, a tie, a bond to things and people that are not God's intention for us in certain seasons. These familiar spiritlend a level of comfort and security especially in a situation such as Abraham's where he wastepping out on God's word into new uncharted territory.

Separating from people we have always hung out with or always had communication with can bhard and seemingly confusing to that person as to what happened to the relationship, but we hav to be willing to do it in order to get what God has for us. It maybe a friend, cousin, or even achurch but know for sure that you have heard the voice of God and keep it moving. Abrahamwasn't mean or rude when him and Lot separated in fact, he pleaded in Genesis 13:8 for there to bno strife between him and Lot or his people and Lots people but to basically understand that thspace wasn't big enough for the both of them.

 As we continue to pursue purpose we have to become more familiar with the spirit of God as we arwith kindred spirits of our past. Where you are going is not for everyone and God is not stingyHe's resourceful and mindful not to misplace His blessings for you to others that haven'trightfully earned them.

Today, identify and evaluate the familiar spirits that may not be bad, but bring about a sense ostagnation or comfort and remove yourself from amongst them. If you don't you'll be stuck trying to take back what always belonged to you.

Receive your portion

~BlessLatoria Polite

Coming Soon!!

Alive On Purpose KIDS! 

A Workshop created to reach the mind of a Child!

Latoria Polite, MA

Founder of Sitting Pretty Ministries

Check out Latoria’s complete bio at

www.sittingprettyministries.com

Workshops are

 available on

the following

topics:

Purpose

Grief Recovery

Goal Setting &

Motivation

Team Building

Girl Talk

Vision Boards

Mother &

Father Wounds

 and more… 

Please visit us

online for 

more info! 

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