Author: Robin Sykes

Born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida, I am the youngest of eight siblings. My father has passed away, but my parents, both everyday people and U.S. Army veterans, instilled strong values in me. I graduated from Jean Ribault Senior High School and went on to earn my bachelor's degree in English with an emphasis in professional writing, graduating cum laude from Grand Canyon University. Currently, I am an Avon independent sales ambassador. I am a Christian, a proud Florida girl, and an encourager. As a millennial, blogger, sports fan, foodie, disabled woman, word search enthusiast, ambivert, and everyday woman, I embrace my multifaceted identity. I live in Jacksonville with my mom, cherishing my roots and the vibrant community that shapes me.

You are Somebody

Robin Sykes

God looked out across eternity. He saw you He saw everything He had created and everything He would create around you He saw the specific need on this earth that He would make you to meet. He saw the full set of traits and abilities that you would need in order to complete His purpose for your life. He knew what kind of environment that would be necessary for you to properly develop the gifts He would give you. God looked… and then He created. He created you. You! And God looked at you and said, This is good. Do you have the same opinion of yourself? Do you agree with God’s opinion of you? It’s important that you appreciate the way God created you because other people are going to treat you the way you treat yourself. They will respect you only to the degree that you respect yourself. If you are attracting people who don’t treat you well, I’m sorry but you are the prime suspect in that case. What kind of message are you sending that allows them to treat you poorly? In order for people to treat you well, there must be something deep inside of you that sends out a signal saying, I am somebody because God made me to be somebody. I may not be twenty-one and wear a size seven. I may be seventy-one and wear a size twenty-seven. But I am somebody. When you send out a signal like that, other people pick up on it. There’s something your spirit exudes that gives you presence with others. There’s a quality of inner strength that makes you attractive. It causes walk into a room, Who is she? They won’t be asking because your dress is of strength is not arrogance or pride. It is healthy self-esteem and the power of God’s Spirit within you. The way you appreciate yourself impacts everything you do. It affects the way you sit in a classroom, or apply for a job, or talk to people at a social function, or go about the ministry God has called you to undertake. It even affects the way you pray and the way you study God’s Word. If you think that you a nobody with no future and no value, you are going to pray with less power and suspect that the promises of God are for everybody else but you. God wants you to apprectiate who He made you to be and to develop what He gave you. He doesn’t want you to try to exchange what He gave you for what He gave someone else. You are a unique blend of talents and giftings and character; and you have a unique destiny upon this earth. You are somebody!
This is from the Woman Thou art Loosed Holy Bible by T.D. Jakes
So God created human beings in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.
Genesis 1:27
Wishing you Good Health, Life & Strength
Robin

A Quote by E.E. Cummings

Robin Sykes

To be nobody but yourself in a World Which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else means to fight the hardest battle and never Stop fighing.

Wishing you Good Health, Life & Strength
Robin

Recipe for Happiness

Robin Sykes

Pour in a heaping cup of love… Mix well with a measure of faith… Fold in a portion of kindness… Sprinkle with a dash of laughter… Bake for a lifetime!!
This is from my Dad’s School Newsletter.

Wishing you Good Health, Life & Strength
Robin

The Bible

Robin Sykes

The Bible Contains the mind of God, the State of man, the Way of Salvation, the doom of Sinners and happiness of believers. Its doctrines are holy, its precepts are binding, its histories are true, and its decisions are immutable. Read it to be safe, and practice it to be holy. It Contains light to direct you, food to Support you, and Comfort to Cheer you. It is the traveler’s map the pilgrim’s Staff the pilot’s Compass the Soldier’s Sword, and the Christian’s Charter. Here Paradise is restored, Heaven opened, and the gates of hell disclosed.
This is from the Gideons Bible.
Wishing you Good Health, Life & Strength
Robin

Do it Anyway

Robin Sykes

People are often unreasonable, illogical and Self-centered; Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of Selfish, ulterior motives; Be kind anyway. If you are Successful, you will win Some fale friends and some true enemies; Succeed anyway. If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you; Be honest and frank anyway what you Spend years building, Someone Could destroy overnight; Build anyway. If you find Serenity and happiness, they may be jealous; Be happy anyway. The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow; Do good anyway. Give the World the best you have and it never be enough; Give the World the best you’ve got anyway. You see, in the final analysis it is between you and God; It was never between you and them anyway.
by Mother Teresa
This Came from abc distributing.
Wishing you Good Health, Life & Strength
Robin