Replace New Year’s Resolutions with God Solutions

Self-improvement is wonderful and the Little Chapel wishes you all the best with your New Year’s Resolutions, but we challenge you to add spiritual development to this year’s list!

1. Rather than just resolving to lose weight, lighten your spirit with daily prayer.  

2. Instead of only decluttering your house, declutter your mind of negative thoughts.

3. Spending more time with family is a great goal and spending more time with God will get you there.

4. Watching the budget is important, but never forget that giving to worthy causes returns to you tenfold.

5. Writing or regular journaling can help you get in touch with your feelings. We feel that adding a daily devotional (spiritual quote or Godly wisdom) will guide your pen.

6. Letting go of old baggage starts the New Year off right. Ask God to help your heart find forgiveness.

7. Love is important in every life and God helps you learn to love yourself. Once you discover the beauty of God’s grace, the Holy Spirit will glow from within.

8. Making new friends is fantastic and churches (like the Little Chapel) are great places to meet like-minded people.

9. Traveling broadens your life but the journey of your soul is the greatest trip of all!

10. Leaning a new hobby will enrich you but turning to God’s trusted word offers a foundation of faith that lasts forever.

Receive Your Gift

There is an old adage that says “it is better to give than to receive.” Indeed, scripture instructs us to be generous and selfless with our lives. Still, God offers so many gifts in return for your altruism that this holiday season the Little Chapel wants you to reach out and receive heavenly treasures chosen especially for you.

R. E. C. E. I. V. E.

Richness-Financial prosperity is not the only measure of our riches; a life filled with love is more precious than gold.

Energy-When infused with the Holy Spirit, age and illness cannot trap the vibrancy of our souls.

Creativity-Turning your life over to God enhances the world around you and opens your senses to endless possibility.

Expressiveness-Confidence in faith translates into the strength to testify and share our experiences with others.  

Intelligence-Beyond common wisdom, your belief in a higher power infuses your life with a deep sense of knowing and meaning.  

Vitality-Spiritual exhaustion and everyday malaise are countered when you stop struggling and walk with enthusiastic ease down the path God has prepared for you.  

Enlightenment-This is the greatest gift of all for it resides in your heart, guides your every move and allows you to speak in the spirit of God without fear, judgment or shame. It is your perfect state of being and God’s greatest gift!  

The Little Chapel is Back!



A Return to Joy

The Little Chapel of Paradise Valley welcomes believers of all faiths to join our spirit-filled fall season of life-changing services. [see schedule on right sidebar]

Sara O’Meara has returned from her yearly writing retreat with stirring new sermons guided by the hand of God and destined to reach your heart. For every word the Holy Spirit inspires, there is a special soul fated to receive that message.

Life poses so many questions: What is my purpose? Why am I here? What does my future hold? Will I be healed? What does God want for me today, tomorrow and for eternity?

The Little Chapel encourages you to pray, join our mission and seek the solutions and spiritual paths destined to improve your health, happiness and sense of wellbeing. Your miracle is waiting are you ready to claim it?



Praycation: A Spiritual Journey

PRAYcation:
A Spiritual Journey

 

A vacation offers the ultimate getaway and “staycation” is the new word for downsized escapes centering ‘round hearth and home, but have you ever taken a praycation?

Sometimes the greatest journey you can embark upon begins with placing your hands together in prayer and asking God to help navigate the map of your soul. Often you discover uncharted territory, insights off the beaten path and an endless landscape of love opens up before you.

Occasionally interior travels find you exploring rough terrain, bumpy roads of regret and the empty spaces where your path has strayed. When you pray too hard for personal pedestrian wishes and dreams to come true but neglect sending God gratitude or praying for others, you lose your way. Instead of saying, “I want to go here God” or “I want you to bring me this God” consider asking, “Where do you want to put me so that I may best be of service?” or “Holy Spirit, today I ask nothing but to be filled with the divine light of your purpose.” Rather than trying to plan the whole trip yourself, wander a bit knowing that God will be your compass.  

Pack light for your praycation (lightening your heart is all that’s required), know that the longest journey begins with a single step (or kneel) and return from your travels refreshed with God’s purpose for your life. The Little Chapel cannot provide you with definitive directions to your place of personal joy, but we can promise that bowing your head in humility and pressing the right palm to the left will activate God’s GPS, always bringing you back to the home in your heart.  

Who Is Running Your Business?

God’s Strategic Plan

There are a million models for business planning that teach us the latest techniques for building thriving enterprises destined for success, but have you considered God’s Strategic Plan?

The Lord’s resume is one of creative talents and global leadership capabilities. In fact, God is such a great Founder and CEO that the tools necessary for you to manage your personal and professional life are at your fingertips.

The Employee Handbook: All corporations have guidebooks to structure daily operations and God has put key concepts in religious texts, such as the bible. Have you read the Ten Top Tricks of the Trade? (hint: they’re commandments and they work really well!) Review God’s essential rules for conduct and see if these best practices don’t make the business of work and life ten times better.

God’s Boardroom: God is always available on conference call and the solution to so many day-to-day questions can be found in prayer. Stop fighting systems, wrestling with colleagues and working against your spirit. God is one of those leaders with an open-door policy and a willingness to listen to your heart.

Your Strategic Plan: God has a divine purpose for you. It is a plan that takes you on an incredible journey with many learning experiences to ensure that you have the life experience to carry out your mission to the fullest. It is a job no recession can strip away, an industry that remains thriving, there is a great emotional benefits package and a retirement plan that probably beats your current 401K: eternal salvation.



A Return to Spirit

A Return to Spirit

April and the Easter season evoke thoughts of resurrection and renewal of the spirit. When we internalize lessons of peace and personal growth, we bring scripture to life in our hearts and souls.

This is an ideal time of year to review where we have been, places in our lives that have ceased to thrive and ways in which we can reinvigorate our spirits to soar. The journey begins with an honest internal assessment. Ask yourself these questions:

Am I living my personal truth?

Where are the blockages that keep me from broadening my beliefs?

Do I feel fulfilled?

Is there balance in my life?

Am I putting God first?

Your personal truth evolves from your faith and continued dialogue with God. It requires you to open your heart and mind to the messages God sends you through signs and experiences. Blockages to this exploration come in the form of self-doubt, addiction, acting outside of integrity and dwelling on negative thoughts.

Fulfillment is the process of interpreting and committing to your personal truth and using it to guide you towards definitive life decisions that add peace, joy and harmony to your own existence and the lives of those around you. Balance is the blending of responsibility and happiness into a state of reliable contentment.

In all pursuits of personal betterment, resurrection and renewal, you must put God first and let the Holy Spirit be your guide. When you accept each earthly action as part of God’s divine plan, you emerge wiser and more serene. The image of the dove offers a glimpse of what is possible with God in your heart. The key to resurrecting your spirit is knowing when to be peaceful and when to spread your wings and fly.

Cheryl Ladd Praises Miracle Healing: God's Call

Iconic actress and philanthropist Cheryl Ladd endorses Miracle Healing: God's Call with kind words of inspiration:

"As a vessel of God's healing power, Sara O'Meara has spent a lifetime sharing her gift of grace and spreading her message of hope."

                                                                                                         -Cheryl Ladd