Life seems meaningless when you and what matters to you most doesn’t
Life seems meaningless when you believe you don’t matter. Listen to the Spirit of truth tell you otherwise
As we tune into one another by practicing the art of listening we are actually tuning our brains
Practice being present with another who is secure in that space. Tuning into listen with our heart actually tunes and synchronizes our brains. To do this with another is what creates pathways of joy in our heart and neural pathways back from stress and discomfort in our brain.
Surrender is a posture of the heart that keeps it healthy and youthful. It’s fruit never gets old.
Let this attitude of surrender be your governer in all you do. If your heart is fully surrendered before God, you are able to let go of demanding outcomes go your way. The fruit is peace and contentment.
Jesus rescued us from placing our value on the falling currency of pride and shame, for they are two sides of the same coin called self effort.
When we measure ourselves by either how good or bad we are, we fall under the same measuring stick that the Pharisee’s used. Pride focuses on our polish, and shame is the crack we are trying to hide. The end result is the same, relying on our own self efforts to determine our valuableness. It is a dead end trap, one that Jesus set out to free us from. The answer is learning to walk in the spirit, looking to Christ alone as our foundation for righteousness, while putting the deeds of the flesh to death. Then we shall live.
Always start with where you are on the map of where you want to be.
Vision is key.
“My people perish for lack of vision.”
Once you’ve found your position on the map by checking in with yourself emotionally, physically, and spiritually, ask for grace and move forward with an attitude of full acceptance. Live within what is real while pressing toward the ideal without judgement.
Everyday is an opportunity to exercise your faith by pushing back against the worldly messages chopping at the legs of your value.
Thank you Jesus that I am valuable to you. I trust you in your assessment of me, and I’m grateful that no one has the authority to tell me otherwise.
We are only able to receive grace to the extent we are able to be honest with ourselves before God and others. There must be a real exchange.
In humility, a real and honest confession is met with tenderness and grace. This is the Kingdom exchange. It can only happen when we get real with ourselves, God, and others.
Though He is invisible, we learn to lean on Him as if He is there. As we walk in the dark with eyes of faith, we discover the One who cares is always there.
He delights in any inward posture that relies on Him. We learn to thank God for even our struggles, feabliness, failures, mistakes, character flaws, and weaknesses because they are reminders of our human need for grace and mercy. And He wants to be the source we turn to. Like cars with a limited gas supply, we are dependant on regular fill ups. We need His love in order to survive and thrive. That is not anything to be ashamed about, for on the contrary it is the folly of man to be self reliant. Our hubris is pride, to which avoiding the false shame of needing love becomes our motivation. God’s Kingdom flips the table on this equation. Those who acknowledge they are sick and in need of a doctor are the ones whose name gets written into the book of life. Our humility then becomes our only pre-qualification requirement. Next is simply learning how to ask and receive. And to imagine a Creator who loves us so much His loving arms are patiently waiting for us to jump into His embrace. By faith we trust in the invisible God who cares.
Winning for personal value is different than winning or losing for the joy of challenging oneself
Winning to win is much different than winning not to lose. Being motivated by toxic shame only produces the pride of success or the failure of toxic shame.
A message to the parents who failed and hold the cards. I own these cards and will make the best out of them with God’s help.
You no longer have the place of caretaker in my life. I now have taken ownership and responsibility for my life. Thank you for doing your best, I now take this baton and will, with God’s help, allow Him to lead me in the ways of life. I thank you for bringing me into this world and for providing for me. I forgive you for your mistakes and set you free.
Signals are meant to be received. Like a radio signal, your hearts longing for connection and love was meant to be received and responded to by another.
This sync completes the curcuit and restores precious value..
Fear and anxiety by its very nature is self-focused and self-centered, and perfect love casts out fear.
this woman is reflecting on herself by looking in the mirror
It is tempting to get pulled into debating the old familiar lies and devaluing messages. If they were a bully, that is exactly what they would want you to do.
Refuse to give them your attention. Acknowledge them for what they are and learn to ignore them with the blood of Jesus. Flag them and bag them.