Before you say anything, it IS important to have self-awareness and NO it is not egoism or only an obsessive emphasis on me, me, me. If you aren’t aware then you’ll miss the clues telling you the how and what you do/say has on those observing/interacting with you. This is true even when all you […]
“Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable and pleasing in Your sight, O Lord, my [firm, immovable] rock and my Redeemer.” [Psalms 19:14, AMP] Sound familiar? It should. But is this our reality – are our thoughts acceptable and pleasing? Not always. I think this desire is restated
Do you have a ‘what’s next’ attitude? About 4/5 the way through the current activity/project, do you begin wondering what is just around the corner? Not that you are necessarily finished where you are or expectantly looking for your ‘next’, but you are beginning your process. This attitude can really relate to just about anything
Let me ask you a question… how did you learn about prayer? Did you observe it? Was it a teaching? The real question is: what do you understand about prayer? Who are You as a pray-er? Are you still growing as a pray-er? What was the last learning on prayer you experienced? Most important –
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Have you ever thought that standing wasn’t passive? How do YOU understand this word, spiritually. Not certain the secular and spiritual define standing in the same way. Standing is not nor has it ever been a passive word, it never is a do nothing time. “So now, take your stand and see this great thing
Have you ever felt like an afterthought? Not really excluded but not really includer either,,, more of a, ‘…oh, we should also invite (you) too.’ Maybe it’s a sense of being a ‘too’. Or maybe you think you’re being taken advantage of? Or perhaps you feel you are invisible (you aren’t) – but you don’t
There’s an old saying that goes: “You never appreciate what you have until you don’t have it.” True. I think I would add… do we really know and understand what that ‘it’ is? How can one appreciate unless one knows and how can knowing occur until we understand? And when does understanding come… Circular argument.
Do you? Do you listen to what you say (and how you say it)? For a moment, can you put yourself in the position of being the hearer – how the hearer would hear what you are saying? Are you lucid? Are you relevant? Are you only speaking to hear yourself speak? What are you
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“The unspiritual self, just as it is by nature, can’t receive the gifts of God’s Spirit. There’s no capacity for them. They seem like so much silliness. Spirit can be known only by spirit—God’s Spirit and our spirits in open communion. Spiritually alive, we have access to everything God’s Spirit is doing, and can’t be
[Writer’s note: this post includes a great deal of scripture – purposely. I’ve kept commentary to a minimum and have provided scripture to prove it’s point. ALL of us have gifts and there is a reason. Because of it’s ability to expand our understanding, I’ve used the Amplified as the source of the scripture. Please
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Just write down any questions that you may have and I will get back to you in a jiffy!
