Monthly Archives: September 2016
Our flesh is like a compass of impulses. It’s urges and wants are usually found at the surface of life, as opposed to our values, whose roots run deeper into the realm of our spirit.
In the end it is no fun being out of control and drug around by the impulses of your flesh. They have immediate rewards but long term dissatisfaction because they are not rooted into the soil of your deeper values, … Continue reading
Value is the greatest currency you can give or receive.
And when we are in touch with our own value, we can be empowered to give it to others. Spend time depositing and receiving value in your value bucket.
Wisdom is to be sought out and gathered as precious stones.
It has little to do with intelligence rather am inclination amd posture of the heart.
Sometimes our biggest step of faith is in not believing what we feel about ourselves to be true
Toxic lies and faulty interpretations of harmful and traumatic events in our lives.
If ever feeling stuck believing lies, be willing to exchange your truth for the truth.
It is possible to honor ones feelings and experience that result from false interpretations of traumatic events- while changing their ultimate accuracy. I feel like everyone is judging and rejecting me, for it matches my previous experience or interpretation of … Continue reading
Faith rises up when our spirit bears witness to the character of God and His lovingkindness
A song emerges within our hearts.
Shared presence is like light shining into the dark inert soil of your soul, causing the seed of life within to grow
Without striving the plant grows when in the right soil and atmosphere – receiving everything it was created to need. Without shame, something emerges from nothing. As a plant was created to grow, so are our souls designed to grow … Continue reading
Be aware of the pendulum effect- reacting from one extreme to an other.
This is common for those who have been exposed to and develop a hatred for the “religious” spirit in operation. The tendency is to throw away a condemning truth for a license to engage in whatever feels good- dismissing any … Continue reading
Lamenting is an act of worship and not letting go during trials of life
For the dark nights of the soul. http://www.crosswalk.com/faith/prayer/pouring-out-your-heart-in-lament-to-god.html
My prayer: God would you resurrect the deadness I feel within me?
I turn away from judging the emptiness I feel inside. There are large parts of my heart that feel lifeless. Dark, empty, alone, fearful, and without hope. Would you reach your arms into these places within my soul? Would you … Continue reading