Self-Issued Grace

 

I have adopted the disclaimer to my drive, that “the person I was yesterday is my only competition”. High expectations and internal motivation has typically been my recipe for goal achievement.

My greatest challenge recently included giving myself permission to not achieve goals and tell myself no! I wanted my inhalation to be rooted from a strongly founded exhalation.  I realized that I am not just pushing myself to the limit, but often past the limit. Grace was extended to relax my standards and just be. In this time, I was expected to restore and let my health be a lifestyle, not just a box to check off or another ring to close.

Is there a task or behavior that you can allow yourself to be “excused from the table”? It certainly will not change your character. Just know the reward will produce an enhanced YOU, filling yourself with kindness. Affirm that you ARE giving (it) your best! This best includes compassion and peace.

So, will you join me to give ourself permission to exhale and grace to enjoy it?

 

Fly again!

Lyrics by Mr Mister:

"Take these broken wings
And learn to fly again, learn to live so free
When we hear the voices sing
The book of love will open up and let us in
Take these broken wings"

This morning, I just hear this chorus encouraging all of us. For those of you who are getting up with broken wings may you remember how to fly... not remember that they were once broken or rather any guilt, embarrassment or grief for that past season! If you do remember that your wings were broken, may we all remember the lesson taught and learned, but even greater remember the reward of flying. Fear has no hold on us! Anxiety flees with prayer! God's good hand of favor is upon us. His grace is sufficient for us. You too can fly again. The Book of love, the Bible, is what we need to fly again. God's Word is with you and goes before you! You will mount up on wings like EAGLES!! Pick up your broken wings and pride for He is the lifter of your head!

Be You!

At the end of the day, do not allow anyone else's insecurities or selfishness, or any environment , to prevent you from being the maximized you. We all have gifts and talents. Do not allow yourself to settle for unproductivity because there is no opportunity to express yourself.

I have said this before. If there is no road to express yourself, you must create an avenue that you can use your gifts. Do not wait on that special moment to be recognized. Create moments that your gifts will be revealed.

Tonight's reminder

My day's end meditation.

Discipline in the Long Distance Race.

http://bible.us/97/HEB12.1.MSG Do you see what this means—all these pioneers who blazed the way, all these veterans cheering us on? It means we'd better get on with it. Strip down, start running—and never quit! No extra spiritual fat, no parasitic sins. Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we're in. Study how he did it. Because he never lost sight of where he was headed—that exhilarating finish in and with God—he could put up with anything along the way: Cross, shame, whatever. And now he's there, in the place of honor, right alongside God. When you find yourselves flagging in your faith, go over that story again, item by item, that long litany of hostility he plowed through. That will shoot adrenaline into your souls! Bible.com/app