Aug 8 Who is in the Lead?

Affirmation: I am loved and cherished.”

“Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed,” says the Lord, who has compassion on you.”

‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭54:10‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Wholehearted Guidepost from Brené Brown

Cultivate Self-Compassion. Let Go of Perfectionism.

Perfectionism, on the other hand, does the opposite of Self-Compassion. It encourages you to be mean to yourself, disconnect you from others, and resist feeling what you’re actually feeling. It ignores the constraints of reality and drags you down with it.

Mastering the 7 Decisions from Andy Andrews

1 The Responsible Decision 

The Buck Stops Here!

Each of you must be responsible to do your creative best with your life. Gal. 6:4

If decisions are choices…and our thinking dictates our decisions—then I am where I am because of my thinking.

The Responsible Decision for Personal Success represents the beginning. Taking responsibility for your past will segue you into an extraordinary future of your choosing.

My thoughts will be constructive---NEVER destructive.

Responsibility is about HOPE and Control. Make better choices.

Reading for Today

Walk in Grace. Live in Love by Bob Goff

AUGUST 8 

THE WAY WE DEAL WITH UNCERTAINTY SAYS A LOT ABOUT WHETHER JESUS IS AHEAD OF US LEADING OR BEHIND US JUST CARRYING OUR STUFF. 

Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.” ISAIAH 30:21 

Some of the lessons I’ve learned about Jesus have come while I was in the woods backpacking with friends. In college, we brought a dozen high school kids to a remote inlet where my family would end up living many years later. There was a backpacking program there where guides take a group up through the woods to the glaciers and summit one of the peaks. 

Halfway through the trip, we got way out ahead of our leader, and all the trees started to look the same. We couldn’t tell whether the path went under a log or narrowed to the right of the trees. We took one wrong turn and another and another until we were hopelessly lost. At that point, we were equal parts grizzly food and camper. 

We had no map, no GPS, and between us not a lot of brains. The thrill of being independent and exploring had quickly fizzled when we realized we couldn’t find our way back. We were entirely dependent on the leader to come find us. That day we learned we could avoid a lot of anxiety in our lives if we let our guide do his job. His job wasn’t to follow behind to make sure no one dropped something or to carry our tents. He was there to guide us safely to our destination. We were headed to a place the guide had been before, and he wanted us to get there too. 

When we find ourselves losing our way in life, it’s a good time to evaluate whether Jesus is ahead of us leading or behind us just carrying our stuff. There’s no shame in acknowledging we got out ahead of Him again, because He will always come find us when we do. He’s trying to take us to a place we can’t get to alone. 

Where is God guiding you right now?