Sept 18 See Beauty

Affirmation: I accept my doubts and fears and move forward anyway.

“Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?” (Matthew 6:27)
Worry will discourage us to take even the smallest step. In many cases, it’s not that God’s unable to perform miracles rather it’s us who refuse to take that one small step needed to be the starting point for God’s miracle.

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Ponder, Personalize, Practice: Memorize Nahum 1:7. Make it a point to recite it several times throughout the day. Make it personal today…”The Lord is good, He cares for those in times of trouble…” What is troubling you. Talk to God about those things.

“The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him,”

‭‭Nahum‬ ‭1‬:‭7‬ ‭NIV‬‬

https://bible.com/bible/111/nam.1.7.NIV

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Wholehearted Guidepost from Brené Brown

Cultivate Play and Rest. Let Go of Exhaustion and Productivity as Status Symbol and Self-Worth.

Today is the day to remember to make time for God. Then play and rest. Use this day and every day for renewal.- JP
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Mastering the 7 Decisions from Andy Andrews

The Persistent Decision 

« 7. I WILL PERSIST WITHOUT EXCEPTION.

I possess the greatest power ever bestowed upon mankind. I hold fast to my dreams. I stay the course. I do not quit.

I acknowledge that most people quit when exhaustion sets in, but I am not “most people.”

I am stronger than most people. Average people compare themselves with other people, and that is why they remain average.

I compare myself to my potential. I am not average. I see exhaustion as a precursor to victory. By persisting without exception, my outcome—my success—is assured. »

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Reading for Today

Walk in Grace. Live in Love by Bob Goff

                        September 18

God Made Beauty so We’d Know How He Felt About Us.

“He has made everything beautiful in its  time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what Gid has done from the beginning to the end. 

Ecclesiastes 3:11

I like to pop into shops when I travel. I'm always on the lookout for gifts for Sweet Maria. Recently I popped into a jewelry shop just to take a peek into the glass cases. A kind lady casually approached me and asked if I was looking for something in particular. Then she launched into a story about how the concept for the store started. 

She said the jeweler and his wife were artists before they were jewelers. Their paintings and sculptures were featured in galleries across Europe. But when the jeweler met his wife, his love for her moved him to try his hand at jewelry for the first time because he wanted to create something that expressed his love for her. The piece of jewelry he made for her was the beginning of the story that now led to all the rings and necklaces in the glass case in front of me.

 
Art is usually the overflow of beautiful, intense feelings people carry inside them. They want to bring their emotions into the physical world, and out comes a song or a poem or a painting or an engagement ring. 

I think God did the same thing when He created beauty. He wanted us to know how He felt about us, so He painted a sunset and put iridescent wings on a butterfly. If you ever doubt God's love for you, remember that of all the beautiful things God created, He said you were the most stunning. 

What beauty do you see around you? How does that beauty point you to God? 

 

(Create something beautiful like you. Make God smile.😍)