October 16: Plant Grace By The Acre
Affirmation: I allow myself to love who I am, not who I “should” be.
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Ponder, Personalize, Practice: Today, begin to practice and continue memorize Proverbs 4:23. Talk to God about your heart and how to guard it. Be vigilant about what you allow into your heart ❤️. Notice how worry, anxiety and anger enter into your thoughts. (These are things I have to be aware of. It may be different for you.)
Proverbs 4:23 Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.
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Wholehearted Guidepost from Brené Brown
Guidepost 1: Cultivating Authenticity and Letting Go of What Other People Think.
Be authenticly and honestly yourself today.
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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.
It is my wish that you have gained something positive and productive from reading about these seven decisions.
I strongly believe that there is nothing you can’t do if you have the proper mindset and conviction.
Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ, who gives me strength.
Reading for Today
Walk in Grace. Live in Love by Bob Goff
We’ll Fill Our Lives With What We Cultivate The Most. Plant Grace By The Acre.
Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. 2 Peter 3:18
If you have a neighbor with a green thumb who likes to grow vegetables, you’ve hit the jackpot. It’s not unusual for them to stop by in the middle of the afternoon with bags full of tomatoes or some other produce. It’s never just a small basket either; it’s more than you could eat in a weeks worth of meals.
How weird would we look if we took their offering of tomatoes and then asked why they didn’t bring us water melons? Not only would it be ungrateful, we’d also look silly. They didn’t bring us watermelon because they didn’t plant watermelon‘s. They can’t harvest something they don’t plant. And neither can we.
I wonder why we ask those questions in our lives though. We tend to grow the virtues we planted: cultivating grace makes us more gracious, giving away love makes us more loving, practicing patience helps us to become more patient. We can’t take jabs at people behind their backs and then expect to become more tender hearted toward them. But we can practice giving the benefit of the doubt to people and watch compassion for them grow in our hearts. God created the earth with these rhythms of planting and harvesting to teach us about his kingdom. He gave us tools to understand his work of redemption in our every day lives. Will fill our lives with what we cultivate the most. Plant grace by the acre.
What are you cultivating in your life? How can you cultivate more grace and love?
If you have a neighbor with a green thumb who likes to grow vegetables, you’ve hit the jackpot. It’s not unusual for them to stop by in the middle of the afternoon with bags full of tomatoes or some other produce. It’s never just a small basket either; it’s more than you could eat in a weeks worth of meals.
How weird would we look if we took their offering of tomatoes and then asked why they didn’t bring us water melons? Not only would it be ungrateful, we’d also look silly. They didn’t bring us watermelon because they didn’t plant watermelon‘s. They can’t harvest something they don’t plant. And neither can we.
I wonder why we ask those questions in our lives though. We tend to grow the virtues we planted: cultivating grace makes us more gracious, giving away love makes us more loving, practicing patience helps us to become more patient. We can’t take jabs at people behind their backs and then expect to become more tender hearted toward them. But we can practice giving the benefit of the doubt to people and watch compassion for them grow in our hearts. God created the earth with these rhythms of planting and harvesting to teach us about his kingdom. He gave us tools to understand his work of redemption in our every day lives. Will fill our lives with what we cultivate the most. Plant grace by the acre.
What are you cultivating in your life? How can you cultivate more grace and love?
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