November 12: The Measure Of The Good…

Affirmation: I am doing my best and that is enough.

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Ponder, Personalize, Practice: Contine to ponder and talk to Hod has you pray through these two verses. Focus on God. No worries…God is with you.

“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.”Matthew 6:33-34 NIV

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Wholehearted Guidepost from Brené Brown 

Cultivate Intuition and Trusting Faith. Let Go of The Need for Certainty.

GET DELIBERATE

Create some white space in your life. Put one hour of time a week on your calendar and protect it like you'd protect an important meeting or a doctor's appointment. Don't clean or work on your to-do list. Get quiet. If you feel like you're coming out of your skin, welcome to the club. It means we need more practice.
Ponder and talk to God. Matthew 6:33-34 is perfect for this.

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Mastering the 7 Decisions from Andy Andrews 

The  Compassionate Decision 

6. I WILL GREET THIS DAY WITH A FORGIVING SPIRIT.

By the act of forgiving, I am no longer consumed by unproductive thoughts. I will forgive those who have criticized me unjustly.

I now understand that forgiveness has value only when it is given away. I forgive their lack of vision, and I forge ahead.

I now know that criticism is part of the price paid for leaping past mediocrity. I will forgive those who do not ask for forgiveness. From this day forward, my history will cease to control my destiny. I have forgiven myself. My life has just begun.

“Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.”

‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭4:32‬ ‭NIV‬‬

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Reading for Today

Walk in Grace. Live in Love by Bob Goff

November 12

The Measure of the Good God is Doing in our Lives isn’t Always How We’re Feeling About It.

“My Father is always at His work to this very day, and I, too am working.” John 5:17.
If you have ever walked with someone through recovery from substance-abuse, you know detox is one of the hardest and scariest parts of the process. When people first stop turning to their addiction, they go through withdrawals, and it causes them to feel paranoid, angry, anxious, and depressed. Some people sweat, profusely, and others can’t sleep a wink. No one ever feels better the week after they enter recovery, but enduring the pain is the only path to life. It means toxins are leaving the body so it can begin to heal.

When we try to measure our spiritual health, based on how we feel, we usually end up with the wrong diagnosis. We have all tried to find our identity in the wrong places, whether it is success, or money or performance or approval. And when we take Jesus up on his offer to put him above everything else, we go through a sort of detox.

We have to give up some things we have come to depend on. It means we are being nurtured back to spiritual health, because we were not created to find our worth by comparing ourselves to other people, but it takes some time to get used to God’s way of love.

The measure of the good God is doing in our lives, isn’t always how we are feeling about it. The pain might be a sign of progress, and if we stick with love, long enough, we will find out the fruit of the habit is life.

What good is God doing in your life right now?