January 3 God Hopes

Affirmation: I am gentle with myself & my mistakes. I treat my body with love and respect.

My Thoughts:
I have come to understand that my thinking and my self talk are extremely important. My thinking and self-talk determine my perspective on the world…that includes those whom I love, those whom I don’t know, the situations that arise, and how I view each moment.
My mindset determines my actions, reactions and thought processes. I have always found it easy to love and enjoy bright, beautiful sunny days. It is easy to see the deep greens of the grass and the trees, the blue clear skies that act as a tranquil backdrop. It is easy to start the day with a positive outlook.
I have found that I can make every day sunny if I choose. It takes determination and practice, but I can choose to see the good, the beauty, the possibility.I have to be deliberate and intentional. 
My daily affirmations are part of that deliberate practice.
Choose to affirm yourself and change your world.
I am gentle with myself & my mistakes. I treat my body with love and respect.
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Reading for Today
Walk in Grace. Live in Love by Bob Goff

Jan. 3

GOD HOPES WE'LL DEVELOP A GREATER FEAR OF INACTION THAN OF FAILURE.

Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

PSALM 23:4 

Have you ever heard a plane break the sound barrier?

 

About 768 miles per hour-that's how fast you have to go to outrun sound itself Modern planes can do it pretty easily. Around World War II, though, scientists and engineers thought Mach speeds might be impossible in a manned aircraft. Their hesitance had everything to do with what happened at 767 miles per hour. Just before a plane breaks the sound barrier, all the created energy is pushing against the plane. Think of riding an old, rickety roller coaster in midair-all the shaking, jerking, and rattling made more than a few pilots throttle back.

 

When we're chasing our dreams, all the turbulence we face shouldn't scare us into pulling back, though. The shaking, jerking, and rattling in our lives are telling us we're getting close to the breakthrough.

 

If there's anything to fear, often it's pulling back, not pressing forward. Is fear of failure holding you back from breaking your personal barriers? You might be at 767 miles per hour. Throw the throttle down, because once you push through fear produced by the rattling, you find the next-level experience you've been hoping for. God hopes we'll develop a greater fear of inaction than of failure, because then, we'll experience with wide-eyed excitement what it's like to cruise, doing what we were made to do. 

Where is fear holding you back right now?

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