February 15 STOP TRYING TO MAKE SENSE OF GOD'S ECONOMY.

Affirmation: It’s OK not to be OK. I allow myself to feel what I feel. 

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Wholehearted Guidepost from Brené Brown 

Guidepost 9: Cultivating Meaningful Work, Letting Go of Self-Doubt and Supposed-To

Cultivating Meaningful Work

BRENÉ'S INTENTION

I don't know about you, but, externally and internally, I've got a lot of "supposed to" messages. Yet, what we need to do to cultivate meaningful work is to let go of "supposed to" and self-doubt. When I'm talking about meaningful work, I don't mean that you should quit your job. €”I'm talking about finding some time in your life for producing something that brings you meaning and perspective. I want to start by talking about our superpowers. What are those things we're really good at that we may not even recognize? And, what is our kryptonite that comes along with that? 

This Lesson's Intention

"I will own my superpower."

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Mastering the 7 Decisions from Andy Andrews 

The Active Decision 

3. I AM A PERSON OF ACTION. I am Resilient 

I will create a new future by creating a new me. I inspire others with my activity. I am a leader. I will create a habit of lively behavior.

I will walk with a spring in my step and a smile on my face. My activity will create a wave of success for the people who follow me. As a leader, I have the ability to encourage and inspire others to greatness. I do not fear failure, because failure exists only for the person who quits.

I do not quit. I am courageous. I am a leader. I seize the moment. I choose now. I am resilient. 

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Reading for Today

Walk in Grace. Live in Love. by Bob Goff

Feb. 15

STOP TRYING TO MAKE SENSE OF GOD'S ECONOMY. HERE'S HOW IT WORKS: THERE'S ALWAYS MORE THAN ENOUGH-FOR EVERYONE. 

They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over

LUKE 9:17 

 

Jesus always taught for free. There was no honorarium, no speaker's fee, and no long bio reading about His qualifications and achievements before His talk. There were even a couple of times when lunch was included. On those two occasions, thousands of people showed up. Jesus didn't call a caterer. He told the people around them to just bring what they had and let Him make what He wanted out of it.

 

Jesus' friends came back from the crowd with a few pieces of bread and a handful of fish-not exactly feast material for a few thousand people. Then Jesus' friends started passing out what they had. A fish and some bread for this person, and again for another, and again for the next. The food just kept on coming. I wonder at what point they started elbowing one another, saying, "Did you see that?" After the meal, after thousands of bellies were full, there was loads of food left over. It didn't make any sense. God's· economy rarely does.

 

I don't think God expects us to make sense out of our lives or what we do with them. Maybe He wants to show us how to love extravagantly every chance we get. Even when it doesn't make sense, that's the only way love does things.

 

The miracle of the story isn't only how Jesus generated all the extra bread and fish. It's that Jesus didn't make just enough-He made what was more than enough for everyone. Jesus' friends were ready to just cancel lunch. Love has a way of multiplying well past what we think is possible. Jesus is providing lunch today. He's not going to provide just enough. He'll provide more than enough. Don't just ask what you're hungry for but what the people around you are hungry for.

 

What are the people around you hungry for in their lives?