Jan 10 Love Everybody

Affirmation: I am capable of doing anything I choose. I trust my intuition and insight.

“…Spirit of truth, will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come.”‭‭John‬ ‭16:13‬ ‭NIV‬‬
Bible in One Year 2022 with Nicky Gumbel - Express: Day 79 • Devotional
https://www.bible.com/reading-plans/29365/day/79?segment=0

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Wholehearted Guidepost from Brené Brown 4. Cultivate Gratitude and Joy. Let Go of Scarcity and Fear of the Dark 

Start practicing:
Reframe your expectations about the level of joy you’re capable of experiencing in life. What if you expected to bring joy into each day?Make noticing what you’re grateful for a part of your daily life. (Like keeping a gratitude journal.) There’s always something you can be grateful for. And therefore, always a reason to feel joy.When you feel fear or scarcity, use it as an opportunity to practice gratitude. For example, if you fear losing something, connect with the reasons you’re grateful to have that thing/person/opportunity in your life in this moment.

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Mastering the 7 Decisions from Andy Andrews 

The Guided Decision 

I will seek wisdom

Sometimes the questions are complicated, but the answers are simple.

Knowing that wisdom waits to be gathered, I will actively search her out. My past can never be changed, but I can change the future by changing my actions today. I will change my actions today! I will train my eyes and ears to read and listen to books and recordings that bring about positive changes in my personal relationships and a greater understanding of my fellow man. No longer will I bombard my mind with materials that feed my doubts and fears. I will read and lis- ten only to that which increases my belief in myself and my future.

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Reading for Today

Walk in Grace. Live in Love by Bob Goff

Jan. 10

WHILE YOU'RE FIGURING OUT WHAT GOD'S PLAN IS FOR YOUR LIFE, JUST GO 'LOVE EVERYBODY. THAT'S THE PLAN.

As God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.

COLOSSIANS 3:12 

 

You know what's delightful? Catching up with someone in their fifties or sixties and finding out they're making an enormous career change. It reminds me we can always change and grow.

 

We tend to leave the risks and big life changes to college students or young professionals as if skinny jeans were the gatekeeper. The problem is this: most of us spend our whole lives trying to figure out what we're supposed to do with them. At some point we thought we had found our callings, so we ran toward them. Then we rethink whether we'd be better off using our gifts to serve in busi­ness instead of ministry, or as a social worker instead of a dentist, or as a Disney greeter instead of a banker. Because we're given so many options and opportuni­ties, it's easy to spend so much time trying to find the ideal career that we miss our life. What comes from a good place doesn't always lead us to a good place.

 

We all want to use all our gifts. That's a good thing. There's nothing wrong with takjng time to figure out the path that complements your ambitions and capabilities. We get into trouble when we become more concerned with all the potential paths we could take than we are about the people right in front of us.

 

Don't get wrapped around the axle thinking about God's "will for your life." God already showed us what it is. He wants us to love Him and love one another. It's that simple and that hard. He doesn't seem to have a strong opinion about the context in which we do it. He just wants us to give our love away freely.

 

While you're trying to choose which road to take when you get to a fork, be sure to keep your focus on the things you can be certain of. God wants us to love others the way He loved us. That kind of love will free you up to choose any path with a confidence you may have been lacking.

 

What do you need to do to refocus on the simple things today?