Jan 12 Don’t Just Do What You Are Able To…

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

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Wholehearted Guidepost from Brené Brown

Cultivate Gratitude and Joy

START YOUR DAILY GRATITUDE PRACTICE

It's during our darkest times when we don't feel gratitude that practicing it makes the difference.

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Having joyful experiences is not what makes us grateful. Recognize that it's the opposite: Practicing gratitude leads to joyful experiences.

2. During your typical day, STOP. Become aware of the ordinary moments or everyday rituals that bring you joy. Write them down on slips of paper as they happen. This will help you prepare for the journal exercise as described in the next video.

3. By acknowledging the ordinary moments or the "little things," you will gain perspective and resilience to build your joy reserves. Collect these moments with intention.

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Mastering the 7 Decisions from Andy Andrews

The Certain Decision 

I have a decided heart.

It’s not about what it IS…

It’s about what it can BECOME!

What you decide in your heart will be done and the light of God will shine on your ways. Job 22:28

The Certain Decision for personal success is what fuels your actions from the active decision. The clarity of vision you maintain in your mind is directly proportional to the effectiveness of your actions. A decided heart is unwavering in the face of continual challenges and setbacks and that ensures victory and a lifetime of greater fulfillment.

HOPE, DREAMS, ANTICIPATION…DECIDE.

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Reading for Today

Walk in Grace. Live in Love.  by Bob Goff

Jan. 12

DON'T JUST DO WHAT YOU'RE ABLE TO DO; FIGURE OUT WHAT YOU WERE MADE TO DO, THEN DO A LOT OF THAT. 

This is why it is said: "Wake up, sleeper. rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you." EPHESIANS 5:14 

 

I've always had a soft spot for the kids on sports teams who seem to put the jersey on to please their parents. I look at those kids and feel myself melt with compassion. I want to tell them they are awesome just the way they are, no home runs required. I want to tell them God gave them unique gifts and pas­sions, and they're free to run after all of them, whether they come with a jersey or not. They don't have to stick to kicking soccer balls just because it makes the people around them happy. I want them to figure out what sparks life in them and throw themselves into it without caring whether anyone is watching.

 

We all have capabilities. For example, I'm a lawyer by training and have loads of states I can practice law in. But just because I'm able to be a lawyer doesn't mean I'm made to be a lawyer. We don't need to do what we're merely capable of doing. The trick is to figure out what we were made to do and then make some changes to keep current with who we've become. We're all constantly changing. We're new creations. It's supposed to be this way. Don't resist the change. Go with it. Don't be limited by what you excel at. Ask God to show you what the newest version of you was made to do.

 

Kids who are pressured too much to fit into a box that doesn't fit who they are turning into will let you know about it. Many adults don't, though. We tol­erate jobs no longer meant for us. The truth is, too many of us are a job or two behind who we've turned into. You may have picked your career path because it's something you were competent at in college, but it's not you anymore. Some of us are still crunching numbers because our parents did it and they sold us on the idea of a certain kind of career success. They helped us get a "good job" when what we're looking for is an epic life.

 

You not only have the freedom to make the changes you need to make; you must. With the urgency of a rock in your shoe you haven't stopped to take out, act on the ache you feel when you see someone else living out the story you always wanted-the story you were made to live.

 

It's never too late to do what you were made to do. You didn't make a wrong turn before; you merely turned into someone else. Go with it. It might mean a career change, or it might simply mean shifting your schedule to prioritize your newfound passions. Whatever it looks like at this stage of your life, figure out what you were made to do and then do a lot of that.

 

Forget who you've been and what you've done. If you had to claim it right now, what are you made to do?