March 15: WHEN WE'RE DESPERATE FOR RIGHT ANSWERS,…

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

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Wholehearted Guidepost from Brené Brown Cultivate Gratitude and Joy and Intuition and Trusting Faith. 

Let Go of Scarcity, Fear of the Dark and the Need for Certainty.

This Lesson's Intention

"I will practice gratitude to access joy. I will stop and take notice of those small things that make my life better, the things that are easy to overlook until they are gone."
And "I will hear me."

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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

March 15

WHEN WE'RE DESPERATE FOR RIGHT 

ANSWERS, GOD DOESN'T JUST SEND US 

INFORMATION. HE SENDS US WISE FRIENDS. 

Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. 

GALATIANS 6:2 

 

If you haven't hit a time in life when you're crawling beneath rock bottom, you probably know someone who has. It happens when you're married to the love of your life and divorce papers arrive. It happens when the faith that stitched you together begins to unravel. It happens when someone you've loved leaves you or breaks an important promise. Without warning, the lights go out inside of us, we have no candles to light, and we don't know how to walk in the dark. 

When our lives fall apart, we don't need trite answers; we need a couple of solid friends. We need presence. We need someone holding our hand for the diagnosis or staying by our side when our big mistake goes public—-and viral. We need a friend when we courageously head to rehab to address the problem or to court to receive the verdict. Occasionally we need people to gently ask us the right questions, but more often than not we need friends who will give us a hug and then listen with big ears and seemingly endless amounts of time. 

When we're looking for answers, sometimes God sends us wise friends. When He doesn't tell us which way to go, He'll bring people to go with us instead. It's important to know what to look for when we feel like we're falling apart, because God doesn't often send what we think we need. He sends us what He knows we need. 

Who's hurting around you? Is it possible God could send you to love them without having you say a word or make a suggestion? Who has been there for you during an uncertain time? Drop them a note. Let them know it mat­tered. Next time your world is turned upside down, look for friends instead of answers. God's lifeboats usually come in the form of people. 

What can you do for someone today whose life is unraveling?