Sept 30: They are God’s Kids
Affirmation: I step into my power with confidence and grace.
Prayer from Martin Luther:
Lord, grant that anger or other bitterness not reign over me, but that your grace, genuine kindness, loyalty, friendliness, generosity & gentleness may reign in me. Amen
(I have made this a daily prayer-JP)
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Ponder, Personalize, Practice: Ponder the message of Proverbs 19:17. God has placed us where we are to help those in need. And HE will repay you for what you have done. Memorize this verse and make it your life verse.❤️
Proverbs 19:17 Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord and He will repay them for what they have done.
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Wholehearted Guidepost from Brené Brown
Cultivate meaningful work. Let go of self-doubt and supposed-to.
In your journal or whatever you are using Brené Brown suggests writing and thinking about your Super-power and your Kryptonite.From Jacque:I figured mine out a few years ago. When I was younger, my step-father called me “Stubborn.” Not a very positive trait and he didn’t mean it as a compliment.But a few years ago, I was reminded that “Determined” is the positive side of stubborn.
So my journal has My Super Power: Determined & My Kryptonite: Stubborn. -JP
What is your Superpower and your Kryptonite?~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In your journal or whatever you are using Brené Brown suggests writing and thinking about your Super-power and your Kryptonite.From Jacque:I figured mine out a few years ago. When I was younger, my step-father called me “Stubborn.” Not a very positive trait and he didn’t mean it as a compliment.But a few years ago, I was reminded that “Determined” is the positive side of stubborn.
So my journal has My Super Power: Determined & My Kryptonite: Stubborn. -JP
What is your Superpower and your Kryptonite?~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mastering the 7 Decisions from Andy Andrews
The Joyful Decision
5. TODAY I WILL CHOOSE TO BE HAPPY.
Happiness is a choice. I am enthusiastic about each day. I am alert to its possibilities.
I will become the master of my emotions.
I will greet each day with laughter. I know that enthusiasm is the fuel that moves the world.
The world belongs to the enthusiastic, for people will follow them anywhere! My smile has become my calling card. It is, after all, the most important weapon I possess. I am the possessor of a grateful spirit.
Joyful Decision
Today, I choose to be happy.
“You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.” Psalm 16:11
“Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.” Romans 12:12
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Reading for Today
Walk in Grace. Live in Love by Bob Goff September 30
Resist the urge to put warning labels on the people around you. They are God’s kids, not explosives.
“It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” Mark 2:17
My favorite label is the warning label. As a kid, I was captivated by the power tools and flammable objects. Anything that could create a minor explosion was on my Christmas list. I spent most of my younger years with my eyebrows burned off. My buddies and I saw warning labels as windows into a world of possibilities, while the adults around us reminded us they were there for a reason. We continued to assume the reason was to alert us to the possibility of massive amounts of fun.
When I got older, especially when I had kids, I began to realize warning labels were actually a pretty good idea. I also picked up on a different kind of warning label that creates its own kind of destruction: the warning labels we put on people. We often speak about certain kinds of people as “issues” or “problems.” We are usually referring to people who are different from us, have different beliefs, or rub us the wrong way.
Resist the urge to put warning labels on the people around you. They are God’s kids, not explosives.
“It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” Mark 2:17
My favorite label is the warning label. As a kid, I was captivated by the power tools and flammable objects. Anything that could create a minor explosion was on my Christmas list. I spent most of my younger years with my eyebrows burned off. My buddies and I saw warning labels as windows into a world of possibilities, while the adults around us reminded us they were there for a reason. We continued to assume the reason was to alert us to the possibility of massive amounts of fun.
When I got older, especially when I had kids, I began to realize warning labels were actually a pretty good idea. I also picked up on a different kind of warning label that creates its own kind of destruction: the warning labels we put on people. We often speak about certain kinds of people as “issues” or “problems.” We are usually referring to people who are different from us, have different beliefs, or rub us the wrong way.
The warning labels are less overt than the ones on heavy equipment, but they nevertheless say we’re better off not getting too close to these people. Perhaps we think engaging them in friendship could cause an explosion because we’ll be misunderstood for reaching out. When I look at Jesus, though, he didn’t seem very concerned about what onlookers might think about Him. He went to the fringes and found the ne’er-do-wells, the dropouts, and the junkies…the rejected, the odd, and the disenfranchised, and he drew them in close. He touched them when no one else would.
Loving people like Jesus means doing the unlikely. If people look confused when they look at your life, you’re probably on the right track. If they’re distancing themselves from you because of who you’re getting close to, that’s a pretty good sign you’re living out your faith the way Jesus did.
Who would Jesus spend time with if He were in your shoes?
Loving people like Jesus means doing the unlikely. If people look confused when they look at your life, you’re probably on the right track. If they’re distancing themselves from you because of who you’re getting close to, that’s a pretty good sign you’re living out your faith the way Jesus did.
Who would Jesus spend time with if He were in your shoes?
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