September 7 WE CAN'T BE MORE LIKE JESUS IF WE'RE TRYING TO BE LIKE EACH OTHER.

Affirmation: Be Courageous. Be Strong. Do Everything in Love.

“Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. Do everything in love.”‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭16:13-14‬ ‭NIV______Ponder, Personalize. Practice: Put this verse into practice in your life. Start your daily habit today. When you feel anxious turn to God’s consolation and feel the joy. Habits need practice. Give yourself cues through the day to focus on God’s consolation. “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.” Philippians‬ ‭4‬:‭6‬ ‭NIV‬‬

“When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy.”

‭‭Psalm 94‬:‭19‬ ‭NIV‬‬

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Wholehearted Guidepost from Brené Brown

Cultivate Creativity. Let Go of Comparison.

“I Am a Creative Being” Sign and Self-Potrait.
This lesson’s intention: I am Creative.

RECOMMENDED MATERIALS

Your journal; a piece of 8.5-by-11-inch printer paper; some markers, pencils or waterproof pens; gouache (opaque watercolors); watercolor brushes; and crayons.

INSTRUCTIONS

1. You may not believe our intention€ "I am a creative being" just yet, but the point of an intention is to make it a practice. Using a simple piece of white 8.5-by-11-inch printer paper, we will make an "I am a creative being" sign.

2. On your piece of paper, use pencil, marker or pen to write "I am a creative being" in very large letters, using the entire page. Use simple letters, bubble letters, cursive or cutouts or whatever feels right to you!

3. Decorate the page any way you like with gouache, normal watercolors, stickers or cutout images.
(You are a creative being, made in the image of the ultimate creative being…God)~~~~~~~

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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Walk in Grace. Live in Love. By Bob Goff

                        Sept 7

WE CAN'T BE MORE LIKE JESUS IF WE'RE TRYING TO BE LIKE EACH OTHER.

Holy Father, protect them by the power of your name, the name you gave me, so that they may be one as we are one. 

JOHN 17:11 

Anyone who knows me for five minutes will hear the two best words in the English language I know: Sweet Maria. Anyone who knows her for five minutes will understand why I think those are the two best words around. She is con­siderate and giving, empathetic and kind, generous and creative. But she's also strong and willing to have hard conversations. She's willing to push her own boundaries and find ways to grow. 

Okay, so I adore her. That's not too strange, I suppose. But one of the things I've seen in marriages and other close relationships is that people start to blend into each other. Know what I mean? They start to have the same habits, use the same catchphrases, like the same movies and songs. There's not really anything wrong with that. We tend to become more like the people we spend the most time with. When we got married, the pastor said the two of us would be "one." At first, Maria thought we were both going to become her. But here's the deal. I'm not trying to be like her, and she's not trying to be like me. We're trying to be like Jesus. 

This takes all the pressure to be the same off the table. Maria is a home­body. I travel eight days a week. She's thoughtful and measured. I talk first and ask questions later. She plans it, then checks the plans again. I'm more a ready-shoot-aim guy. 

 

We both have a lot of room to grow, but we're making sure it's in the direction of the One person we both want to be more like-Jesus. We won't get there by trying to be like each other. Our target is to be like Him. 

Is there someone in your life who replaced Jesus as the target?