October 2: Full of Grace and Acceptance

Affirmation: I am at the right place at the right time doing the right thing.

“For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.”

‭‭2 Timothy‬ ‭1:7‬ ‭NIV‬‬

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Ponder, Personalize, Practice: As you ponder Proverbs 19:17 and talk to God about what action you need to take, you are moving toward personalizing this promise from God. Make a donation, help someone in your neighborhood, help someone who is homeless. Donate to Springs of Hope Kenya. https://sohk.kindful.com/?campaign=251052

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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10 Guideposts to Wholehearted Living

Guidepost 9: Cultivating Meaningful Work, Letting Go of Self-Doubt and Supposed-To. 

I recently had a few conversations about this very topic. Those I was talking with were trying to figure out what their “meaningful work” is…they all wanted their lives to count. 

Do the work of figuring out what matters to you. Then figure out how to use your job to help you do  what brings meaning. It may be that your job brings you the resources to do what matters. It may be that doing your job is meaningful work.

Ask God to lead you. Sit with this and figure it out. 

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Mastering the 7 Decisions by Andy Andrews

The Persistent Decision 

7. I WILL PERSIST WITHOUT EXCEPTION.

I possess the greatest power ever bestowed upon mankind. I hold fast to my dreams. I stay the course. I do not quit.

I acknowledge that most people quit when exhaustion sets in, but I am not “most people.”

I am stronger than most people. Average people compare themselves with other people, and that is why they remain average.

I compare myself to my potential. I am not average. I see exhaustion as a precursor to victory. By persisting without exception, my outcome—my success—is assured.

It is my wish that you have gained something positive and productive from reading about these seven decisions.

I strongly believe that there is nothing you can’t do if you have the proper mindset and conviction.- Andy Andrews

Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ, who gives me strength.

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                    October 2

THE FAMILY Of FAITH SHOULD LOOK LIKE A REAL FAMILY-A LITTLE MESSY BUT FULL OF GRACE AND ACCEPTANCE. 

"Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?" Pointing to his disciples, he said, "Here are my mother and my brothers. For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother." 

MATTHEW 12:48-50 

These days it's possible for us to live where we want to live, regardless of where we work and play. We can drive across town to churches, attending the ones we like the most instead of learning to like the ones near us. It's given us the freedom to connect with like-minded people who are far away and the freedom to avoid those who are different from us, even when they're nearby. 

We need to give some thought to how much our lives have become tailor­-made to our likings. It isn't necessarily a bad thing when we choose to live among people who look like us, or go to church with members who think like us, but we might not realize we've slowly been cutting out the people who are different from us. And those who are different from us are often the ones we need to learn from the most. 

Instead of huddling with people who make us comfortable, let's seek out those who are different so our circle of love can expand. If we only love the people who are like us and love us back, we confuse the life Jesus gave us to look more like a buffet, where we just take what we want and disregard the rest. Think of faith like your real-life family instead. I bet there are a few members of your family who get on your nerves a little and a few who are just plain weird. The family of God should look like that, where we go through life with people who drive us a little crazy but we love them nonetheless. 

 

Jesus didn't call us to be picky with one another. He said to love like Him. 

 

Who's difficult for you to love right now?