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Date: Monday January 31st
Meditation Opportunities coming from Biblegateway.com The Daily Verse
Lord, you are so good to me, so kind in every way[a]
and ready to forgive,
for your grace-fountain keeps
overflowing,
drenching all your devoted lovers
who pray to you.
Footnotes
86:5 The
Septuagint reads “You’re my provider.”
Thought Movers, Motivations Touching to the Soul coming from YouTube.com
Newsboys - STAND (Lyric Video)
Seether - Broken (Acoustic) Lyrics
Graves Into Gardens ft. Brandon Lake |
Live | Elevation Worship
Thinking Out Loud – Journal Thoughts/Prayers / Mind Maze Overflow
Well good-bye January 2022 already and Hello if tomorrow
allows us to February. A new day, new month
and so many new opportunities awaiting.
Must be the cool weather even in sunny Florida it and everything
in just life has kicked my rear. Today
is the first day in a little while that I am feeling myself. At least
since Thanksgiving.
Physically that is.
On thanksgiving I had some weird stuff happening and it took me off my
feet for a couple days. And this past
week almost the same thing only not as extreme. However, whenever you are not 110% yourself
it can be very draining.
For me yes, I am still out and about working in public
with kids and around people. Just as I
am constantly surrounded by other people’s stress or that which becomes my
internalized stress because my heart strings are tied too tightly on what
really doesn’t belong to me in the first place. Doesn’t matter if it is family or
friends. When those you care about go down
well, I am one of those despite my best efforts to feel it somewhat too.
What do I mean doesn’t belong to me? Well bottom line is everything in this
universe belongs to the creator. Including
family near or far.
How nice it would be to go back to the late 70s into the
80s when life didn’t see so jacked up for everyone in the world as it is today.
Way back before thinking of getting a career or what I
needed to do to not just sustain it but be recognized for being good at what I
do.
I am ready to retire in my mind. Unfortunately, my lack of planning and
constant giving leaves me with a few more years to be the best I can and slowly
somehow stop supporting everyone else and plan for me.
Funny I am thinking these thoughts being I am currently facilitating
a small group study of We over Me. And that
is straight up me just thinking selfishly.
But it is what it is.
Life is not getting any longer and there are no promises any of us will
ever see tomorrow and if we do will we be right where we always wanted to
be. The key is appreciating where you
are and what you have.
Making the best in stewardship with what you have right where
you are and stop wanting and wanting and
chasing and chasing.
More importantly making sure you are doing all you can
with your best self and abilities to make what you are chasing happen. Stop judging, stop criticizing, stop using
up other people and all they do and disrespecting the slightest gifts of their
time. Even if it doesn’t take you where
you want to go.
If you cannot manage you at some point, you will be
managed by someone else. That in itself
and we are not talking a job where you get paid for a commitment to deliver
anything. I am talking about stop being
weak and depending on others to guide and carry you.
I will never reject listening to what others have to
say. But the choices on what guidance, steps,
or actions I will take are ultimately my own.
With that I know all my shortcomings. Just as I know too much or too little will kick
me when I am down when I least expect it.
My only strength and saving grace is that of my faith and
hope in all that Jesus is, was and will be.
And for that I am beyond grateful for his unchanging, unwavering love
and blessings.
No matter what, or who is really walking by side on any
given day I am blessed. I am all about team
Jesus and yeah. I could be that hippy
for Jesus really easy. Peace, Love and Harmony.
I try to stay away from confrontation and all those that
thrive on it. I was that person that
would jump in a spilt second and defend and fight to the end over things that
never really mattered.
Life is too short.
Especially if you do not get grip and you try to mask the issue and not
deal with head on it later comes to make you pay up tenfold.
Too many of my friends, and family have suffered beyond
what I felt they should no matter what they did in life. They lived hard and slowly died hard.
So, when it comes to those knotted up in my heart strings
and what is happening. Man from where I
was to where I am. It hurts. That pain sometimes carries me to be woke
and dealing with my own issue even when I think I have it under control.
I am reminded the only one in control is the one that
gives me breath in these lungs and movement in this body any second, I am
allowed to continue to be here.
Self-reflection helps us grow forward ignoring anything will
haunt you. Own what belongs in your
reach, not people, not places, not things.
But how you want to grow forward any days given in the journey allowed.
Find the beauty in every color smudged or painted along
the way.
I have had my troubles in life and added to them. Experience allows me to know that if you cannot
find your peace and your freedom in all that is good. You will be lost forever.
My perspective and we all get to choose, think and do as
we journey forward.
May the Fathers son forever shine bright in your life,
and you always see no matter what darkness blocks the view.
We all get to stand where will it be when you get up.
Thank you, Jesus, for these moments of reflection and finding
myself over and over in you. May I never
let go of your will just to fulfill that of my own.
