Have you heard this term before? Working yourself out of a job?
Month: January 2011
Healing: The Prerequisite to Complete Deliverance
As I prepare for the next phase of my life, I realize that many wounds still exist from earlier personal experiences. The past has an uncanny knack of showing up at the most inopportune moments – like when you are trying to focus on something very important (like work, for example), or while praying (that’s important too), or even when you’re trying to relax. Old memories that seem like they occurred only yesterday impose their presence with little warning.
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The Journey Begins, One Step At A Time (Oct 2009)
I started on a new journey 4 years exactly, almost to the date. I remember my nervousness as I packed my things and those of my son and made a quick exit on a rainy fall night. I was nervous because it seemed crazy to those who were outsiders looking in that I would leave what seemed like a perfect situation. But those who lived inside knew that it was only a facade. Very little was real aside from the fact that we were human beings using our correct (“government”) names.
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Serving an Audience of One
Recently I reviewed some of the earlier stages in my life and I realized that I spent a great deal of time attempting to impress the people who impressed me. I spoke with a friend on the all-important Audience of One. This Audience is the only One I need to be concerned about when I do or say (or think about) anything. My only aim should be to please my Audience.
Wholeness, by way of Brokenness
Have you ever been broken? Has your heart ever been shattered in a million pieces, or has your mind been broken by the cares of life?
Do you believe it’s impossible or it is too late for restoration and renewal?
Look to God, the Mender of broken hearts, minds and spirits. Look to Him for renewal and healing. He is the Master Healer; He knows how to create a new heart from one that seems to be destroyed beyond repair.
I thank God for healing me and for making me whole, inside and out. I thank God that I do not show the scars or pain and suffering I’ve experienced.
There is healing for the soul.
The Attitude of Gratitude
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever. (1 Chronicles 16:34, NIV)
Taking Note…..
I am noticing that it’s the little things that really matter on most days of our lives.
In the grand scheme of things it’s those moments of quiet reflection, such as when I stop to look into my son’s eyes to affirm him, or during those moments when I smile with someone else’s little girl or boy (or baby) that really matters.
We want to do BIG things and fulfill our wildest dreams, but while we are on that path to success let us not forget to pay close attention to those whom may seem insignificant or unimportant at first. Just imagine, those small moments of impartation may be the fuel that propels others to fulfill their dreams! Long after you have parted company, know that you have left an indelible impression on someone else.
Make that impression a positive one – one that can last for all eternity.
It takes some focusing and discipline, but you will feel the warmth of encouraging another person with your smile and your kind words or actions.
I see it every day with my son.
I pray you will see it in your lives too.
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