Oh my goodness, when I read about the shepards being confronted when the angels broke into their routine, I wondered if I were confronted would I really believe? Would I be reassured? I hope I would. Reminds me of the guy mountain climbing in the Renewing Hope Bible Study who was dangling from the mountain side in pitch black darkness and was praying really hard. God spoke to him and told him to trust him and to let go..but the man did not. When they found him he was dangling only a few feet from solid ground. I hope to never doubt it when I hear God speaking to me....wonder if I ever have....I will have to think on this...
I was so excited to read the journal activity of "What would I focus on if Jesus were standing next to me at each of the holiday events I will be going to? Would I gourge on food or be filled with celebrating his presence?"
This is a "God thing" to have these words in the bible study especially after hearing the priest say how our body is God's house and who is doing what to his house while he is away.
I will have an awareness that God is right there at my elbow as I stand gazing at the calorie dense food laid out among us....for the first time "I am getting it!!!! that he is always with me!!!">>>>
bye...
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Monday, December 1, 2008
Great Joy - Day One -Do Not FEAR
"Do not be afraid". Fear is a paralyzing emotion tht makes us ineffective for God's use on a daily basis.
After reading the daily bible study I realize I have a lot Fear in my life. I use self-talk and images way more than I knew to sabatoge or convince myself something is going to happen. It is truly amazing how fast my mind can jut ahead to a determinal or devasting ending way before anything has even started.
Right now the very first thought that causes me to have FEAR is that I won't ever lose weight. The scale is very hard to budge and I have been hovering around the same weight for a while. Sometimes I think, "Oh, well this is just how it is going to be the rest of my life." I give up when I haven't even started. I have always wondered why - now I know - Fear has crept in.
The same goes with finishing my thesis. The other day I had the thought I would not finish by the deadline and how I would neeed to fininacally have to come up with a lot more money to extend the deadline, I would disappoint a lot of people, yada yada yada.....I am fearful of finishing....why??
Believe it or not but I am excited to know this word and face it dead on. I need to let FEAR go and live in the moment. YIKES>>>>Here it goes!!!
After reading the daily bible study I realize I have a lot Fear in my life. I use self-talk and images way more than I knew to sabatoge or convince myself something is going to happen. It is truly amazing how fast my mind can jut ahead to a determinal or devasting ending way before anything has even started.
Right now the very first thought that causes me to have FEAR is that I won't ever lose weight. The scale is very hard to budge and I have been hovering around the same weight for a while. Sometimes I think, "Oh, well this is just how it is going to be the rest of my life." I give up when I haven't even started. I have always wondered why - now I know - Fear has crept in.
The same goes with finishing my thesis. The other day I had the thought I would not finish by the deadline and how I would neeed to fininacally have to come up with a lot more money to extend the deadline, I would disappoint a lot of people, yada yada yada.....I am fearful of finishing....why??
Believe it or not but I am excited to know this word and face it dead on. I need to let FEAR go and live in the moment. YIKES>>>>Here it goes!!!
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