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[MajestyJo]

You Are Worthy


Do not undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others.

It is because we are different that each of us is special.

Do not set your goals by what other people deem important.

Only you know what is best for you.

Do not take for granted the things closest to your heart.

Cling to them as you would your life. For without them, life is
meaningless.

Do not let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past
nor for the future.

By living your life one day at a time, you live all the days of your
life.

Do not give up when you still have something to give.

Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.

It is a fragile thread that binds us to each other.

Do not be afraid to encounter risks.

It is by taking chances that we learn to be brave.

Do not shut love out of your life by saying it is impossible to find.

The quickest way to receive love is to give love;

The fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly.

In addition, the best way to keep love is to give it wings.

Do not dismiss your dreams. To be without dreams is to be without
hope,

To be without hope is to be without purpose.

Do not run through life so fast that you forget not only where you
have been

But also where you are going.

Life is not a race but a journey to be savored each step of the way.

So smile and let the sun shine through.

For there's someone, somewhere, watching over you.


From DailyReflections-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

So many times I have hear people share about going back out because
they didn't feel like they were deserving of recovery.

The old tapes in their heads told them that they were failures at
life and the were unable to grasp the concept that we need to go
through what we had to go through to get to where we are today. We
all have a story to share, and I believe that we are each chosen. So
many seemed more worthy of recovery than me, but I was one of the
ones that made it. For that alone, I will always be grateful.

Grateful also for the person who said, "Remember God doesn't make no
junk!" I have a message to carry, as they say, gratitude is an
action word. I don't want to ever be the bearer of the news that "To
use is to die!"

It was a real spiritual awakening to find that God hadn't abandoned
me, I had abandoned God and He had cared for me and helped me
survive to make it here.

[MajestyJo]

Most of us truly, desperately want God to be all in all in our lives. We want to want His good and perfect will to be done, even if we have to die in the process. We want to do whatever He asks of us -- to be perfect for Him, to spend ourselves for Him.

Obviously, nothing is wrong at all with this passion; however, it can occasionally cause some problems, because we, being human, often try to survive on our own willpower. We have the tendency to try to make things happen in our own strength. So saying, Christians can live in extreme guilt if we feel we don't measure up to "the divine standards" of God.

The scary realization that we have issues -- issues that might even include keeping God at a distance -- can be difficult for well-meaning Christians to live with. But here's the rub: The walls we've unconsciously, or consciously, built to protect ourselves from injury do not make God mad at us. He is not disgusted or disappointed by the walls we've thrown up or by the signs posted to keep Him out. Our boundaries do not condemn us. We will live trembling, terrified, unproductive lives if we believe that our salvation rests in our strength instead of God's. This is why trusting Jesus' love and free, grace-full salvation is so important -- because it sincerely is a matter of trust, even when we feel like all is lost. Is He who He says He is? This is the question of our existence.

It is hard for human beings in a fallen world to comprehend the Father's heart -- the true-blue, romantic, passionate, fatherly, brotherly, motherly love of God. He completely respects us in all regards, including our walls. This next statement flies in the face of traditional Christian teaching, but -- it's okay to have boundaries with God. He wants what is real from us. He doesn't want lip service. He is willing to wait for as long as it takes in order to have our hearts. If all we can give Him right now is a glance from across the room, then He'll take that glance and patiently wait for the rest. If all we can give Him is a mere sliver of our true self, He'll take that piece, no matter its size . . . and patiently, lovingly wait for the rest.

To quote a man long remembered for his romantic nature, "Love is not love which alters when it alteration finds" (Shakespeare, Sonnet 116). Do you know -- sincerely know in the depths of your heart -- how true this is of your Father? Your walls don't send Him on a pity party. Your wrong choices don't scare Him away. Whatever you're going through right now, He knows. He understands it even more than you do, so don't think that what you're dealing with might make Him angry at you. Don't be afraid of making mistakes. Don't worry about your runaway emotions. Don't worry about the things that scare you in the deepest parts of your soul. Don't be afraid of God. There is nothing in Him to condemn you. He knows, and He loves, and He fights for you more than you could imagine.

By John Paul Jackson

From my site The Gathering of Eagles and posted on another site.

[MajestyJo]

The Creator is my companion; I shall not hurry.

He helps me pause in pleasant places;

He gives me moments of renewal.

He calms my anxiety.

He keeps me in the path of quietness for His love's sake.

Yes, though I am surrounded by rush and stress and worry,

I will not be overwhelmed; for You are with me.

Your calmness protects and comforts me.

You have refreshed my soul even in in the middle of my busy life.

You have eased my mind with inner peace.

Surely quietness and kindness shall follow me all the days of my life

And I will dwell in the care of the Creator for ever.

This modern interpretation and adaptation of Psalm 23 helps me when I am overworking and not taking care of myself.

Celia Haddon - The Yearbook of and Wisdom