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The Most Important Question

May 21, 2012

What’s the first question you were asked when you graduated from high school? We’ll bet money it wasn’t, “So, who are you going to become?” Are you kidding? It was, “So, what are you going to do now?” Although it’s a fine question, performance immediately becomes the topic of conversation, reinforcing our behavior to please externally rather than be aware of our internal self. As a result of this mind-set, a lot of people in their twenties have no idea of their gifts and abilities, spiritual or otherwise. They might have a well-documented résumé but not be able to answer questions such as, “What are your strengths and weaknesses?”

While we may have an innate desire to know who we are, we may sense a

lack of true identity in a world consumed with titles, positions, and stereotypes…

Our twenties [ … ]

Listening to Your Life

May 18, 2012

Listening to your life involves connecting with God, yourself, and the people you encounter to get directions for finding and staying on your path. It is about being curious enough and honest enough to answer the important questions that will enable you to grow. It is about using what you hear to create a vision that pulls you forward and opening your mind to the creativity that will unlock doors and create experiences at a higher level than you have ever experienced. Listening to your life gives you both the confidence to keep walking your path even when it seems nothing is coming together the way you hoped and the tenacity to flow smoothly through the twists and turns that threaten to knock you off course. It also opens you to the rich and abundant rewards of living generously and [ … ]

Need-to-Know

May 17, 2012

Sometimes our curiosity can lead us where we don’t really want to go. But it doesn’t have to, especially if we remember that peace and happiness don’t come from knowing everything, as God does, but from simply obeying God and trusting Him to reveal information on a need-to-know basis. His goal is not to keep things from us, but to hold certain information for us so it doesn’t cause unnecessary pain and suffering in our lives.

Excerpted from Completely Forgiven by Shannon Ethridge

Daily Reflection:

Do you trust God to reveal information as necessary?

Depth, Not Length

May 15, 2012

God invites each of us to spend time with Him and to get to know Him. But He doesn’t force Himself upon us. His Word promises, “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you” ( James 4:8). God’s invitation stands: we’re welcome to draw as near to Him as we desire. God sets no limit to how closely we can come to know Him. He doesn’t restrict us to learning doctrines about Him or to voicing formal, rigid prayers to Him. His invitation is open ended. The limit to how close we draw to God lies with us.

Excerpted from Unlimiting God by Richard Blackaby

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January 11, 2012

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