Watermelon greek salad (pic only)

 Watermelon greek salad? Mmmmmmm

Discussing and questioning fear part 2

 "Why ask "Do you fear yourself?" Because the question behind the question is....

Do you really KNOW yourself? Have you dove into the areas of YOU and considered WHO you are....

And you don't have to necessarily "know" yourself as a finished and done deal. As I continue to study out the Bible on a consistent basis, I realize that in order to have certain "fruits" of the Spirit (LOL, I won't lie, I work on having them ALL ) (Galatians 5:22-23 ~ "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control."), it does involve a consideration of WHO I am and WHO I chose to be and be of...on a daily, as-long-as-I-am-breathing kinda basis. Especially if I am choosing to grow in my life.

Getting to know yourself more deeply and choosing to enjoy that which you are and experiencing YOU (and your life) more fully takes away that fear/doubt/uncertainty and builds that faith within yourself and that which you have come from. You grow in KNOWING....and that KNOWING goes forward with you regardless of the unknown.

Faith is that confidence, knowing, and trust in God and his greater vision for your life (Can you imagine?...even bigger than your biggest dream for your life?).

(Hebrews 11:1 ~ "Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.")

Consider yourself....

I started off this morning with a post on facebook that read...

"After discussing fear with several people lately, a question that comes to mind and a consideration I pose for all who read this (includes myself).....

Since MANY of us do not like the unknown (or the uncertainty and lack of "control" within the unknown) and may not be willing to embrace the unknown, AND in things and situations that are unknown do we tend to put a fear (hesitation, resistance, challenge, confusion, frustration, anxiety, problem, anger, hatred, separation...), then I ask.....Do YOU fear yourself?

Please feel free to answer and I will post the OTHER question later on today.... ;)"


"Why ask "Do you fear yourself?"  Because the question behind the question is....Do you really KNOW yourself?  Have you dove into the areas of YOU and considered WHO you are....

•  Do you know what your foundation is that you have chosen to build your life on?
• Have you considered the fruits that you want to see in your life and why you would want to see that particular fruit?
• Have you considered how you will nourish YOUR roots to help them to grow and establish yourself and a producer of good fruit in your life?
• Have you considered how you are producing the current fruit that you pick and eat in your life right now?
• Have you decided how you would like to consistently show up in this world as or what you choose to respond to life's circumstances through?
• Have you considered how you want to see your own reflection and embrace what it is that you see in the mirror?
• Have you considered the depth to which you want to experience relationships in your life?
• Have you noticed how you currently connect with those around you and does that match the level to which you would like to connect with others?
• Have you considered what level of energy that you want to be and show up as in the lives of others?  How brightly do you currently shine and does it match the level to which you would like shine at?
• If you do not desire to shine or consider others or nourish yourself or grow or find joy in life around you, then what are you considering and does that match what you would most like in your life?

Now these are just some questions that I may ask myself....in particular during my quiet times (personal, introspective, and reflective time while studying the Bible) and as I go throughout my day.  But they are deep diving type of questions....the kind that you can't help but considering as you go about life and it's many approaches....

Notice that I am not asking about what roles you play in the lives of others, what jobs you currently have, what positions you currently hold, how many businesses you presently run or what you have done or succeeded to do in the past.....

Because IN all of those circumstances and situations, YOU are still the fundamental part of it happening and being the experience that you had or have.

It is not even your name, but at the very core of the life that is happening around you that you see.....how are you choosing to build, shape, mold, maintain the filter through which YOUR life is made viable?

 

When I chose to become a Disciple over 11 years ago...I was already at a point in my life where I found myself trying wanted my slate to be wiped clean.  I was choosing no longer to be defined by what I have done or what labels I was to referred to. (As in Ephesians 4:21-23 ~  ^"You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.") It was freeing to know that it is possible to just get to the core of who I was/am and the joy that waited for me there.  And it's all OVER the New Testament...asking you to consider yourselves and your relationship with God and with Jesus AND with others.

And you don't have to necessarily "know" yourself as a finished and done deal.  As I continue to study out the Bible on a consistent basis, I realize that in order to have certain "fruits" of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23 ~ "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control."), it does involve a consideration of WHO I am and WHO I chose to be and be of...on a daily, as-long-as-I-am-breathing kinda basis. Especially if I am choosing to grow in my life.

 Getting to know yourself more deeply and choosing to enjoy that which you are and experiencing YOU (and your life) more fully takes away that fear/doubt/uncertainty and builds that faith within yourself and that which you have come from.  You grow in KNOWING....and that KNOWING goes forward with you regardless of the unknown. Faith is that confidence, knowing, and trust in God and his greater vision for your life (Can you imagine?...even bigger than your biggest dream for your life?).  (Hebrews 11:1 ~ "Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.")  And when we consider that God can see more than we are able to even dream or envision for ourselves....let's face it, God is coming from a place of being able to see the bigger picture, and through a perspective that is of Love and Truth. If God's vision for us is all good and full of benefit and blessing, why not trust in and have faith that God and life in you? 

Discussing and questioning fear...

 After discussing fear with several people lately, a question that comes to mind and a consideration I pose for all who read this (includes myself).....

Since MANY of us do not like the unknown (or the uncertainty and lack of "control" within the unknown) and may not be willing to embrace the unknown, AND in things and situations that are unknown do we tend to put a fear (hesitation, resistance, challenge, confusion, frustration, anxiety, problem, anger, hatred, separation...), then I ask.....Do YOU fear yourself?

Please feel free to answer and I will post the OTHER question later on today....

Pondering the gem of purity

 Good morning! I had a talk with my son last night about a rare and precious gem that many overlook nowadays....we are all blessed with it in abundance, but as we make choices in life we can either support it or cause it to dwindle. Some have walked this earth with its full consideration in mind and have done great things and remained a wide open channel to receiving the fullness of God and life within and through them...

Purity, it's pursuit and maintenance, is a beautiful and blessed gem that seems to be forsaken and taken for granted. The core, the heart, the origin, source, love, life....come from a beautiful, simplistic, and pure place.

Enjoying the joy and bliss in considering purity...

Have a heart-full and beautiful day

#ThankyouGod #fullgratitude #healthandheart #love #divinerelationship

Life is lived in this very moment.

 #GOODMorning! "Life is lived in this very moment." How are you attending to making the very most, and best of this precious moment that is life and living? Amazing quiet time, and now for some physical nourishment. I love being fed and filled on all levels

Enjoy this bright, beautiful and living day!

#ThankyouGod #holdingspace #thankyouJesus #divineexample #undisputedchampion #fullLove

Simply ecstasious!

 Good morning! Mmmmm....feed me a buffet for my soul and I will sit back in awe and gratitude with heart and belly full. Thank you God for keep my plate full of delicious wonder and MMmmmm goodness.....simply ecstasious! Can't quite describe this feeling, but I am sure there is something in life that feels blissfully uplifting to you

Have an AWEsome day filled with bliss and wonder (and a dash of surprise )

#ThankyouGod #blissfull #ecstasy #love #moreLove

Tears of gratitude

 This thought came to me as I cried to sleep the other night....."I have been created as a key to unlock the wonders (and possibilities) of God."

#aFathersLove #divine #intention #biggerpurpose

Happy UN birthday to me

 Ahhhhhh....My son made me a cake for my birthday....

My happy UN-birthday that is.

#celebrate #appreciate #truetreasures #love

Shine bright your light

 "The purpose of the light is to bring light to others." - Edi Balian . Thanks for a great message and shining many lumens bright to the encouragement of others.

Stay grounded

 Think I am now convinced the reason my kids fill every pocket with rocks is to stay grounded. I may have to try it out myself

New day breath

 Good morning! I made it!!! I woke up in a new day....breathing!!!

Thank you God!! .....Now to clean a waffle iron... Ahhhhh the miracles of life and living. #ThankyouGod #newlifetime #catsnowloveme #amazingmiracles #stayinggrounded

Super fruitful morning

 And yes, it's a GOOD MORNING!! A great one indeed so far and super fruitful...and yet there is still more day to be had? AMAZING!! I think some special time with the boys is calling

Mmmmmm

#ThankyouGod #blessed #humble #opportunityknocks

BE in the full enjoyment of the wonders of the day

 Good morning! Dishes washed, breakfast, lunch, dinner cooked, snacks for soccer ready, laundry washed and dried, kids out the door.....and now to BE in the full enjoyment of the wonders within the rest of the day. Today, I just gotta flow with it.

Enjoy a fab Friday and an amazing weekend

#ThankYouGod #blissandblessing #keepwiththeflow

A forecast is a calculated guess. Be ready to make the most of the moment you are in

 Good morning! HA!! Take that "fore"cast. (Sometimes we have to remember a prediction is only a calculated guess into the unknown of the future...don`t make your happiness circumstantial and fleeting...keep it close and current) It said rain, rain, rain (so I planned for transplanting and splitting perennials)...and all I have seen is sun and shine and rainbows...PLUS having my garden watered when I wasn`t looking. By the looks of the clear skies, I should be able to finish up trimming and planting the rest of the garden, and getting my starters in the ground (tomatoes, celery, cabbage, cauliflower, zinnias, okras....). I`m so happy I may even give the lawn some extra attention

Enjoy this beautiful ««Sunday

#thankyouGod #familytime #lovegardening #backtonature

I love catching the sunrise in the morning

 Good morning!!! I was supposed to sleep in, but I just love catching the sunrise in the morning

I think I will cuddle back in though under the warm blankets (and after a tall glass of water) and fake the lengthy slumber. (one of these day I MAY sleep in HA!)

Looking like a great, bright and beautiful-ish day....as always! Enjoy!!

#ThankyouGod #divinehealing #LoveandLight

Enjoying the stillness in radiance

 Good morning! And HAPPY Thursday! Today is a sun-SHINY day! Enjoying the stillness in radiance.

Have a bright and beautiful day!

#ThankyouGod #stayingconnected #tappedintothesource #lovingitup

Good plants grow good roots

 Good morning! Good plants grow good roots...This day is just PACKED with getting together with the encouragement of the women in my life...I need a "T" word that describes building up a better, more encouraged and joyful "Me" simultaneous with the adding of joy and encouragement in return. In the meantime, I will get prepared for this funtastical Tuesday!

#ThankyouGod #blissisthirstquenching #honourandglory

BE in the moment

 There is such a difference in feeling when you are BEING yourself instead of judging yourself in what you are doing. Establish a home point of standards (what you choose to live by in your best version of yourself...), give it some study and consideration and then GO and apply it...in everything. BE the application of the good you admire AND desire....and trust the process of you moving towards what it looks like for you.

#ThankyouJesus #greatexample #dailyconsideration #answeredprayers #beautifulfaith

Good morning...from bed!

 Good morning! We are all hanging out this morning in my bedroom...HA!! I have forgotten how good it feels to be tucked in AND hanging out together. But it will be a busy day and hopefully rounded out with a girls night....we'll see

Enjoy a wonderful weekend

#thankyouGod #funwithfamily #soccertournament #ridefortheSon