When We Imagine

1 month ago | 6 notes

Today I had a conversation with a friend about this very topic … Self Pride … she hit me up saying that her “checklist” for how to love was 1 Corinthians 13 the whole thing. Yet she realized and acknowledged that she is only human and can not meet every item in these verses 100% everyday. At her best she thought she’s at a 65% for the year. She admitted to struggling with verse 5: love does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered. So I asked God for an answer that would shed light on her struggle and this is what he gave me:

Always be mindful of your pride. There are many times when we blame our actions on many other things, but if we look deep beneath the surface, it is pride that is always preventing us from loving completely. We feel we deserve certain things, that things should be done on our time or our way, etc., and things like being easily provoked, envying, being impatient, and keeping records of wrongs is due to pride. If you take the opposite of everything in that verse it would look like this:

PRIDE is impatient, PRIDE is unkind, it DOES envy, it DOES boast, it dishonors, is self-seeking, and easily angered … etc.

So my conclusion to her was PRIDE is THE GREATEST ENEMY of LOVE because LOVE involves submitting to others and PRIDE consists of consumption of self.

I know this isn’t the typical happy post but I thought it was a profound conversation worth sharing. It shined a light on things for both of us. Hope it touches more people. This is my post for Make it Over Mondays. Happy Monday.

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2 months ago

Make It Over Monday

Good Afternoon we are halfway through our Monday, if you are going by Eastern Standard Time. If not hopefully this will help you get there. :) We all have a Monday or many Monday’s that are just hard to get through.

We look like this on the outside —->

But when we end up digging into the small hole somewhere deep inside us we end up looking and feeling like this —->

When Monday’s are difficult it make’s being happy and positive even harder especially if the start of your week is BLAH! So instead of Make Over Monday which I am finding to be a very popular tag on other sites … I am doing Make It Over Monday … this could mean making it over that weekly mud puddle we call Monday or that you’re going to “redo” it to where Monday’s are easier. How you do it is completely up to you but this day will be the day I give some insights to how I do it. Hopefully we all find unique ways to power through them without slowing down our progress of a continuous and sustainable positive and happy place inside ourselves. :) Happy Monday and Happy Reading ….

INSIGHT:

Want what you have and you will always have what you want.

This seems like a very simple concept, but as simple as it is … in America it is very hard to wrap our heads and hearts around it. This is a society where having what the next person has has become the name of the game. I truly hold on to this “value/moral” for dear life. I understood and followed this idea since I was young. I didn’t grow up ever wanting more than what I already had. This has managed to keep me centered when the stress of finances hit, when I look in the mirror and see that my body isn’t perfect, when my car is chugging along, when work is about to drive me up the wall … When any sort of situation like the ones I mentioned pop up I remind myself why I should want those things. My chugging car = paid off … no bill (who doesn’t want to not hafta pay a car bill) … you get the point …

I encourage you to focus on the things you have and want those things and not so much focus on what others have and how they got it … this will take one more concern/worry off your shoulders.

(Source: whenweimagine)

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2 months ago | 1 note

Good morning :) Happy Monday … Its the start of a new week and so its the perfect time to makeover how you start your weeks out. Later today I will post a tip on how to make your days and weeks a lot happier, positive, and encouraging for you and others. Hope everyone has a great morning!

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2 months ago | 1 note

Good morning … Dont forget we are still children to someone no matter our age … We will always be our parents child and Gods child … So keep this in mind you are still someones miracle :) have a great day!