It’s Monday again. Funny how that happens <3
Today, yes this day, comes with the opportunity to breathe deeply knowing there are gifts in store. This week holds gifts galore, it’s true! Life is good because life still IS. For me, today came early with its share of struggle. Even so I have a choice to let myself practice what I preach which is: believe Jesus has His hands here in the struggle too, communicate with live giving words, and continue learning.
What happened this morning is nothing new, it was just another slightly different packaged set of minutes attempting to hook and reel me to entertain, believe, then communicate out of a lie. This lie was a filter I didn’t know I had for many of my years. I now see how it effected every part of my existence. I have referenced this personal thorn before in past writings and I will continue to ask Jesus to let me walk His path in attempting to share more with you, knowing ultimately the clarity and courage in my sharing continues to help my belief in all things true, grow deeper roots.
What’s the lie? It’s a persistent and pesky ol’ lie, a lie which goes back to the Garden of Eden. It’s one I want no more familiarity with, no more justifications around. It’s this… the “lie of lack.” I am so grateful Jesus let me see this root of death in my life and now I can choose to live! I know partially how to live apart from this lie and I also trust I will know in total one day as I continue letting Him remake my thoughts.
Based on the teachings of Jesus and the follow up teachings of His disciples I know “I lack no good thing.” By my personal say-so I also know I lack no “bad” thing either. Meaning, left to my own self I am not able to choose life for others first and myself next. If you know me and consider me kind, it is only by the gift of Jesus in me, so … I plead again, please give Him thanks with me and consider letting Him set you in your own beautiful-abundant-never-lacking-anything life journey.
That’s all a bit Karaese-ish, oh well.
Anyway, the lie of lack has nipped at me long enough. It’s not true and I will not make decisions from this place. This morning I was thankful of my awareness which allowed me to put on a new filter, His filter…
Karah remember, you lack nothing, no thing in anything!
While I didn’t do it perfectly, I did then communicate some necessary information without judgement or shame. We’ve got to choose to live in the light! It doesn’t mean ignore and dismiss the hard and potentially heavy-hearted issues, but instead the opposite. Shine brightly, be humbly confident, communicate truths, and trust Jesus for a change.
Anyone else have a lie fighting for you? Anyone else celebrating with me because “the lie” which has fought for you is now recognizable and maybe a little less loud?!? Over these next few days I will be sharing some different practices, stories, and songs which have helped me along in the journey to freedom from, you got it, the persistent and pesky ole’ lie of lack! Hope you can join me and please share along the way!