Paying Attention to what Matters:

My Relationship with Me

Maybe my Mirror is Wrong
I can hold a view of myself that isn’t true.  To see me for who I truly am, I must see myself as God sees me.  To do that, I must trust His appraisal of my worth.  Not Dad's.  Maybe he's wrong. Not mine. Maybe my mirror's wrong.
See yourself through eyes of Mercy  Pt 1
Our sin doesn’t change Jesus' love for us or our worth in His eyes. I may not be worthy of love, but I have worth. If a dealer pays a million for my old lamp, my view of the lamp changes. The price paid for me says I'm worth it. See link for Part 2.
I've decided to Stop being Undecided
Decision making is difficult.   This post will offer tools to help us with the dilemmas that come with decision making: Inertia and the lack of motivation, a cluttered mind, too many options, perfectionism & uncertainty.
Paralyzed from the Neck Up - Part 3
Signs of paralysis: I stay busy to avoid life. I never act until I'm ‘sure’. I overthink until I can’t think. If I don’t try, I won’t fail.  I’ll do it right or I won’t do it. I avoid goals. I'd rather dream than decide.
Paralyzed from the Neck Up - Part 2
Jesus asked a paralytic if he wanted to be healed. Why? Because we won't ask once we stop hoping. I resign myself to my mat. 'It's just the way it is'.   Why raise my hope? Yet Jesus does exactly that!
Paralyzed from the Neck Up - Part 1
I will dream of homers yet never swing away. Bad decisions can ruin your life. But so can indecision. Like Thoreau, I wish to 'live deliberately'.  I don’t want to come to the end only to find I never lived.
When Pain is all I think About - Part 1
Pain can totally consume a heart.  But too much pain for too long can break it. Bring it to God! He may not remove it but He'll walk with you thru it. Hurt isn't what breaks a heart. It's hurting alone.
The Me I see
It's hard to love the me I am if others don’t. I tend to get my view of myself from how others see me or how I think they see me.  I need to ask the one who does know me and believe what He tells me.
When Pain is All I think About - Part 2
Ever feel like you flee from a lion only to meet a bear? Or run home to your safe place and a snake bites you? (Amos 5:19) I can't even seem to avoid trouble, much less deal with it or handle it well.
Words of Hope for Paralyzed Minds
What Jesus said to the paralytic gives me hope for my paralyzed mind. I find hope to 'get well' once I admit I’m not.  I find worth in His delight instead of my success. I'm no longer afraid to swing away.
 Fall in Love, then Change the World
God says 'Go' after He says 'Come'.  We bear fruit after we abide. He's after intimacy. I'm after fruit and impact. Result? Artificial fruit + zero impact. Who turned the world upside down? His 'friends'.

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