No Remote, Get Up!
There’s no remote to change the channels of our lives. If we don’t like what’s playing, then we’ve got to get up and do something about it. If you don’t like yourself physically, do something about it. If you don’t like yourself spiritually, do something about it. If you don’t like yourself emotionally, do something about it. Sitting in a chair and accepting that this is “just the way it is” is wrong thinking. Ask God what you need to do and start on your journey.
Skip the Argument
”We don’t have to attend every argument we are invited to”. Arguments never have a good ending. Both people want the last word and most of the other ones too. So you have two people arguing louder and louder and nobody is listening! Just because someone says something that makes you mad or you disagree with doesn’t mean you have to “attend the party”. It’s just better to walk away. Arguments don’t solve anything.
Abusers…Run!
Abusers, whether physical or verbal, always push the blame onto the one who is being abused. It sounds like this: I don’t need anger management. She needs to stop doing things that make me lose my temper. If she would just do what I tell her to everything would be fine. I get drunk and hit her because she’s so awful to me. She knows the buttons to push to send me over the edge. If you find yourself in an abusive situation, it’s time to step away. This won’t end well and you deserve better.
Load Your Brain
”Don’t forget to load your brain before you shoot off your mouth”! How do crazy words keep falling out our mouth? You know the ones I mean…we walk away from someone and think “why did I say that!” The answer to that is as follows: we forgot to think before we spoke! I’m pretty sure there should be a 20 second delay after we LOAD OUR BRAIN so we can think through the possible results of what our words can do. Maybe we should have to get a license since we’re dealing with a deadly weapon!
Enough for Today
This is your Monday morning reminder that you can handle whatever this week throws at you. For some of us, the week will be full of small problems but for others, the winds are going to blow and the earth is going to shake. In that case we need to remember that just like God gave manna to the children of Israel in the desert, He gives us what we need to get through just one day. No sense looking at tomorrow and worrying because you aren’t equipped to handle it yet.
Heaven is Talking
”God is working for you tonight. Heaven is holding a conversation about you” and God’s Holy Spirit is working overtime getting us through this walk of life. It’s so important that He knows we may need some help because He’s the One who can help us. Did you know that God has angels who have been assigned to you?” Heaven is always looking for ways to support you and push you forward! I love it! Heaven is talking about us right now, making decisions in our favor, guaranteeing us that He knows what we’re going through.