My heart to encourage your heart
“End of Construction-Thank you for your Patience”
We are all under construction.
Construction is complete when we die.
Until then show some grace to others including yourself.
Construction is messy!
It is dangerous to believe you are the only one with a mess.
We are ALL under construction.
When we believe we are all in process we treat others nicer.
Application:
Next time you get angry or frustrated with someone else, remember they are under construction.
Applause, like candy, is sweet to the taste yet leaves you always wanting more.
Have you ever received applause only to want more?
Applause is a poor motivator because it is so fickle.
The performer must top the last performance to increase applause.
What if we lived for the applause of heaven?
Does the applause of heaven exist?
The applause of heaven is a mindset whereby we seek to please those above not those
here on earth.
When we live for the applause of heaven we get earth thrown in.
When we focus on God’s pleasure in our endeavor we gain the applause of earth as well.
Application:
What is one area of your life that could benefit from the applause of heaven?
“Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?” Matthew 6:26
God knows we worry. He thought of us when He created the birds. You see the birds are our constant reminder that God will take care of us. They sing a song everyday that is a reminder that your heavenly father loves you and will provide for your every need.
Next time you get caught in a worry trap, stop and listen. Listen for the birds. If you can’t hear their song you are too busy or too worried. When you do hear one, focus in and let the tune calm your worry. The birds sing the same song each and every day. The words go something like this, “I love you, I love you, I love you, don’t worry, don’t worry, don’t worry”. He told me to tell you.
Application:
What is one thing you can take from this to calm your worry? Share your story with us!
To heal is to recover from what was broken. It means to allow the little people with hardhats to come out and repair the parts of you that are broken. This is best accomplished while we sleep. Every night when we lie down to sleep these little imaginary people with hardhats come out and repair all that was broken throughout the day. The more sleep the more repair. The less sleep, the less repair. So get more sleep.
Application:
What can you take away from this to assist you with healing?
P.S. can this apply to emotional and spiritual healing as well?
Resist the urge to blend in.
Blending in is easy and builds the wrong kind of muscles, the easy muscles.
Instead build the weird kind of muscles, the kind that gains the type of results you want anyways. Need some help? Try these as some examples of ways to be weird and build weird muscles:
This is a start as you set out to be weird.
Why weird?
Because so few people are actually doing this.
Begin today!
Application:
What is one thing you can start doing today to break out of the ruts? Share your story here.
Dave Scott 