Breaking Free From Strongholds

"IT'S NOT UNHOLY OR IMPULSIVE... IT'S PURE."

Lord, work on me.

God comes and offers to work this absolute surrender in you. All these searchings and hungerings and longings that are in your heart, I tell you they are the drawings of the divine magnet, Christ Jesus. He lived a life of absolute surrender, He has possession of you; He is living in your heart by His Holy Spirit. You have hindered and hindered Him terribly, but He desires to help you to get hold of Him entirely. And He comes and draws you now by His message and words. Will you not come and trust God to work in you that absolute surrender to Himself? Yes, blessed be God, He can do it, and He will do it.

http://www.jesus.org.uk/christian-classics/andrew-murray

“When you are fully present with everyone you meet, you relinquish the conceptual identity you made for them — your interpretation of who they are and what they did in the past — and are able to interact without the egoic movements of desire and fear. Attention, which is alert stillness, is the key.”



Eckhart Tolle

Cultivating Happy Habits

Each morning, write down three things that you are grateful for. The key here is to come up with three new things each day. This trains your brain to focus more on the good in your life.
Journal for two minutes a day about one positive experience you’ve had over the past twenty-four hours. Write down all the details you can remember. This helps your brain re-experience the experience, thus doubling its impact.
Meditate daily. This does not have to be complicated. Simply stop all activity, relax, and pay attention to your breath for about two minutes. This helps you to focus your brain on things you want to focus on, and not get distracted by negativity.
Do one random act of kindness every day. This can be as simple as taking two minutes to write an email to someone you know, praising them or thanking them for something they did.
Exercise for fifteen minutes daily. Simply cardio exercises have a powerful antidepressant effect.

A prayer.

" May the Lord direct your hearts into God's love and Christ's perseverance. "

~2 Thessalonians 3:5

1 Peter 2:9
New King James Version (NKJV)
9 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

<3

"I just saw your reconsider privilege poem. It is so beautiful and heart felt. You are an old soul indeed. I so admire your compassion and earnestness in trying to make sense of this crazy world we live in."


Words of kindness and support ~ so grateful <3

“Whenever you become anxious or stressed, outer purpose has taken over, and you lost sight of your inner purpose. You have forgotten that your state of consciousness is primary, all else secondary.”



Eckhart Tolle

When you stand against the enemy, you tell him and his entourage that he isn't welcome. He has no authority. He has no place. The beauty is that he HAS to flee. He HAS to retreat. He HAS to submit to the authoritative name of Jesus.

But he doesn't go without a few cheap shots. The kind that make you question yourself deeply. Your mission deeply. Your qualifications deeply.

But rest in the truth of God's will and His character. Not the wayward, inconsistent, broken self. God is consistent. We are not. We never are. Therefore when your thoughts haunt you after intense ministry. Ask The Holy Spirit to intercede on your behalf. Jesus is the only truth we have. And we are fortunate to have Him every and any moment we call. Rest well young warriors. The battle is worthy. The King is pleased.

Rome wasn't built in a day.
“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step."
~ Lao Tzu

I have been thinking about this concept lately as I have been embarking on some scary/exciting goals in both my personal and professional life. I think often we get caught up in the grand scope of our dreams and forget that the road to completion offers us the luxury of time. It is much more liberating to work towards a goal one small step at a time rather than focus on the end result and invite stress and overwhelm. So, how 'bout you? What is one of your grandest dreams that you can take one small step towards today? Yeah. Do that.

Amazing day

God, you are so good. The work you are doing on my heart. On my mind. In my mind. You are taking over the yuck. I love You I love You I love You. Deeply. You hear me. YOU HAV FILLED ME WITH THANKFULNESS.

MY HEART FEELS WARM AND IS FULL.

YOU ARE SO GOOD.

SO MERCIFUL.

LORD, THANK YOU FOR SHOWING ME YOUR CHARACTER.

YOU ARE TRANSFORMING ME ALL THROUGHOUT THE DAY.


I AM WORTH IT FOR YOU. YOU HAVE CHOSEN ME.
YOU LOVE ME. ALL DAY EVERY DAY.


I AM RIGHTEOUSNESS IN YOUR SIGHT BY JESUS' PRECIOUS LIFE-SACRIFICE.

HE WAS MURDERED FOR OUR SAKE, MY SAKE.

THANK YOU JESUS. I ... LOVE YOU, GOD.


THANK YOU,
J.B.

Daily renewal

Philippians 4:19
New King James Version (NKJV)
19 And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

2 Corinthians 4:7
New King James Version (NKJV)
Cast Down but Unconquered

7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us.