Day 119 - Week at a glance
Scripture focus: "I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life." John 8:12 NKJV
Before daybreak the next morning Jesus got up and went out to an isolated place to pray. Mark 1:35 NLT
Walking in the light of trusting God frees us to pursue our soul cravings.
We need the light, because sometimes we confuse pleasing God with trusting God. Assuming that our purpose is to please God, we may actually be sabotaging our efforts! Increased stress does bad things to our brain, and that may trigger brain cravings - yukky things that hijack our capacity to live and love large.
"Doing good" may actually be more attainable than we realize.
If we choose to trust God, rather than rely on ourselves to figure out what it means to please Him, we are open to hear his Spirit guide and instruct us.
We were created to experience pleasure - a whole brain experience that occurs when we have the sensibility to recognize God moments in our daily activities.
Fun is fun. Pleasure is better. Pleasure is what we can experience when we realize - with our entire being - the deeper meaning carefully tucked into a moment. Pleasure takes fun to a whole new level - and it's awesome.
Living wisely isn't about always doing the right thing, it's about finding God in the midst of all things. That's sensible!
In a world where we long for community and often find ourselves lonely, it's important to realize that we'll get better at loving as we grow more committed to trusting. Loving relationships are the by-product of trusting God's hand, and trusting God's hand is easier when we've experienced loving relationships!
This completes the first one hundred nineteen steps of your 365 step journey; I pray you are nearer to God as a result of the steps you've taken this week.
Recommended reading: Judges 9 and Psalm 97 in the morning; Luke 24 and Psalm 98 in the evening
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