Unbelievable Discovery #1
Dear Steemit Friends, I invite you to take some time to enjoy this unbelievable discovery I've made some years ago.
Here is the #1 of series:
My friend Kevin Gall from France in Europe showed me a poster that he uses in one of his lectures. It was a tombstone with a place for a name. Underneath that was the simple word “I survived.” When I first saw it I laughed, but then it has haunted my mind ever since. I will be posting more thoughts on the origin of our “I am not!”
Here is how it starts in everyone's mind: I am not lovable, I am not good enough, I am not worthy, I am not special, I am not wanted, I am not smart enough, I am not beautiful, I am not qualified, I am not strong, I am not intelligent, I am not able etc...
We all have them at one point in our minds when we face contradictions in the MMS (man made system) we are living in, and they debilitate us, poisoning our freedom to live and enjoy life. We go into a survival mode when we find ourselves in those moments. One of my most damaging is “I am not there yet.” It is a simple statement, but it drives me, and I am pretty sure that it drives many nations, corporations, organisations and denominations as well. The particular problem that “I am not there yet” creates is the inability to enjoy the moment [your now], and that means people and all the great and beautiful things God created. That is a consequence of the enormous drive to contribute, to do more, to create. People who are afflicted with this particular problem get an awful lot done. They are typically over-achievers, and most of us typically miss out on our children's smile, our family movie time, the simple joy of being in the room with friends, or the exquisite colors of a bird etc...
Even when we take a break, we can’t take a break, because of "I am not yet there."
I am sure after all this series of posts, your life will never be the same again, because you will be free completely from the "I am not" virus. I will be posting the next this evening [EST]. Be strengthen by grace!
If you read all the way to the end of this post or scrolled down here to view the comments, would you please - follow, upvote, resteem and comment - this post because that will help our mission to reach a greater audience and gain more influence on Steemit for the glory of God!
Love regards,
Pastor Lea
Good thought @pastorlea . There's also another saying...
But then again without that push, innovasion and creativity will not spur and move nations either. Mankind somehow still has a problem with balanced life when it speaks about progress.
Perhaps that is why ..
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By the way, you do not need to use introduce yourself hashtag so many times. i think the automated system is trying to balance that hashtag in case it is considered spam. ^_^
Man need to agree with what God already believe about him!
Yeah I just figured thank you for reminding me @littlenewthings. I won't again. He said I used it 8 times. I thought I can tag whatever I wanted.
I did read somewhere that posts are non related to hashtags will be flagged or downvoted , which means your post goes hidden from public eye, @pastorlea
It's ok. but i learned now. thank you. did you enjoyed what i posted last night ?
Yes, it got me thinking deeper @pastorlea
I can see. How do you feel now that you understood not to fight for tittles?
Fighting for tittle or to prove one's authority has never been part of God's equation in loving mankind in Christ!
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Got it now, didn't know there was a limit of using a tag. Thank you for the instruction though. I appreciate. @goodbot
I hope you enjoy the post, just read it and that will be it. Enjoy your day dear!
Nice, Will be looking forward to your posts. :-)
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RightWithin
So happy you enjoy the discovery I've made @rightwithin. Have you ever experience the "I am not" effect? or the "I am not yet there" virus?
oh yeah, many times. I never thought about how often those thoughts cross our minds. There is goal setting and being realistic, but I wonder if we are too excessive with our "im not there yet" thoughts.
Paul the apostle speak to us about something interesting on Romans 12:2. You see @rightwithin we always want to identify with the present century and system of things and the bible tells us to be renewed in our minds. Paul knew the influence of the "I am not", that's why he tells us to allow the word of God to transform us into the image of Christ who lives in us. We need to be free from the lower self [I'm not, I can't] and live the higher life [Phil 4:13] I can do ALL things. Praise the Lord
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Very lovely! Thank you for sharing because it is very necessary that we all become more present in this life that we are blessed with, otherwise we loose sight of the important things and we don't end up enjoying them fully.
Amazing, you read Unbelievable discovery #1, check #2 and #3 you will enjoy seeing the whole picture and what Jesus revealed to me in the secret place!
You are a blessing @belovebelight