Happy Resurrection Day
As Easter draws near, I found this these timely words of wisdom that I’d like to share with you from the book, Journey to the Cross: Forty Days to Prepare Your Heart for Easter:
When we struggle to quiet our lives and our hearts enough to focus on God, Jesus knows exactly how we feel. And what I know from passages in Matthew and Luke is that, despite the desperate situation in which He found Himself, He resisted temptation. The angels served Him, He leaned on His knowledge of Scripture and faith in God, and He resisted.
So, what does that mean for me, as I think about one more failed attempt at a simple quiet time? What does that mean for you, as you feel the hunger and isolation of wilderness or battle attacks from temptation of all kinds? As you long for communion with the Lord but feel unable to get there, to stay there, to remember why you were going there in the first place? It means this: our Lord and Savior isn’t just the One who can quench our thirst and eases our pain. He is worthy of our praise and adoration, but He is also intimately familiar with our challenges and our struggles. He knows the strength it requires to seek Him and abide with Him, and He knows that, without Him, we will perish in the wilderness. It means that not only is Jesus our goal when we set aside time for Him, He is our solution for fighting through all the distractions and temptations that work so hard to keep us away. It means that, no matter how barren and empty our personal wilderness may feel, we are not actually alone in our search for God. Just as the angels were with Him, Jesus is with us.
***Excerpt from the book, Journey to the Cross: Forty Days to Prepare Your Heart for Easter, from the (in)courage community.
Do you ever wonder how God is working in your Life? Like, what is your purpose? This last year during the pandemic, we had a bunch of time to think about our lives. It was during this reflection period some of us began to wonder what it is God wants us to do on this Earth. During this time, I prayed and waited for Him to move me in that direction. So, here I am, but where are you in your walk with God’s given purpose for your life?
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We are uniquely made by God to be the best version of ourselves. Understanding your abilities, talents, and strengths can bring clarity to God’s design and highlight your unique contribution to this world. Getting to know your personal values is a big part of discovering those strengths that make you - you.
When thinking about your own gifts, consider the following pointers from the article, “How Strengths Shape the Way We See the World”:
Strengths are a filter:
- Self-awareness is our access to transforming our view of the world
- The paradox is that we are “trapped” by who we are – we can never escape it. We can only fully love and accept ourselves. And that allows us to transcend our own humanity. We are not just given by who we are – we can then see our identity at work (of which our talents and strengths are a part) and extend beyond it.
- Coaching is a process of building self-awareness
- Coaching is more about empowering that person to see, understand and own their “mechanism” – so they can fully be responsible for themselves and their impact.
Strengths are different from the inside out:
- In many cases, the talent shows up initially as a concern – and part of the value and contribution of understanding your talent profile is seeing that concern as a unique and powerful contribution.
- Frees the person up from being burdened with that – or wondering why others do not share that concern – and seeing that talent as a gift and contribution
- Part of being responsible for our talents is owning our unique perspective – our unique concerns – loosening their grip, and being able to see and own the contribution they are
- Coaches help with that process
***Gallup, Dean Jones – June 30, 2017
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I look forward to helping you tune in to what He has planned for your life and I wish you a peaceful Easter.
Faith, Love, Hope Yvette C.G. Stancil, Psy.D.
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