Have you ever thought?
I miss my energy. I miss being the person who walks around with a smile bringing joy to others. I just miss the life I used to have. The truth is it does not have to be lost yet I have allowed my current circumstances (financial, etc.) to rob that joy. I talk so much to people about how their worth is not in their bank account yet rather in whom God created them to be. What a great example I am! I want to cry once real hard and get rid of all my frustration, hurt, envy, negativity, and doubt. I want to rise up from that cry and move forward with a smile that shines with the joy that comes from a life truly dependant on the risen glory of Jesus Christ. I want to live and not have the conflict that comes from the battle of religion and Life.

The Great Divide!
There seems to be such a demand to keep the two separate by both the religious and the secular alike. The religious do not confess this with words like the secular. No they speak with their actions when you seek to understand how to survive in the world. It is better to talk about the Lord wanting you to be in business yet to talk about profit is a sin. Now I am not saying this is correct yet it is the reality in which the world is. Even those who claim to be religious-free and are filled with the Holy Spirit still have the poison of this conflict. Why do I say this? Well, because I speak to many of them on a regular basis and they struggle to not just succeed, yet they are struggling to survive. Then they are more depressed because “what kind of witness do they have of the all powerful Jesus who provides for all their needs?”

So what is the solution?
There needs to be a concentrated focus on getting your feet to stand on a bedrock foundation. For the moment put down all the complicated theology. Go back to the basics! Jesus died for you and has set you free into a life of freedom. You are going to make mistakes and maybe a lot them. Get over your imperfection and receive all that Jesus died to give you. One of the major gifts is GRACE. Do not let the fact that many out there have abused and misrepresented God by using the gift of grace as a get out of jail free card and possibly premeditated this move too. I want to free you from letting other people’s failures, and your own, to prevent you any longer from walking in a freedom that can create the opportunities for you to discover the spiritual authority that is divinely yours. No one can take what is inside you unless “you” let them! Doubt is preventing too many from stepping out with faith to do what they know they are to do. Too often it is the unknown that stirs fear within a person.

Failure
What is it about the possibility of failure that strips ones ability to “know”? Many times in personal development seminars you will hear, “If you knew you could not fail what would you do?” Many have a great experience then leave to only be paralyzed by fear once again. So, what can be done to break free from this fear?

1. One idea is to deny the reality of the situation, call it something else, and then step into a lie that is more comforting. A popular business man once said we should pull out of Iraq, throw a huge success party, and go on with life. I do not profess to have the answers about what we should do in Iraq, yet choosing to say something is a victory when it is not is false knowledge. In 1 Timothy 6:20 Paul says, “Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to your care. Turn away from godless chatter and the opposing ideas of what is falsely called knowledge”. I believe in creating the life you want to live yet let us not call half truth a truth, because then we set ourselves up to accept a lie as a TRUTH. It is a half truth or perverted truth that creates cracks in belief systems allowing for deception to live and grow, even in the Church. Many believe a persons ability to quote or know biblical scripture is an automatic “Lysol” anti-septic for lies and deception. So many then set out to study and learn more biblical knowledge and somehow think more knowledge is the answer. The short answer is “No”. Once again more knowledge is a half truth to the solution.

2. What if we develop the skin that is tough enough to face criticism? If you look close enough at anyone you may admire and respect, you will see they have many who oppose them. The life you imagine they live is not real. I once heard it said, “You are not who you think you are. You are not who I think you are. You are who you think I think you are.” In simpler terms-you believe you are what you imagine others think you are. It would be better for you to write down on a piece of paper who you would ideally like to be and do, and then create a plan to go after it. Yes, there will be people who will do their best to stop you yet when you stay to what you have chosen to believe you will then be living life. Now there is one caveat I want to add here. I would suggest that the life you chose to live be one founded on TRUTH. Along the path of your journey you need to allow for corrections that will come from greater revelation or insight, so as to keep you safe on the road that is narrow.

So how do you live life?
I propose you commit to actions that will support the choice of the life you have now chosen to live. There are many programs, systems, and coaches out there who are willing to help you. Research and interview them to find the best one for you. It has been suggested to seek a choice that will bring life to your life. Truth breeds truth. Flesh breeds flesh. Spirit breeds spirit. It has been said that golf is not a game to be won, rather a game to be played. So I submit to you life is not something to be won, rather life is something to be lived. It is then during the journey of life being lived one can experience the joy of victories and grow from the opportunities in between.

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