Today....
We need to get you
to a place where you start putting some 'structure' into your spiritual life.
One of the reasons we do not win in our ‘spiritual journey’ is that we have NO
END GOAL...
"How can you
score when there is no goal post?"
So....
We are going to do
what we are calling a 'Current Me VS
Future Me' drawing.
We spoke about
'Dream Journaling' and also mentioned a 'Gratitude Journal' in our first
lesson. By now....I'm hoping you have both or at least 1.
Today's exercise is
simple but powerful.
EXERCISE:
1.Open up a double
sheet page
2.On the LEFT:
write down how you feel at this point in the year (2018). This is where you are
at in your 'inner-space' or 'spiritual space'. Be honest and transparent
3.On the RIGHT: use
words, feelings, verbs and even descriptions to paint the picture of who you
want to become spiritually and character wise....by the end of the year and as
you begin 2019.
Setting an intent
is going to help you becoming more intentional with creating this BRAND that is
(________ insert your name here)
Imagine having the
power to intentionally respond to every one of life's circumstances with....
"...I'm not
going to respond to this situation in 'that' way because - that is not who I
have promised myself I want to BECOME!!!"
Powerful right?!
So let's start on that
journey!
Let's build up a strong 'intent'!
Let's know who we want to BE....
Let's build up a strong 'intent'!
Let's know who we want to BE....
______________
Exercise: I need
you to put aside 15 minutes TODAY to do this work!
Get it done
today because 'looking into yourself, is an uncomfortable exercise, which
unless you are forced to do...you will find every excuse in the book to run
from.
So it has to be
TODAY!
I'm praying for you!!
Now that you
painted a picture of the woman you are going to BECOME during the course of
this year....
I want you to look
within, introspect, search your heart....
>>think deeply,
>>truly ponder upon
it...
and ask yourself WHY?
Why do i want to
become THIS woman?
Ask yourself WHY 5
times in a row....
So, let me give an
example:
___________________
I WROTE: I want to
'Develop a BIG HEART.'
So....mine will
look like this........
WHY: Because i have
lost people at the expense of a heart that is not big enough to fully love
others
WHY: Because all
they needed was love and i gave judgement instead
WHY: Because i was
trying to protect myself and to 'preserve' my own reputation at the expense of
being used by God to plant seeds of goodness into their life.
WHY: Because if i
am a woman of God, i must be able to love people with God's love, the Agape love
that does not fail.
WHY: Because that
is what is expected of me as woman of God and that is what qualifies me as a
woman of God
WHY: Because love
is the greatest of all commandments
WHY: Because even
if i obey all others commandments and neglect the greatest, i would have
failed.
WHY: Because God is
love!!!
(I took it 8 steps
deep)
___________
See that!!!
After that type of
thinking and that digging....i have just set an VALUE! A reason! A motivation!
A deep understanding on the WHY (benefits) of who i want to become...
____________
So guess what is
going to happen when my 'a loved one'...does
not do something i agree with and i feel like i want to create some DRAMA
(largely because i'm permitting PRIDE to lead me in that moment)...i
intentionally chose to have a BIG HEART and to love!
WHY?
Because that is the
woman i want to BECOME!!!!
I wrote it down!
Now i'm
intentionally practising it!
This could be us
all!
Intentional!
In your marriage!
In your friendships! At work!
EVERYWHERE!!!
___________
If somebody takes
every single one of those words and descriptions you used in your FUTURE YOU drawing
and you do this exercise,
ladies....
I promise you...you
are going to come out of that exercise with so much INTENT....the devil will be
in trouble!
(Take this as PART
2 of the exercise - Find the WHY, and dig deeper with other 5 WHYS - Into every
point you wrote. You can do this on your prayer altar tonight! Do some
self-work!)
Whose going to do
this next step!!!
Lets get to
work!!!!
What is going to be your ‘intention’ (for your spiritual life) for this week
- embodied in one word....
Here’s an example….
“My intent for this week is embodied in this one word…”
STRETCH
Every time you think about your prayer life, i
want this word one word you have chosen to resonate with your spirit!
Your word could be:
>>Consistency
>>Intimacy
>>Transparency
>>Peace
Anything!!!
The beauty of 5 consistent days of intentionally
embodying and being loyal to this one word in every human interaction or
conversation with God in prayer…is that
"...____________ (the effect of THAT ‘word’)
compounds..."
You will find out that as you are consistent and
keep stretching, you don’t remain the same person you were. You become NEW. And
as the next day comes, you can be more of that word as you were...the day
before!
Who is in it with me?
I'm hooting for you!!!
If you are like
me...you probably take a little more time for your own 'spiritual-self-care'
and introspection on a specific set day. (If you do not - i encourage you to consider setting a day for some personal introspection in your life).
Its a great time to ask yourself questions like:
>> How am i feeling?
>> Did i invest in my
relationship with God this week?
>> Am i growing?
Well, i want to help you to go through that process if it sounds foreign to you.
I have created a sheet
which you can use alongside the 3/6/9 lessons you have
received so far in this course. (Depending on which day you are now at in the progression of the Hosting Heaven - ABIDE ecourse)...
What is the point?
The point for this exercise or practise is to:
-Help you sort out
your thoughts
-Assist you in
'reviewing' your walk with God
-Get you becoming
intentional about what needs to change
-Encourage you to
commit
-And....help instil
some form of discipline in your journey
You can download your weekly reflections pdf HERE:
Click here>> Week 1 reflections
Click here>> Week 2 reflections
Click here>> Week 3 reflections
You can also download a combined Checklist of all the lessons we had in the ABIDE journey:
Click here>> COMBINED CHECKLIST
You can also download a combined Checklist of all the lessons we had in the ABIDE journey:
Click here>> COMBINED CHECKLIST
I am trusting for these tools to truly be a great blessing to you. If you want to share your testimony and story after using this PDF, do send me an email on:
imhostingheaven@gmail.com
I love hearing from you.
Go for it!!!
I'm hooting for you!!!
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