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Carry the Buckets
Be the one who carries the buckets of water toward the flames.
Be the one who carries the light to pave the path.
Be the one who carries the torch to brighten the tunnel.
Be the one who carries the blanket to shield the frozen.
Be the one who carries the keys to unlock the prison doors.
Be the one who carries the swords to join in the battle.
You can be a life changer or a death claimer.
It is your choice.
But first ask yourself which you’d want if the flames were on you.
This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.
John 15:12-13
Allow for Some Goodbyes
Change brings adjustments in relationships.
Adjustments bring uncomfortable conflicts.
Conflicts bring choices to remain or walk away.
When you are seeking to better yourself, sometimes, it will irritate those who want to remain the same.
When you are moving beyond the trauma, sometimes, those who enjoyed the drama will want to stay.
When you are healing and pursuing something better, sometimes, those who liked you broken cannot handle the new strength.
And that’s ok.
Keep walking ahead.
Keep healing from the past.
Keep moving forward toward wellness, peace, and joy.
Those who are meant to go with you will arrive.
Those who aren’t will remain where you were.
And that’s ok.
To thrive, sometimes you have to say goodbye to the old you and also to the old them.
Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 3:12-14
Distance From Stupid
Distancing yourself from stupid people requires fortitude and repetition.
I’d have to say distancing yourself from dramatic people is even more essential
For often, stupidity and drama seem to go hand in hand, and these seem to multiply when you’re not looking.
But if you’ll take a moment to assess your surrounding and evaluate your relationships, stupidity and dramatic response can be weeded out and set apart.
You just must decide if you want peace or attention and popularity.
If peace is your goal, then the distance is an easier trek than if your desire is to people please.
If peace is your ambition, you will embrace it with vigor and pursue it with passion.
And where peace abides, stupidity and drama are closed out by the gates of solitude and tranquility, and shadowed by an overwhelming shield of calm.
So truly, the decision lies within your making.
What do you seek?
Peace or chaos.
It’s yours to choose.
You will keep him in perfect peace,
Whose mind is stayed on You,
Because he trusts in You.Isiah 26:3
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Learn That Lesson
Sometimes, walking away is the only thing that brings peace.
Sometimes, letting go is the only thing that will ease the pain.
Walking away isn’t always the easy road filled with presumed pride and celebration.
Letting go isn’t always the rebellious act of arrogance and annoyance.
Often, the turning away is the only way for healing to start.
If someone has walked out of your life, honestly assess your heart, and if no wrong can be found, then let them walk.
Sometimes, the walk is more for them than for you.
If someone has let go of you, take a soul check, and if you can truly find no fault, then let it rest.
Sometimes, the release for them will bring strength and reconciliation.
But if a speck on your heart is found, if a blemish within your soul is revealed, then cry your tears and talk to your Maker.
He’s the only One who can mend the wounds and bind what has been broken.
He’s the only One who can restore what had been forever lost.
Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person, do not associate with one easily angered, or you may learn their ways and get yourself ensnared.
Proverbs 22:24-25
Letting Go
Well, I’ve been taking a bit of a hiatus from writing. I just peeked back at my past notes, and it’s been since December that I posted here. For my friends and followers, my apologies if you wondered where I’d gone or what I was up to. And to those who might not have noticed, that’s ok, too. I’ve just been over here living life in my little corner of the world.
I hope to get back to posting at least weekly, if not more, but I’m maybe not going to make a grand announcement this time of how much. It seems I don’t do a great job when I make the big ol’ declaration and keep up with it for a bit of time, and then, life happens, and I get distracted, or I simply don’t feel like I have anything “brilliant” or worthwhile to share. So I think this time, I’ll just begin small and see where it takes us…
LETTING GO
Sometimes, you’ve got to let go in order to hold onto the things that really matter.
Sometimes, you’ve got to release the pain to embrace the joy.
Sometimes, you’ve got to drop the anger like a hot rock to pick up the love that’s been there waiting for you.
It’s only when you walk away from what you’ve always known that you can finally see what is most important and valuable.
So, remove the chains that have bound you.
Be liberated from your shackles that confine you.
Set your souls free and let your spirit fly!
Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.
Galatians 5:1
You ran well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth?
Galatians 5:7
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