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When you can finally look at all the parts of youself (especially the ones you’ve tried so hard to hide) and say I-like-what-You-have-made, it’s hard not to dance.
“Mom, I like myself.” Terry, age 5
“[T]hanksgiving and the sound of a melody.” Isaiah 51:3
Every once in a while, it’s good to look at what you’ve put on the back burner (and why).
Back burner: a position of relatively little importance
“What are you doing now to become the person you long to be?” Adele Calhoun
“[M]ore and better life than they ever dreamed of.” John 10:10
Sometimes troubled-and-anxious feels a lot more appropriate than trust. Sometimes trust doesn’t make sense until you see things through the rearview mirror.
“God reveals Himself in rearview mirrors.” Ann Voskamp
“Do not let your heart be troubled and anxious. Trust God. Trust Me.” John 14:1
Putting people in boxes (and trying to keep them there) takes a lot of energy. Letting them be who they are is a lot more fun, once you get used to not being in control.
“Perhaps the best understanding of forbearing is letting others be who they are.” Robert Mulholland
“[F]orbearing (bearing with) one another in love.” Ephesians 4:2
Healing seems to come as you learn to see all the unhealed parts of yourself with compassion. It's one of life's mysteries.
“Some people have very harsh interior critics, so they are always berating and labeling themselves. We need to practice loving ourselves.” Br. David Vryhof
“[A]s you love yourself.” Mark 12:31
When you see wounds (including yours), do you come alongside with compassion?
“We are called to be the Good Samaritan – to come alongside, accepting the other as he is.” Dr. James Houston
“A man . . . fell among robbers . . . and they left him half dead. . . . A Samaritan . . . saw him and felt compassion . . . and bandaged his wounds. . . .” Luke 10:30, 33-34
