I’m excited to share these amazing resources with you! It’s in this context that mindfulness, meditation, journaling and yoga become more than tools for healing. You can be freed from the guilt of the past and surrender your fears for the future … only if you know the one whose death forgave your past, and whose love holds your future. God is waiting to meet with you right now. Being fully aware, in the present moment, is not an end but a means. God alone, who loves you most, is worthy. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth. He declares:īe still and know that I am God. Quiet moments of reflection, when you ponder eternity in your heart – these are where God is waiting to meet with you. The spiritual disciplines I’ve suggested offer physiological benefits, but without communion with God as the goal, there’s a great something lacking. No one comes to the Father except through Me. You must come to God on His terms, not yours. A god created in your own image will never be a god worth worshiping. You can craft meaning and context for yourself, but it will always lack the certainty of truth. It’s Jesus, God with us, who brings context and meaning. It’s about the one who created all of us and all of this. I’ve learned that my life is not about me, or even those around me. In the stillness and quiet of the present, mental fog clears and self-awareness awakens. Mental clutter and endless distractions mask the essence of life itself. God has set eternity in the human heart (Eccl. This heightened awareness of the world around you, and the pricelessness of each moment, naturally brings you to contemplate the Divine. In order to rest, to truly let go, your creative mind needs to focus on the present moment. I am happy to say that in the past few years I’ve been greatly helped by practicing these simple spiritual disciplines:īut before I go any further, there’s a baseline – a common thread that draws these physical and mental exercises together. Anxiety and obsessiveness took over.īack then there was little information available regarding children and anxiety disorders. Gripped by uncertainty and paralyzed by overwhelm, my world came crashing down. When circumstances fell out of order, I struggled to cope. Sleep didn’t come easily, and with all that creativity pumping, I lay awake building characters, writing dialogues, and crafting stories in my head. I was a diligent learner - sensitive, creative, organized and studious. In my younger years, these qualities precipitated academic excellence. Since childhood I’ve struggled with OCD and anxiety. Moment by Moment sprang from a deep need for mindfulness in my own life.
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