BEYOND MEASURE

"OUR DEEPEST IS NOT THAT WE ARE INADEQUATE.

OUR DEEPEST FEAR IS THAT WE ARE POWERFUL BEYOND MEASURE. IT IS OUR LIGHT, NOT OUR DARKNESS, THAT MOST FRIGHTENS US.

WE ASK OURSELVES: WHO AM I TO BE BRILLIANT, GORGEOUS, TALENTED, FABULOUS? ACTUALLY, WHO ARE YOU NOT TO BE?
YOU ARE A CHILD OF GOD. YOUR PLAYING SMALL DOES NOT SERVE THE WORLD.

THERE IS NOTHING ENLIGHTENED ABOUT SHRINKING SO THAT OTHER PEOPLE WON'T FEEL INSECURE AROUND YOU. WE ARE ALL MEANT TO SHINE, AS CHILDREN DO.

WE WERE BORN TO MAKE MANIFEST THE GLORY OF GOD IN US. IT'S NOT JUST SOME OF US. IT'S IN EVERYONE.
AND AS WE LET OUR LIGHT SHINE, WE UNCONSCIOUSLY GIVE OTHER PEOPLE PERMISSION TO DO THE SAME. AS WE ARE LIBERATED FROM OUR OWN FEAR, OUR PRESENCE AUTOMATICALLY LIBERATES OTHERS"




(Marianne Williamson - and quoted by Nelson Mandela 1994 at his inauguration!


Saturday, August 01, 2009

HONORcareSERVE

HONOR – CARE – SERVE These three words have formed in my heart. God is talking to me about those three words. It’s about my stay here in Germany, here with my parents, here in God’s will. Honor your parents – Care for your parents and let them see you care deeply – Serve them with all you have while Jesus will show Himself to them in it! I am thinking about it, I am meditating on it: What does HONOR mean? I respect my parents; I love them so much that I want them to have dignity. I am thinking about the words I utter in front of them. I encourage them and help them see the good things in a day. I give them my attention, listen to them and help them feel important with all their thoughts and worries and fears. What does CARE mean? I am there for them. I help my dad to understand how things work with the computer. I don’t take them for granted. I help my mom with everything in the kitchen. I love on them and utter my appreciation for them. They are my priority. What does SERVE mean? I wash their feet. I guess these 3 words play into each other. I serve them by giving them time…quality time. God told me to MAKE IT COUNT when I am here. That I is what I want to do. God has let my heart swell with Love for my parents and now is the time to show it, now is the time to let them see it, now is the time to practice it! HONOR – Care – Serve!!!!

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