Discernment is a tool in our spiritual arsenal – one of the Holy Spirit gifts to us. It guides us to the will of God, which is to say the best possible outcome for us.
This year I choose blossom as my Word because it represents my intention to grow from the roots I planted as a new creation in Christ (2 Corinthians 5) and build back what was broken through the vehicle of relationship.
It was the morning of the most important interview of my career; with emotions running haywire and hormones adding a dizzying effect, I decided that I just couldn't go to my interview that afternoon. The fear shouted so loudly that I couldn't hear the voice of wisdom that knew to show up despite the very big feelings. This was my dream job, after all!
God recently revealed to me that I am holding onto the weight of my past. By holding onto my past, I’m not only carrying around a weight I was never meant to carry, but I am blocking the blessings of God’s plan for me in the future. So today I ask you: What weight are you carrying that is hindering your upward momentum?
Covid-19 caught nearly all of us by surprise, leaving us ripped of our routines, schedules and normal circumstances — everything we typically rely on for stability and consistency. If we weren’t already prone to or struggling with depression, COVID-19 certainly stirred up prime circumstances for depression to show up (many of us without any prior experience with mental illness or the coping skills to deal with it in healthy ways).
Forgiveness is a tricky thing yet it holds incredible power to transform our lives. Left untouched, the negative feelings we harbor will pervade our very existence with the low vibration caused by bitterness.
Waiting for the perpetrator to apologize or even acknowledge their responsibility is handing them the key to our wellbeing (as if it's their right to affect us adversely). When we decide to take back our key, we use the power of forgiveness to set ourselves free.
Yesterday, I was reminded with such crystal-clear evidence that God is always leading the way to our dreams. While touring a new co-working space for women in Phoenix, Hera Hub, I was introduced to a woman who is an answer to my prayers.
Little did I know that by showing up for a tour (which I nearly cancelled), I'd be connected to the woman who will help me fulfill one of my biggest dreams: to work with kiddos who have endured trauma.
This got me thinking of the attempts we make to plan our lives down to every little detail and set long-term goals (all of which are important). Joseph Campbell's quote speaks so eloquently to this point:
"We must be willing to get rid of the life we've planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us."
When we have the entire vision for our life mapped out in our mind, it is a sure sign that our Ego is at work (using its favorite tool: control).
Quite often the vision we have in our mind is directly linked to the dreams placed on our heart; if we stick so closely to the plan (and every detail we've attached to it), we aren't remaining open to the nudges that God uses to guide us in a certain direction.
