Pause. Breathe. Listen.
God is with you.
You are not alone.
I am learning that I still have a lot to learn. There are still dimensions of God we are all yet to experience and see manifest in our lives. In the midst of the chaos I see, I find one thing about God that stays with me longer, linger in my heart and that is...He is always with me.
We do life everyday, carrying on our duties like a routine, we hasten our steps so we won't miss our flight, we are always moving, always in an hurry. We live this way because of that dreadful feeling of being out of time or the fear of missing out.
Pause. Breathe. Listen.
To pause means to rest in the midst of the noise. It means to understand that striving brings nothing but resting in God's love brings peace even in the midst of the storms. It is a callback to devotion to our creator, recognizing who He is and His unfailing love towards you.
With pausing, stillness comes. You begin to see clearly the pathway God desires to lead you through. You are no longer frantically searching and moving in your power and hitting a wall. You are now in a place of rest where you live in alignment with God's will for you.
Sometimes, we need to pause in the midst of our pace and recognize God's presence and how He wants to move with us.
You need to breathe.
As a newly certified Coach, one thing I would say is, breathing exercises has a way of regulating the nervous system. It's more than just "hum and ah". This is a reset procedure. The mind and soul needs this too, as much as our bodies does.
To breathe in, means to take up all the good things, everything that nourishes our minds. To activate this, we must intentionally decide what we feed our minds. Let's start by answering this simple question.
"What are you thinking about most of the time?"
Ponder on this.
To breathe out, means to eject every negative thing, toxic and damaging to your mind, heart and soul away. To build on the previous question, I will share with you a scripture that has helped me reshape my thinking for the better.
[8] Keep your thoughts continually fixed on all that is authentic and real, honorable and admirable, beautiful and respectful, pure and holy, merciful and kind. And fasten your thoughts on every glorious work of God, praising him always.
Philippians 4:8 TPT
Our thinking shape the outlook of our lives. Whatever we mediate on produces a resulting effect in our lives. That's why we can't be blind to the thoughts running through our minds. We have to intentionally mediate on God's word and let it reshape any negative thinking dynamics we might have adjusted to.
Now, Listen.
Sometimes back, I got an understanding of what prayer really means as opposed to what I normally embraced it to be. Prayer is a conversation with God. It is not just talking to God rather it is talking with Him. This implies that prayer is communication with God involving both speaking and listening.
To listen is to make room to hear God. This could be blocking time to intentionally spend with Him and waiting to receive what He wants to say to you in every moment and everyday.
In the midst of the noise and confusion, you will find God speaking to you if you would pause and listen. Let Him be your guiding light in the midst of the darkness. Let His love into your heart to heal where you hurt. Let His word spoken to you transform you.
God's love is right here and His presence surrounds you. You are never alone, dear one for God is always with you. Just pause, breathe and listen.
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