Self Development
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Unhealed Wounds will Sometimes hinder you from receiving God’s blessings
It’s okay if you still feel in pain. But what’s important is you choose to surrender your wounds in the presence of God. Don’t carry everything on your own. God is waiting for you to come in His presence and walk along His healing process. You need to face it with Him because if you don’t allow Him to take over, you will surely miss the great blessings that He prepared. You won’t see things the way He sees them because the pain will lead you to believe that there’s no hope left. You won’t feel His presence, and you will be exhausted as you walk along the journey. The…
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Someone Needs your Help
God gave you more than enough blessings. These are not just about the things that you received from Him, but it also includes your time and your strength. He provided you with enough ability to help someone else. That’s why don’t just live this life on your own. Choose to give yourself away and serve the people around you. Only then will you realize that you have a purpose. God created you for a reason, and it’s something that is greater than your own desires. Look at your surroundings and try to focus on areas where you can help others. Don’t just dwell on your own problems. Sometimes, you will…
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Forgiveness is also a Process
It’s hard to forget the pain, especially when it comes from the people you dearly love and care for. This is the reason why you need to go through the process and learn to forgive. It’s not just a one-time, big-time decision that you need to make. It’s a constant declaration – an everyday decision. You need to face the impact of the mistakes that they made. Things won’t be easy but remember that real forgiveness is not about forgetting the pain but it’s about trusting that God will help you along the healing process. You forgive not just for the sake of the offender, but you do it to…
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Give yourself the time to Grieve for the Things that you no longer Experienced
Change is constant. Whether you like it or not, you will go through moments wherein you need to let go of the things you used to experience. You need to say goodbye to certain people or seasons. But before you can do that, go through the grieving process first and patiently deal with the negative emotions that you feel inside. Learn to process what’s going on in your heart and mind. Please don’t ignore what you feel. It’s there to give you some ideas about the things that you need to face and deal with. Acknowledge what’s going on in your heart. Give yourself some time to feel sad because…
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Change your Mindset, and your Feelings will Follow
Your thoughts are very powerful. It can affect your emotions and, eventually, your decisions in life. So if you want to experience complete transformation, then change the things that are going on in your mind. You need to reflect on your mindset so that you will have the ability to change what you feel. Emotions are often caused by our thoughts. So if you are trying to make a very hard decision right now and it seems like your feelings won’t cooperate, then try to dig deeper and ask yourself these questions. “What are the thoughts that you have been holding on to all this time? What are the lies…
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Prepare yourself First for the Things that you Prayed for
You won’t be able to value God’s blessings if you don’t know how to properly steward them. You still need to grow and learn so many things. Allow God to mold your character so that when He answers your prayers, you won’t be easily destroyed by the responsibility that you will carry along the blessings that He will give. Humble yourself in His presence and seek His wisdom. Patiently go through the process. This won’t be easy because there will be moments when God will take away the roots of your negative thoughts. Your life will appear messy in a certain season, but if you will just hold on and…
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Sometimes, you Unknowingly Neglect the important Blessings because you want Something Else
Focus on the things that matter most in the end. When your mind is bombarded with the standards of this world, there’s a tendency that you will miss the great blessings around you. Because you want something else, you unknowingly neglect the things that you truly need. The spirit of familiarity was already there that you think everything that you have right now will stay forever. You fail to value the presence of the people you love or treasure the opportunities that you have because it seems like they are part of your daily life. But the truth is, nothing is permanent in this world. You will someday lose the…
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Obeying the commands of God is like telling “I Love You Too” to Him
God gave us certain commands because He wants to protect and lead us to the future that He prepared. He loves us so much that He gave us instructions and guidelines about how to live this life according to His will. He alone knows what’s ahead. He is aware of the things that are waiting for us. God knows what we need to prepare for us to victoriously fight the battles in the future. There are just times when we can’t understand the reason behind all His commands. In our eyes, it seems so meaningless. We would often ask Him why we need to go through certain pain. We sometimes…
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The Bigger Picture won’t Make Sense if you keep on Focusing on Yourself
God’s purpose is always greater than the things that you personally need. He moves in ways you can never imagine. His wisdom surpasses your own understanding. That’s why you will find it hard to treasure and abide in His plans if you keep on focusing on yourself. You need to learn how to let go of your worries and cares. You will only see the bigger picture that God wanted to happen if you will stop listening to your own voice. Acknowledge the truth that God wants you to see things the way He sees them. Every situation that He allows you to experience comes with a lesson that will…
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Sometimes, you will only Discover God’s will as you go through the Process
You won’t always receive the fullness of God’s plans in an instant. Most of the time, you need to go through along the journey and slowly discover glimpses of His perfect will. So don’t be disappointed if you don’t know yet your exact purpose here on earth. Just continue to walk with God and patiently go through the process with Him. He will slowly reveal to you the things that He prepared as you learn the perfect lessons that you need. Let the obstacles that you face lead you to discover God’s plans. Behind every problem is an opportunity for you to discover your potential. And when you have an…
