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Yesterday something happened that I had difficulty processing.    
A friend came to me with a word of instruction / correction.   
My initial response was;   
- I want to learn more  
- I don't like making 'mistakes'   
- Thankfulness for my friend 'risking' and speaking honestly to me   

Yeay. End of story... move on...   

Hmm...   

Not quite.   

As I engaged in the rest of my day I started feeling   
- inadequate  
- foolish  
- what if I do something 'stupid' again...  
- double thinking everything....  

and by the end of the day when I was alone
I just felt tired, useless, and pretty much
done.

And so... I asked the Lord.
What's up?
Why do I feel so
BAD....?

It was only a word of correction.
Learn
Move on!.....

What's with all the
DRAMA?

He reminded me
1) - I have had a full week that has included a number of emotional 'hits'
That makes me emotionally tired with little 'margin' to manage more.
2) - My identity had shifted to my performance instead of my acceptance and relationship with Him.
3) - I have an enemy that loves to magnify the responses of my flesh to discourage me and separate me from those who love me (which includes correction).

Hmm...

OK that helped...
Manage my emotional response and thought life..
Go home and get some sleep.

But this morning
God reminded me of something more.
Some (not all) of the 'mulling over' is good.
It is actually part of the process of learning.
It helps make the instruction 'stick'

My Heavenly Father
'spoke to me' with Solomon's words in Proverb 17:10 
A reprimand goes deeper into one
who has understanding and a teachable spirit
Than a hundred lashes into a fool. (AMP)

He reminded me.
That I actually have a
understanding and teachable spirit.
and I am not a
fool.

Bragging?
No.
His view of me
His Encouragement
His Truth
His desire for my Growth.....

Oh, Lord,
You love me
You encourage me
You teach me
You use dear friends to walk with me
on this journey of
Building up

Thank You
for helping me to
Manage my
- thought life
- my emotions
- my understanding of
Who I really am
to You.

Yeah,
Thank You.

PJ