Love. LOVE. LOVE!!!!

Be patient, be kind, be accepting, be forgiving, be gracious, be encouraging, be humble, be quiet, be hopeful, be affirming, be helpful, be a good listener, be mindful, be considerate, be a servant, be gentle, be generous, be honest, be present, be still, be merciful, be slow to anger, be teachable, be grateful, be willing, be truthful, be faithful. Bear all things, believe all things, hope all things, endure all things. Don’t keep score. Rejoice with others. Show up. Make amends. Let go.

Yeah, but I don’t understand God, I don’t feel like it, he/she/they don’t deserve it, I’m busy, I can’t, I’m not enough, I’m more than, I’m less than, I want, I feel, I deserve, I don’t, I’m not, I like, I have, I won’t, I did, I didn’t, I know, I don’t know, I should, I’m broken, I’m bad, I’ll be seen, I will be rejected, I won’t be liked, I will get hurt, I’ll do it later, I’m tired, I’m right, I already tried, I’ve done enough, I was hurt first, I’ll look foolish, I need to fix myself first, I can handle it myself, I don’t want to bother anyone, I’m not ready, I’ll lose control, I’ve earned a break, I’m just being honest, I’ll be taken advantage of, I know how this ends, I’m not that bad, I’m different, I’ll start tomorrow, I’m scared, I have something better to do.

Trust Me! Have faith in Me! Place your hope in ME! You are My beloved. I love you. Receive My love. Receive My strength. You are forgiven. You are accepted. All has been won. In all things I am glorified. Sit with Me. Hear Me. Pay attention. Watch what I am doing.

I am out of yeah buts.

All I have is breath. The breath of life. The breath of love He created me with. The Holy Spirit, drawn in with each breath. How blind I have been. How blind am I. So easily distracted. Oh Lord, teach me to die to self.

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