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November 5, 2019March 14, 2020

Miracles & Mindsets

Miracles and Mindsets: How to Make Way for a Miracle Are you waiting for something? Hoping for a miracle to happen?

Miracles & mindsets go together. You dream of miracles & fail to recognize the mindset that keep you stuck. A new mindset gives you the capacity to receive.

So much of my work as a psychologist has been helping clients move from a negative mindset to one that is positive, good, God-centered. Whether or not she (or he) is a believing Christian. And I want to help you do the same. Because some things need to change before you see change.

You have learned to evaluate yourself and others according to human standards. According to what is visible in terms of behavior & success as you have believed it to be.

You pray for a water-into-wine miracle. However, first you need a new wine skin (a new mindset). A new mindset gives you the capacity to receive the miracle. Otherwise, you would burst from the expansion of receiving all the new. MARK 2:21-22

You dream of miracles, yet fail to recognize the mindset that keeps you stuck.

Miracles & mindsets go together It’s as though you have blinders on. And removing them can become a lengthy process. But it doesn’t have to be. Here are a several tips to help you redeem the time of your own development. They all involve your active cooperation with The Holy Spirit who speaks to you deep within.

Ask for a spirit of wisdom & revelation, instead of the mindset you now have. EPHESIANS 1:17-18
Read or listen to the Truth every day, expecting an expansion of your understanding as you go. ISAIAH 55:8-9
Meditate upon the fact that your Creator’s mercies never end. LAMENTATIONS 3:22-23
Remember that He has far more in store for your life than you could ever imagine. EPHESIANS 3:20
Surround yourself with others who want to grow. Avoid complainers. Find a spiritual mentor for yourself or join a group of like-minded people. HEBREWS 10:25

* Click and study all the links in this post. They are there to help you grow. And if you have any questions, please let me know. I’m here to help!

November 4, 2019November 4, 2019

Tender Surrender

What challenges are you facing today? More than one, no doubt. You are never expected to solve your problems on your own.

Maybe that’s the real problem, eh?

Laying your life down in tender surrender before the Lord will bring life, prosperity, and honor as your reward. (TPT)

How beautiful it is to partner together – a man & a woman seeking The Lord’s presence. That is how a couple learns what it means to reign together & take dominion over the particular piece of this earth for which they together are responsible.

Humility is the fear of the Lord;
its wages are riches & honor & life. PROVERBS 22:4

September 22, 2019January 24, 2020

A Negative Cycle & Life in The Box

simple solutions for the negative cycle The Negative Cycle reminds me of a poster my dentist has on the ceiling at his office. He put it there so his patients would have something to look at while they’re in the chair. I think about it sometimes because it reminds me of myself. It’s a picture of a tiny kitten looking up helplessly from the bottom of large cardboard box.

The caption reads,

“I’m much better at getting myself into things than I am at getting myself out of them.”

Maybe you can identify? Isaiah put it this way:

We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way… (53:6a)

Kittens, sheep, people. Sometimes there’s not much difference. No one plans to get himself or herself into a pickle (Sorry. I like to mix metaphors), yet we all do at one time or another.

Many couples start backing themselves into The Box early in their relationship. Something happens and one of them feels disappointed or hurt. Maybe it’s the woman. (Sometimes it’s the man.) If she says something to her partner about it, he might minimize her feelings or get defensive about his actions or intentions. He means well, but it doesn’t help her feel better.

At first, it seems like a simple thing. Each tries to forget what happened, to move beyond it because it feels so childish to them both. However, the outcome of those early hurts starts a cycle of negative interactions that will continue to grow and solidify over time. Before long, they’re trapped in The Box.

Life in The Box: Trapped in a Negative Cycle

In The Box, he believes that she is overly sensitive and avoids sharing his own thoughts and feelings with her. She believes that her feelings don’t matter to him, and she withdraws, too. It’s lonely. Being in The Box together.

Getting out of The Box is simple, but it isn’t easy. The Good Shepherd is there to help. Just ask. He may suggest you find a local “shepherd” to walk with you through the process. If He does, let me know. I’m here to help you get out of The Box.

Learn the step-by-step process here > How to Resolve Couple Conflict.

In the meantime, I’ll be praying for you both!

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