RESPECT ... what's your's looking like? (Be Healthy His Way Vision Study insight)

(This is a continuation of journal insights of a Be Healthy His Way Vision Study that we are currently hosting.  We are diffusing Young Living Envision or Frankincense essential oil during our study time.)  

Scripture Insights:  Jeremiah 29:11-13

God has always shared insights and deepened my understandings through my experiences as a mom and He is still going creatively strong in this area over 20 years later.  This verse is another great example of such revelation. 

‘“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord,’

As a mom to two amazing young men with the Lord’s guidance and help I am constantly encouraging (not nagging, at least not from my loving perspective – LOL) my sons to know what their calling is, to embrace it and to be focused on living fully in it every day.  Some days, I am so overwhelmed with desire for them to not settle for less than His best for them and to not waste or allow time, energy and resources to be stolen away by useless things and people with less than their best at heart. 

This time of study and seeking Him in this verse brings accountability to myself.  In the last 7 years I have become more filled with understanding and purposefully aware of the desires of my heart that He created in me; purposefully seeking and going after knowing and walking in His leading.  However, I sit here right now and ponder that His plans for me are far greater than I have opened myself to completely understand even despite scripture, prophecy and Words that He has given others to share with me.  Let’s not even go there on the things He has spoken to me directly in His own solid but still and peaceful way which is louder than any verbal conversation I’ve ever had any day.  I can only imagine from the intensity of my desire for my sons I love so much, what God is feeling in His desire for me to get and know the plans He has for me and embrace it. 

Shall we even address the “declares the Lord” portion here?  I am getting a grin on my face and a giggle in my heart at the times I am so adamant about wanting the best for my sons (and husband) that I naturally take a power pose, corresponding voice and plant my feet in a solid stance to show them how serious I am.  If I, as an Earthly mom, feel and respond this way, I can only imagine (knowing that we are created in His image) that He himself is in Heaven standing and feeling as adamantly himself with His power pose (oh my what a power pose that must be as I know how confident and powerful I feel when I choose to stand in mine – I’m looking forward to seeing it someday in His timing) feet firmly planted in love and determination for ME.  Can you visualize the ministering angels being ho-hum, complacent, lackadaisical and not jumping into action?  Nope, me either.  I envision a heightened alertness that is saying “Yes Sir” and powerful purposed action and alertness waiting, listening and ready to be of service to immediately act as we empower them to assist us in making this come to be for ourselves with the authority He has given us. 

My heart has a bit of a catch in it as I relate to my sons and the times that they immediately respond to me versus the times they listen and don’t do in a timely fashion (if at all) or only half-heartedly listen and respond somewhat eventually or even worse, don’t listen at all.  Talk about major face plant here.  I honestly do not like the “RESPECT” response I am seeing in my own life in how I have opened myself up (or not) to take time and listen to what the Lord is saying and showing me.  How have I allowed myself to become so desensitized or busy that I do not with bated breath hang on every word and thought the Lord says and gives me?  How am I not waiting in anticipation and instantly doing what He says or leads me to do, knowing that when I take the first step in doing my part … He is only then able to do the wonders that He does bringing a 100% success rate and victory in my life and His will.  How have I allowed what others want, think or expect to invoke more of a response than what God wants, thinks and expects?

I’m taking a break here to go AFT and allow the Holy Spirit to lead me through exposing, rebuking, repenting and realigning myself with His truths instead of the distorted truths I have allowed to be stored in my amygdala that trigger my fight or flight, safe or unsafe processing in my choices.  I want to be free from my perceptions that have held me captive, impacted, and limited my actions, abilities and response to my deepest heart love and passion.   I cannot accurately express the intense feelings of my Being at this moment. 

PONDER POINT:   

How's your RESPECT to and for your Creator?

    -  Are you being RESPECTFUL and doing what He says and asks even if you don't understand?

    -  Are you taking a consultation role telling God what you think is best?

    -  Debating with Him?

    -  Forming a committee (with people who will see it your way) to make a final decision and plan of action?

    -  Or .... ?

(For those wanting to schedule an AFT session with one of our Certified AFT Practitioners, please contact us via MFB247@gmail.com or MFB247.com.  AFT is a gentle but effective way to permanently remove blocks that have been negatively preventing you from freely growing and expanding as you were purposefully created,)  

What doors are you KNOCKing on? (Be Healthy His Way Vision Study insight)

(This is a continuation of journal insights of a Be Healthy His Way Vision Study that we are currently hosting.  We are diffusing Young Living Envision or Frankincense essential oil during our study time.  I personally am diffusing Envision.)  

Scripture Insights:            Matthew 7:7

“knock and the door will be open to you”

Another action word … KNOCK.  Have you noticed that every action has a positive God response?  Knock, that involves a door whether it is a physical door or an imaginary door (how many times have you gone to your friend’s house and the door was open but you still “knock knock” on your way in?).  Ah … now that takes me down another trail … how many doors do we “imagine” in our path that aren’t even there but we allow them to slow us up or … egads … we don’t even go through the opened door but stop or even worse, turn around and leave.  Think of the times you have done this in the natural and then ponder or ask for insight in to the number of times you’ve done it in your mental, emotional and spiritual realms.  Wow.  Just a bit humbling there for me.  Definitely have got some time on my knees to repent as I allow Him to bring to mind times that I have created a door where there was none.  Yip, another area to put on my AFT list to get God’s perspective into my amygdala so my fight or flight, safe/unsafe aspect are aligned with His perspective which I am walking and growing in trusting more and more every day over my own perspective. 

What door(s) are you at?  Are you KNOCKing boldly?  Or not KNOCKing at all?  What’s holding you back?  You’d be surprised what is stored in your amygdala that is impacting your ability to proceed in this area.  It may have served a purpose in your past to keep you safe; however, often times the perspective was for a precise time (like as a 2 yo) and no longer serves as protection for you but rather as imprisonment for you. 

I find myself knowing that God wants to prosper my family.  We have had prophecy’s that affirmed Words that we had gotten directly from the Lord in regard to all that we have resources of to serve others to greater measure.  I KNOW this.  I KNOW what God has shown/told me specifically.  I BELIEVE Him and yet … when it comes to finances / provision, I tremble at the thought of even knocking on the door to open it have it come gushing out covering me and all those around me.  Are you kidding me?!?! I have so got to AFT through this hold that I have allowed the enemy to put on me.  If I don’t value myself enough to stand on the promises of God that all my needs are met and met in abundance … I should at least be bold in going after it for the people (that includes you guys!) that are surrounding me.  But wait!  It is commanded that I love my neighbor as I love myself.  Ut-oh, I guess I am and I’m not liking how I’m loving myself.  I know the areas of lack in my needs (not to mention wants) and its all there just waking for me to ASK, SEEK and KNOCK.   For me to be able to shower my neighbor (that includes you guys) with everything I want to shower you with I had better get over the lies and deceptions of the enemy and fall in LOVE with who God created me to be before I even fully understand it all and get busy ASKing, SEEKing and KNOCKing. 

Oh, my goodness.  Oh, HIS Greatness!  Just insight over one verse and I’m already feeling lighter, freer and bold at going after AFTing with Holy Spirit guiding me through the things that I need to release and firmly put in place GOD’s perspective and promise in my life.  Mind boggling how I could have lived this many years of my life in this bondage that is not in alignment with who He says I am.  I thought I had gone through a lot of healing and peeled many layers of my “onion” life … talk about accelerated peeling and freedom gain … so thankful for the doors God has opened in my life that I have gone through to learn and be certified as a practitioner and soon as an instructor to be able to help others accelerate in their God purposefully created being and life vision steps.  

Oh my, just got to take time out for an energetic happy praise and celebration dance.  Who’s joining me? 

PONDER POINT:

What areas of your life are you choosing to break free and boldly KNOCK to open the door on?  

(For those wanting to schedule an AFT session with one of our Certified AFT Practitioners, please contact us via MFB247@gmail.com or MFB247.com.  AFT is a gentle but effective way to permanently remove blocks that have been negatively preventing you from freely growing and expanding as you were purposefully created.)