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Blessing Kristin by allowing her to struggle
I teach her to try
To read
On her own
Not by giving her the answer immediately
But by fishing
And struggling
Each word
She will struggle
And will need to explicitly ask for help
And genuinely seek the help
Not expect it to be done for her with the answer
If she must ask for help
She must participate in seeking the answer
Growing looks like struggling
Final thought
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2 Corinthians 7:10 NLT
[10] For the kind of sorrow God wants us to experience leads us away from sin and results in salvation. There’s no regret for that kind of sorrow. But worldly sorrow, which lacks repentance, results in spiritual death.
https://bible.com/bible/116/2co.7.10.NLT
It is painful to follow Jesus
But it leads to salvation
The more I get to know him
The more of my sin is revealed
The more I must repent
The closer I get to him
The more I am responsible for
One more talen
More work
More reward
Already a bridegroom
Hurts so good
Final thought
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Intentionally taking a day of rest
no projects
discerning between daily required maintenance
brush squat sweep water indoor plants
tasks I can do while dancing and worshipping
discerning between typical work made for the week
watering outdoor plants that were watered by mother a coupld days ago
rearranging room configuartion to more efficiently train Zen
today doing a fast
my last RX bar bite was 2 minutes before sunset
my last calorie was gum by Liz at Dominic Balli concert at 1945ish
No dishes need to be cleaned
no food needs to be preped
no food will need a decision to eat between
no food will need a decision if healthy enough
no food will need to be concerned for provision and sought
*snatched incremental intentional distress practice
better than unexpected serious test
fasting once a week
simulate “starving”
versus and actual food crisis
Depend on the Lord
*unsnatched
*snatched when a friend asks for help
You help them
Be interpretable
For a higher priority
Elena in distress
To move out of house
Help
Less distress of unpacking slowly at storage
Not needed my help
God graced discernment for Elena
And I
To not ask
And not offer
*unsnatched
Just relaxing in hammock
No pressure to do anything
Not “allowed” to do anything
For the better of me
*snatched does crate training count as work for Zen
Will it give her rest today?
No
Will it give her more rest to be less anxious
Yes overall if it is a daily maintenance
If it is eventually understood
That I only leave when it is necessary
And not to worry when I leave
Because I will come back
And we can share a joyous moment of reunion
Then a Scooby snack
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Exodus 35:2-3 NLT
[2] You have six days each week for your ordinary work, but the seventh day must be a Sabbath day of complete rest, a holy day dedicated to the Lord. Anyone who works on that day must be put to death. [3] You must not even light a fire in any of your homes on the Sabbath.”
Discern when fire means work
Do not warm up food
Eat only what you planned for on the day of preparation
You do not need physical light
To rest
Seek the spiritual light
To see
And feel true warmth
mental marker timestamp hearting a moment
Exodus 40 anointing oil
I want to carry an oil
To heart my day
participate oil
Oil says what it is good at holding
You must participate to attach your feeling to it
Lavender for relaxation
It cannot force you to relax
But it can help you if you pavlov yourself
Peppermint is invigorating
You must train to uphold it’s invigorating properties
They are all for the kingdom
I want to do them all
They all look like fun
Especially if it is for the kingdom
I will not be good at any of them
But I want to do all of them
Just pick one and honor God in it
I can honor God in all of them
Will you be a skilled craftsman that God can call upon to use?
No
Not to the standard that I would want to give to God
Choose one
Until you can honor Him with an offering that will bless Him
Then you may participate
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