I learned to receive Love (to believe I am loved and am worthy of love),

To listen for God not just talk to Him,

To sit silently in His Presence and soak up His Shalom,

To practice mind-management (I have more power than I realized the power to choose what I think!),

To take responsibility for me (do my internal work and not expect external circumstances to make me happy),

To choose to show up well (regardless of what anyone else does or says, I choose how I show up and I choose to show up in Love, to encourage others, to celebrate others, to accept what is),

To practice self-compassion (I need to be kind to myself in order to be kind to others!),

To set boundaries to maintain my values/my integrity,

To pray scripture, to claim God’s Word for myself.

We all go through “wilderness” experiences in our lives.

This is all part of it!

Life is full of strength and struggle. We are resilient. We have power. We are filled with the Holy Spirit!

Keep going! Keep seeking and discovering God’s better Way!