Recent ponderings…a merger of a two principles:
1. The Golden Rule (proactive) – do unto others as you would have them do to you
2. As you think you become…(proactive, +/or cause & effect)
As I have been studying the enneagram of late, I have been arriving at a few conclusions. If I am heading in the direction of disintegration…I need to turn around and head the other way! Simple enough.
If I fear abandonment, what is the opposite direction? Become loyal to others.
If I fear ridicule, what is the opposite direction? Respect others.
If I fear judgment, what is the opposite direction? Extend grace.
If I feel unloved / unwanted…be loving & helpful.
Crazy…
Luke 6: 43-45“You don’t get wormy apples off a healthy tree, nor good apples off a diseased tree. The health of the apple tells the health of the tree. You must begin with your own life-giving lives. It’s who you are, not what you say and do, that counts. Your true being brims over into true words and deeds. (MSG)
How easy it is to come to believe that our lives are at the mercy of those in relationship around us…and how wrong. Thanks be to God’s grace…we are not left alone in our change, but we must acknowledge (confess) our sin, and turn from our ways (repent)…then rest as He transforms. (Isaiah 30:15 / Phil 2:13)
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This post was written by David E on February 22, 2010
