Embrace the Within no. 138

“Beware lest there be any man that spoile you through philosophie, and vaine deceit, through the traditions of men, according to the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.”

Colossians 2:8 GNV

Dude, have I found many philosophies over my nearly five decades of walking and wheeling around this earth. And not one of them led me to anywhere near fulfillment until I started living in peace and harmony with myself. Back in 2020 when the plague hit, I was scared about the lockdowns and what it might mean for my family being able to eat. I was really worried for the first time in my life that there was going to be a real problem with my ability to provide for my family. And for me that meant taking some changes to align my philosophy with my life.

I had spent years talking about personal responsibility and self ownership BUT I wasn’t doing anything to be responsible or control my life. I was like most of the folks in the world and was content to just pull up at the store every week. I had faith that the store was always going to be there, open, and stocked. That changed with the lockdowns and the plague.

So, I had to take a really important look at my philosophy and it’s vain deceit. Because until that point, everything had worked in favor of my vanity and selfishness. I was doing things just like everyone else despite my philosophy. So, things had to change.

And that has led me into the fourth year of changing my life to align with what God wants me to do. This is the beginning of a fourth year of treating my body like the temple the Lord wants it to be. This is the beginning of a fourth year of walking in His Way of love and Truth. This is a continuation of making sure that I am no longer so easily gripped by fear through faith in His provision.

I can take a lot of time winning debates and conversations or I can take the time to put God’s Will into effect in my life. And for years I was out here worried about winning. And I wasn’t worried about changing. I shouldn’t have been worried about changing other people’s minds and instead I should have been worried about changing my life. Now that I have finally made those changes, I see how self righteous and vain it was to want everyone else to change to accommodate my philosophy. It was me that needed to change. And so it was me that did change.

Today is a great day to make a change in your life as well. I am not here to tell you that change was easy. I plodded away at change every day for three years now. I started small and worked with what I had and then kept going, through God’s grace and mercy, to get here in year number four. You can start where you are today as well. You just need to decide it is time for your body, your mind, and your spirit to change and ask God to make that move.

I am not sorry for where that journey has taken me through His Will. BUT I never expected to be where I am. So, my only warning is that when you let God have control, you are going to end up in places you never imagined. I never planned for my journey to get me here today BUT it was never my journey alone. It was always His Way.

I love you. I forgive you. Have a blessed and abundant day!

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