The wonder in this moment?

Today’s Holy Spirit Love Note:

When you rest in me, I will refuel you. When you take me at my word, I will sustain you. When you believe every word I have spoken, it is credited to you as righteousness. When you speak as I nudge you, not a syllable is wasted. When you love as I love, it is the most powerful moment in your day and must not be underestimated.

These intangible, hard to measure pieces are more important than you realise. They are part of the unseen realm that you’re invited to fix your eyes on. Those things you can’t check off a to-do list might be the most vital part of today. Trust me when I invite you into more of the unmeasurable.

Human being, not human doing, remember? Do you trust that being is enough? Can you take me at my word when I tell you that you are protected and provided for, even as you simply be? You think that there are things that you must do in order for you to realise every promise but what if the promise is already done?

Yes, from my perspective and yes, there are actions you’re being invited to take to help move those promises from the unseen to the seen realm – but less actions and less busy than you currently believe!

I know that some of the things I’m inviting you to journey aren’t easy and you long for this part to be done so you can step into the good and the wonderful. What if there’s good and wonderful right here, right now?

Yes, there is a destination, a moment when the promise is realised, but you don’t need to wait for the fulfilment of that promise before you can smile and relish the moment. And I know that doesn’t always sound easy, you feel like you’ve been wading through treacle and it’s exhausting, but don’t give up. This too shall pass and when it does, you’ll look back in wonder at this moment – but in the meantime, let me show you the wonder in this moment right now.

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Focus on relationships

Today’s Holy Spirit Love Note:

Stop trying to plan so far ahead. Yes, you like to be prepared and there are certain expectations which require you to be in certain places at certain times but you invest a lot of energy in trying to keep up – or catch up!

What if you stopped trying to catch up? What if you are exactly where you need to be for such a time as this? What if you’re not late or behind? What if everything is unfolding just as it needs to? What if you stopped comparing yourself to the people around you and instead simply embraced your journey with me?

Life is about more than the destination. Yes, there is a destination – both in this age and in the age to come, but stop focussing all your attention on getting to the destination as quickly as possible. I’ll say it again … life is about more than the destination. Doing life with me is not simply about reaching the finish line.

I am interested, very interested, in how you’re journeying and who you are becoming as you travel. This is not promises being fulfilled at any cost, remember? Yes, all my promises are yes and I simply need your amen but you are more important to me than my promises. Your relationships – both with me and the people around you – are more important to me than checking off goals.

You want to step into my very best for you. You want to realise every dream and ambition I’ve laid on your heart. You want to be and do and enjoy everything that I have for you. I want that for you too yes, but not at any cost.

Focus on relationship. People are my priority because it’s through people that I move with my love. Ask me what that looks like today. Ask me to help you prioritise relationship. That’s what it really means to “seek first the Kingdom” because the Kingdom is built with love. I know what you need so trust me, seek first the Kingdom, and let me help you love well today.

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You delight me!

Today’s Holy Spirit Love Note:

When you’re feeling a bit lost, do what I keep inviting you to do … come to me. You don’t need the right words or the correct feelings. Just bring yourself, climb up onto my lap, and tell me all about it. And when you don’t have words for what’s going on inside your mind, just come and simply be with me. I know your heart. I can translate those aches and groans and wordless sighs. I hear you. I understand.

And whilst I don’t promise to instantly make everything better, I am here with you, holding you and speaking peace into your heart. This too shall pass. And in the meantime, grab hold of me. Let me mend the pieces that are hurting.

You need to remember that your feelings are not your enemy and they don’t always tell the whole story. To know what’s really going on, bring your feelings to me because they can be great feedback but without the proper interpretation, your feelings can lead you astray – and I don’t want that for you.

I also don’t want you to remain feeling stuck in what you would describe as “negative” emotions for any longer than necessary. Joy can be your default. Yes, even on the days when joy feels elusive. Again, it comes back to exploring everything with me.

Ask me what’s going on – because even when you don’t know why you’re feeling the way you do, there will always be a reason and I’d be delighted to explore that with you. I love exploring everything with you. There is nothing about you I find tedious or boring. You delight me!

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The day that changes everything?

Today’s Holy Spirit Love Note:

Everything in your life is on purpose and for a purpose. Did I deliberately will all things into your life? No, but I allowed them. Can you be okay with that even when you don’t understand why? Are you prepared to let go of the need to understand everything before you can trust that I really am for you and that everything is ultimately working for your good?

And not just your good of course. I am moving and working all things together for good, without exception. Yes, in some situations that is going to take a while and no, you don’t need to worry about the timing. You simply need to flow with me and let go of the outcome.

And yes, I know that that’s not always a simple thing for you. You stepped into today with your own plans and agenda for the day and in the blink of an eye, that agenda has gone up like a puff of smoke! When you flow with me your agenda is sometimes going to take a battering. Can you be okay with that too?

I know you want to be okay with that, I know you and I hear you, remember? And sometimes it’s a bit of a struggle for you. Just because something isn’t always easy doesn’t make it invalid or wrong. Some of your greatest miracles have come from the other side of “not easy” and yet you’re able to be thankful for them.

What are those “not easy” but important things in your life today? Where am I inviting you to get back up and go again? If you’re still not sure, ask me.

Just because you’ve tried something multiple times doesn’t mean you’re destined to fail again. What if this time things are different simply because it’s a brand new day and you’re different? What if today is the day that changes everything?

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What if there’s no such thing as normal?

Welcome to a brand new episode of the Youier podcast. As a reminder, season 8 of the podcast will be released weekly, every Monday morning, aimed at being short & sweet & actionable.

And today we’re exploring the idea that you weren’t created to be normal – quite possibly because there’s no such thing. It’s not even a setting on my washing machine!

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The real invitation

Today’s Holy Spirit Love Note:

You like things logical, one piece flowing to the next, even if the connections would appear random to someone else, because that’s how your mind works but I hold all the pieces, see all the connections, all of the options and outcomes. That means we can explore anything in any context and all of it makes sense to me.

Since I know all and understand all and since I’ve made it very clear that I want to do life with you, you wonder why you have such a hard time getting it right? You wonder why I don’t just tell you what to do and allow everything to flow nicely from there?

Simply put … you are not a machine! This isn’t about getting from one point to another via the correct landmarks in the most efficient way possible. This really is about relationship. We can’t have a real relationship if all I’m doing is telling you what to do. That’s religion. That’s not relationship – and you’ve seen already how well religion is working out for you!

To really move into my best, to be all that you were created to be, you really do need to journey the long way round. As you do so, you’re learning how to do life with me – and it’s beautiful! Every moment and day we have together, all the different pieces we explore together, they are all glorious!

Do you really want to lose the beauty and majesty of a life lived with me, moment by moment, for the sake of a little bit of certainty? I will meet you where you’re at, that’s why religion exists, but simply following instructions is not my best for you and it’s not my first choice.

Doing life together moment by moment, exploring your world together and enjoying the view, that is my best for you. That’s the real invitation.

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Brad Robertson: Addicted To Grace

Welcome to a brand new episode of Lead By Design. Today I’m delighted to welcome author and teacher Brad Robertson to the podcast. Brad is the founder of GraceReach.org and he’s passionate about introducing people to the grace of God as seen in Jesus.

In today’s conversation we explore why traditional discipling programmes in church are often so toxic and what the alternative might look like. Brad also shares his own journey as he navigated his increasing awareness of this toxicity.

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You’re exactly where you need to be

Today’s Holy Spirit Love Note:

Stop believing the lie that you’re too late or that you’ve wasted too much time. I am the creator of time and I say you’re exactly where you need to be! Time is not your enemy and it’s also not your master either. Yes, you need to be in certain places at certain times and so a sense of time can be helpful but you don’t need to be controlled by it.

What if, just for one day, you didn’t move with the clock and instead simply moved with me? Yes, set an alarm for those things that are vital so you don’t miss an appointment but for everything else, what if we simply flowed from one moment to the next?

What if you didn’t look at the clock to tell you when it’s time for lunch? What if you didn’t look at the clock to decide if you would act on the thing I’m inviting you to act on? What if time became less of an issue for you? Just for one day, an experiment, something for us to explore together. What if?

And even now I can hear you wondering when would be a good time to start. What if right now is the best time to start and what if you don’t need to plan and prepare yourself first? I really do know what I’m doing and I know you. We explore these things as opportunities for you to grow – and to help the people around you grow too. It’s never just about you.

Free from the constraints of the clock, we could simply flow smoothly through the day, free of expectations and frustrations. Sounds fun, doesn’t it? You don’t know what it might look like because you’ve never tried it before but why not today? It’s as good a time as any!

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You have everything you need in this moment

Today’s Holy Spirit Love Note:

You have everything you need in this moment. Breathe in and breathe out. Allow my love to fill you as the air inflates your lungs. All of the things you think you need to do can wait. Yes, I realise you have deadlines and expectations to meet but the world is not going to stop spinning if you pause in this moment with me. This moment, allowing yourself to really be with me, can set you up for an incredible day.

I’m not a slot machine or a genie. This isn’t about putting in enough time and getting productivity as an output. This is simply about recognising that this moment with me is precious and it’s okay to linger here.

It’s not about spending time with me as something to check off, done for the day. I’ll be with you in every moment of today, in every task and activity. However, there is something very special about us having the very first moments of the day intentionally together.

The intentionality is for your benefit. I really am not going anywhere. I’m with you in every single moment of today – and I was in all your yesterdays and I’ll be in all your tomorrows too. I don’t need reminders or schedules or a clock to know when it’s appropriate to spend time with you. I am always spending time with you.

Intentionality is for your benefit then because it makes it easier for you to see me and hear me. Part of the way your mind is wired, those neural pathways, strengthen and are reinforced with every interaction with every and any stimuli. I’m more than a stimuli of course, I’m the one in whom you live and breathe and have your very being, but when you intentionally pause with me in this moment, connections are made. Before you know it you’ll see me in everything!

Why? Because I am in everything. I’m holding it all together. So pause in this moment, linger here a while, and allow my love to fill and empower you as we step into this day together.

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It’s time to stop fighting against who I created you to be

Today’s Holy Spirit Love Note:

There really is nothing accidental about the way your mind is wired. Your mind is my playground and when you choose to intentionally let me into what’s going on in your playground, the only result is great and wonderful things. A shift happens in your mind when you allow us to explore together what’s going on. That’s the most great and wonderful thing ever!

In the blink of an eye, everything changes with that one shift. You can go from lethargic and hopeless to motivated and ready to move mountains! That’s the power of your amazing mind, the beauty and wonder I created as I dreamed you into existence.

And as amazing as your mind is, it functions at its absolute best when you move with me. Take every thought captive and make it obey Jesus. You can’t do that without me! Why would you even try?

Together, let us welcome today with love and joy in your heart. And from there you will move and operate from the overflow in your life. What are you full of? Whatever you’re full of will spill out the very next time you’re knocked so what if we intentionally filled you with love, joy, peace and patience?

Yes, the fruit of the Spirit. Add kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness and self-control into the mix and you’ve got the makings of a delicious treat. And it’s not a pick and mix. You get everything, all of it, when you move with me today and allow me to fill you.

You are a new creation. When you said yes to my invitation you were reborn into your identity in me, the real me I created you to be all those eons ago. I saw you and knew you, saw this moment and this choice. None of it is accidental. All of it is intentional. And it’s time to stop fighting against who I created you to be!

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