Word vs Concept
"You look pretty today."
"What you mean today?!"
Why can't the person just say, "Thank You."
Prideful... Insecure... Depressed... or just plain mean? It's because they looked at one word and missed the meaning.
What happened to make them so offended no matter how its said? What are they looking for? What are they looking forward to?
My friend Tiffany is a minister. When she was training for pastoral leadership, her mentor taught her one important lesson. "You have to read the scripture contextually. If you take one scripture away (preaching from one scripture that misses the context of reading) from the full context or concept it could create confusion. When you study you must study contextually.
It is the same with life. If we choose to focus on pieces of our past we miss the great lessons that created character, strength and resilience. If we live moment by moment, we fail to plan. If we worry about our future we miss the opportunity to appreciate our present. BALANCE! Conceptual living.
2020 is going to be a great year!!! I say that and with that comes action. I will on purpose wake up and feel great. Before waking up I will not eat so heavy late the previous night. I will be careful what I watch or who I listen to before bed. I will pray before I go to sleep. After I wake up I will pray for a good day.
See it is conceptual! It is what happens before, during and after the prayer. You want a promotion. Start coming to work on time. Meet deadlines. Dress like you already have the promotion. Be NICE! Receive the promotion. Then pray for God to guide you while you have this new position so you won't become discouraged in what you asked for and what God has given you. Listen to wise counsel. Decrease pride. Increase humility. Conceptual Promotion.
You want a mate. DO YOU!! Well smile. Stop being mean. Do some community service. Do for others without any gain. It will prepare you for companionship. Pray...be specific and real. Pray for important things like spiritual health, physical health, mental health, and funny bones. When that person comes pray for understanding, strength, healing, and removal of distractions. (Read No Trespassing: I'm God's Property by Leah Holder Green for practical ways to stay holy before marriage) Contextual Companionship.
She cool. He is funny. Are they truly friends. Pay attention to how they talk about others to you. Listen to how they respond when something good happens for you. Look at their reaction when your season changes for you. Do you give more than they do...are you keeping tally? Are you able to be you around them? Do they challenge you to paralyze you or to grow you? Pray not for removal, but for boundaries, sight, & communication. Once you receive good friends do your best to keep them. Don't allow what other "non"-friends did to you deter you from hearing the compliments, feeling the love, and giving without measure. Listen to wise counsel. Decrease pride increase humility. Conceptual Friendship.
You want to be someone different in 2020. Do something in January. Pray, diet, workout, be more disciplined to accomplish what ever God has placed in front of you. In December of 2020 it won't be just captured moments, a missed resolution, or another annual mantra. December 2020 you will say, "Wow Conceptual year!" You will have a plan. You will execute the plan. You will listen to wise counsel. You will decrease pride & increase in humility. You will accomplish your goal(S) conceptually!
God Bless you.
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