Are you between a rock and a hard place? Sometimes life gets messy and we don’t know what to do next. We get stuck, scared to climb higher and afraid to go back….
The promised land is on the horizon but we can’t seem to figure out how to get there….
Other times we’re confronted by a person of authority, influenced by our friends, or tempted by our wants. How can we be confident in making our own decisions if we’re swayed by whoever has the loudest voice? How can we have firm convictions about anything if we don’t know what we stand for? It is like the age-old saying first attributed to Peter Marshall way back in 1947.
“If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything.”
Defining our values gives us a full understanding of just who we are. Here are four questions to ask your self:
By what values do you live your life? = This is your philosophy
You can determine your values with a little fun self-analysis. Look back and remember the happiest times in your life, the small actions you took that made you feel proud, and on occasions when you felt happy and satisfied with life. These are your clues to what you value.
The reason why these experiences gave your life such positive meaning is because you were living what you believed in. Your belief system was in alignment with your lifestyle!
What makes you angry? = These are your convictions
When you get upset, it’s because something has happened that goes against what you believe in. Some kind of unjust treatment has occurred that causes you to take offence and your anger to build up. Whatever you think is unjust, that’s what makes up the convictions you stand for. Once you know what your belief system is, it gets a lot easier to make decisions. Our beliefs effect everything.
What are you struggling with right now? = These are your goals
Trying to get a raise at work, reducing your personal weight, hours of practice in the ballpark, spending more time with the family; recycling to make the world a better place; trying to get healthy, all these efforts determine your true goals in life. Whatever you’re unsatisfied with could be a goal you might not have even recognized. I hope you dare to believe in the possibility of achieving it! Because your thoughts change action.
What makes you excited? = This is your passion
Do you remember all the past times you got excited about something that happened? Ok, sports might get you excited, but try to remember even the little things that happened in your life that got you geared up. By recognizing the things we are passionate about, we can direct our lifestyle in that direction because, after all, passionate feelings turn into action.
- Your core values and beliefs make up your thoughts,
- which causes your feelings,
- which creates decisions,
- which determine your actions,
- and gives you results.
So define your core values and beliefs and build that foundation. And remember, God made you in his image and likeness. He believes in you. He didn’t make any junk!
♥ From my heart to yours, Jane Catherine
“Our lives are set up so our belief systems will engage with our environment, and the results will be in direct correlation with exactly what is being projected from our minds.”
The Celestial Proposal: Our Invitation to Join the God Kind, Chap. 14: Developing Spiritual Maturity, page 173.
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