{"id":463,"date":"2013-06-18T16:18:13","date_gmt":"2013-06-18T16:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/onfire\/?p=463"},"modified":"2013-06-18T16:18:13","modified_gmt":"2013-06-18T16:18:13","slug":"getting-nowhere-a-rescue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/onfire\/2013\/06\/18\/getting-nowhere-a-rescue\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Nowhere? ~ A Rescue"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Getting<\/a>
Getting Nowhere<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

To myself:<\/p>\n

You\u2019re unproductive.<\/i><\/p>\n

You\u2019re too emotional. Insecure. Scaredy-cat. Just push ahead, stupid!<\/i><\/p>\n

Look at Joe (or Susan). He gets after it every day. Steady outcomes. Can\u2019t you be more like that? Just do it.<\/i><\/p>\n

Your work doesn\u2019t really matter. You\u2019re too serious. Give it up. Go find a good time. Chill.<\/i><\/p>\n

You\u2019ll never get ahead. <\/i><\/p>\n

Your dream is way over your head.<\/i><\/p>\n

You made your bed, now lie in it. That\u2019s how things work.<\/i><\/p>\n

I can wallow in negative, self-loathing for days.<\/p>\n

This is my daily battle\u2026and everyone\u2019s to some degree, who is alive. Alive<\/i>, as in, pushing ahead to be true, be their best, give their God-given gift<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The fight we wage is inside.<\/p>\n

Our rescue isn\u2019t positive thinking. Grabbing ourselves by our mental bootstraps and \u201cbucking up\u201d doesn\u2019t go deep enough.<\/p>\n

The way forward is to stop thinking about ourselves at all. Change focus:<\/p>\n

— Look around and see the needs of others. Who is struggling, hurting, going down for the third time? Who is stuck? What can you do? What\u2019s the gift you\u2019ve been given? How can you give it right now?<\/p>\n

— And drink in God\u2019s grace. We need daily doses of grace to keep us alive\u2026engaged.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou made your bed, now lie in it\u201d isn\u2019t<\/b> how things work. We\u2019re all messing up all the time. God loves us and gives us unlimited fresh starts. Accepting grace is our daily opportunity.<\/p>\n

God offers us a place in the line up again and again.<\/p>\n

So we can fight.<\/p>\n

With Him.<\/p>\n

For others.<\/p>\n

– – – – –<\/p>\n

Thank you for visiting ON FIRE. Your input \/ feedback is treasured. <\/em><\/p>\n

Gloria<\/em><\/p>\n

gloria@gloriarose.com<\/em><\/p>\n

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