Lesson learned this week

Yesterday, I had a minor meltdown. It really did feel like the devil was having a swipe at my faith. To avoid boring you with details about my anxious mind on safari, I will simply state what I gleaned from the experience:

• We're all on unique paths to wholeness and the fullest expression of God's gifts manifested in our lives. Avoid comparing your path with anyone else's, or to the cultural "norm" that literally means nothing. Doing so will only lead to hopelessness and a broken spirit.

• God alone suffices (St. Teresa of Avila)

• I really AM cherished and nourished by God! How about that?

• I cherish the life God is giving me now, and I release my attachment to any notion of 'future' that takes me away from living that life to the fullest in Christ Jesus. 

• I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. (Gal. 2:20)