- As demonstrated by nature, transformation is a regular occurrence
- Tadpoles transform into frogs
- caterpillars transform into butterflies
- What about us? Can we transform our belief in ourselves as primarily human to the awareness and experience of our identity as divine?
- When the day comes that we realize, "There must be a better way," transformation begins
- Our trip through transformation likely will include these moving through these ideas:
- (1) We say, “I’m not just a human being. I’m a being with the Creators potential.”
- (2) Then the day comes when we think of ourselves as more than just a limited person with potential – we think of ourselves as a child of God, just as Jesus said we were.
- One of the hardest tasks we'll face on our journey is the dissolution of our crippling negative self-talk
- "Once you make a sincere effort to tackle your dysfunctional thinking you'll have fewer bouts of depression, anger, shame, etc." (A paraphrase of Dr. Don Colbert in his book, "Deadly Emotions: Understand the Mind-Body-Spirit Connection That Can Heal or Destroy You"
- "Replacing lies with God's truth isn't hard. It just takes intentional and consistent effort" (ibid.)
- If you are stuck in negative thinking, bathe yourself in truth; in thinking about God; in extending love to your circumstances, conditions and thoughts so that you may know the truth... that sets you free
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