How to observe and draw the right conclusions;
how to care without conflict;
how to love without fear;
how to mentor without meddling.
How to be and let be;
how to support without interfering;
how to embrace technology without letting go of the personal touch;
how to understand without judging.
How to separate values from trends;
how to visit without intruding;
how to help without building dependency;
how to communicate without prejudice.
(These are just a FEW of my MANY miles!)
"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go." (Joshua 1:9)
I need to work on many of these...I have learned some of them, but still need work in some areas.
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
andrea
PS: I hope you are feeling better.
We all have many, many miles to go,
ReplyDeleteRebecca. We will never "arrive" in
this life.
I find you to be such an encouragement
and I always leave here feeling happy.
On this journey with you...
Many blessings,
Sandy =-)
Just knowing that everyday is a new oppportunity to learn and to focus more and more on Our Father!
ReplyDeleteThank you for this post...very encouraging :)
Maria
This is my third time reading this post and I'm sure it won't be the last. I am in total agreement with the other two ladies; you are such an encouragement and we all (I do, especially!) definitely have many miles to go.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your journey!
Please let me know when you get all of those things figured out...it will save me from a lot of trial and error!
ReplyDeleteMarch on we must...and march on we will with increasing wisdom, day by day - with God's help.
You'll be the first to know, Pat! Don't hold your breath though. You're SO right--with God's help & increasing wisdom day by day, we WILL march on!
ReplyDeleteMiles to go is right Rebecca. I am always thinking of ways to improve myself, not always an easy task. Love Di ♥
ReplyDeleteDiana, And for me it's not so much that I sit around "thinking" about ways to improve....I just run smack into them when I'm not even trying!
ReplyDeleteRebecca: It's not just about learning, it's about the ongoing life of repentance. The holiest people are the most aware of their shortcomings. We all have miles to go. Thanks for sharing your grapplings with this daunting truth. Ginni
ReplyDeleteRebecca, I think the fact that you write about these is an indication of the tremendous wisdom that you possess! Wonderful and thought-provoking ...I'm going to be revisiting you list again and again...I just know it! Love you, Janine XOXO
ReplyDeleteVery inspiring.
ReplyDeleteJust wanting to improve in these areas, Rebecca...shows that you have great insight in knowing what's right!
ReplyDelete...Wanda
Ginni - So true--about repentance! I haven't truly "learned" or come to "know" until the desired behavior have become both my goal and my practice.
ReplyDeleteThis is what makes you most precious to me... your willingness to admit those "miles to go" and then to walk them.
ReplyDeleteKeep to it...
peace~elaine
I love that Robert Frost poem...
ReplyDeleteI've been a bit discouraged lately at realizing how many miles I need to go yet...
but we had a very encouraging sermon this morning that has driven me to prayer, and that's a good thing.
This was your usual honest self-reflection Rebecca which speaks to so many of us! Thanks for sharing these thoughts.
I've been a bit discouraged lately at realizing how many miles I need to go yet...
ReplyDeletebut we had a very encouraging sermon this morning that has driven me to prayer, and that's a good thing.
This was your usual honest self-reflection Rebecca which speaks to so many of us! Thanks for sharing these thoughts.