{"id":1328,"date":"2019-12-17T04:00:06","date_gmt":"2019-12-17T09:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/?p=1328"},"modified":"2019-12-09T09:23:05","modified_gmt":"2019-12-09T14:23:05","slug":"rest-from-judgement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2019\/12\/17\/rest-from-judgement\/","title":{"rendered":"REST FROM JUDGEMENT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBut by the grace of God, I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain.\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/csb\/1-corinthians\/15-10.html\"> 1 Corinthians 15:10a CSB<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the end of the year draws near, often we start reflecting over the past year, dwelling on unmet goals.&nbsp; We didn\u2019t lose the weight we wanted too, we didn\u2019t save the money we wanted too.  We\u2019re still working the same job we vowed we wouldn\u2019t be by now.&nbsp; Whatever it is that we didn\u2019t do that we think we should have done, let\u2019s give ourselves grace. Let\u2019s not waste time over what didn\u2019t happen, but instead focus on the good things that did.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are some practical <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patrickwanis.com\/12-tips-overcoming-year-blues-sadness-depression\/\">tips to help us overcome the end of the year blues<\/a> from behavior expert, Patrick Wanis.&nbsp; First off, accept your feelings, whatever they are.&nbsp; It\u2019s ok to feel the way you\u2019re feeling, give yourself grace.&nbsp; Seek support from trusted friends who can help you overcome your doldrums.&nbsp; Evaluate your goals and make new goals for the coming year.  Learn from what worked and what didn\u2019t, implement those lessons into your game plan for next year.  Don\u2019t let the inner critic have the last word, you are a child of God, as today\u2019s verse states, we are what we are because God made us this way.&nbsp; Focus on God\u2019s promises, if you don\u2019t know what they are, here\u2019s a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.compassionuk.org\/blogs\/gods-promises\/\"> list of 50<\/a> of them to remind you.&nbsp; Don\u2019t meditate on all that went wrong this year, meditate on all that went right. &nbsp; Enjoy the moment you\u2019re in, it won\u2019t come again.  Don\u2019t miss out by being focused on the past, instead embrace the hope of the season, Jesus.&nbsp; Embrace His love, His strength, His plan into your life.  When you do, you can look towards the future with hope instead of judgement.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than anything, be your own best friend.&nbsp; Treat yourself as you would a friend.  We wouldn\u2019t say things to a friend we say to ourselves.&nbsp; Stop beating yourself up.  Stop judging yourself.  John 8:12 tells us, &nbsp;\u201cI am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.\u201d&nbsp; When we follow Jesus, we walk in the light.  Our old lives are left behind as we find new life in Him.  Embrace the life Jesus gives you, not the one the world does.&nbsp; Jesus loves and accepts us just the way we are, whether we got everything done on our to do list or not.  Paul, in his letter to the Phillipians gave them advice we can learn from today; \u201cBut one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.\u201d&nbsp; Let go of the past, press forward into the life Jesus has for you.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today I\u2019m going to find rest from judgement.&nbsp; How can you find rest today? 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