As you move through the holidays, are you approaching life as a rough road that needs to be fixed, or a colorful adventure that needs to be discovered?
Here's what I mean if I think that everything is broken, imagine the frustration and anger when there is no fix in sight - like that relationship that I really wanted to work, but went hopelessly South?
Do I beat myself up, watching the game tapes over and over and wishing I'd made different decisions?
Or do I look at that relationship for what it is, not giving up on ever improving it, but observing through the primary lens of acceptance?
What has that taught me? Do broken relationships have anything at all to offer? Do the broken things around me have anything to teach, inspire, or encourage me?
This works with sickness, job looks, most all of life's downers.
And this unpacks a whole new world where life doesn't happen to me, but for me, and God will form me through the good, the bad, and the ugly.
So as you head out into those scenes and scenarios that are unique to holidays, try out this lens: approach life with acceptance and curiosity and see what God has in store.
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