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I took up this because early evening yesterday I felt sudden chest discomfort again and sense of impending doom.
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"I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.." Psalm 139:14
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A girl is beautiful whenever she knows confidence and practices it at situations where it is needed. She is not afraid and timid. What she has to say, for her, must be heard. Audiences and groups of people never intimidate her.
A girl is beautiful whenever she reads books. She doesn’t bother about the people staring at her whenever her tears are starting to fall due to Nicholas Sparks’ novels. Instead, she pours herself into it and internalizes that true love does exist just like in novels.
A girl is beautiful if she knows that personality is what matters the most. She doesn’t splurge on Dolce or Gucci just to impress people and have a date for the night. She uses her personality in order to attract people.A girl is beautiful whenever she smiles.
A girl is beautiful whenever she appreciates simplicity over other things. She doesn’t dwell on making things complicated. She enjoys the basics.
A girl is beautiful whenever she writes letters for her special someone. She knows that a physical letter means a lot to a person who is reading it. Especially if it is a love letter.
A girl is beautiful whenever she doesn’t complain how difficult things are. She accepts the challenge and learns from it. Courage is the name of the game.
A girl is beautiful whenever she knows how to prioritize herself. She cares about herself but not too much that it overshadows others.
A girl is beautiful if she is intelligent. She can tell the difference between mass and weight as well as the difference between carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide.
A girl is beautiful whenever she cares for others. She doesn’t think twice if there is someone who needs her. She just helps.
Most importantly, a girl is beautiful if she accepts herself. She is proud of who she is and how she looks no matter what other people say to her.♥
A Young Man’s Diary: What Makes a Girl Beautiful♥
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We spend one third of our life asleep. Nine years watching television. And a woman spends a year and a half of her life cleaning. Has anyone calculated how much time the average Joe spends in a hallway?
Isaiah 22:22 reassures us that when God closes a door, he opens another. But what happens when a door closes and another one doesn't open? How do you handle life in the hall?
Longing to move on yet stuck in the middle. Ready to run but the baton not passed on. Life is moving all around but you are standing still. Hallways are blank, small, and empty spaces. A means to an end. The prelude to the main event.But imagine a home with no hall. An office building without a corridor. Where doors lead from one room to another without transition. It would be unpleasant and awkward.
Halls are more valuable than they seem. Transitions are a natural part of life. Human babies have a nine month gestation. Toddlers learn to crawl before they walk. Teenagers receive a learner's license before permission to drive. Couples are engaged before they marry. The transitory purpose is more than optional, it is necessary.
The Bible is full of examples of people in transition. Joseph was in the hallway of prison. The children of Israel wandered in the wilderness. David's vestibule was a cave. Jesus' hallway was forty days of prayer and fasting. Paul's metamorphosis was blindness.As you can see, hallways aren't pleasant leads-me-beside-still-water experiences. They are stifling, yet vital in moving forward. Be thankful for the hallway.
1. Embrace the HallwayAn interior designer might explain the hall as a cleansing of the palate. Hallways give respite from the business of the previous room, and prepare you for the sensory stimulation of the next.The same is true for our lives. We need hallways. Space between projects is necessary. Jumping from one stage of life headlong into another is not wise. A recipe for burnout.Hallways are a time of rest. The exasperation of upheaval can heighten stress, but relax. Enjoy the break. Learn to stop and smell the roses. Embrace the hallway. You won't be there forever.
2. Your Worth is Found in ChristPlenty of people are secure in ministry or career, however take it away and they crumble in a heap. Significance is through Christ, not what you do. Being comfortable doing nothing is a good sign. If you find yourself going stir crazy take a look at where you find validation.You are loved by Almighty God, Creator of all. He loves you because you are his. Let go of the doing. Focus on being. Being his child. Being alive. Being whole. The hallway will sort itself out.
3. What Happens in the Hallway Changes You ForeverHallway moments take a whole lot of patience and trust. You can ask questions, just don't expect answers. Kick and scream, but in the hall, nobody is going to hear. It's a process.My husband and I have been living in the hallway for a little while now. The next door is not completely open, but ajar. Hall time almost over.I wish I could tell you I practiced what I preach, but I yelled, questioned and struggled, through the depth and darkness of this perplexing time.But through the hall I grew.I learned to trust God without the answers.I learned to wrestle and be left with a limp.I learned to be angry and not take it out on others.I learned to wait for God's timing and favor to collide.I learned to love him when things weren't going according to plan in the blank, claustrophobic, awkward hallway.Transition births momentum - passion and enthusiasm for the next phase, a hope of things to come. Hold on, friend. You will not be in the hallway forever. Your time will come. God is about to open a door no man can shut. Savor your time in the hallway, for the next phase is explosive.
What have you learned in the hallway of life?
Love always♥mhargie♥