The rough and smooth places

Everyone has them.....

Places in the soul where you are rough, jagged, pointy, uneven and piercing.

We also have smooth, soft, even and gentle places.

Ever hear that saying " IF I AM MYSELF, WHAT IF THEY DON'T LIKE ME!!"

Did you know that it is the spaces where you breath and allow yourself to shine through that makes you attractive to other people? And while there may be people who don't care for you or your personality type ...it tells you something about them...it speaks of their ability to handle differences, be real with you and be a supporter of your best self.

Most people can smell "fake" a mile away...you may only fudge a little but it is all the same.

Be willing to step out and see if people can handle you. And you will find those who can! They are the ones you want around anyway...right!!??? :0)

Rest...

Give yourself a break...

Be who you are !! ...in all your rough ( angry, bossy, pushy, touchy, intolerant, negative )  and smooth ( calm, humble, obliging, agreeable, tolerant, positive ) places.

PS: if you didn't notice -- on both sides of Rough vs. Smooth --you need both sides!!

Anything taken to extreme can be harmful!!

F and L'er

Starla

Truth

Truth always wins. Doing right is never wrong. Being honest and trustworthy is the way to live. Perhaps a slight twist of the facts might bring a short term gain. A little misrepresentation might bring some short term satisfaction. But in the end truth always wins, so live like a winner.

MONDAY MOTTO: Your Problem

Your problem is NOT that someone said some stuff that made you mad.
Your problem is that you got mad at some stuff someone said.
~excerpted from the message, "The Battles Within"~

BACK-BACK-BACK

"I want you to promise the Lord that, from tonight, you will not think back, look back, or act back!" ~Smith Wigglesworth

THINK BACK -- the Word teaches us to THINK RIGHTLY, STRAIGHT-FORWARDLY, UNCOMPROMISINGLY and BALANCED.

Do not go backward in what you have been taught. Learn from everything.

In the words of Dori from Finding Nemo --JUST KEEP SWIMMING!!!

LOOK BACK -- Our past is just that -- PAST. What we do TODAY is the point. BE in Christ NOW!!

Not who you were ten years ago, or as you were, when you were a kid.

Be who you want to be NOW. All those things brought us up and made us who we are TODAY.

BUT THEY ARE NOT WHO WE ARE!! BE HERE NOW!!

ACT BACK -- Watch those reactions...where are they coming from?

Do they have there roots in old mental tape recordings in the past?

Do you hear in " past echo's " when people speak, assuming what they mean.

Don't react, ASK QUESTIONS and BE INTENTIONAL instead.

F and L'er

Starla

Stuff and Smile

Proverbs 27:7 When you've stuffed yourself, you refuse dessert; when you're starved, you could eat a horse.
 The word STUFF means to stop or cram, choke back. In an emotional sense this is when we don't tell how we feel. We don't rebuke when we should. We don't communicate our hearts and minds. We are STUFFED. It says here when you stuff yourself you also refuse dessert. We often think of dessert as a sweet at the end of our meal but the original meaning comes from the root words Dis-serve and means TO CLEAR THE TABLE.  If you are STUFFING your emotions then you also are refusing dessert (clearing the table) you are not allowing yourself to CLEAR THE TABLE otherwise known as clearing the air .. to communicate and understand. When we don't clear the table bitterness and grudges can form because we are just stuff it and smiling or moving on. We are NOT DEALING WITH IT!!! We are thwarting ourselves.
We also STUFF the good and that leads into the next part of this verse.
 It says when you're starved, you could eat a horse. What happens when you are starved. I know when I am starved I will eat junk and I will want whatever is quick and easy. Immediate results. We have a responsibility to uplift and encourage people whom the Lord has put in our path. If we aren't doing our part then those around us are starving including ourselves. We will take flattery, ego-pumps, and other emotional junk food. We will eat a horse....even if it is the fabled Trojan horse. The Trojan horse was suppose to be a gift but within it were spies and infiltrators. That is what we will eat if we are starving.
 So don't stuff and smile ....clear the table (have a clear conscience and emotional cup) & feed your neighbor (uplift and encourage) so that we all are not STUFFED and STARVING -Fake and settling for a Trojan horse!!
 F and L'er
Starla