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27:26 'In Conclusion'


       The end of another 365 is almost here. I picked a few life lessons that remain etched like tattoos both on my mind and in my heart. I picked a few out of the many overwhelming ones I would have shared, and I hope that you can maybe pick and carry one or two (or five or ten) and share them too.
1.      Learn to see people the way God sees them. I have always thought there is a reason why the famous 1st Corinthians 13:4-8 begins with “Love is patient.” It is the foundation for all else that love is. Patience has fibres of grace, compassion, correction and truth.
2.      Do not just have goals in common, have God in common too.
3.      If you stay long enough with people that are determined to stay the course, they will brain wash you into believing that nothing is impossible. That nothing is difficult. That some things though not pleasing at first, are worth the pursuit, worth the fight and worth the risk.
4.      Grey is made up of red, blue, yellow & white. Yes, sometimes it may rain, but it is worth it to unveil beauty from ashes.
5.      Not everyone you love is going to love you back the same way, and that is okay. Be okay with it.
6.      We need one another, no one can make it on their own. (Romans 12:5)
7.      Laugh. Laugh a lot. Laugh on your own. Laugh at yourself. Laugh with yourself. It may sometimes feel foreign laughing through and after the struggle, but after a while, you will love the sound of laughter and careless who is listening.
8.      I am the light of the world, not just for today but for tomorrow and every day after that.
9.      Learn to say “I am sorry; I was wrong, please forgive me.” Go even further to ask “how can I make things right?” This especially takes a brave yet humble and willing heart.
10. Love is commitment, not a feeling. I can make you feel like the whole zoo, but when the butterflies no longer zoom, can I still love you?
11. When emotions are high, wisdom is low. Use compassion, prayer and time to help you respond carefully.
12. Check the level of your praise in ratio to your criticism. Sometimes it just pays to keep calm and say nothing at all.
13. Be joyful always.
14. No one needs to campaign for you, God already elected you.
15. Prayer changes things.
16. Your fears don’t speak the truth. If the voices in your head are not building you, rebuke them. That is not you speaking, neither is it God.
17. Everything will be okay.
18. Jesus is not finished with you, so don’t give up.
19. Don’t just talk about Jesus, love like Him.
20. Get good at being you.
21. Forgive yourself for every time you forgot your worth. Now that you know you’re better, go ahead and do better. And let others do so as well.
22. Know when to chase, when to take a break and when to stop chasing. It takes wisdom, which God gives lavishly.
23. Create an altar of worship in your home. A place where God and you meet for some quality time. He loves to spend time with you, make time to spend time with Him.
24. Never get tired of doing things God’s way. God’s grace is sufficient.
25. What FILLS you LEADS you. Evaluate what you are consuming to know how far you will go in life.
26. Diamonds and glitter-both are shiny, but one has more value. Do not lose the diamond while chasing after glitter.
27. I want to be someone that people will always remember; someone that people will say “Oh, that girl? Yes, she changed my life a lot.”

Real riches sometimes come in form of lessons and experiences. These riches, unlike others cannot be taken away from us. They remain with us to remind us, that we are among the great, and greatness, real greatness is shared, no matter how small.
©namwano
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