Swinging. We often find ourselves on the pendulum swing of narcissism (thinking we have everything to offer) and nihilism (thinking we have nothing significant to offer). This pendelum swing is often the result of comparing ourselves to others. We want to be ourselves yet we have been told in subtle and not so subtle ways that how we’re created isn’t enough. We’ve been told in direct and indirect ways that something is wrong with us or that maybe we’d be better off if we were more like “her” (whoever “her” is). Sometimes we make ourselves feel better by comparing ourselves to someone we think we are "better than". We swing back and forth, back and forth. Tired of swinging?
What if our focus was on God, the freedom he brings, the creativity in which he made us and seeking to live that out? What if our focus was on relationship with God, who made us uniquely and for His purposes? Focusing on God slows down the swing. It slows down the swing and allows us to move forward. How can you focus on God and walk forward rather than swing?
**Sit quietly again for as much time as is available to you.**
Have more than two minutes? Read and meditate on the truth of Psalm 139.
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