I'm so excited to get into this series!!

1st myth: God helps those who help themselves

TRUTH: God helps those who love Him.

God sought us first! Seeking Him takes a surrendered heart BUT OH IS IT THE BEST WAY TO LIVE YOUR LIFE!!!

As you feed your mind with truth in His Word, there's no room for FEAR, DOUBT, CONFUSION, LIES, OR THE ENEMY'S DECEPTION TO ENTER.

John 8:32 "Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."

God Bless you all!

God puts people in your life that provide insight to you. A great friend of mine poured so much wisdom into me and introduced me to this, and now passing it on to you all. This has proven to develop strength and resilience within your mental wellbeing.

SMALL CHANGES —> BIG RESULTS.

Challenge: add one rule to your week. Marinate on these principles. 

Summary of Principles: LISTEN IN FOR BIBLICAL AND PERSONAL CONTEXT

1. Focus on what you can control
2. You control how you respond to things
3. Ask yourself, "is this essential?"
4. Meditate on your morality every day
5. Value time more than money/possessions
6. You are a product of your habits
7. Remember, you have the power to have no opinion
8. Own the morning
9. Put yourself up for review (Interrogate yourself)
10. Don't suffer imaginable troubles (BIBLICAL, Philippians 4:6-7)
11. Try to see the good in people (BIBLICAL, Philippians 2:3-4)
12. Never be overheard complaining... even to yourself (BIBLICAL, Philippians 2:14-16)
13. Two ears, one mouth.. for a reason (Zeno)
14. There is always something you can do
15. Don't compare yourself to others. (BIBLICAL, 2 Corinthians 10:12)
16. Live as if you've died and come back (every minute is a bonus)
17. "the best revenge is not to be like that" Marcus Aurelius
18. Be strict with yourself and tolerant with others
19. Put every impression, emotion, to the test before acting on it
20. Learn something from everyone
21. Focus on process, not outcomes
22. Define what success means to you
23. Find a way to love everything that happens (Amor Fati)
24. Seek out challenges
25. Don't follow the mob
26. Grab the "smooth handle"
27. Every person is an opportunity for kindness (Seneca)
28. Say NO (A LOT)
29. Don't be afraid to ask for help
30. Find one thing that makes you wiser every day

Stoic Characteristics :

Serene & Confident

Acts reasonably

Focuses on what's in their control

Accepts fate graciously

Unattached to external things

Grateful & Calm

Kind & Generous

Takes full responsibility for their life

Supremely virtuous

Lives in complete harmony

Book reference: Emotionally Healthy Spirituality: It's Impossible to Be Spiritually Mature, While Remaining Emotionally Immature by Peter Scazzero https://a.co/d/9orqjFN

Hot take on productivity with biblical aspects.

Sowing and reaping:

Proverbs 21:5 "The plans of the diligent certainly lead to advantage, But everyone who is in a hurry certainly comes to poverty."

**Stillness moments recommended to have at the start and/or the end of the day**

Stillness Activities: meditation, visualization, deep breathing, walking in nature, savoring quiet moments, being in the sauna, listening to music, yoga and/or gentle stretching, journaling

God's Character: Unchanging, Reliable, Faithful ***God has provided strength that has kept me, restores me time and time again. It never gets old, and you can experience this too.

Book Inspirations: "The Power of Vision; Discover and Apply God's Plan for Your Life and Ministry" by George Barna

"The Law of Success" by Paramhansa Yogananda

Answering the questions of how to gain peace, true peace. New year, higher standards. We're not here to drag in the old ways of thinking, DROP THEM.