HOOFING OUR INVENTORY: Part Three

HOOFING OUR INVENTORY: Part Three

Friday, June 06, 2014

1Thessalonians 5:16 Rejoice evermore.

  The Apostle Paul uses “rejoice” 22 times in 19 verses in 7 of his letters (KJV; “epistles”) God included in the New Testament. “rejoice” is presented in KJV 192 times in 183 verses. It must be important. No, wait, it is important!

  Today I’m proposing using rejoicing as a way to practice edifying inventorying as opposed to cataloging EVERYTHING THAT’S WRONG WITH ME.

  Keep your senses keened toward events that in the past resulted in distracting hindering emotion(s).

  For example, something happened this week that in ancient history would have left me feeling neglected > rejection > passively angry and resentful. It did not, and I thought “WOW!” and rejoiced in the Lord’s 1Corinthians 13 maturation.

  For the big picture this exercise in rejoicing should include questions like “I’m not the same person I was ______ years ago.” and consciously thinking of actual travel points gone from.  Better yet, write them down and review the list from time to time . . . rejoice . . . and run gloriously in your newly realized freedom!  EBB4