Right now I’m reading Approval Addiction by Joyce Meyer, and I’ve been meaning to share this acrostic of sorts she references in the first chapter.
In this section of the book she talks about how “we are no surprise to God.” In other words, we need to stop dwelling on our mistakes because God loves and forgives us unconditionally. Period. That really resonated with me because I often take far too long to actually forgive myself. But instead of getting caught up in guilt/shame over the mistakes we’ve made, we should reflect on them in a positive light in order to move on and truly learn from them.
What are your thoughts on this? Would you say you usually learn from your mistakes?
let me guess: then you feel guilty about feeling guilty about making mistakes. Me too. So much better off just saying “fuck it.. I’m not perfect” and moving on with our lives.
I’m definitely a dweller. Sometimes it’s hard to stop thinking “If only I had done it differently, things would be so much better now.” I have to remind myself that mistakes teach lessons that will help me along the way and the best next step is to learn from it and keep going.
‘signposts that direct us to the right path’
I love this!!
I agree with this! I used to be different but as I’ve gotten old I’ve realized how much of life is out of my control- so I choose to be easy on myself.
Ah, this is awesome. While I dislike making mistakes the moment of as much as everybody else I’m a firm believer they’re some of the best lessons we can receive in life. Not just my successes but my mistakes made me who I am today so I wouldn’t want to miss them.
I love Joyce Meyer and this book has been on my to-read list for a long time as I’m totally a people pleaser to the extreme- and sometimes my detriment! Love the infographic too- I think that it’s so easy to dwell on mistakes or thinks that we wish we should have done, but you’re right, it’s no surprise to God and He loves us anyway. How powerful is that? So thankful we have such a loving and forgiving Father!