Knowing what God doesn't have planned for us is key to understanding what He does have for us. The limits we have in life, therefore, are gifts from God that we can receive with true thanksgiving. He provides/allows them in order to keep us in His way.
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Even Jesus, who could do anything, did not do everything. He is our example of how to receive God's gift of limits in life.
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The Prodigal son is a poor example of many things, but he did learn to live in brokenness and vulnerability and that makes him a great example for us to live our lives by.
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Many people think emotional health is evidenced by strength and the absence of weak moments. However, we can never be emotionally healthy (and spiritually mature) until we learn to live in brokenness and vulnerability. This was the way the Apostle Paul lived.
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Our family of origin and significant events in our past are the primary realities that affect our emotions and feelings today. If we don't understand this about ourselves we are doomed to repeatedly react inappropriately to the situations and people of our life in the present. To mature emotionally, we have to look at and understand our past - and then break it's power.
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