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1.3 Three Components of Self-Awareness and Self-Management
Answer in a paragraph:
As you prayed, did you find you are willing to dig deep and be available? Do you find it easy to listen to God? Do you find community easy? Do you have a good community around you already?
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Absolutely true that we others as much as we need ourselves in our spiritual journey. As it is written: An iron sharpens an iron and so does a man sharpens a man.
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Yes, I am willing to dig deep but not available .I always thought of digging deeper but had not allotted enough time. Based on the preceding, I conclude that I’m not willing because willingness involves digger deeper and availability, without the other it could not be termed as willingness.
Sometimes, I trust God while other times I don’t. When, I’m maintaining a good prayer life and on fire, I trust God outwardly and inwardly, but I’m so down in my prayer life and not on fire I don’t.
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I feel that I am at a point in my life where I NEED to dig deep. I am a very blessed woman, however, there is something in me that has longed for more…I'm not sure what that more is but I don't want to ignore the desire to go after what that may be any longer. The idea of it scares me, as someone who has believed I am not smart enough or capable for most of my adult life, I find the idea of digging deep unnerving. I think part of it is not that I don't trust God, it's that I don't trust myself to know what is of God and what is not.
Community is hard for me, I know many people and many people like me but being open and vulnerable has hurt me in the past so I'm guarded. Also I don't stand up for myself so if I don't agree with someone or don't like what they may be saying I tend to shut down. I have had too many people talk over me and say things like "don't you know" or "really how did you not see that" or even ridicule me in front of others. I have only a couple people that I feel safe being completely open and honest with
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Authentic community needs to be intentional in my life. I know that I can get stuck in my own head, and go inwards. I tend to avoid reaching out and I’ll isolate myself. I don’t naturally think to ask for help either. Knowing this about myself, I need to create regular patterns of community in my life. If I wait until I NEED it, I’m already hurting.
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@Jenn this reminds me of the old saying: “You need to network before you need your network.” Thanks for sharing your heart and desire for strong and genuine relationships.
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I love that saying! Thanks 🙂
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