mysoulrefresh - reFresh Paula Gamble-Grant

When the people in Jesus world wanted to know about God, Jesus pointed to nature - to the birds and the flowers. They don't overfunction. They know how to be beautiful and carefree without even trying. How might we listen in to God's invitation to consider the birds and flowers to remember in our own lives that we are not missing out when we slow down.

Do you overfunction? Do you do more than what you need - especially for others when they are fully capable of doing that work for themselves? What is it in us that drives us to overfunction? If you've ever felt resentment in your life for your overfunctioning addiction - take a listen as Paula invites you to listen in to God's love and invitations to slow down and be gentle with yourself and others.

The gift of Ash Wednesday is that we are reminded that we are finite, limited and cannot do it all. The dust is to remind us that it's okay to be human. It's okay to stop. It's okay to let God love us as we are not as we think we should be.

The original God-lovers were exhorted to "listen" and lean in to God's love in the midst of their ordinary every day life - as they were walking, sitting, and going through the doorways. How might you cultivate reminding yourself of God's Love in the midst of your ordinary daily activities?

Ever use a GPS app on your phone? When you zoom out and get too far ahead and can't see where you are on the map anymore, you can hit a "re-center" button to come back to the present moment. What pauses might you create in your day to "re-center" your soul and be attentive to the ways God is loving you in the ordinary moments of everyday life. 

Why are you in such a hurry? What would it be like to live more present and fully alive? How do we learn to slow our souls, to grow our souls - to connect more deeply with God, ourselves and our life's purpose in loving others! Take a listen today as Paula talks about the disease of busyness. She'll also help you to not rush past "this" moment by teaching you how to pause and help yourself to breathe more deeply.