Miracle Mornings - Episode 3
Mini-Series: Miracle Mornings
Reject, Receive, Replace
My Miracle Morning Routine - Here is the breakdown of the terms and then exactly how I use them, in order:
T - Thanks
A - Affirm
S - Surrender
K - Kill
S - ServeSURRENDER
In Alcoholics Anonymous, the first and second steps are to admit powerlessness, and dependence upon a higher power. That’s called “surrender.” On my own, I’ll make a mess of my life. But, guided by and in alignment with God, I can be restored and thrive.Jesus spoke to his followers about what I call “secrets of the universe.” One was the encouragement to visualize myself as a branch and God as the Vine (see John 15). The Vine is the life source. The branch is the beneficiary—reaching out into the world and producing fruit. Branches produce good fruit to the extent that they remain connected to—dependent upon—the Vine.
Detached branches are sticks. Trying to manufacture fruit apart from the Vine is futile and exhausting. What’s needed is surrender—and staying connected. Surrender leads to connection. Connection leads to flow. Flow produces fruit. After I cultivate gratitude and affirm what’s true and becoming true in my life, I surrender. With hands open, I picture a vine and branch and I welcome the Life- Giving Spirit to flow in and through me. Then...
KILL
Let’s take the Vine and branches metaphor a bit further. Gardeners will “prune” the plant, cutting off unhealthy parts so that the whole will be stronger and more capable.There are parts of me—thoughts, beliefs, habits—that are hurting me
and limiting my health. The Gardener prunes, but I can participate.
I think about the fears, anxieties, limiting beliefs, and unhealthy habits that are slowing me down or messing with my mind. And I kill them. What I mean is that I…
- Reject the unhelpful
- Receive grace and a fresh start
- Replace the unhelpful with a healthy thought or action
For example,
“I reject this fear of what people think of me. I receive grace for having this fear—I’m okay and can move past this. I replace fear with confidence that God’s thoughts towards me and about me are good and He has great plans for me. People are to be loved and served, not feared.”
Chad Smanjak
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