The Path Inward
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Expectation vs Uncertainty
Expectation vs Uncertainty
Uncertain Definition:
not able to be relied on; not known or definite
Another major way to deal with Uncertainty in a path is to go inward.
Another major way to deal with Uncertainty in a path is to go inward.
4 Reasons to Go Inward
4 Reasons to Go Inward
1. When You go Inward; You aren't Retreating you are Replenishing.
1. When You go Inward; You aren't Retreating you are Replenishing.
Replenish Definition:
fill (something) up again; restore or restock supply to a former level or condition
And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
Needing to be replenished is not always a sign of failure; in fact it was a part of the original process.
Needing to be replenished is not always a sign of failure; in fact it was a part of the original process.
And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
2. When You go Inward; You aren't Retreating you are Renewing.
2. When You go Inward; You aren't Retreating you are Renewing.
So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.
3. When You go Inward; You aren't Retreating you are Realigning.
3. When You go Inward; You aren't Retreating you are Realigning.
Hypocrisy: Purposely having the Outward and the Inward not in alignment in order to fool others
Hypocrisy:
the practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform; pretense
“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit.
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and the plate, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. You blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and the plate, that the outside also may be clean.
4. When You go Inward; You aren't Retreating you are Rejoicing.
4. When You go Inward; You aren't Retreating you are Rejoicing.
And my soul shall be joyful in the Lord:
It shall rejoice in his salvation.
With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.
He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)
But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
The Path Inward enables us to tackle The Path Forward
The Path Inward enables us to tackle The Path Forward
The Path Inward
The Path Inward