I got a great comment today about my book:
wow there it is on page 36, Gorgeous for God… I am stunned, no one has ever said that to me: ” Where I finally found my freedom is in ….MY TOTAL ACCEPTANCE TO MAKE AS MANY MISTAKES AS POSSIBLE.” I sat there reading the same paragraph over and over, I can not believe my ears.!!! Tears and I’d read it again, not ever had this occurred to me?? !!! Mistakes… make as many as possible, Oh my God that is Life-changing for me.. I can’t hardly breathe. I keep reading it because it won’t stay in my mind. I can’t remember it but there it is… make mistakes. Someone has given my permission to make mistakes..no one ever did that for me before…I hid, I covered up, I became small, invisible under a mountain of fat, who do you want me to be today so I am safe? I hid behind all my labels..I don’t have to do that any more.. OH God thankyou.. love Jayme
Thank you Jayme. This is a great reminder. I don’t try to be perfect. I am myself. I don’t monitor my behavior to what is my idea of “holy” or “perfection.” I allow myself to make mistakes because always the correction is right then, given immediately by the Holy Spirit.
The choice is to stay safe and comfortable (and not make any mistakes)
OR
to start taking some risks, make mistakes, be willing to look like a fool … and have a new experience.
Facebook comments:
Lisa,
I think one of the reasons you are loved and appreciated so much is because of your intellectual honesty and generosity. Often, those paving the road to enlightenment are caught up on trying to show people how much they know rather than how much they care. Thank God for you.