{"id":718,"date":"2013-11-13T14:13:27","date_gmt":"2013-11-13T14:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jonathanbrooker.com\/?p=718"},"modified":"2013-11-13T17:13:05","modified_gmt":"2013-11-13T17:13:05","slug":"17-things-i-wish-you-heard-more-often","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jonathanbrooker.com\/2013\/17-things-i-wish-you-heard-more-often","title":{"rendered":"17 Things I Wish You Heard More Often"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sometimes you just need some good encouragement. That\u2019s what I hope to give you here today. This isn\u2019t cheap, candy-coated babble that was pulled out of thin air just to make you feel good. There\u2019s enough of that out there. This is my honest attempt to give genuine encouragement to YOU, even if I don\u2019t know you personally. These are truths that I just wish you and I heard more often. I hope they make your day and your life richer!<\/p>\n

\"17<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0 You don\u2019t earn true love. You\u2019re given it freely as a gift. If you have to earn it then it\u2019s not really love.<\/h3>\n

\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0 Love may take you as you are but if it\u2019s real it never leaves you as you are. Real love changes you. If you\u2019re not changing, then it\u2019s not really love.<\/h3>\n

\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0 It\u2019s ok to not be ok. You don\u2019t have to pretend like everything\u2019s alright when you really need to cry out for help.<\/h3>\n

\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0 God knew what He was doing when He created you. Whether your parents planned you or not, He did. (Psalm 139:13)<\/h3>\n

\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0 You\u2019re no more defined by your weaknesses than you are your strengths. So given the choice, choose to lean into your strengths and recognize what others already see and admire in you.<\/h3>\n

\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/p>\n

6.\u00a0 Bitterness is like gulping down poison and then waiting eagerly for the other person to die. It\u2019s like letting someone live rent-free in the home of your mind. Put down the cup; kick the free-loading tenant out; be free.<\/h3>\n

\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/p>\n

7.\u00a0 Just because you can\u2019t feel the warmth of love doesn\u2019t mean it isn\u2019t there any more than you can believe that the sun must have been suddenly snuffed out once you no longer sense its warmth on your skin.<\/h3>\n

\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/p>\n

8.\u00a0 God WILL give you more than you can handle. But that doesn\u2019t mean that HE can\u2019t handle it! (1 Peter 5:7)<\/h3>\n

\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/p>\n

9.\u00a0 You add no value to your life by worrying about it. It only takes away time from actually living life.<\/h3>\n

\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/p>\n

10.\u00a0 Doing good as a response to God\u2019s love is true joy. Doing good to try to earn God\u2019s love is true bondage.<\/h3>\n

\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/p>\n

11.\u00a0 Delayed gratification will oftentimes lead to deeper gratification.<\/h3>\n

\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/p>\n

12.\u00a0 Your value doesn\u2019t lie in what you do. It is an inheritance not a payment.<\/h3>\n

\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/p>\n

13.\u00a0 While you are called to love everyone you\u2019re only called to please One.<\/h3>\n

\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/p>\n

14.\u00a0 Failure isn\u2019t final. In fact, the road to success is filled with steps that seem like failures.<\/h3>\n

\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/p>\n

15.\u00a0 We often tend to get depressed because we compare our \u201cblooper\u201d reel against other people\u2019s \u201chighlights\u201d reel. Don\u2019t do that.<\/h3>\n

\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/p>\n

16.\u00a0 Don\u2019t let the limitations of others keep you from doing what God calls you to do. David didn\u2019t need the armor of Saul or the approval of the people to take down Goliath, just the call from God.<\/h3>\n

\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/p>\n

17.\u00a0 You have the potential to break the curve on \u201caverage.\u201d Now go for it!<\/h3>\n

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