Day Twelve – Serenity
Insane Courage embraces the lifestyle of the Serenity Prayer.
Serenity
1. the state or quality of being serene, calm, or tranquil; sereneness.
Really, in this time and day with all the things that must be accomplished before I turn 20, 30, 50 …Serenity. Impossible. Deadlines, long lines, hustle, bustle, get it done, be here, get there, needs, wants, multitasking, and sleep tasking ….Serenity, yeah right.
Serenity, isn’t that for people who have nothing to do. Those people who can just sit around and watch life happen rather than get involved and make life happen. Serenity was for people in the olden days no one is serene now.
Insane Courage embraces the lifestyle of the Serenity Prayer. Serenity is a choice one makes on purpose. It will not happen by osmosis but must be diligently sought after on purpose. It is the mindset that outside influences will not permeate inner peace. To be serene is to be at peace with God and one’s self. There is no Serenity outside your “best” life purpose given to you by God. You have been designed to have serenity when you are acting out of your “best” life purpose.
Serenity is to do “your” part and allow God to do the rest. God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change. It is time to accept you are human and have been given limits by the almighty God to only be able to do so much. He did not design you to do all things because that is His job. He wants you to come to Him in serenity and turn the things you cannot do over to Him, who can do all things. Serenity prays and let’s go of the things it cannot change.
Serenity has the “Insane courage to change the things I can.” Do your part. You can speak up against the atrocities in your community and nation. You can parent well with the skills you have acquired as you learn better ones. You can take better care of your body and eat well. You can choose to serve God and love Him by keeping His commandments. There are so many things you can do and in doing them you will experience serenity.
“And wisdom to know the difference.” You are perfectly designed to know when to say when. Wisdom only loads its plate with the things which will lead it to its “best” life purpose. Nothing more – Nothing less. Wisdom will not let outside influences, whether spoken or unspoken rob it of its peace.
Slow down and smell the roses. They are blooming all around you but you are in such a hurry you miss them. Serenity is a choice.
What in this life is keeping you from living a life of Serenity?
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