"Keep It Real"....Are We Really?

People pride themselves on being someone who "keeps it real" with others. But I feel the greater achievemnnet is one's ability to "keep it real" with themselves. These are the folks I admire & respect so much. May we always do more SELF reflection, than inspections of others. The best way for us to keep CLEAR vision is to tend to our own logs that are blocking it. If we do that, if we "keep it real" with ourselves....then we remain humble; teachable; and have a greater ability to love others unconditionally & authentically! It all starts, continues and ends "WITHIN". Self reflection is not a one time task. It's a lifetime maintenance method to keep a pure heart, with pure motives. LOOK DEEPER, SEEK HARDER, LIVE WISER and LOVE PURE! Shalom my friends. Matthew 7:3
"Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?"

Counting the Cost - Dena's Daily Snip It

Counting the cost is not always easy. Picking up your cross to follow Him can mean many things throughout your journey. It can mean pain, loss, sacrifice, being an outcast, suffering, transition, replacing familiar with unfamiliar, it will require great trust and dependency on God. (Hmmm..seems someone has modeled this for us before huh?) It will require great wisdom, discernment and prayer to be sure you're walking in HIS will and not your own. It will take great courage to follow His will for your life despite what the world or popular opinion may be. But the rewards of obedience to God are truly PRICELESS. BUT BE CAUTIOUS: Don't dare ever move without Him! However, don't stay when He says "follow me". How do you know the difference?? Learning to KNOW His voice is the key. You can't follow instructions if you don't know the teacher, never go to class and don't open the book! Seek and you'll find (Jeremiah 29:13). His sheep know His voice (John 10:27) Get in a church with other believers, learn about and get to know the greatest teacher, open His manual for LIFE, your Bible! Then you'll learn and KNOW His voice. The journey is full of peace when the trip has the ultimate leader ❤ What's He calling YOU to? Are you ready? Willing? Thankfully He takes care of the "able" part  God speed my friends!