A few more misconceptions I have chosen to start leaving behind:
1- I thought I had to be led by another man otherwise I would end up lost.
2- I thought leaders were always right and closer to God.
3- I thought God and I were separated.
4- I thought God was only near when I was good.
5- I thought God was also ashamed of those parts in my life where I am still in the shadows.
6- I thought my false self was the real me.
7- I thought Jesus was a perfectionist.
8- I thought answer to prayer was the number 1 evidence that God heard me and cared about me.
9- I thought the better I knew the Bible the better I understood God.
10- I thought Adam was kicked out of the garden for breaking the rules instead of choosing them over trust and relationship.
11- I thought pretending was part of the Christian walk.
12- I thought life was all about making things permanent and right.
13- I thought the Bible was the only way to feed my inner man.
14- I thought God left the room when my wife and I made love.
15- I thought I was a branch in the vine instead of the whole vine within a branch.
16- I thought the garden of Eden was just a place instead of a relational space and a picture of my heart.
Thank God that both the journey and the list continue…
Have a great week!
-pablo-
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