WTAL – 52 Days of Pecking Orders – Day 43-46

WTAL – 52 Days of Pecking Orders – Day 43

PECKING toward your future will introduce you to conflict.  Remain calm! Before you “fight”, you must select where and when to direct aggression.  To heal any conflict, you have to give up the need for revenge, retaliation and being right and “fight” for the greater good.  This requires you to exercise patience, wisdom and faith in God’s goodness.  As you PECK, choose your  battles wisely

 WTAL - 52 Days of Pecking Orders - Day 44

Before you credit extenuating circumstances beyond your control to your achievement or failure, you must admit that you are a victim or victor of your own making because of a key decision. This level of self-honesty takes COURAGE! Your decisions set the course for your life. Past decisions and their consequences can be offset by decisions you make now. Hold yourself accountable for your decisions and exercise the process of reflection, discernment and decision.

WTAL – 52 Days of Pecking Orders – Day 45

Being overwhelmed by your feelings as you start PECKING and acting upon God’s will for your life is normal.  You will face emotions like fearing you will fail and have only yourself to blame.  Maybe you’ll feel sad and ashamed of past mistakes.  Don’t judge yourself.  All of this is normal, and God is right there with you, promising to never leave you nor forsake you (Deut. 31:6).  Don’t quit!  Get out of your feelings and KEEP PECKING!

WTAL – 52 Days of Pecking Orders – Day 46

No matter what stage you find yourself in while PECKING, you will encounter instances that tempt you to “fight”. But, before you fight, you must determine if it’s winning or your love of fighting that is driving you.  There are things in your life that have conditioned a fight-prone personality.  We have to love, live and survive.  However, think deeply to understand whether the spoils justify the fight.  Don’t allow an old, fight-loving mentality destroy all that you’ve built during the PECKING process