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The Four Agreements
By Don Miguel Ruiz
The foundation of The Four Agreements is to be aware. Be aware that everyone is living in their own dream. Be aware of our own thoughts. Be aware of the judge and victim inside of us. And most importantly be aware of the past agreements we’ve made with ourselves and make sure they still apply.
The other three agreements will not work without the fourth agreement which is “Always do your Best.” And although it may be self explanatory, What is your best?
When are the times you don’t do your best?
What do you think about this statement… “When you don’t do your best you are denying yourself the right to be you?”
The Four Agreements explains: “Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse, and regret.”
What happens when you try to do more than your best?
How do you think your actions… when doing less than your best, your best, and more than your best… reflect upon the level of your faith at that time?
In Malachi 1:6-8 the Lord speaks of blemished sacrifices… What is God saying about our best?
6 "A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If I am a father, where is the honor due me? If I am a master, where is the respect due me?" says the LORD Almighty. "It is you, O priests, who show contempt for my name. "But you ask, 'How have we shown contempt for your name?'
7 "You place defiled food on my altar. "But you ask, 'How have we defiled you?' "By saying that the LORD's table is contemptible. 8 When you bring blind animals for sacrifice, is that not wrong? When you sacrifice crippled or diseased animals, is that not wrong? Try offering them to your governor! Would he be pleased with you? Would he accept you?" says the LORD Almighty.
What is God saying about our best?
Ruiz states: “Every action then becomes a ritual in which you are honoring God. After that, the next step is honoring God with every thought, every emotion, every belief, even what is “right” or “wrong.” Every thought becomes a communion with God, and you will live a dream without judgments, victimization, and free of the need to gossip and abuse yourself.
Do you or have you ever experienced this type of communion with God?
How did you get there?
Are you there now or what made you “break communion?”
God wants our best. Whether that’s today’s best with everything going our way and having conscience prayer and thanks giving for all of our blessing or tomorrow’s best with overwhelming details at work and routines at home. Either way we radiate our love for life when we do our best.
“God is life. God is life in action. The best way to say, “I love you, God,” is to live your life doing you best.” ~ Don Miguel Ruiz
Ecclesiastes 5:18-20
18 Then I realized that it is good and proper for a man to eat and drink, and to find satisfaction in his toilsome labor under the sun during the few days of life God has given him—for this is his lot. 19 Moreover, when God gives any man wealth and possessions, and enables him to enjoy them, to accept his lot and be happy in his work—this is a gift of God. 20 He seldom reflects on the days of his life, because God keeps him occupied with gladness of heart.
The Four Agreements
By Don Miguel Ruiz
The foundation of The Four Agreements is to be aware. Be aware that everyone is living in their own dream. Be aware of our own thoughts. Be aware of the judge and victim inside of us. And most importantly be aware of the past agreements we’ve made with ourselves and make sure they still apply.
The other three agreements will not work without the fourth agreement which is “Always do your Best.” And although it may be self explanatory, What is your best?
When are the times you don’t do your best?
What do you think about this statement… “When you don’t do your best you are denying yourself the right to be you?”
The Four Agreements explains: “Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse, and regret.”
What happens when you try to do more than your best?
How do you think your actions… when doing less than your best, your best, and more than your best… reflect upon the level of your faith at that time?
In Malachi 1:6-8 the Lord speaks of blemished sacrifices… What is God saying about our best?
6 "A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If I am a father, where is the honor due me? If I am a master, where is the respect due me?" says the LORD Almighty. "It is you, O priests, who show contempt for my name. "But you ask, 'How have we shown contempt for your name?'
7 "You place defiled food on my altar. "But you ask, 'How have we defiled you?' "By saying that the LORD's table is contemptible. 8 When you bring blind animals for sacrifice, is that not wrong? When you sacrifice crippled or diseased animals, is that not wrong? Try offering them to your governor! Would he be pleased with you? Would he accept you?" says the LORD Almighty.
What is God saying about our best?
Ruiz states: “Every action then becomes a ritual in which you are honoring God. After that, the next step is honoring God with every thought, every emotion, every belief, even what is “right” or “wrong.” Every thought becomes a communion with God, and you will live a dream without judgments, victimization, and free of the need to gossip and abuse yourself.
Do you or have you ever experienced this type of communion with God?
How did you get there?
Are you there now or what made you “break communion?”
God wants our best. Whether that’s today’s best with everything going our way and having conscience prayer and thanks giving for all of our blessing or tomorrow’s best with overwhelming details at work and routines at home. Either way we radiate our love for life when we do our best.
“God is life. God is life in action. The best way to say, “I love you, God,” is to live your life doing you best.” ~ Don Miguel Ruiz
Ecclesiastes 5:18-20
18 Then I realized that it is good and proper for a man to eat and drink, and to find satisfaction in his toilsome labor under the sun during the few days of life God has given him—for this is his lot. 19 Moreover, when God gives any man wealth and possessions, and enables him to enjoy them, to accept his lot and be happy in his work—this is a gift of God. 20 He seldom reflects on the days of his life, because God keeps him occupied with gladness of heart.
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