40Days Of Gratitude with Bev Allen - Day 13: The Lessons Of Hindsight

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Welcome to 40Days Of Gratitude day 13!  Thank the Lord we are now on week two and thank you for joining me on this adventure. I am looking forward to reading your comments and sharing your stories:  Revelations, problems solved, ideas conceived and birthed etc.

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At the end of the devotion I invite you to do a short quiet reflection of 5 - 10 minutes. Breath deeply and focus on your breath - inhalation and exhalation.  If your mind is "busy" repeat the gratitude of the day or your own personal gratitude that comes to mind.  This quite time will allow you to hear from God.

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TODAY'S DEVOTION:

Today I am grateful and thankful for the lessons of hindsight.  There's the saying that hindsight is 20/20.  As I  looked back on my mistakes and failures I had a perfect vision of what I did wrong and I sometimes pontificated that if I did this, or did that the results would have been what I expected or wanted.  Number one leadership guru and the author of nearly 100 best selling books, John C. Maxwell penned the popular book Sometimes We Win, Sometimes We Learn.  John's philosophy is that our mistakes and failures should be examined and the lessons extracted from the experiences to help us grow and develop into better leaders. I am thankful for this great influencer and the impact his teaching is having on my life.

THOUGHT TO FOCUS ON:

If it doesn't kill me it will make me stronger.  I will take the lesson from each experience and move on.

SCRIPTURE:

1 Corinthians 11 (TPT) - All the tests they endured on their way through the wilderness are a symbolic picture, an example that provides us with a warning so that we can learn through what they experienced.  For we live in a time when the purpose of all the ages past is now completing its goal within us.

PRAYER:

Heavenly father, I give you the praise, the honour and the glory for helping me turn my mistakes into lessons and my disappointments into victories.  I thank you, and I appreciate you,

In Jesus name I pray.  AMEN 🙏🙏🙏

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Tonight's after work plans to meet up with some fellow John Maxwell Team "JMTers" for dinner got cancelled so Glynis, a member of the group, invited me to attend Speaker Slam, an inspirational speaking competition downtown Toronto. I agreed but didn't purchase my ticket right away.  As it got close to the time to leave work, I thought of the traffic heading into the city and hesitated for a moment then quickly purchased the ticket and was on my way.  Traffic was not bad at all and I got prime underground parking for $5.00. $5.00!! The speakers and topics were incredible, needless to say, it was an exhilarating experience.  I am flowing with life, and it is leading me where I am supposed to be.

Sing a new song today, or rap it - if it  doesn't kill me, it will make me stronger!

Have a terrific Thursday,

Beverley