Read full lectionary passage here- Isaiah 48:17-19
Eternal One: I am the Eternal One your God. I have given you My instruction
for living well and right, leading you in how you should be and do.
If only you had listened to My instruction,
then you would have been flooded with peace;
Your righteousness would have risen and crested like waves on the sea.
Your people would have multiplied to become like the grains of sand,
and your children would be like grains of wheat.
And they would be forever in My mind and My presence.
As we read this morning, we each experienced the passage differently. One of us heard the fear of failure, and the other accentuated the positive attributes of living well (bet you can’t guess😉). Since we are reading from “The Voice” translation, it reminds us to notice how we hear God’s voice. We are hardwired to listen to things “not as they are but as we are in the moment.” If you hear the Eternal One as your encourager, you will respond differently than someone who hears the voice of a punitive or harsh Heavenly Parent.
The word “encourage” has its root in the Latin word cor – which means heart. Courage is the heart’s quality that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, and pain with hope. Jesus personified courage, and when we’re aware of the presence of Christ within us, we can too!
Now reread the passage. See if you can hear the Voice that encourages you to keep becoming your best self, made in God’s image—letting of your mess and receiving encouragement that leads to wholeness i.e., holiness.
Jacques Short is an encouraging Enneagram Style Three! Holy Spirit-filled Threes are the embodiment of hope. Jacques counsels and coaches us to remember the truth about who we are, especially during these difficult days. Remembering also gives you the power to offer hope to other people. Watch our Vlog from 2020 and hear his Jacques heart of hope All guests are Alumni of our ©iEnneagram Certification. Click here to learn more.
THREES embody the description of God’s active, motivating, energizing, and fruitful connection with us. When THREES are living led by the “good spirits,” they are producing—actually re-producing from the womb of relationship with the Divine Origin, not performing a “manufacturing” style of production. Integrated THREES achieve results from a place that is abiding in Truth. Their successes serve others and flow from a place of work and rest. Aware THREES gently guide their lives and the lives of those they lead into Life. Their achievements radiate an authentic work ethic and are inspiring when aligned with divine inspiration, divine breath. Transforming/discerning THREES show us that God is peacefully compelling.
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Practice Encouraging Presence
- Find your Niche
- Remember who you are
- Connect with resources to help with differently abled
- Centering Prayer, Returning Prayer, Welcoming Prayer
- Practice the spiritual discipline of listening and offering hope
- Disciplines of rest, play, sleep, and Sabbath
- Nightly Examen
©Motions of the Soul Clare Loughrige, 2012
Encouraging you to keep becoming yourself,
Clare and Scott
LOUGHRIGE SOURCES AND RESOURCES
- BECOME A CERTIFIED ©iENNEAGRAM PRACTITIONER
- Scott and Clare’s Enneagram books here Enneagram Personality Styles, Motions of the Soul, and Spiritual rhythms for the Enneagram.
- Take the Enneagram Inventory
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