 This Week in the Rhema "Christian Yoga" Weekly...So many times we think we need to work hard for our faith. Maybe we need to study more scripture, or meditate more hours a day, or work for days on end on a hard yoga posture...
This sort of mindset, when applied to anything, usually means exhaustion, frustration, self-judgment and more. The ultimate irony is that often, only by letting go and surrendering things to God do we have any chance to get the things we want so badly. Faith is no different. Faith comes into our life through surrendering to the one and only God of the Universe. At Rhema Yoga, we use Christian Yoga to become aware of all of the different ways our human nature tends to want to strive towards good things. After that, we learn how to let go of these things and surrender to the God of Heaven.
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 This Week in the Rhema "Christian Yoga" Weekly..."Follow your heart!"
For so long, this advice has been on the lips of movie stars, parents, gurus and friends. But Jesus and other major leaders in the Bible had different advice. Ideas about the heart and God appear all throughout the scripture, and one thing seems to be consistent: our heart needs to be protected, purified, and given to God. The book of Jeremiah says "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?" (Jeremiah 17:9, ESV). In Psalms, we read that we are not to "trust in oppression, And do not vainly hope in robbery; If riches increase, do not set your heart upon them." )Psalm 62:10) Note that Jesus did not say to his disciples, “Let not your hearts be troubled, just believe in your hearts.” He said, “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me” (John 14:1). Here at Rhema, we believe that the best advice is to follow Jesus, not our hearts. When we do that, the passions and emotions of our hearts are poured out to Him, and purified in the process. We use Christian Yoga to discover how to do that in our live, and to practice applying that in our lives. So think twice before you decided to let your heart or your feelings guide you. It sounds so simple and freeing, but it’s not always the best plan. It’s important to listen to your feelings, but they don’t get to dictate your decisions. Let the Lord and His values dictate your decisions.  Your Christian Yoga "Daily" PostThese days, it's easy to feel alone. So often when that is the case, we feel the urge to compromise our values, and perhaps even ignore our thoughts. But this short-term compromise comes at a great price. When you are not yourself, authentically, you are living out your life as someone else, inauthentically. You are being what someone else, or a group of someone others want you to be. Does this bring acceptance? Perhaps. Does it provide long-lasting joy and happiness? No.
At Rhema, we use Christian Yoga to connect to God and walk with him in relationship. Through that spiritual, divine relationship we learn how to be our best "selves." Kill groupthink. Stand for what you believe in, even if you stand alone.  Today in the Rhema "Christian Yoga" Daily...Today we're going to talk about humility. So often, I used to think humility meant "putting myself down" or putting myself last. This is the farthest from the truth.
Real humility means knowing how strong, powerful and perfectly made you are by God, and then focusing on other things and how you can serve them, help them and more. Real humility means thinking of yourself less often, not less of yourself! Because there's huge things going on in the world right now - you won't make your mark and reach your destiny thinking you're "nothing" or worthless. At Rhema Yoga, we use Christian Yoga as a tool to help us connect to the Father, understand His heart for us, and from there, understand ourselves. Then ,we are able to understand who we are, and how we are made. Once we know our identity, we are able to truly spread light!  This Week in the Rhema "Christian Yoga" Weekly...In the world today, life can seem totally overwhelming for so many different reasons.
Whether it's an errand here, a beeping timer there, a ringing cell phone or two somewhere else, most people find themselves being pulled in several different directions. Although things may feel crazy or scary or hopeless, you don't have to give into what you feel. You can live from your beliefs and your values instead. At Rhema, we use Christian Yoga to remind students of what they know to be true. What they believe, who they are, and whose they are. From there, they live from that place. |
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