Since the beginning of the year my brothers and I have been working to build our parents a small house on our property.\u00a0 You know the deal, money is tight and labor and materials are expensive. \u00a0 We knew we had to accomplish much of the work ourselves in order to meet our budget.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Though we have a lot of individual skills in carpentry, none of us have ever built a foundation from scratch.\u00a0 We need it built properly so we are reaching out to professionals to find someone willing to tackle this project.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I think secretly we are hoping it magically appears one day and we can get on to more entertaining parts of the process \u2013 like FRAMING!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Back to the foundation though,\u00a0 it\u2019s not done yet.\u00a0 \u00a0 But it\u2019s worth the wait \u2013 knowing that any framing we do after this important step would possibly need to be redone if the foundation isn\u2019t built to the correct specifications and design\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Today in our collective conversations we hear a lot about \u201cReframing\u201d, i.e. the idea of helping adjust your mind map\/pathways\/thinking to deal with hard situations or circumstance by reconstructing your negative thoughts in such a way as to give you a new belief or motive.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oftentimes it\u2019s the first thing someone will say to us when we share a hard story or painful season. \u00a0 They will attempt to reframe it positively, out of a desire to help (at its best) or simply out of ignorance or awkwardness (at its worst).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now don\u2019t get me wrong, reframing negative ideas or thoughts can be a powerful tool in positioning your heart and mind for a new trajectory.\u00a0 But just like my family\u2019s home building process, the framework must rest on something solid and immovable, measured with care and designed with intention.\u00a0 Basically no amount of reframing can create a new foundation.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As Jesus followers we have been born again, our previous foundations have been redesigned and formed with care to give us a stable and steady platform for life. \u00a0 Our \u201crenewing of the mind\u201d<\/em>\u00a0 therefore, no longer becomes a positivity exercise, it is simply allowing ourselves to trust in this Jesus foundation through our thoughts and beliefs.\u00a0 Our thought framework built on the foundation of Jesus might sound something like this in the midst of difficult situations:\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Notice that there are no quick answers or cliche bathroom wall statements. \u00a0 Every idea or thought sourced in Jesus.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n In this way, Jesus is greater than any amount of mental thought \u201creframing\u201d or positivity exercise<\/em>.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n To enter into this \u2013 we get to be like Peter when he responds to Jesus saying, \u201cWhere else would we go Lord?\u00a0 You alone have the words of life\u201d<\/em>.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n He is inviting us to look into His eyes and allow ourselves to be drawn into a thick and substantial relationship with Him, much like a foundation for a home.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n He doesn\u2019t simply say, \u201cHave faith\u201d<\/em>, He says \u201chave faith in ME\u201d<\/em><\/strong>!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Today, you are beloved and cherished and the renewal of your thoughts, your habits and practices, your daily living will find so much more meaning and hope if they are sourced in Jesus.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Enjoy your time with Him as you and He build this born again life together!\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Today in our collective conversations we hear a lot about \u201cReframing\u201d, i.e. the idea of helping adjust your mind map\/pathways\/thinking to deal with hard situations or circumstance by reconstructing your negative thoughts in such a way as to give you a new belief or motive.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":540,"featured_media":60874,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":60,"footnotes":""},"categories":[87],"tags":[98,183,180,95,181,135,200,201,100],"class_list":["post-60866","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-encouragement","tag-faith","tag-foundations","tag-humility","tag-identity","tag-inheritance","tag-intimacy","tag-psychology","tag-reframing","tag-trust",""],"blockli_fields":{"post_type":"","post_action":"","post_type_icon":"","background_image":""},"bb_bookmark":{"bookmark_id":0,"is_bookmarked":false,"bookmark_date":0},"app_bookmark":{"bookmark_id":0,"is_bookmarked":false,"bookmark_date":0},"comments_count":"0","content_native":[{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":" Since the beginning of the year my brothers and I have been working to build our parents a small house on our property. You know the deal, money is tight and labor and materials are expensive. We knew we had to accomplish much of the work ourselves in order to meet our budget. <\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"Since the beginning of the year my brothers and I have been working to build our parents a small house on our property. You know the deal, money is tight and labor and materials are expensive. We knew we had to accomplish much of the work ourselves in order to meet our budget. "}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":"","dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":" Though we have a lot of individual skills in carpentry, none of us have ever built a foundation from scratch. We need it built properly so we are reaching out to professionals to find someone willing to tackle this project. <\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"Though we have a lot of individual skills in carpentry, none of us have ever built a foundation from scratch. We need it built properly so we are reaching out to professionals to find someone willing to tackle this project. "}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":"","dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":" I think secretly we are hoping it magically appears one day and we can get on to more entertaining parts of the process - like FRAMING! <\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"I think secretly we are hoping it magically appears one day and we can get on to more entertaining parts of the process - like FRAMING! "}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":"","dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":" Back to the foundation though, it\u2019s not done yet. But it\u2019s worth the wait - knowing that any framing we do after this important step would possibly need to be redone if the foundation isn\u2019t built to the correct specifications and design <\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"Back to the foundation though, it\u2019s not done yet. But it\u2019s worth the wait - knowing that any framing we do after this important step would possibly need to be redone if the foundation isn\u2019t built to the correct specifications and design "}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":"","dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":" Today in our collective conversations we hear a lot about \u201cReframing\u201d, i.e. the idea of helping adjust your mind map\/pathways\/thinking to deal with hard situations or circumstance by reconstructing your negative thoughts in such a way as to give you a new belief or motive. <\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"Today in our collective conversations we hear a lot about \u201cReframing\u201d, i.e. the idea of helping adjust your mind map\/pathways\/thinking to deal with hard situations or circumstance by reconstructing your negative thoughts in such a way as to give you a new belief or motive. "}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":"","dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":" Oftentimes it's the first thing someone will say to us when we share a hard story or painful season. They will attempt to reframe it positively, out of a desire to help (at its best) or simply out of ignorance or awkwardness (at its worst). <\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"Oftentimes it's the first thing someone will say to us when we share a hard story or painful season. They will attempt to reframe it positively, out of a desire to help (at its best) or simply out of ignorance or awkwardness (at its worst). "}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":"","dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":" Now don\u2019t get me wrong, reframing negative ideas or thoughts can be a powerful tool in positioning your heart and mind for a new trajectory. But just like my family's home building process, the framework must rest on something solid and immovable, measured with care and designed with intention. Basically no amount of reframing can create a new foundation. <\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"Now don\u2019t get me wrong, reframing negative ideas or thoughts can be a powerful tool in positioning your heart and mind for a new trajectory. But just like my family's home building process, the framework must rest on something solid and immovable, measured with care and designed with intention. Basically no amount of reframing can create a new foundation. "}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":"","dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":" As Jesus followers we have been born again, our previous foundations have been redesigned and formed with care to give us a stable and steady platform for life. Our \u201crenewing of the mind\u201d<\/em> therefore, no longer becomes a positivity exercise, it is simply allowing ourselves to trust in this Jesus foundation through our thoughts and beliefs. Our thought framework built on the foundation of Jesus might sound something like this in the midst of difficult situations: <\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"As Jesus followers we have been born again, our previous foundations have been redesigned and formed with care to give us a stable and steady platform for life. Our \u201crenewing of the mind\u201d<\/em> therefore, no longer becomes a positivity exercise, it is simply allowing ourselves to trust in this Jesus foundation through our thoughts and beliefs. Our thought framework built on the foundation of Jesus might sound something like this in the midst of difficult situations: "}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":"","dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/list","render":" Notice that there are no quick answers or cliche bathroom wall statements. Every idea or thought sourced in Jesus. <\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"Notice that there are no quick answers or cliche bathroom wall statements. Every idea or thought sourced in Jesus. "}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":"","dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":" In this way, Jesus is greater than any amount of mental thought \u201creframing\u201d or positivity exercise<\/em>. <\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"In this way, Jesus is greater than any amount of mental thought \u201creframing\u201d or positivity exercise<\/em>. "}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":"","dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":" To enter into this - we get to be like Peter when he responds to Jesus saying, \u201cWhere else would we go Lord? You alone have the words of life\u201d<\/em>. <\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"To enter into this - we get to be like Peter when he responds to Jesus saying, \u201cWhere else would we go Lord? You alone have the words of life\u201d<\/em>. "}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":"","dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":" He is inviting us to look into His eyes and allow ourselves to be drawn into a thick and substantial relationship with Him, much like a foundation for a home. <\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"He is inviting us to look into His eyes and allow ourselves to be drawn into a thick and substantial relationship with Him, much like a foundation for a home. "}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":"","dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":" He doesn\u2019t simply say, \u201cHave faith\u201d<\/em>, He says \u201chave faith in ME\u201d<\/em><\/strong>! <\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"He doesn\u2019t simply say, \u201cHave faith\u201d<\/em>, He says \u201chave faith in ME\u201d<\/em><\/strong>! "}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":"","dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":" Today, you are beloved and cherished and the renewal of your thoughts, your habits and practices, your daily living will find so much more meaning and hope if they are sourced in Jesus. <\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"Today, you are beloved and cherished and the renewal of your thoughts, your habits and practices, your daily living will find so much more meaning and hope if they are sourced in Jesus. "}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":"","dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":" Enjoy your time with Him as you and He build this born again life together! <\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"Enjoy your time with Him as you and He build this born again life together! "}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":"","dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}}],"app_access":{"can_access":true,"restrict_message":null},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lwrv.org\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60866","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lwrv.org\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lwrv.org\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lwrv.org\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/540"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lwrv.org\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60866"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lwrv.org\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60866\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lwrv.org\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60874"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lwrv.org\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60866"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lwrv.org\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60866"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lwrv.org\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60866"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}