Throughout the process of learning about my top four Sacred Pathways, I have learned a lot about myself individually such as, my pathways are caregiver, contemplative, enthusiast, and naturalist. I could have told myself these things; if anyone knows me then they already know that I am all these things every single day. There is no doubt in my mind that I am not already a caregiver and a naturalist and an enthusiast, however, I had never noticed how big of a contemplative I was until I read Sacred Pathways by Gary Thomas. Caring for others and showing compassion onto those around us comes with loving God. By being a caregiver, I have come to the realization of traits in me that I hadn't noticed before. I tend to feel closest to God when I
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I admire the idea of sitting with God writing out love letters to Him and sitting in adoration for what He is doing in and through me and pouring out my love for Him. I am the only person that can do that for myself; my friends cannot pour out to God the love that is engraved in my own heart because they don't understand it from my point of view. They can have their own love for God that they express and worship Him with that is different or similar to mine. God desires my heart and my adoration for Him to surface just as much as he longs for others hearts and adoration to become known to Him so we must spend time soaking in the love of God and releasing the cries in our hearts to our Abba Father as well. I find complete joy in being an enthusiast because it allows me to be excited for God and praise His name from rooftops. I think being an enthusiast and a contemplative go hand-in-hand for me since I love to express my adoration for God by worshiping and shouting His name. Although I do love music and worship I don't find the same amount of joy in it as I do when sitting and reading a good book so a book about the excitement of walking with the Lord would catch my eye on any bookshelf. My eagerness for the word and God presence rises when I sit and express my adoration for
I admire the idea of sitting with God writing out love letters to Him and sitting in adoration for what He is doing in and through me and pouring out my love for Him. I am the only person that can do that for myself; my friends cannot pour out to God the love that is engraved in my own heart because they don't understand it from my point of view. They can have their own love for God that they express and worship Him with that is different or similar to mine. God desires my heart and my adoration for Him to surface just as much as he longs for others hearts and adoration to become known to Him so we must spend time soaking in the love of God and releasing the cries in our hearts to our Abba Father as well. I find complete joy in being an enthusiast because it allows me to be excited for God and praise His name from rooftops. I think being an enthusiast and a contemplative go hand-in-hand for me since I love to express my adoration for God by worshiping and shouting His name. Although I do love music and worship I don't find the same amount of joy in it as I do when sitting and reading a good book so a book about the excitement of walking with the Lord would catch my eye on any bookshelf. My eagerness for the word and God presence rises when I sit and express my adoration for