The Characteristics of a Hook

Embrace your Destiny and walk in His Grace - He is your Strength when you are weak, He lifts you up when you can't reach.....

This new blog seems to be the one, that I thought 'Yielding to the Spirit' was going to be, but God surely had other plans.....stay tuned, this one now will be the one, where I will pass on insights, as God reveals them to me.....

Today I will write about Hooks - we are all hooks for as long as we react to others by them activating our emotional triggers: When someone gets aggressive, and blames us for their issues, and we respond by yelling or screaming for example, and/or justifying our actions to our aggressors. When we respond to the actions of others by reacting with an overflow of emotions, we are a hook to that person (we allow them to hang their backpacks full of unresolved issues on us - just like hooks) - when the other person can aggravate us, we give them the power over our emotions. We act out of a place of very low self esteem. We then become unreasonable, we treat the other person badly or unjustly - out of weakness - we give our ego control over our actions and thus fall out of God's will for us (that's how we know, that we are still slaves to sin and our carnal nature).

When we start living in the confidence God gives us, by believing what he says in his word about us, we are set free and no longer have to be hooks to others. We can then choose to do, what is right. We become aware of our actions, and, what was intended as a stumbling block for us - our antagonist had to make us small, because his or her soul is crushed and hurting - suddenly gets reversed and starts to become a stumbling block for the other person. Any situation always holds a chance for everybody involved - it can become a catalyst for both of you, if you truly want to find answers, to face your challenges and fears. You always have a chance to learn, how to deal with your issues without blaming others.....thus the soul can emerge and your life can become a source of joy and health, because you start to take charge over your emotions.

This in turn gives you a great sense of personal empowerment, but it also opens your heart to what God truly sees in you and enables you to grow into the person, he created you to be - realizing that you were asleep to the true purpose, you were created to embody.

My prayer for you is, that you will choose to open your eyes and ears, to see and hear your true self, your God given identity, and not be bound by reacting to feelings of your ego, that tries to keep you in bondage of hurts of a lifetime. That you will allow the holy spirit, to guide you, I promise you will find healing for all these past hurts, and your soul can take flight. 

My friends, I pray, that you will choose to take ownership of your own actions, and start actively living and stop passively blaming others.

Be blessed - today and always
Amen