{"id":4197,"date":"2015-09-04T06:45:04","date_gmt":"2015-09-04T10:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/?p=4197"},"modified":"2015-09-04T10:29:16","modified_gmt":"2015-09-04T14:29:16","slug":"the-power-of-yes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/2015\/09\/04\/the-power-of-yes\/","title":{"rendered":"The Power of YES"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>\u201cDon\u2019t!\u201d<\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>\u201cStop!\u201d<\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>\u201cNo!\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Words uttered way too easily, way too often, especially when you\u2019ve got a toddler around who you are really trying to protect.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>But what if\u2026.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Just what if I gave myself a Hall Pass to <strong>YES<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There is such control in the \u201cNO\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There is such power in the \u201cNO\u201d, though it\u2019s really just a fraud.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Liberty is released in the \u201cYES!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Chain are broken with the resounding YES.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>YES to giving myself permission to BE the person God created me to be.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>YES to living fully in this moment, not wallowing in the past or living a fantasy of the future but FULLY present.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>YES to giving my husband room to parent the Father way without interfering.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>YES to nurturing my children\u2019s unique personalities and proclivities even if theirs are different than mine.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>YES to BEING MORE and not shrinking and retreating back into the safety and false security of my box.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>YES to delightfully obeying Christ since I say I follow Him.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>YES to moving forward even when feeling afraid.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Oh the places you\u2019ll go when you give God your YES.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Unshackled, the power of YES is ready to flow uninhibited.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In a booming voice, with a resounding shout, I say, \u201cYES!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Happy to connect with other in this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.katemoutaung.com\">Five Minute Friday<\/a> free write on the word YES.<\/p>\n<p>Also connecting hearts with these friends sharing the Good News #<a href=\"http:\/\/www.susanbmead.com\">DanceWithJesus<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arabahjoy.com\">Grace &amp; 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