{"id":4377,"date":"2017-10-21T06:03:57","date_gmt":"2017-10-21T11:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.f3ashley.com\/2021\/?p=4377"},"modified":"2017-10-21T06:03:57","modified_gmt":"2017-10-21T11:03:57","slug":"26-things-i-realized-by-age-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.f3ashley.com\/2021\/christian-encouragement\/26-things-i-realized-by-age-26\/","title":{"rendered":"26 Things I Realized by Age 26"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\u201cI said, let days speak and <\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

many years teach wisdom.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Respond from a place of healing<\/em><\/strong> and not from a place of hurt<\/em>. (Romans 12:21)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    1. See everyone<\/em> through the eyes<\/strong> of eternity.\u00a0<\/strong>(Ecclesiastes 3:11)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      1. My job<\/em> is what I do<\/em>, not<\/strong> who I am. I am a Christian<\/strong>, a child of the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.\u00a0(Galatians 3:26)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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        1. An essential<\/em> part of friendship is spiritual accountability<\/strong>. (Proverbs 27:5-6)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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          1. It’s impossible<\/strong> to be spiritually mature<\/em> while remaining emotionally immature. (1 Corinthians 14:20)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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            1. Forgiveness is a choice<\/strong> not a\u00a0feeling<\/em>. (Colossians 3: 13)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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              1. When it\u2019s from God<\/strong>, there is a peace<\/em><\/strong>, a genuineness<\/em><\/strong> and a pureness<\/em><\/strong> about it. (Whether it\u2019s an opportunity, a relationship, or a friendship) (Psalm 77:13)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                1. There is\u00a0nothing<\/strong> to prove, Christ<\/strong> is all the approval and validation I need. (2 Corinthians 3:4-5)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                  1. Life is not<\/em> about getting people to like<\/em> you, but about God getting His glory and His love<\/strong>\u00a0to shine through you. (2 Corinthians 3:2-3, 1 Corinthians 5:20)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                    1. I am not promised to live to be old in age. What\u2019s most important is not how long<\/strong> I live upon this earth, but\u00a0HOW I live<\/strong> on this earth. Whether I die at age 30 or age 90, if I die in the Lord, I am blessed! (Romans 14:8-9, Ecc 3:2, Rev 14:13)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                      1. Guard<\/strong> your heart, don\u2019t wall<\/em> your heart. (Proverbs 4:23)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                        1. True friendship<\/strong> has no specific age<\/em> or race. <\/em>(Proverbs 12:26, Proverbs 17:17)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                          1. Do not allow past hurts<\/strong> to keep you in fear. <\/em>(2 Timothy 1:7)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                            1. Everyday stand in AWE<\/strong> of God<\/strong>. (Psalm 2:11, Psalm 33:8)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                              1. Life is not in material possessions<\/em>, money,<\/em> or traveling<\/em>. Real life is knowing God,<\/strong> being connected to God<\/strong> and staying in communication with God<\/strong> every moment of every day. (Luke 12:15, Psalm 65:4)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                1. I was put here to speak<\/strong> of the gospel<\/strong> of Christ<\/strong> and to live out<\/strong> the gospel<\/strong> of Christ. (Galatians 2:20, Philippians 3:10)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                  1. There is LOVE<\/strong> and LIFE<\/strong> after heartbreak. (Psalm 147:3, Psalm 73:26)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                    1. Never silence<\/em> who you are and who God created you<\/strong> to be for the sake of people. (Psalm 139:13-14, Job 33:4, Ephesians 2:10)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                      1. Marriage<\/strong> is a covenant<\/strong> that should never be taken lightly. There\u2019s a sacredness<\/strong>, a self-lessness<\/strong> , and a sovereignty<\/strong> towards marriage & God that should always be upheld. (Genesis 2:24, Ephesians 5:25-33)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                        1. Real commitment is staying true<\/strong> to what you said even in moments where you don\u2019t feel<\/em> like it. (Galatians 6:9, Proverbs 10:4)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                          1. Compassion is birthed<\/em> from love. Compassion<\/strong> is medicine that has the power to touch<\/strong> emotional<\/em> and spiritual<\/em> wounds<\/strong>. When people realize you care<\/strong>, it softens<\/em> them and it heals<\/em> them. (Colossians 3:12, Matthew 14:14)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                            1. Many\u00a0times we hang our own private expectations<\/strong> over people<\/em> and then we get mad<\/strong> when they don’t meet it. People were not created to live in our personal expectation of them.<\/strong> We were created<\/em> to live in the grace and mercy of God<\/strong> and allow the grace and mercy we receive<\/em> from Him, overflow<\/em> onto others. People don’t need our expectations of them. They need grace and mercy! (Psalm 86:15, Eph 2:4-5, 1 John 4:7-8)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                              1. The best day<\/em> on this earth, doesn\u2019t even begin to compare to how awesome Heaven with God will be!\u00a0<\/strong>(1 Corinthians 2:9, Rev 7:13-17)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                                1. I was created to give<\/strong> and to serve<\/strong> others. Most importantly I was created to serve the AWESOME<\/strong> and HOLY GOD<\/strong>! Every day I should seek to live\u00a0a life of servitude!\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>(Galatians 5:13, Matthew 23:11, Romans 12:11)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                                  1. God gives me permission<\/em> to cry. Some emotions are too great to hold in<\/strong>. It\u2019s ok to release. There\u2019s no shame<\/strong> in tears. (Psalm 56:8-9, Psalm 34:17)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                                    1. God loves me.<\/strong> I mean REALLY<\/strong> loves me!! And it\u2019s AHHH-m<\/strong>azing!!<\/strong> I\u2019m humbled<\/em> by his love, and beyond grateful<\/em> for it every single day! (Romans 5:8,\u00a0Romans 8:37-39, John 3:16)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                                      With love,<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

                                                      Ashley Moneet<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

                                                      Fearless. Faithful. Following.<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
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                                                      \u201cI said, let days speak and many years teach wisdom.\u201d -Job 32:7 Respond from a place of healing and not from a place of hurt. (Romans 12:21)   See everyone through the eyes of eternity.\u00a0(Ecclesiastes 3:11)   My job is what I do, not who I am. I am a Christian, a child of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4379,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[35],"tags":[60,61,62,110,115,63,145,162,65,66,107,73,168,78,81,118],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.f3ashley.com\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4377"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.f3ashley.com\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.f3ashley.com\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.f3ashley.com\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.f3ashley.com\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4377"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"http:\/\/www.f3ashley.com\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4377\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4407,"href":"http:\/\/www.f3ashley.com\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4377\/revisions\/4407"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.f3ashley.com\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.f3ashley.com\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4377"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.f3ashley.com\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4377"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.f3ashley.com\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}