Personal Blog~Sharon Stephens - Life Coach

The Meaning of 70x7 The name 70x7 is synonymous with God's eternal forgiveness. Matthew 18:21-22 in the new King James version of the Bible reads: Then Peter came to Him and said, "Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?" Jesus said to him, "I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven." How do you use this as a spiritual practice?  Does the action of practice help us get closer to feeling loving and forgiving?  For me it's an ongoing journey.  If you think you do not have any un-forgiveness, stop and re-think that.  This is something that makes me stop and think "ouch", I still have some unloving thoughts at times about others.    David and I both wear these bracelets.  They are a practice tool for us to remember to use this principle to honor those places in us that struggle.  Un-forgiveness hurts my heart.  So when I have a judgment come up for me...

    MY WAY ..SLOW DOWN TO GO FASTER       Just recently my partner and I were involved with a Co-creation process at New Vision Center and wow, was it spectacular.  Reverend Doctor Kathy Hearn was leading us in a healing experience to become what we want to see in a new minister.    She used a phrase that resonated with me greatly.  We have to slow down to go quickly.  When we want something in our life we need to stop and listen to the divine within.  As a practice in my life, I am not good with the discipline, at all, with daily meditation.  But long before any spiritual awareness of any definition of it, I used this in my life.    I would stop.  The indicator for me was something didn't feel good.  It could be a job for instance, and as a single mom, I would have friends who would say, "are you nuts? You just quit your job without another one".    I would just qui...