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Wisdom for Living Abundantly

Heart Journaling

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Sometimes In Silence Is The Answer

An extract from Hayley Solich’s heart journal, entry 28 January 2020

Be still and know that I am God. I inhabit the silence. 

Be still.  Still in the very deepest part of your soul.

You are always on a quest for something; to understand, to perceive, to reach some destiny that is always outside of your grasp.

I would have you to be still.

Sometimes in the silence is the answer. Sometimes in the waiting is the learning.

Don’t always be about the destination.  Don’t always be about the process. Sometimes you need to just be. Just be in the moment – peaceful, quiet, and satisfied.

You tend to fill the space because you are afraid of the silence. You think that if you are quiet that something will happen without you, that you will be left out, or that you will be abandoned.

But I want you to know that in the peace, the silence, and the stillness, is my presence.  That is the prize.

You will never feel abandoned by me. You will feel strengthened. You will feel comforted. You will feel at peace, contented.

So stop.  Cease striving, stop desiring and yearning for something that is outside of your current position. Instead, be content in this moment.  Be content with me, with you, with this.

The world rushes to and fro, to and fro.  They do not know how to still their hearts, how to be at peace with me.  They only know the burden of doing, of chasing but never getting.  You know the joy of capture, the joy of surrender, the joy of being loved completely, totally and without limitation.  There is nothing you need to achieve to receive these, they are a free gift from me.

Trade your sorrow, your heartache, your worry, your trials, and your torment for my peace.

Let serenity embrace you like a comfortable gown.  Let it wrap itself around your soul, hugging you close, enveloping you in its warmth and providing you with security.

You were designed to know stillness.  You were designed to know peace.  Return to your roots, to your creator’s instructions.

I have instructed you to meditate day and night upon my words, upon me and upon the truth of what I have made you to be.  Do not neglect this process of stopping and listening.  For it is in the quiet that my small still voice can be heard.

I yearn for you.  And you yearn for more but you do not realise that I am the more you are yearning for.  Nothing you achieve can compare to the achievement of being with me.

I am your source of everything – of life, of love, of joy, of power, of wisdom, of hope, of courage, of strength, and of happiness.  Do not run from me.  Learn to sit in my presence for I have secrets that I wish to share with you. If only you would sit and listen to my voice. Still your heart and bathe yourself in my presence, in my anointing. 

If only…

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You will not die!

An extract from Hayley Solich’s heart journal, entry 26 January 2020

Brave one, keep fighting. You will not die. You will not lie down and rot. You will stand up straight and firm. You will be like the statue that sits on the front of the pirate’s ship, pointing in the direction of future adventures. You will not perish. You will not dissipate into the earth. You have strength. You have courage. You have fight within you. Do not lie down. Do not give up. Do not see yourself as melting into the earth, of vanishing into nothingness.

There is power within you. There is strength that you have not even begun to access. So arise, brave one. Arise. Shake off the fear. Shake off the darkness that seeks to sap your life. Arise. You can move forward with power. You can be re-energised. You can overcome. You can triumph.

You are not trapped. You are not powerless, you are powerful! You are the anthem on the wind, the song of victory, the voice of the ancestors calling to you, that great cloud of witnesses, egging you on, cheering you as you triumph. Arise, precious child. Arise and triumph. Enter with thanksgiving in your heart. Enter with pride and determination. Enter knowing you are loved, that you are the strong one. The daughter of destiny. The one bathed in glory and honour. The one chosen for this time, this place, this journey. Arise!

If you would like to learn how to heart journal, the next The Power of Heart Journaling course by Hayley Solich commences 10 February 2020. Find out more here.

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You Can’t Know Everything

An extract from Hayley Solich’s heart journal, entry 24 January 2020

Over time all will be revealed.  The notion that you can know everything in a moment is just a notion.  All things get woven together over time.  You cannot know what the picture looks like until the last thread is woven.  You can think you know.  You can have a hint of what it might be, but you will not know with clarity until the end of the project.

So, in this time of waiting for perfection, be about the building of the picture.  Be about being submitted and open to God’s guidance so that the threads that get added to your life are as colourful and purposeful as possible.

Hear God when he tells you what is in and what is out.  These are difficult moments but they are the moments that will define your life.

Trust.  Faith.  Hope.  These are the attributes that you will need to hold all things together while you wait for completion.

You are who you are.  You cannot change the DNA that God has given you.  You must learn how to work with who you are by surrendering your will to His will.  And as you do, you will find that He will highlight and enhance the beauty that He has placed in your life.

Your peace, your belonging, your sense of who you are do not come from worldly things, from people, nor from your family. They come from God. 

Be about God’s businesses even when you are about your business.

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You Cannot Circumnavigate The Storm

An extract from Hayley Solich’s heart journal, entry 22 January 2020

At times your heart feels clouded; like a thunderous storm is about to happen. 

You feel like you are so drenched with concerns and worries, with possibilities and opportunities, that you are failing to see the present.

The gift is the silver lining within the cloud. 

It is the sunshine that comes after the rain. 

It is the rainbow reflection of God’s presence and His character revealed as you emerge from the storm.

Still your heart. 

You cannot circumnavigate a storm.  You must baton down the hatches and weather the storm.

By trying to circumnavigate the storm, you are wearing yourself out.  You are filling yourself with worry, with stress and anxiety.  Instead, just baton down and wait it out.  It will pass.

The wisdom is in knowing what to do when. 

The time is not now to sort out stuff.  The time now is to focus on surviving the storm.  To focus on getting ready for next steps after the storm has passed.  It is on honouring the present moment in which you are living.

You were given this opportunity, now you to honour it. 

Your situation will work out.  Youwill emerge better than before.  Your life will move forward again.  But there are lessons that you need to learn from this storm, from this situation. 

Don’t dramatise.  You are going to the conclusion that is the worst possible outcome.  Allow yourself and others to struggle.  Don’t be an invalid, nor make others one.  Just be yourself.  Get back to you. The you who understand faith, love and hope. And you will see, you will triumph through this storm. 

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Be Present in Each Moment

An extract from Hayley Solich’s heart journal, entry 20 January 2020

You are here, now, at this moment.

This moment is what is important.

Don’t always be about looking forward, always being about the future. Because if you are always about looking forward to the future, you will never be able to be present and to enjoy this moment.

Who you are is not reflected by what you do.

However, what you do does reflect who you are.

You don’t define your identity by what you can accomplish with your hands. You define your identity by what God says about who you are. What you believe about who you are will be shown in your actions. It is vitally important that you understand who you are in God and adopt the identity that He has for you.

Be courageous. Stand up and be counted. But take time out to be present in the moment.

You don’t need a project. You need to stop and appreciate who you are in this moment. You need to rest. You need self-care. You need to accept help.

There is no shame in asking for help. There is no shame in stopping and appreciating the moment and living in this moment. There is no shame in chasing down your dreams if your dreams are in alignment with who you are and the identity that God has for you.

There will come a time when you will not be able to stop. When you feel like you are a rat in the wheel. Appreciate this rest time now and don’t be thinking that you wish there was more that you could be doing.

Unravel the spring in your heart because it is wound so tight.

Remember what it feels like to just sit and feel the breeze on your face and to listen to the birds and to watch the trees. I created you to enjoy life.

I am in the breeze. I am in the trees. I am the slide of the wind as it caresses your face like running your fingers over silk.  I am the sigh of your deepest heart, that longing for peace and reconciliation. I am the whispers of your spirit. I am the lilting voice beckoning you to rest.  I am the comfort in the storm, I am the sanctuary from the tempest.  Learn to rest in me.