๐๐๐ง๐๐ย &ย ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ!ย ๐๐๐ง๐๐ย &ย ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ!
I want you to know growth is easier said than done.
It takes work.
It is sometimes painful.
There is going to be set backs.
2 steps forward, 1 step back.
But it is so worth it.
It is so so so worth it.
Social media has killed the true perspectives of peopleโs real lives. Itโs so easy to post a nice photo and positive quotes.
Itโs not so easy to walk that out.
โNo oneโ – please read that over and over again until it becomes fact for you – no one has their life completely together.
Not a single person who is positive is positive 100% of the time.
They stumble. They have bad days. They have days where they catch themselves being negative and then they have to go back to a deeper renewal of their minds.
Thatโs why they are so stinking inspirational. Because they have walked through and grown to the levels you desire to be at. Not because they are perfect and have it figured out – but because they have been through where you are and consciously or subconsciously you want to get there to.
Wanna know a secret!!ย ย – they have days where they also struggle! Itโs true. They struggle just like you to make it happen but they do it anyways. They also take 2 steps forward to find themselves accidentally 1 step backwards the next day.
But they do it anyways.
They –ย ๐๐๐ง๐๐ย &ย ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ!
I am not perfect. These blog posts are just as much for me as they are for others.
Renewing the mind is not overnight. It is absolutely a dance. Forward and backwards. Round and round. But the key to success is that you donโt give up. You get right back to the basics and you remind yourself whoโs and who you are. Renewing your mind is a progressive activity that has no end. As soon as you reach a new level, you have to grow for the next level. And the next.
And it gets exhausting sometimes.
And many people will not grow with you. Some will try to hold you back and try to convince you that you are making a mistake.
Grow anyway!
Find people who know who you are and help you grow. If your growth makes someone uncomfortable, let them go. If they donโt want to put up with the dance, let them go.
But donโt you ever stop growing. Continue toย ๐๐๐ง๐๐ย &ย ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ!
Yesterday, out of my exhaustion, I allowed some of my old hurts to accidentally resurface and I struggled with anxiety. After I caused some self induced problems, I realized my stumble and I felt embarrassed and ashamed. Being tired is my kryptonite. Want to see me fail? Get me to a stage of exhaustion and I will self destruct. You donโt even have to do much. When Iโm tired the enemy knows he has easier access. And I am aware of this and this is an area where I am still growing and renewing my mind.
And I accidentally stumbled into believing the enemies lies.ย ย I allowed myself to get negative and I allowed old hurts to surface. And I allowed myself to project it onto others.
Key words: โI allowed myselfโ – no one made me do anything.
I am not a perfect person. I am growing just like you. I make mistakes and need grace and forgiveness just like the next person.
And can I tell you. I absolutely DISLIKE making these mistakes. But I allowed myself to get there.
Yes I could use the excuse I was tired. I could use the excuse that in that place I am at my weakest. But the truth is, that is where I need to grow. And Iโm aware of it. And working on these areas takes time. It takes responsibility. It takes me being confident in who God says I am, and owning my mistakes, not excusing them away.
At the end of the day. I need to be so ok with who I am, that even if a true offense does come, I brush it off and keep going with my life without any affect.
I need to be comfortable and confident enough to not be bothered by the choices and actions of others. And when things come against who He says I am, I need to remember that I am ok, no mater what is going on. Because I am solid with Him.
And I let myself down yesterday.
– BUT –
I give myself grace.
And I have forgiven myself.
And I am thankful for the opportunity to grow in those mistakes.
And I ask you to now do the same for yourself.
I give you permission to give yourself grace.
Forgive yourself.
Go to Ephesians and learn who you are in Christ.
Take your 2 steps forward and 1 step back, round and round –ย ๐๐๐ง๐๐ย &ย ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ!
Because that dance is real life.
That dance is building character within you.
That dance is getting you closer to a more developed you.
๐๐๐ง๐๐ย &ย ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ!ย ๐๐๐ง๐๐ย &ย ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ!
โ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ฏ๐๐ฌ as to whether you are in the faith. ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ฏ๐๐ฌ. Do you not know yourselves, that ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ถ๐ด ๐๐ฉ๐ณ๐ช๐ด๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ?…โ
โญโญ~ 2 Corinthiansโฌ โญ13:5โฌ โญNKJVโฌโฌ ~
1 Corinthians 11: 27-34
Ephesians 1: 15-21
Ephesians 3: 14-21
1 Timothy 4: 1-16
James 1: 21-27
James 4: 11-12
James 5: 7-12
2 Peter 1: 5-11
Galatians 5: 16-26