Make the decision today to use your story for the improvement of yourself and those around you. People are in dire need to hear a word of hope, a word that can mend their cracks. Be the light in your community, school, relationships, and home. And you'll see that the darkness of shame, guilt, and sin will no longer reign. LET THERE BE LIGHT.
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Let There Be Light
Make the decision today to use your story for the improvement of yourself and those around you. People are in dire need to hear a word of hope, a word that can mend their cracks. Be the light in your community, school, relationships, and home. And you'll see that the darkness of shame, guilt, and sin will no longer reign. LET THERE BE LIGHT.
White tee Aeropostale | Pants Oldnavy | Shoes Forever21 | Tote American Eagle | Choker Forever 21
There's nothing more rewarding than waking up everyday loving ourselves. But lets be real, truly loving ourselves is today's biggest challenge. It has taken me about 4 years to actually learn what love is and what it looks like to genuinely love myself.
Looking back at the process, I can remember the foolish things I would do so another person could sadly love me too. And I say sadly because it wasn't the right love. When you or someone else CHOOSES to love, you're choosing it all. The good, the bad, the horrible texter, the scary past. Love isn't just an expression, it's a verb that requires a constant commitment. Everyday without missing a beat, Jesus CHOOSES US. He says, I'm willing to love you with your mess and all. He's in favor, in the mood, intentional about all of you. When this love begins to sink into our hearts and minds, we slowly digress from the definition the world has painted love to be.
If friends, significant others, mentors, family members, YOURSELF, are not loving all of you then it's time to re-evaluate those areas in your life. There's no way in heaven that you could carry out healthy relationships with yourself or others without loving yourself correctly. When you believe in your heart that you are worthy of love, your mind will start to act on that thought and you will freely choose yourself and others daily. Once I accepted this truth, my relationship with God grew, the way I treated myself changed and
the way I treated others and or
allowed others to treat me also changed.
We were created by love, to love and to be loved.
So LET GO and start to...
the way I treated others and or
allowed others to treat me also changed.
We were created by love, to love and to be loved.
So LET GO and start to...
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Leather Love, Let Her Love
There's nothing more rewarding than waking up everyday loving ourselves. But lets be real, truly loving ourselves is today's biggest challenge. It has taken me about 4 years to actually learn what love is and what it looks like to genuinely love myself.
Looking back at the process, I can remember the foolish things I would do so another person could sadly love me too. And I say sadly because it wasn't the right love. When you or someone else CHOOSES to love, you're choosing it all. The good, the bad, the horrible texter, the scary past. Love isn't just an expression, it's a verb that requires a constant commitment. Everyday without missing a beat, Jesus CHOOSES US. He says, I'm willing to love you with your mess and all. He's in favor, in the mood, intentional about all of you. When this love begins to sink into our hearts and minds, we slowly digress from the definition the world has painted love to be.
If friends, significant others, mentors, family members, YOURSELF, are not loving all of you then it's time to re-evaluate those areas in your life. There's no way in heaven that you could carry out healthy relationships with yourself or others without loving yourself correctly. When you believe in your heart that you are worthy of love, your mind will start to act on that thought and you will freely choose yourself and others daily. Once I accepted this truth, my relationship with God grew, the way I treated myself changed and
the way I treated others and or
allowed others to treat me also changed.
We were created by love, to love and to be loved.
So LET GO and start to...
the way I treated others and or
allowed others to treat me also changed.
We were created by love, to love and to be loved.
So LET GO and start to...
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| White Button Down Oldnavy | Leather Vest Forever21 |
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| Ripped Boyfriend Jeans Aeropostale | Fringe Bucket Bag JustFab | Steve Madden Heels |
Someone once asked me, "do you find giving up easy or hard," and I thought about it for a minute and replied saying, "it's the easiest thing ever, but it gets hard when you're really passionate or love whatever it is." Chasing our dreams or pursuing what our heart desires can be so challenging and at times discouraging. We live in a world where you are either out or in and being in between doesn't feel very good.
But one important thing that I've learned about this whole "following your desires business," is that it begins to break all these negative notions about yourself (that you or others have labeled yourself as) and it forces/pushes you to be the person God has always intended you to be. But the treasure is hidden in this...
HOW BAD DO YOU WANT IT?
How bad do you want to become a teacher, or have your own business, or be financially stable? What are you willing to do to make it? Are you willing to nurture and protect your dreams until they are ready to be born? Are you committed to this, do you believe in YOU?
We're so caught up in thinking that we're not good enough or capable, that we can't fully answer these questions. Or we lie our way to believe that we can but our fears don't allow us to act. The word of God states, "but whatever comes out of the mouth comes from the heart." So what are you saying about yourself? How do you see yourself when no-one else is around?
Are you constantly picking out your flaws and comparing yourself to others? Because what your heart believes of yourself will become the truth in your mind and your life will model that. Are you believing garbage or God's truth about you?
Because when He saw all that He had made, He said it was VERY GOOD.
Not just good, or okay, or nice, but very good. Quit doubting yourself and begin chasing your own dreams. Because when God gives you the desires of your heart, He firsts places them there already knowing you are capable, qualified, and equipped to do it.
Quilted Desires
Someone once asked me, "do you find giving up easy or hard," and I thought about it for a minute and replied saying, "it's the easiest thing ever, but it gets hard when you're really passionate or love whatever it is." Chasing our dreams or pursuing what our heart desires can be so challenging and at times discouraging. We live in a world where you are either out or in and being in between doesn't feel very good.
But one important thing that I've learned about this whole "following your desires business," is that it begins to break all these negative notions about yourself (that you or others have labeled yourself as) and it forces/pushes you to be the person God has always intended you to be. But the treasure is hidden in this...
HOW BAD DO YOU WANT IT?
How bad do you want to become a teacher, or have your own business, or be financially stable? What are you willing to do to make it? Are you willing to nurture and protect your dreams until they are ready to be born? Are you committed to this, do you believe in YOU?
We're so caught up in thinking that we're not good enough or capable, that we can't fully answer these questions. Or we lie our way to believe that we can but our fears don't allow us to act. The word of God states, "but whatever comes out of the mouth comes from the heart." So what are you saying about yourself? How do you see yourself when no-one else is around?
Are you constantly picking out your flaws and comparing yourself to others? Because what your heart believes of yourself will become the truth in your mind and your life will model that. Are you believing garbage or God's truth about you?
Because when He saw all that He had made, He said it was VERY GOOD.
Not just good, or okay, or nice, but very good. Quit doubting yourself and begin chasing your own dreams. Because when God gives you the desires of your heart, He firsts places them there already knowing you are capable, qualified, and equipped to do it.
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