YOU ARE GOOD ENOUGH!

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Hello lovelies,
 I guess we can consider this a short and sweet "bonus post", seeing as I'm only really posting once a month but I'll throw in a few extras here and there. 
   
    So today, I stumbled across a video by Patricia Bright and it spoke absolute volumes to me.  My last post alluded to some of the points she touches on in the video and this is something I have had to deal with a lot lately. I am my harshest critic whether it comes to my art, intellect, appearance etc; I rip them to shreds (which can sometimes result as a good thing because it ensures my growth but, not if I allow it to alter my view of myself/worth as a person.) One thing I have learned over the past few years is that comparing yourself to others is absolutely deadly. There will always be someone smarter, better looking, more talented etc. however, you must learn to be okay with that and always strive to be better than the person you were yesterday (I really tried to avoid that cliche, I really did). Better said: the only person you must out-do is yourself. 
So, without further adieu, I hope you all can take as much from this video as I did.

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~ Nathia

Refute: An internal dialogue

 

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     I practically live in my head (It's gets pretty darn entertain up there). Recently I have been refuting many of my thoughts (doubts, worries, cares etc.) with the word of God:

"I don't feel like I deserve (insert a positive here)"
"Remember who you come from, you are royalty."

"I fail to do anything right, I am disappointing everyone. I don't measure up to good enough."
"Stop and REALLY think about it. The one who hung the stars for crying out loud looks at you with pride in his eyes and love in his heart yet you're worried about the expectations of man?"

"And college and school work and-"
"You will not be taking your SAT scores and college degree into heaven with you, these are temporary, essentially meaningless, earthly measurements of value. Success is fulfilling the divine porous in which The Lord has placed in your heart. "

"But what if I choose the wrong thing, how do I know his plans for me, I have no clue what I'm doing."
"God knows of his plan for you, God is already waiting for you at any place he may call you. Have faith, God is not a "hit or miss". You are human, you are bound to make mistakes; one wrong turn does not mean you are now forever lost. Ask the Lord for guidance; to reveal his plans for you and he will surely do so. God doesn't want to see you struggle and doesn't take amusement in playing guessing games with you. He wants you to succeed even more than yourself, he is eager for you to know what he has called you for."

     Now, I'm not saying that after I do this all is well and dandy and my troubles waltz off into the sky attached to dainty helium balloons, however, these are things I should remind myself of daily. Repetition results in engraving these truths into my heart. Even if they may seem like empty words of affirmation at the moment because I am far too caught up in my feelings to truly acknowledge them, the more I practice refuting,the more I start to truly believe in what I am saying. And vice versa: the more you feed yourself with lies, the more you will believe them as truths. Applying the word of God to your life is crucial, that's what it's there for, to guide you closer towards him. This makes the next set of  inevitable tribulations much easier to handle, for you have pumped iron in the gym of faith, and now are strong in it. (That was such a 'church kid' analogy. Excuse my cheesyness).

~ Nathia

(Ps. It's been a while and I am so sorry. Not a day has gone by in which I haven't wished I were posting or came up with an idea for a post. With school started up again, I will only be posting regularly once a month. I promise to make all the content super helpful, meaningful and creative. I have many plans up my sleeve, don't worry, I'll still deliver! xx)

Current worship song favorite:

Bethel Music - Tip of my Toes

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