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Worthy of Greatness

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“When the pain of staying  the same outweighs the pain of change – you’ll change!” ~Author unknown

There is never a dull moment on the journey of transformation when you’re hand in hand with the Creator of the universe.  I believe that in order to truly change we need God’s power combined with our faith.  There’s so much information available to us that tells us that we hold the power within ourselves, but faith apart from God is insufficient.  Hence the Scriptures that tells us that “[we] can do all things THROUGH CHRIST who strengthens [us]” and that “greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world”.

I am on a journey towards living the life of my dreams with God – the dream giver Himself!  My Hero has rescued me and has set me on the path of freedom to becoming who He created me to be – He created you and I to be GREAT! Did you know that you are created for greatness? Have you ever let lies that you believe to be true about yourself get in the way of believing that you are truly great?  I certainly have and was faced with one today.  I believed that I was not worthy of greatness or success! How sad is that… brought me to tears.

I realize that while the choices I made in the past may have been messed up, I am not the sum of my past mistakes.  I am no longer who I was and not because of anything I’ve done, but because of what Jesus did for me.  When He rescued me, he washed me clean of my sin and shame.  The Bible says that all who are in Christ are a new creation.  The work has already been done for me, now I just have to be transformed by the renewing of my mind.  That is done by believing truth instead of the lies that try to keep us enslaved to the circumstances of our past.

Part of my journey involves healing and in doing so to discover my true worth.  I’m excited to share this journey with you and hope that you may be inspired to allow God to lead you on your very own adventurous journey with Him on the path to greatness and living your dreams!

Prayer: Gracious God, Thank You so much for Your awesome power and truth that enables us to move the mountains in our lives that try to get in the way on our path to achieving our dreams.  Thank You that in You our true worth is found.  And thank You for everyone who reads this post. I pray especially for those that are hurting and in need of rescuing, please draw them close to You Lord where they can find strength and healing for their hearts.  Make us humble Lord and help us to understand what it truly means to be great.  We are created in Your image – what an honor.  Thank You God 🙂 I pray that You would be glorified.  In Jesus name, Amen ❤

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Don’t Give Up When the “Growing” Gets Tough!

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“Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.” ~Jeremiah 33:3

I’m not certain whether this has been your experience or not, but it certainly has been mine – to receive answers to my prayers in ways I did not expect.  One of my heartfelt prayers is that God would change me for His glory, that I may be able to live the abundant life that He has offered me and in that share the hope and victory with others that if I can change and overcome through Christ than they can too.

I am no stranger to being a victim of defeat.  Growing up I lacked in confidence, esteem, and worth.  I grew up believing and feeling inadequate, incapable, unlovable, and of very little if any value to anyone.  I suffered from undiagnosed depression and anxiety for many years.  I was deeply hurt over life’s circumstances and felt completely abandoned, rejected, and alone.  Things got so extreme that during my first psychotic break I almost took my life.  If it wasn’t for God and His blessing of my mom, I wouldn’t be alive today to be able to share this with you.  After the first of a few psychotic breaks which were followed by the worst depression I had ever experienced, after spending months in the hospital at a time, and after being diagnosed with a severe mental illness, I slowly started to hope again.  I believe that God carried me through to a point of wellness where he could set me on my feet and I could finally begin to walk.  It was by the power of His mighty love that I was brought back to life.  During this time of strengthening I believe that God was preparing  me to become the person that He created me to be and He knew that that would mean that I would have to change on every level but primarily my heart and my mind.

Romans 12:2 says: “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.”

Right now I am going through some serious growing pains – change is not easy!  Science even shows that biologically our bodies react to change by resisting it (I will link a video to support this point).  God has offered me a way to achieve my dreams and make them a reality but the process has been challenging and has required me to stretch, grow, and change.  This has caused me to feel pressured and stressed because I’m confronting the giants in my mind – the lies that kept me down and defeated most of my past.  I was listening to an awesome speaker today named Orrin Woodward discussing that when coal is placed under pressure it becomes diamonds.  When I heard that I immediately let out a sigh of relieve and frustration at the same time and thought, “I want to come out of this pressure that I’m feeling shining like a diamond!”  I am on the journey and in the process of becoming who God created me to be – a woman with hope from, of faith to, and completely in love with Him -a woman who doesn’t give up on her God-given dreams.

If you have ever given up on your dreams or you are in the process and  feel like giving  up, I encourage you to be courageous and face the giants that try to defeat you.  God will fight for you if you place your trust in Him.

Dear God, I pray for myself and all those who are struggling with growing pains as you take us through the process  of change that you would please give us courage and help us to trust in Your strength and victory.  For those who have given up I pray that you would resurrect their dreams and the hope in You and belief they need to pursue them.  As we call upon you Lord please show us great and mighty things which we do not know.  Thank you Lord.  In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen ❤