"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."
I love that quotation. It has so much meaning to those who are inadequate to themselves. I continuously fight with myself about my imperfection, that I forget that I am a child of God, and because of that I have qualities that he has given me. I was created by a perfect God, so therefore when I rely on him, I am brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous.
I have a lot I'm fighting with right now. A lot of negativity going on with me. All of these bad things are bringing me down, ruining the only good things I have left. They already ruined one of the best things that happened to me, and now their slowly ruining the rest. I'm losing my focus, becoming immature, and begging to allow the devil to have that foot hold on me. I'm neglecting friends, slowing down at church, and giving up in school.
Happiness will come. I know it will.
I pray for all of you. All of my friends. It seems that as a whole we have found ourselves stuck in a pit. We need to take the advice of Pastor Matt on how to remove our friends from the pit. I'm working on it, but I need the ladder to help me.
I have a lot I'm fighting with right now. A lot of negativity going on with me. All of these bad things are bringing me down, ruining the only good things I have left. They already ruined one of the best things that happened to me, and now their slowly ruining the rest. I'm losing my focus, becoming immature, and begging to allow the devil to have that foot hold on me. I'm neglecting friends, slowing down at church, and giving up in school.
Happiness will come. I know it will.
I pray for all of you. All of my friends. It seems that as a whole we have found ourselves stuck in a pit. We need to take the advice of Pastor Matt on how to remove our friends from the pit. I'm working on it, but I need the ladder to help me.
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"We know what we are, but not what we may be."
I read that quote every day over and over again in my English class.
Don't focus on all of your imperfections. When I do, it weighs me down to the point that I feel like I can't do anything right and makes me feel like I shouldn't even show my face to the world & I have nothing to offer. But I'm hoping, for myself too, that it comes with wisdom and as I grow older.
Try not to be so hard on yourself. If everything happens for a reason, maybe all the weight of everything bad that happens in your life shouldn't be put on you and your imperfections. Maybe there is a silver lining for everything. Though I have no idea what your situations are, it's just a thought.
i have a book for you to pick through if you want, i've been thinking about giving it to you for a while because i think you might like it
one of the things it says is that you should strengthen your strengths instead of trying to erase your weaknesses, and that in itself will make your weaknesses less prominent and make you a stronger person. that it itself will make you grow.
that principle has affected me since i read it, and i really believe it. i'll bring the book tomorrow when all of us go to garner if you wanna read it later.
Here's to peace in your mind and immeasurable joy in your life.
i love this cd
:)
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