Here's to the good in life.

I hope you take these moments and how they make you feel and you hold onto them for life. I hope that in this moment as you realize how amazing, how awesome, and capable, and stunning you are that you keep that realization with you forever. It's in this moment that truth is brought to light. It's in this moment that you finally believe in what was inside of you all along: greatness, strength, intelligence, ingenuity and grace. 

Hold on to it all because when bad moments come to try and steal what is so rightfully yours - and they will try - it will be hard to come back to that place of truth and light. It will feel like the darkness and its lies are winning. However, do not fear my dear. Pay it no mind because fear is only False Evidence Appearing Real. Fear knows your worth and tries to distract you from knowing it too. Hold on to the moments of joy, contentment, peace, strength and hope. They are truth and under no circumstance will truth ever fail, flee or falter.

You will never give your body the chance to prove all the amazing stuff it can do and all the wondrous places it can take you if you continue to hate it and wish for something else.

Love thyself.

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"He’s not mad at you, He’s mad about you."

The world may forget your name, in fact, they may not even know it but God will never let go of it. He’s had it in His heart since the dawn of time. He loves you no matter what. Despite everything, He loves you - always has and always will.

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I just encourage you to watch this video. It’s an awesome feeling to come away with KNOWING that you are loved and cared for. That no matter what we have done or the mistakes we will make, there is grace, mercy, love, and redemption at the cross on which Jesus died for us on. No other feeling will EVER compare nor will they ever. No other thing will ever come close to the level of truth in His love for us. Hear it, know it, feel it; Jesus loves you.

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Mordecai and Hegai say what?!

You know that point a the book where it’s getting so good you imagine yourself to be the character? Yeah, that just happened to me.

Imagine this: So you’re going to the king of your land and your given this one chance to impress him and make him like you, right? You’re allowed to wear anything, say anything, and do anything to get his attention. You have nothing planned out and the best advice you got comes from two old guys. One of them is kinda like your dad, which if you ask me cool advice and dads don’t really coincide. The other is some guy you just met in the king’s palace - can I say stranger danger?

This is the part of the story where you can either freak out or apply the “stay calm and carry on” rule. Let’s say you go on with your first choice. Where will that get you? A one way ticket to nowhere with some complimentary stress pimples just in time for your meeting with this said king. Or you can do like the girl in the story and listen to the two old geezers because their plans might just be crazy enough to work.

If this story sounds a little familiar it’s because I’m reading the book of Esther. (Jesus, Imma interrupt you here and say, Esther is one of the best books of all time. Just sayin’) Look, you can see from the picture below - daily bible study. Plus, not to mention a perfect excuse for a huge cup of coffee and some blackberry jam with butter on toast! Yum!

Anyway, let me not digress anymore. Why I’m writing this post is to point out what we fail to realize: In the midst of life-changing moments (*cough cough* like meeting a king or any other grand things in your life) grand and great gestures are not always a necessary response. God has given you what you already need to go forth. In Esther 2:16 it says, “she won the favor of everyone who saw her”, meaning that before she even said or did anything she was highly favored. Don’t think you need to hype yourself up, change who you are, or check out the competition to one-up them. Bring yourself and nothing else. Be simple. You dah-ling are more than enough.
Plus, I like to think that being simple = no pimple.