in order to become a doctor, years upon years of training is required. even after having mastered the craft, there will always be more to learn in the field. becoming a counselor requires years and years of training as well. becoming a professional on any level will require life long training and development.
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just as any profession, our salvation is a lifelong journey. It takes all our lives to become the women and men that God intended us to be. It’s a beautiful process that will require our patience and willingness to proceed. I strive daily to become a strong woman of God and there are so many days and times that I stumble and fall. but I’ve learned to turn to Him when I fall; He steps in to help me up, dust me off, and realign me with where I need to be going. we are not perfect, and we never will be, but we can strive on becoming the women and men that He designed us to become.
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Don’t rush the process of becoming. Happy Monday!
I think sometimes we treat God as if He forgot to provide us with the instruction manual to our lives. so we try everything we can to take control. and when things aren’t going the way we want, we hold tighter and tighter, thinking that we’ll eventually be in control. eventually we become exhausted and drained and defeated. we fall.
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our minds revolve around our circumstances, our jobs, our finances, our dreams. and when we finally realize that we can’t control our lives we become so filled with frustration. and again, we fall.
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we have to learn to trust God, to know that He knows what is best for us and allow Him to move. we have to let God carry us through the trials and allow Him to be our light.
one thing I have learned during my ‘get healthy’ journey is that on those days when I feel exhausted, overwhelmed, and discouraged- that’s when I need to show up even more. as I continue to focus on becoming the best version of myself, it would be soo easy to skip a workout and order a pizza (I love pizza so much)...but that’s not going to help me to reach my goal. so instead I crush my workouts, I stick to the nutrition plan, and stay accountable to the promises I have made to myself when I started this journey.
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you know what’s beautiful? never giving up. my journey has never been perfect and I will never try to be. it’s been hard, but it’s also been fun and consistent and full of grit. my journey is no where close to ending and I cannot wait to continue sharing. I hope to inspire one person. so every day I show up and push play.
