WOW. Yeah this is 100% what I needed to watch tonight. I've had SO many limiting beliefs in my life in terms of what I could/couldn't accomplish, and a LOT of that came from other people. It's humbling to realize that. Now that I have been doing my own thing full-time for nearly 5 months I am seeing more and more what you said, Avigail - that we are each PRICELESS in God's eyes. In the last month I've had multiple people and family members, and other people lol treating my decision in a lukewarm way, talking to me like I am some kind of Prodigal Son in need of rescue, etc. and it'd be hilarious if it wasn't so hurtful. To be honest it is EXTREMELY hilarious because I know what I have felt and where God is taking me (it's just taking its sweet time). I do not know HOW God is taking me there but I trust in His why, and that He does have things coming up for me very soon, and patience is going to bring me right to them. It's humbling because He really does have me on the edge of my seat right now. I feel SO thankful for my parents and the other family members that believe in me and what I am doing. I will NOT be in this season much longer, and that is going to come from putting myself more out there to sit in the seats I am meant to sit in that I just haven't even tried to sit in yet. This advice is coming at the perfect time for me for sure. 27:20 - "Growth from blessings is better than growth from things not going your way." 😂SO TRUE. Well said! I am 100% guilty of making things harder for myself than they need to be. I do believe that much of the thing holding me back is listening more to what other people think of what I am doing than what I feel God is telling me. When I am listening to what God is doing in my life than I am able to do anything, talk to anyone, and see massive miracles flow into my life. It seems right now that the noise around me is louder than it's ever been with my full-time journey, and that means that going deeper in the process and taking bigger calculated risks is key. It'd be nice if people could tell that the opposition I am getting is 100% PROOF that I am doing the right thing, but some people will never see it that way. 😂 I am learning more and more to just surrender. I know that from sticking to the process I will be continuously sharpened into exactly who God needs me to be at this point in my life. He keeps reminding me to not worry about things outside of my control, to not try and hold onto people (even if they are someone I really thought I was going to keep working with) and I am learning to say, "Okay God, You win, You do your thing." I tell Him to drop the person out of my life if being friends with them is not meant to be a thing, and He's been doing that. It's a beautiful thing, but it also leaves me speechless with how all of this is happening so quickly. Lamentations 3:22 about how it is of His mercies that we are not consumed has helped me a lot recently. I am at the point where it's just tears and it's joyful tears and sad tears and all the tears.😭I know though that these tears are EXACTLY what I need to feel, hear, and see because they are showing me the depths of my soul and how precious it is to God, and this is helping me make more space for myself and what He is bringing into my life very soon. I am EXACTLY where He needs me and that is a beautiful thing to accept, especially when there are several people in my life who strongly believe it's the exact opposite. God is good, ALL the time, and I am going to keep finding that out more and more and more, on a deeper and deeper level, because of simply allowing His blessings to come through, and not blocking them as you shared here. This is a lot, and I am even debating actually posting this comment. I think I will though because I feel it is important that I express my gratitude for your journey, your faith, and your devotion to God. Your thoughts are super exactly what I needed to hear tonight, and this isn't the first time that has happened either - you are definitely a consistent, sharp, and extremely valuable instrument for Him. I cannot imagine what great things He's going to be doing in your life soon. He can do more than we can imagine as 1 Corinthians 2:9-10 and Ephesians 3:20 says. I hope you enjoy Japan, Avigail! Congrats on graduating and your hard work continuing to pay off! It really is amazing to see and hear how you are learning and growing. Keep up the great work!
WOW. Yeah this is 100% what I needed to watch tonight. I've had SO many limiting beliefs in my life in terms of what I could/couldn't accomplish, and a LOT of that came from other people. It's humbling to realize that. Now that I have been doing my own thing full-time for nearly 5 months I am seeing more and more what you said, Avigail - that we are each PRICELESS in God's eyes.
In the last month I've had multiple people and family members, and other people lol treating my decision in a lukewarm way, talking to me like I am some kind of Prodigal Son in need of rescue, etc. and it'd be hilarious if it wasn't so hurtful. To be honest it is EXTREMELY hilarious because I know what I have felt and where God is taking me (it's just taking its sweet time).
I do not know HOW God is taking me there but I trust in His why, and that He does have things coming up for me very soon, and patience is going to bring me right to them. It's humbling because He really does have me on the edge of my seat right now. I feel SO thankful for my parents and the other family members that believe in me and what I am doing.
I will NOT be in this season much longer, and that is going to come from putting myself more out there to sit in the seats I am meant to sit in that I just haven't even tried to sit in yet. This advice is coming at the perfect time for me for sure.
27:20 - "Growth from blessings is better than growth from things not going your way." 😂SO TRUE. Well said!
I am 100% guilty of making things harder for myself than they need to be. I do believe that much of the thing holding me back is listening more to what other people think of what I am doing than what I feel God is telling me. When I am listening to what God is doing in my life than I am able to do anything, talk to anyone, and see massive miracles flow into my life. It seems right now that the noise around me is louder than it's ever been with my full-time journey, and that means that going deeper in the process and taking bigger calculated risks is key.
It'd be nice if people could tell that the opposition I am getting is 100% PROOF that I am doing the right thing, but some people will never see it that way. 😂
I am learning more and more to just surrender. I know that from sticking to the process I will be continuously sharpened into exactly who God needs me to be at this point in my life. He keeps reminding me to not worry about things outside of my control, to not try and hold onto people (even if they are someone I really thought I was going to keep working with) and I am learning to say, "Okay God, You win, You do your thing." I tell Him to drop the person out of my life if being friends with them is not meant to be a thing, and He's been doing that. It's a beautiful thing, but it also leaves me speechless with how all of this is happening so quickly. Lamentations 3:22 about how it is of His mercies that we are not consumed has helped me a lot recently.
I am at the point where it's just tears and it's joyful tears and sad tears and all the tears.😭I know though that these tears are EXACTLY what I need to feel, hear, and see because they are showing me the depths of my soul and how precious it is to God, and this is helping me make more space for myself and what He is bringing into my life very soon. I am EXACTLY where He needs me and that is a beautiful thing to accept, especially when there are several people in my life who strongly believe it's the exact opposite. God is good, ALL the time, and I am going to keep finding that out more and more and more, on a deeper and deeper level, because of simply allowing His blessings to come through, and not blocking them as you shared here.
This is a lot, and I am even debating actually posting this comment. I think I will though because I feel it is important that I express my gratitude for your journey, your faith, and your devotion to God. Your thoughts are super exactly what I needed to hear tonight, and this isn't the first time that has happened either - you are definitely a consistent, sharp, and extremely valuable instrument for Him. I cannot imagine what great things He's going to be doing in your life soon. He can do more than we can imagine as 1 Corinthians 2:9-10 and Ephesians 3:20 says.
I hope you enjoy Japan, Avigail! Congrats on graduating and your hard work continuing to pay off! It really is amazing to see and hear how you are learning and growing. Keep up the great work!
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