Well Hello

Well Hello friends! Its been a little while since my last post. Hope everyone is doing well. The weather has turned a tad bit cooler here in Eastern NC and I am so thankful for that. The humidity can get a bit much. Earlier last week I thought I was going to have to cut the air with a knife to get to my car, the humidity was so thick, lol.

Anyway, I took a few weeks off because I was tired. Just plan and simple. Tired. I thought when the children got grown and gone I could rest. WRONG! At times I tend to take on too much, most like women. Keep in touch with family and friends, church, work, then you have the things on the side. Up to date with current events and tends; this blog, exercise, LimeLife. So I had to take a step back. I have triggers that tend to get me worked up; I have come to recognize them now. When I do not spend enough time in the Word and spend my focus on other things...let's just say the outcome isn't good, lol.

So I took some time to refocus and reconnect and that's ok. We don't have to be everything to everybody. And yes, I'm preaching to the choir!

I said all that to say I'm sharing with you one of my birthday gifts I received from my son. My birthday was in July. A sweet friend of his HAND painted this sign. She has so much talent. It's my life verse. Proverbs 31.25 "She is clothed with strength and dignity; she will laugh in the days ahead". I hold onto this promise everyday. Every. Single. Day.

There was a time not very long ago that I struggled with both of these things. I had no strength or any dignity. I took me a long long time to get out of that hole I was in. Some of it was my own doing some not. When I decided to finally take God at His Word, that He forgave me so I could forgive myself too. I had access to His promises and God gave me strength and dignity.  God gave them to me to wear. Wear everywhere, everywhere I go. Not just some places. EVERYWHERE!

See its like this, until we see what God sees in us. That we are worthy and loved and have a purpose, we will continue to try and find things; whatever those things may be, to fill what only God can fill. We were made by Him for Him. Do I still have days where I struggle?? OF COURSE, I just don't stay as long. That strength and dignity, God promised them to me and He said I will laugh. If He said it I'm going to believe it. Girlfriend, there were a lot of days, months, years I didn't even crack a smile. Oh the joy I have now. Its not easy, nothing worth having is. I wouldn't trade it though. That past made me who I am and God doesn't waste a single thing. Anything you want to keep you will fight for. And girl, I'm gonna to hold onto to Jesus and His promises with everything I got.

Get in a good Bible believing, Bible teaching church. Find a good Godly mentor, someone that doesn't mind stepping on your toes and telling you the truth. Read the Word, stay in the Word and read it again. It's the ONLY thing that saved this mind right here. That I know for a fact!

 

I hope this encouraged ya'll today. This has been on my heart and I had to share. I learned that when God asks you to so something, you need to do it. 

Thanks for stopping by. Leave a comment or simple hi. 

Blessings,

Dawn