I am doing this for me...

Life has been extremely hard lately, but every day I recognize the areas I have been prepared and where I am being prepared. Oddly enough, I have regained some of my joy back. Laughter does the soul wonders.

This season has been full of accountability, breakthrough, self-discovery, and revelation. I grateful for the experiences despite the pain that came with refinement. I asked myself today, "Is it possible that love is enough?". The right type of love of course- straight from the source. "God is Love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them" (1 John 4:16). If the love we exhibited to ourselves and to each other was strictly based on the characteristics of what God says it is and not through the distorted perceptions of humanity, I think it would be enough. A Love that is patient and kind. A love that does not envy or boast and isn't proud. A Love that is not self-seeking, easily angered or keeps records of wrongs. A Love that does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. A love that always protects, trusts, hopes and perseveres. A Love that never fails (1 Corinthians 13:4-8).

As this season ends and transitions into the next, I am reminded of God's faithfulness and have learned to trust Him and myself better. I want to give myself the best of me and do what is best for me. Changing the world starts with changing yourself and I  understand that I am called to shine and be a light to others. Anything is possible and I never want to forget that. 

I will love for I am loved. I will forgive for I have been forgiven. I will give for I have been given to. I am a child of God. I am. I can. I will. In Jesus name, Amen.