Have you ever found yourself deflecting compliments?

Have you ever found yourself with low expectations in life?

7 scriptures to boost your belief and confidence https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QFTGVwUvf3bMMwfLyFhpiz9NF_ovpKB31wmz-dG1YsY/edit

We were never designed to compare

It was never intended for us to have a spirit of competition or to feel less than 

Sometimes we struggle to see the opportunity and the beauty in the present because we are too busy looking left and right, and allowing the enemy to steal our joy and even worse, we look back far too often in comparison to better days or days that we regret.

I want you to give yourself the best gift of all. I want you to look UP.

I want you to see that God is for YOU

That he has plans for you. To prosper and not harm. To give you a hope and a future.

The only time you should be looking back is to see in gratitude for how far you have come! www.choosingthebestyou.com 

Who wins when we choose to go it solo? 

We are up against an enemy. God’s adversary. The father of lies who opposes our prince of peace.

Being in community is something God desires  and we GET to do it

Choosing to admit we need each other opens up space

Space is freedom

We have choices in this process

We get to choose to trust the One who made us this way

We  get to allow others to bridge the gaps in our lives by being on both the giving and the receiving end of honesty, vulnerability and transparency. 

BE the solution.... 

My social media is something I choose. I choose my friends. I choose when and what I choose to say. But never will you catch me making fun of a profession that puts food on the table for a family. 

There are a lot of things out there that we can choose to share and participate in whether its social media or even in our belly to belly relationships that simply either hurt or it helps.

When we are without hope, we are without future.Does that sound like God’s plan for your life?

The number one argument in marriage/relationship is about money. Does this resonate with you?

The Bible talks about money in regards to the love of it and how we are to steward it. But what I think ends up being the demise of so many families is there is no plan or agreement about how it is to be spent. Money, how it's spent and not spent shouldn’t be ambiguous. It should be clear and there should be a plan. 

When we Dream BIG, we open up space for God to be glorified. Are you limiting what God can do? 

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The truth is, The stronger our understanding of our identity in Christ becomes, the more our self-worth grows”.

We have times where we can be insecure, we can feel as though we aren’t good enough or we’re not able to take on big challenges. We feel like maybe we are just a wife or just a mom or just a dad or husband. 

You may have asked yourself hard questions like, “God can I really do this? I mean, I know you called me to it, but am I good enough? Why bring me into this when there are people all around who are so much better?” To which the Holy Spirit gently answers and says:

“Just. Stop. Who are you?”

You are a child of God. That can never be threatened or taken from you.

We live in a fallen and broken world. There is no doubt that people disappoint us and we become discouraged. Perhaps we didn’t get a job we wanted or the promotion we thought we deserved. What about a failed relationship or even financial challenges that seem insurmountable. 

When you have a challenge before you, there is purpose in front of you!

I am pretty sure we aren’t here on this side of eternity to always be seeking and striving for something different than what we have been given, but rather to trust that if God made us, he doesn’t make junk and we should be happy, content and loving self because its who he made us to be!

I do however believe that what happens on the insides of our bodies overflows to our ability to love ourselves and better yet love others and see ourselves as someone who God can use to leave our mark on this world.

Our health deteriorates when these things happen.

When we eat sugar, carbohydrates, and sugary alcohol and beverage - that feeds the yeast in our bodies and when yeast grows, it becomes a beast of brain fog, sugar cravings, mood swings, increased belly fat, indigestion, acid reflux, bloating, gas, IBS, thyroid dysfunction, constipation, diarrhea, headaches, insomnia, lack of concentration, anxiety, sadness, fatigue, allergies, acne, eczema, low sex drive and join pain.

How do you do with recall of that year? So many of us have people we know who are no longer with us. How do you recall or even honor a time of life that hurt so many people.  Some people find their voice in tragedy and some people lose it. Sometimes we even lose our voice because we can’t articulate our truest thoughts.

I will not lie and tell you there were times (not extended) but brief times where I felt speechless. Would what I would want to say be received well? Would it seem inconsiderate to the people around me? Was it something that would resonate with others? Would it validate me to hear other people are feeling the same thing?