Refreshing The Soul

So often we look for peace in places outside of us...the calm of an ocean, a quiet and clean house, check marks off our to do list...but true peace resides in the God within us.

In this episode, I have a conversation with Dr. PBJ about the signs we avoid when we are no longer in rest, how disrupt cycles of burnout, and that true peace starts with you!

Anxiety can feel like a giant in our soul. There are things that we have wrestled with for years that cause us to become anxious and to see our lives anxiety-free can seem impossible. But with God, there is no giant too big, no wall too high or gate too protected, for Him to tear down and win the battle for you! Listen to this episode to be encouraged and reminded that God has given you the victory over anxiety!

In this episode, we discuss the triggers to anxiety! Instead of normalizing and submitting to the bouts of anxiety, we can began to take control by slowing down and looking at what is triggering our anxiety.

 

There's a root behind the anxiousness and it starts in our thoughts. Let's come to an honest place to pinpoint what areas in our lives we need to shift our perspective! 

 

I will also give you 3 simple identifiers to help you move forward from an anxious place!

Do you find yourself battling worries and trying to keep the anxiety in your soul at bay? Sometimes life can seem overwhelming and we hold it in our souls. Our souls were never meant to carry heavy weights such as anxiety.

This week I want to refresh your souls by first coming to an honest place about your worries. Think about it, Write about it, Pray about it! It's time to release it from your soul and get it out!

Tell God all the details. He wants to know and He wants to exchange your anxiety for His wonderful peace!

Have you ever been ashamed of being you? I have! I did not love who I was because I didn't think others did. Rejection, being misunderstood, talked about, and a slew of other things created this perception that I was not loveable.

 

We can't wait for others to tell us or show us that we are worthy to be loved. We have to get a hold of the One who is the very essence of what we long for...to be loved. That One is God! God is Love! 

 

Shame will tell us we are not worthy to be loved because of our imperfections or who we really are. But when we learn that we are already loved by God, we can start to embrace His perfect love to love ourselves even with our imperfections.

 

Stop striving to achieve the perfect you in order to be accepted and love the you that you are NOW!

Do you find yourself beating yourself up over the mistakes or wrongs you have made? Sometimes we can be so harsh and critical of ourselves that we don't leave room for imperfections, growth and grace. In this episode, I encourage you to be kind to your soul. Kindness is not just meant for others, it's meant for you too! It's time to put down the boxing gloves and speak to ourselves with tenderness, grace and kindness!

Do you find yourself not being truly who you are in fear of what people may think?

 

When we suppress who we are to keep others around us comfortable and to remain connection people, we are operating out of Shame.

 

One of the ways God has been teaching me to overcome shame, is by letting myself be seen. We like to hide the not so good parts of us and only allow people to see the good. But when we can begin to be vulnerable with our true selves, we can then walk in true connection with others.

 

Let's dig into why you may fear showing up as the full you so we can begin to change that narrative!

Do you constantly deal with the negative inner dialogue that you are not enough or you will fail or you are stupid? Shame will keep us believing the lies of the enemy and hidden in a place where who we are is not enough.

In this episode, Rachel has come to let us know that we MUST affirm ourselves from the time we wake up to the time we go to bed! 

Rachel Baribeau "Affirm Yourself" Takeaways

Accountability to Self - Did you do what you said you were going to do?

Fix what you are not proud of 

Look at yourself as a miracle

Do the best you can, with what you have, to the best of your ability, find somebody to help, and REST

Stop the "stinking thinking" and affirm yourself

Our imperfections draw more people than our perfections

Rachel's Confessions for the Soul

-->I am whole

-->I am loved

-->I am a miracle

-->I'm healing

-->I'm a Queen under construction

MENTIONS:

I'm Changing The Narrative - https://www.imchangingthenarrative.org/

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We may only see and know in part, but we are to trust His complete plan! The proof of trusting God is in our obedience!!

 

In the last episode of Refreshing The 'Controlling' Soul series, we recap what we've learned over the last few weeks and discuss slow obedience, forgiving ourselves and more!

You are more than the things you have dominion and authority over! Just like Jesus, not only is he a healer, but he is God's son first. You are God's daughter or son!

We have a Father that we can go to and we go to Him in prayer. Prayer softens the heart toward God and keeps us sensitive to His will for our lives.

Jesus is our perfect display of how we must often include prayer time in our everyday lives to remain submitted to the God who is in control!