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Hello Friends!!
So I wanted to share some heart to heart thought's with you.
Over the past year or two, I have overcome some very hard life lessons, many of which are crucial to our well being. I learned a lot about the 'little stuff' that makes a big difference. I have learned more about myself and my character and how I handle situations, how I relate to people, and what I strive to be. When sometimes you need to learn to let go, because a lot is out of your control. but you can only do the best that you can. Life is messy, relationships are messy, everything is messy. but God takes that brokenness and can make it something beautiful.
I felt convicted about my social media use over the summer. and you know what, I'm glad that I was. I didn't realize how consumed I was by it, even for the wrong reasons. It has its uses, but we need to be so careful in how we use it. Who we are online is not who we are in real life. we have personalities, a way we express ourselves, a way we communicate. And it can create drama that doesn't need to be there. i think we would all be better off without it. but i had to cut back on it in a significant way and it gave a lot of freedom from that.
I am also learning how I relate to guys more and how I can better understand that. I have come a very long way since DTS, and I am proud of where I am at. I am a introvert, a relational person, not flirty and sometimes that has its's downfalls because you get 'friendzoned' before you want to and it's a hard place to get out of. don't get me wrong, being relational is a very good thing. but it does make it hard when your genuinely interested in someone, but have no clue in how to communicate it to them, even know when some likes you back. I'm still trying to get this.
It's okay to be both adventurous and girly. We would rather be outside, but dressing up is fun too. don't underestimate us. we are the most we rounded women out there.
"You are royalty. God delights in you and has given you favor for the sake of those around you. He has put you in a place where people look to you as the best example they have of one who loves God. Live knowing that you are accepted in the family of God. Share this with someone who needs to hear this truth." -Bill Johnson
More recently, I saw a side of things i had not before. normally I am the one who is attracted to everyone else wanting to know them, but when i was in VT on a retreat, i felt like I was a beaming light to everyone around me. I could be no one but myself, and shine through that. People do like you, you are liked, you are special, you have a lot depth to you, you can do a lot amazing things. I am royalty!
The hardest thing for me do is to let go of past hurt. healing is a journey, and it's hard to not replay that hurt over and over again in your mind. I value my relationships above everything, and sometimes it feels like a hole in your heart when that person is no longer in your life. And to not blame yourself when things go wrong. you can't control other people. so let it go.
So, God has had me on a world wind of so much truth in my life and I am beginning to see so much fruit from it. I want to encourage you to do the same.
~Lindsay
So I wanted to share some heart to heart thought's with you.
Over the past year or two, I have overcome some very hard life lessons, many of which are crucial to our well being. I learned a lot about the 'little stuff' that makes a big difference. I have learned more about myself and my character and how I handle situations, how I relate to people, and what I strive to be. When sometimes you need to learn to let go, because a lot is out of your control. but you can only do the best that you can. Life is messy, relationships are messy, everything is messy. but God takes that brokenness and can make it something beautiful.
I felt convicted about my social media use over the summer. and you know what, I'm glad that I was. I didn't realize how consumed I was by it, even for the wrong reasons. It has its uses, but we need to be so careful in how we use it. Who we are online is not who we are in real life. we have personalities, a way we express ourselves, a way we communicate. And it can create drama that doesn't need to be there. i think we would all be better off without it. but i had to cut back on it in a significant way and it gave a lot of freedom from that.
I am also learning how I relate to guys more and how I can better understand that. I have come a very long way since DTS, and I am proud of where I am at. I am a introvert, a relational person, not flirty and sometimes that has its's downfalls because you get 'friendzoned' before you want to and it's a hard place to get out of. don't get me wrong, being relational is a very good thing. but it does make it hard when your genuinely interested in someone, but have no clue in how to communicate it to them, even know when some likes you back. I'm still trying to get this.
It's okay to be both adventurous and girly. We would rather be outside, but dressing up is fun too. don't underestimate us. we are the most we rounded women out there.
"You are royalty. God delights in you and has given you favor for the sake of those around you. He has put you in a place where people look to you as the best example they have of one who loves God. Live knowing that you are accepted in the family of God. Share this with someone who needs to hear this truth." -Bill Johnson
More recently, I saw a side of things i had not before. normally I am the one who is attracted to everyone else wanting to know them, but when i was in VT on a retreat, i felt like I was a beaming light to everyone around me. I could be no one but myself, and shine through that. People do like you, you are liked, you are special, you have a lot depth to you, you can do a lot amazing things. I am royalty!
The hardest thing for me do is to let go of past hurt. healing is a journey, and it's hard to not replay that hurt over and over again in your mind. I value my relationships above everything, and sometimes it feels like a hole in your heart when that person is no longer in your life. And to not blame yourself when things go wrong. you can't control other people. so let it go.
So, God has had me on a world wind of so much truth in my life and I am beginning to see so much fruit from it. I want to encourage you to do the same.
~Lindsay
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