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Your Superpower
You were created to be you and no one else.
You were fashioned to be as He intricately designed you.
You were crafted in the image of One who loves you the most.
So, never compare, compete, or contend for another.
You were never meant to be them.
You were meant to be a better version of you.
So get busy pursuing the you He has created you to be.
Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying: “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; Before you were born I sanctified you; I ordained you a prophet to the nations.”
Jeremiah 1:5
For You formed my inward parts;
You covered me in my mother’s womb.
I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, and that my soul knows very well.Psalm 139:13-15
Carry the Buckets
Be the one who carries the buckets of water toward the flames.
Be the one who carries the light to pave the path.
Be the one who carries the torch to brighten the tunnel.
Be the one who carries the blanket to shield the frozen.
Be the one who carries the keys to unlock the prison doors.
Be the one who carries the swords to join in the battle.
You can be a life changer or a death claimer.
It is your choice.
But first ask yourself which you’d want if the flames were on you.
This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.
John 15:12-13
Allow for Some Goodbyes
Change brings adjustments in relationships.
Adjustments bring uncomfortable conflicts.
Conflicts bring choices to remain or walk away.
When you are seeking to better yourself, sometimes, it will irritate those who want to remain the same.
When you are moving beyond the trauma, sometimes, those who enjoyed the drama will want to stay.
When you are healing and pursuing something better, sometimes, those who liked you broken cannot handle the new strength.
And that’s ok.
Keep walking ahead.
Keep healing from the past.
Keep moving forward toward wellness, peace, and joy.
Those who are meant to go with you will arrive.
Those who aren’t will remain where you were.
And that’s ok.
To thrive, sometimes you have to say goodbye to the old you and also to the old them.
Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 3:12-14
Distance From Stupid
Distancing yourself from stupid people requires fortitude and repetition.
I’d have to say distancing yourself from dramatic people is even more essential
For often, stupidity and drama seem to go hand in hand, and these seem to multiply when you’re not looking.
But if you’ll take a moment to assess your surrounding and evaluate your relationships, stupidity and dramatic response can be weeded out and set apart.
You just must decide if you want peace or attention and popularity.
If peace is your goal, then the distance is an easier trek than if your desire is to people please.
If peace is your ambition, you will embrace it with vigor and pursue it with passion.
And where peace abides, stupidity and drama are closed out by the gates of solitude and tranquility, and shadowed by an overwhelming shield of calm.
So truly, the decision lies within your making.
What do you seek?
Peace or chaos.
It’s yours to choose.
You will keep him in perfect peace,
Whose mind is stayed on You,
Because he trusts in You.Isiah 26:3
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Learn That Lesson
Sometimes, walking away is the only thing that brings peace.
Sometimes, letting go is the only thing that will ease the pain.
Walking away isn’t always the easy road filled with presumed pride and celebration.
Letting go isn’t always the rebellious act of arrogance and annoyance.
Often, the turning away is the only way for healing to start.
If someone has walked out of your life, honestly assess your heart, and if no wrong can be found, then let them walk.
Sometimes, the walk is more for them than for you.
If someone has let go of you, take a soul check, and if you can truly find no fault, then let it rest.
Sometimes, the release for them will bring strength and reconciliation.
But if a speck on your heart is found, if a blemish within your soul is revealed, then cry your tears and talk to your Maker.
He’s the only One who can mend the wounds and bind what has been broken.
He’s the only One who can restore what had been forever lost.
Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person, do not associate with one easily angered, or you may learn their ways and get yourself ensnared.
Proverbs 22:24-25
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