Hello Precious One.
You are very blessed - aren’t you? Brought into existence by an infinitely loving being, invited into a united relationship with them, and then moment by moment surrounded by light, love and guidance so that you can find your way back to yourself.
The gift of yourself is something you must learn to understand and honor. Seek out and free more and more of your beautiful self who has been buried, silenced and immobilized over the years by fear of others, perfectionism, people pleasing, mockery, codependency, wounds done to you, confusing lies spoken to you, and even your harsh inner critic who repeats those lies.
Remember where to find your true identity. Hint: it’s not in the mirror. Don’t lose sleep over the thinning hair and the wrinkles. Your beauty is so much more than that and so far beyond that - it cannot be touched by time. Your identity does not come from your youth, your hair color, your skin, your weight or your attractiveness based on society’s rating scale. Delight in who you are and celebrate that you can still see, think, move and contribute to this magical world.
And you are so gifted! Use your gifts to bless those you love and never take them for granted. Be authentic with the people in your life - stop dancing around and playing mind games. Don’t waste time. Being authentic is the best gift you can give them.
Being authentic means you need to spend the time uncovering who the world has covered up. So be diligent and understand that the time you spend with yourself is giving you the ability to spend real time with others. They cannot spend time with someone who isn’t really there.
Work to be present. The present moment is where God is and where you will find deep connection and true life. Don’t be afraid to look inside and know that you are overflowing with riches. You will never come up empty when you gaze inside at what the Creator has made. Remember that God said you are a masterpiece!
Spend time in the present, with God, allowing God’s truths about who you are to replace any confusion and doubt. And in so doing, may you be strongly established in your true, God-given identity so that the world will be blessed with the full measure of the marvelous divine creation that you are.
-Kelly Joyce (contributing writer and member of the COBI community. Read more at her blog triumphantly.net)
PS - We will be spending a whole month talking about identity - subscribe and never miss an encouraging word as we journey together to uncover more of who God made! Another wonderful tool to help root you into truth concerning who you are is the Crown of Beauty online course now available! Check it out and experience more freedom that you thought possible!
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