I need to work on doing this weekly and with everything that's going on - I definitely need to focus on what the Lord is teaching me
“Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.” 1 Peter 5: 6-7 (NIV)
One thing that I got in my devotional this week was this - Are you doing this because you are loved or so that you’ll be loved? I am working hard at doing things because I AM loved, not because I want people to love me. Which is one of the hardest things to do when you grow up wanting be a people pleaser. Wanting to put others happiness before your own and wanting them to see all the good things that you've worked hard to do. Granted - doing things for others, isn't a bad thing, but doing it because you want them to notice you - is. It's something that someone in college pointed out to me and I have been working to fix it ever since - Why does it matter so much what other people think?
In all actuality, it shouldn't. My God loves me and cares for me - I can cast all my anxiety on Him. His opinion is the one that matters and like the song "You Are More" says:
You are more than the choices that you've made,
You are more than the sum of your past mistakes,
You are more than the problems you create,
You've been remade.
Bottom Line:
No matter what I do - My God will always love me and be there for me.
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