I’m going to be completely honest here: as much as I’d like people
to think I’m Superwoman- I’m really not. I make mistakes, I say silly things, I’m not
always as productive as I should be… but I’m only human and that’s okay, right?
I don’t like to admit this, but I’ve been a bit down the
past month or so, and for those who know me, you’ll know I hate feeling sad and
I honestly try my best to be positive and look for the silver lining in
everything. But being overdramatic me, I got negative after getting my
Accounting mark back and then let that negativity loose everywhere.
I started feeling like a failure, and then started noticing
how I was messing up at everything else. I mean come on, I can’t even walk
without hitting something, or make a semi-decent meal without setting something
on fire. I used to think these were all cute little quirks that made me, me,
but by feeding that one negative thought, I started a little negativity army.
The worst part? I started becoming so scared in any
relationships with family or friends, that I’d mess that up; or I’d be so
scared giving advice in case I made a situation worse (and you can ask my
friends, I can be a pretty good Dr Phil when I want to be).
But then tonight I came to such an amazing realisation at
church: Jesus is Lord over my life,
which means He is in control and even when I mess up and make mistakes, it
doesn’t mean that that’s the end of the world (you know, unless I accidentally
release some sort of zombie virus).
I am not a failure and just because I laugh too loudly in
quiet restaurants, or look at memes during lectures, doesn’t mean that I am any
less amazing than God intended me to be; and that applies to you, too.
“For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works,
which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.” Ephesians
2:10
You are a MASTERPIECE. That literally means that you are outstanding, that it took insane skill
to make you.
Stop listening to other people or the media, you are so
exceptionally awesome just as you are. Stop feeding your negative thoughts and feed the positive ones instead: trust me, it feels way better to nice to
yourself and to actually like who you are.
I heard a sermon about how God took 7 days to make the world
but 9 months to make you: that literally means you are more intricate and way
more effort was put into you (this sounds a bit mean about the world but I hope
my message comes through).
“ Therefore, if
anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have
passed away; behold, all things have become new.” 2 Corinthians 5:17
When you turn to God, your past no longer define you: your
mistakes don’t make you. It’s okay to mess up, it’s okay to not always get 100%
but it is not okay think badly about yourself when, at the end of the day, you were
fearfully and wonderfully made!!!
Just some cool tips to be a bit more self-positive:
· * Cut out negative talk- concentrate on your
strengths, work on your weaknesses but don’t focus too heavily on them.
· * Constantly try to find something good in every
situation- literally once I waited like 8 hours at home affairs but there was
such a hot guy a few people ahead of me and my eyes were super grateful to be graced with that sight
(haha)
· * Speak positively about others
· * Surround yourself with uplifting people
You are amazing! I hope you have a wonderful week ahead and
remember that if Trump can be so confident with his hairstyle, then you can
also be confident with your insecurities ;)
Hehe…
