This week’s guest post is shared from John Roedel via Facebook. “Remaining delicate, it doesn’t make you weak. It makes you willing to get shattered every now and again just so you can transform into whatever you need to become next.”
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Sometimes life is difficult and the pain is deep. Most of us would agree together that we want to become more like Jesus. However, what we may fail to realize (or perhaps may want to deny) is that on this journey we will have trials and suffering.
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Today’s guest post is borrowed from Paige Pippin:
This is for the perfectionist.
I may not know your specific struggle, but we can probably come together on how we think.
If you’re genuinely loving Him, you’ll have to be okay with imperfectly loving Him.
This week’s guest post comes to us from Diane Reeves, and it is a powerful reminder that we do not walk alone.
“To remain hidden in our shells for fear of our weaknesses being exposed is a strategy from the enemy that isolates and imprisons.” Vulnerability can be scary but it is also rewarding. 1 Corinthians 12:12-27 reminds us that we were designed for authentic togetherness.
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Today I will be sharing a poem by John Roedel. Recently I was asked about my ‘creative process,’ something I never expected to be asked. Each morning I prioritize spending time with God and pray that He leads me to whatever it is that I’m going to share with you through this movement. He finally led me to this poem, and it turned out to be something I needed to hear.
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Guest post by Maria Gibilisco
The Lord your God is with you, The Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in His love He will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.” — Zephaniah 3:17 NIV
It was 2012, everything in my life that could be shaken was being rocked with a ferocity that threatened to break me. It was then that God used a friend who gave me a card with the above verse written in it. Zephaniah 3:17 instantly became a significant and lasting source of encouragement to me.
Sometimes the words just don’t seem to come during my prayer time. The storm can be so loud sometimes that it overpowers my thoughts, and my sincerest intent to dedicate that time to my Father seems impossible. Today when I arose, still exhausted, all I had the energy to do was listen. So I randomly allowed YouTube to select a sermon for me to watch. How many of you know God will use whatever He needs to to speak to us when we need to hear from Him the most? The word I heard was for no one, and I mean no one, except me! Don’t you LOVE when God does that?!
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You didn't become the person you see in the mirror today overnight. Your life journey has shaped the woman in that mirror. Every curve represents years filled with laughter and tears, victories and defeats, lessons learned and lessons taught. Whether you’ve been blessed with wrinkles full of wisdom or your cheeks still hold the blush of youth, your story has been written by the author who created the heavens and earth. You, Sister, are His masterpiece. The God that painted every sunset and every symphony of a waterfall created YOU. He sees the beauty of your heart and calls you His own. You, my Sister, are simply beautiful in your Father’s eyes.
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May you know you are worthy. May you unlearn all the silence and shame you were taught through hints and insinuations. May you stand tall and walk proudly, delighting in the shape and movement of your body as you travel through the world, spirit-in-flesh, breath-and-dust, beloved child and Imago Dei.
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