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Hey hey hey Reader,

How are you feeling today? I hope you're feeling brave. For a quick reference, brave just means showing courage. Well what am I asking you to be brave enough to do?

I'm asking you to be brave enough to dream again... to hope again... but most importantly to try again.

All is not lost Reader.

There's a reason you're reading this email right now. Maybe you're reading this the second it hit your inbox... or maybe you're catching it a week later.

It's time to get up, dust yourself off and try again... (Anybody else just heard Aaliyah singing? 😂)

You feel it and I know you do. You're looking at all the time you've lost, all the time you feel like you've wasted and you'll probably say you were just bein' lazy or makin' excuses. I'd say you did your best for everything going on in your life at that time, considering your energy levels and your mental capacity.

That's not making excuses, it's being realistic and who's to say if you hadn't pushed yourself you'd be in a worst position by now? Give yourself some grace for your past and have the courage to start fresh.

But let's be honest... you've been hiding Reader. Maybe you’re holding back because of something that happened in the past. Or maybe you feel shame for not being where you thought you’d be by now.

What if I told you that you don’t have to live in fear of the past? You know how someone gifts you something that's not exactly your style, but you don't want to offend them? You might hang onto the thing and see how you can use it for a lil' bit, but eventually you decide it's not for you and then you discreetly get rid of it? This is no different.

You don’t have to carry the weight of unmet expectations Reader. You can put it down...

You don't have to shrink to make other people feel comfortable - in fact God is counting on you to show up as your bold, beautiful self because you're part of His master plan for such a time as this!

Consider this your reminder that you don’t have to hide. You don’t have to live small. The bold, fearless version of you is waiting—but it starts with uncovering what’s been keeping you stuck.

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This Sermon Blessed Me

Reader when I tell you this sermon snatched allllll my edges this week?! It was soooo on point and if you're feelin' like you're about to break, feelin' stuck or confused about how to kick off the new year - check it out! It's an old sermon, but still very powerful!

Here are the points that stood out to me:

• Meekness is power under control. That means I'm not gonna do to you what I could do to you, because I'm not actually worried about you. I don't have to go out of my way to prove things to you or stoop to your level when you make me mad.
• God will change the nature of a thing to give you what you need in that moment. Whew! A person who is generally mean-spirited being kind to you in one season doesn't necessarily mean they've changed their stance on you. It could be that God changed the nature of their character to nurture your so you get what you needed for that season! 🔥
• Sometimes God will allow you to continue being afflicted by something satan brought your way because He likes what it's doing to your character. You're praying asking God to remove this thing and God is saying.... nah I like it! You ain't never fasted so much... prayed so much... poured so much... gave so much...!

Chile... just check out the sermon for yourself!

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In My Journal

​ ​ 🕯️Questions for Quiet Time: What am I truly afraid of? What story am I telling myself about why I can't move forward? What would it look like to move boldly and live authentically today?

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