Every word in the Bible has purpose. God doesn’t do anything by accident, even if we don’t “get it at the time”. God gave us mouths that close and ears that don’t. Wonder if it would change our lives if we “got” what He’s trying to tell us and rarely talk and always listen? We might be surprised at what all we would learn!

Rest. Just rest. Don’t tell me you have too much to do. Don’t tell me your family can’t make it alone even for one day. Set some boundaries in your life…for you. No guilt, no worry…just rest. You need to be revived. Jesus promises rest to those that seek it. Rest physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. When you’ve rested, then you can jump forward and be what you were created to be…but plan a YOU day…and whatever relaxes you, go for it. You’ll be glad you did and so will those you minister to.

Learn to say yes to yourself. Yes you can. Yes you’re worthy. Yes, you’re enough. Give yourself permission to love the person you are…with all your quirks and flaws. You have value that was placed on you by your Father. So say yes! ‘Yes, I love the person God made me to be!”

Stop blaming other people. Nobody can make you DO what you don’t want to do. Nobody can force you to SAY what you don’t want to say. God gave every one of us the ability to say no…to set a boundary. But the choice is yours. But if you follow anybody but God, don’t blame other people. You just made a bad choice.

Sometimes the people around you won’t understand your journey. And that’s okay. They don’t need to, it’s not for them. God has laid down a path just for you. That’s why people can’t tell you what to do. They don’t know the plan and God will only reveal it to you. So keep moving forward and ignore those who want to direct your walk.

  Don’t pretend to be something you’re not. It’s exhausting. Trying to look one way on the outside but feeling totally different on the inside wont’ work for very long. One thing I’ve learned is that when you pretend to be something you aren’t it’s because you’re afraid people won’t like the REAL you. If they don’t like the real you, then they have no business in your life. You deserve somebody who loves you just the way you are.