"I approve MYSELF"

Hi friends and readers! It’s Tuesday! Hope everyone had a great weekend full of love joy and peace, and a good start to the work week. If you aren’t on the happy boat just yet then I hope this can help lift your spirits, and put a smile on that face :D

The past four days I have been battling some inner demons that maybe some of you can relate too. Before I moved to North Carolina you could say I was somewhat of a “partier.”  I lived a pretty wild life, and now being back I guess sometimes I still think that I enjoy doing those things. I think it’s because it was what I did when I lived here before. I make myself think I want to go out, and even go as far as making plans with friends! (that I later cancel on) Point is I don’t fit into that lifestyle anymore, and that’s not judging on people who go out, because I have been there done that! Had some great times! Hehe. But right now at this stage in my life my idea of a good time is being home with my family watching movies snuggled up on my couch. My worry was that some of my friends would think I’m “lame” or “boring” but what I’m coming to terms is that I don’t’ need the approval of anyone on what I choose to do. You see those who love you will be understanding, and will be easy to compromise when it comes to making “friend time.”

We live in a world where we all seek the “approval” of others to make us feel more secure about what we choose to do. Whether it be the job we choose, the college we pick, the neighborhood we decide to live in, the school we place our kids in, the clothes we wear. I have found that especially being a mother we care more about what others think! But you see the only person that has to approve of us is the Lord. He knows our heart and if we mean well with what we choose to do and we are making decisions based on His word then no one else’s opinion matters. I heard something this weekend that stuck in my head “people have the right to their opinions, but we also have the right not to listen.” We don’t always have to seek the advice of others, or wait to make a decision because we are afraid of what our family, friends, or neighbors may think. If today you are torn by making a decision, buying a new car, purchasing a new home, taking up a new sport, dying your hair a crazy color, whatever it is search deep into your heart and the side that is pulling you the strongest is the right choice. We must learn to listen to our instincts. Fear can paralyze us from moving forward into our next level of greatness. I am confident that today we will all start focusing more on the approval from God, and staying true to OURSELVES. J Thanks for reading and as always oneLOVE

“‏We refuse to be what you wanted us to be. We are what we are: That's the way it's going to be.” Bob Marley.