Growing through Insecurities

Jesus is the gift that keeps on giving. Somewhere along the way, in my life, I became so insecure, felt unloved and invalidated and with the void of those things, I began looking for love in all the wrong places and never getting what I really needed because what I truly needed was to love myself. How do you love others if you feel unloved within?

Well, I not only gave my life to Christ but I had to allow myself to not just know He exist but also nurture the relationship with Him by learning more about His love for me. Learning that He will show me how to trust Him and love Him. Learning that being created in his image meant so much more than I thought. As I grew in Gods love, I learned to love me, forgive me and share that same grace towards others.

None of this happened over night, it was definitely a long and deep process but by far, the best life-long journey of my life. The one thing that happened instantly was my salvation but learning to trust God and know that He really does Love me, was up to me and that took time because I had trust issues as well. God is so patient, kind, loving and compassionate that He stuck with me and kept forgiving each sinful mistake (mostly because it hurt his feelings to see me keep falling) but also continued to teach me and grow me into a loving, compassionate and forgiving woman, who is no longer broken with those old wounds. Now, I coach others, using tools that I was provided during my time of healing .

He healed my heart and my soul and I’m grateful. As I said, this is a life journey, that I continue to learn and grow in daily. Learning to be intentional about evaluating my triggers and where they arrive from and why certain things or words make me feel a particular way or react a certain way. The enemy comes to steal our joy & kill our dreams and he try me every morning but it no longer works - I will not allow that negativity to occupy my thoughts and actions all day each day. I fight with purpose because I know who I am and whose I am and that I am loved!!❤️