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Your past does not have the power to name who you are.
You are the boss of you.
The future you desire is built by using all the teachings from your past hardships, pain, and traumas.
It is Your birthright my loves to decide what your life will be and how you will live it.
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Even the darkest of nights can transform into the most brilliant days of light.
As Rihanna says, “Shine bright like a diamond.”
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Isn’t it funny how we knew so much before we even experienced life? When we were teenagers, we thought we knew it all and that our parents were too “old fashioned” and “out of touch” with the real world. Before we had kids, we were hands down the “perfect” parents always pointing out and noticing all of the things that our kids would NEVER do. .
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We look around at people and their life circumstances and, knowingly or unknowingly, look down on them and silently think to ourselves, “I will never do/have/be/act like that.” .
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I learned the hard way to never say never. Because as soon as I do, I tend to eat those very words and find myself in a situation that I would gladly undo. I have also learned that as much as I like to wish that I did, I don’t know everything. In fact, most days I feel like I don’t know a whole lot of anything. .
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I google the answers to more things that I ever would have expected (mostly thanks to my children and their endless questions). But, no matter how much I Google, there are a lot of things the internet can’t answer. .
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It may be able to tell whether or not sharks have ears and if Michael Jordan was right or left handed (real questions from my kids, guys)...but it can’t tell me everything. The one place...the one resource...the one book that can answer the most intimate questions is the one that was written by the creator of it all. .
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And no amount of Googling will give you an answer for how to get to eternity with him...his word though? That’s where the real answers are.
GIVE THANKS IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES.
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I don’t know what giants you’re facing right now - what pain or hurt you’re going through, what frustration you’re feeling, or what unforgiveness you’re afraid to let go of. ⠀
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But I do know that our God is a good God. And I know that he is in the business of making broken things beautiful. So give your mess over to him today - he wants to take it. ⠀
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And give thanks to him in all circumstances, knowing that because Jesus died on the cross and rose again, you have joy ahead of you! ⠀
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Tag your ladies to encourage them. ⠀
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Xo, @elise_hodge⠀
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