BE Tricia. That's my first commandment. This will somehow help me become the woman I am meant to be. In the posts that are to come I am going to strive for authenticity because some of the topics are difficult and I know that there are others who share my feelings. It's time to get real and be vulnerable with each other.
So stick with me for the next couple weeks as I share and explain my twelve commandments. I would love to hear yours as well.
BE TRICIA.
Being yourself is so much easier than it sounds. In a society where we praise and give attention to those who are talented or skinny or beautiful, sometimes it is hard to feel like enough. I've got to be honest, I excel at telling myself I'm not good enough, that I need to be like someone else and then I will be happy and everyone will like me.
So often I find myself trying to be like someone else; trying to emulate someone who I think is better than I am. It's easy to feel terrible about yourself and think you are not enough when you listen to Satan's lies. It is important to recognize that those are in fact LIES. And FEELINGS are not a good tool for measurement.
When feelings become overwhelming I know that it is time to look at what I know to be TRUE; it is time to go back to Scripture. Truth trumps feelings. I KNOW that I am God's child and His masterpiece. Psalm 139 says that we are fearfully and wonderfully made. Ephesians 2 says that we are God's handiwork. All over Scripture it speaks about how much God loves us. We are His children. I may not have the same gifts and abilities as someone else, but that does not make me less.
I am ready to embrace myself for who I am, flaws and all, and be confident in who God created me to be. I am not done becoming who I am supposed to be. I still having growing to do and I want to continue pushing myself to be the best I can be, but it is time for me to recognize and accept that who I am is enough. It is time for authenticity.
So who am I?
I am a 19 year-old graduating girl, who loves Jesus with all my heart. i am complicated, hard-to-handle, too mushy, too sensitive, and too fickle-minded. Despite of the latter description about me, i can also be too sweet, too understanding, and too sentimental. i forgive but never forget. i love too deeply and break my heart easily. i value the people around me even if a few are rude to me. i'm a happy-go-lucky person. i can always manage to smile in the morning even if i was crying a night before. i love life and all the philosophies and wisdom surrounding it. it amazes me. I'm passionate about my beliefs. i'm patient when it deserves the waiting. A young woman, on an adventure, learning what it means to completely trust in God and rely on Him to fill her heart. I'm a Cancerian finally found her Pisces. :)
THIS IS ME.
* I chose this pic since I just got my new hair cut :)
"God used His creative energy to make you uniquely you, don't spend all yours today trying to be like someone else." -Louie Giglio
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