Fix Your Eyes On Things Above

You can find the best way to manage your conditions, be healed from your past, get to your goal weight or have so much more self-confidence that you don’t beat yourself up with words and thoughts anymore...but if you aren’t addressing your heart along the way, it can lead to more striving and being more self-focused , which sister, can cause more problems.

When you work through your heart (which is driven by a thought), you’ll see what you’re believing.

And when you see what you’re believing, you’ll become more aware of what you’re focusing on.

When we fix our eyes on ourselves, we can strive more [unhealthily] and have more self-confidence [unhealthily] and become more self-focused.

When we fix our eyes on others too much, we tend to neglect ourselves and are believing other lies, like earning love and approval or believing it’s up to us.

But when we fix our eyes on God, we receive His peace that surpasses all understanding, and receive His confidence that is victorious in all circumstances...then the other stuff? Comes naturally AND from Him.

#fixoureyesonthingsabove
#overcomingwithgrace

Take Care of Yourself

It is hard to pour from an empty cup.

A car not only stops running when it runs out of fuel, but it wears it out and breaks it when you let it run on empty too much.

What kind of fuel are you using? Is it cheap? Is it superficial?

Start taking steps to refuel and fill yourself with the BEST, everlasting Fuel...One that will never leave you, even when you're on empty because of the challenges of life or even our own choices that led there.

#livingwater #livinghope #overcomingwithgrace

Greatest Gift in the World

I can’t tell you why I can walk in heels again on some days.

Some days I can.
Some days I need my flat, cushioned shoes.

Some days I can knock out a CRAZY amount on my to-do list as if I don’t have any conditions, let alone multiple.
Some days all I can do is lay in bed.

Most days now look like this: getting lots done, with some rest in between from pain, then resume the day until it is time for bed...where most of the pain comes out as an accumulation from all I’ve done that day.

Sometimes I end the night in tears from pain.⠀
Most nights end with an ice pack, deep breaths, Netflix (now Disney+🤣) and cuddles with the hubby, with prayer and gratitude of all God has done.

And then I do it all over again.

I can’t tell you why I’m able to do the things I can with the mindset I do...except that the only answer is Jesus.

It doesn’t matter if I can get a lot done, or get nothing done because of my conditions.

It doesn’t matter if I have a minimal symptom day, or a heavy, debilitating day.

It doesn’t matter what people think of how much or how little I can do in regards to my conditions. (Even the questioning, doubtful ones common with invisible illnesses and disabilities.)

What I believe and what matters is this: I live my life for the One who gave His life for me.

Not for healing.
Not for accolades.
Not even for my purpose.
(Though I still struggle at times in my flesh.)

I live for the One who gave His all.

And friend, when this truth becomes reality for you, that is where the true healing is.

The beautiful truth, is that He gave His all and His life FOR YOU too.

#greatestgiftintheworld

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