You Are Invited…

What is wrong with you ma’am? Why are you crying and fussing about how no one likes you or loves you? Why are you walking around acting like the victim? Why are you tormenting yourself with every thought from suicide, harming yourself, hurting others, burning up old memory items, becoming isolated and so on? Why are you disregarding your skills and abilities because of the people who frowned at them? Why is your assumed valued wrapped up in what you have and what you don’t? Why are you extra critical of yourself all the time? Why do you see others as treasures but discount yourself as just another piece for the next person to have sex with and walk away? Why do you feel everything in life is happening to you and only you? Why do you feel like life sucks and you haven’t even began to live yet? Why do you feel like the biggest failure in the universe? Why do you insist on sitting in the corner with this pity party hat on? Why? Why? What is wrong with you?

If you are asking any of these questions and having any of these thoughts then I am indeed talking to you.

Today I want to have a real discussion with you about this because it is time out for it! It is time out for deciding that living with low or no self-worth is okay with you. Someone is probably thinking, “No one wants to live with low self-worth or esteem”. I beg to differ. If you are in this place now it is because you choose to be. Now, I hear someone saying, “How would you know and why are you being so hard about it”?  Well, I know because one day I had to make a choice to want different as well. I am an authority on the subject of pity parties and I refuse to allow you to remain there another day.

I had many questions myself; many thoughts that were just as damaging as physically hurting myself. Actually they were probably worse because at least the physical things would heal. Why does everybody hate me? Why am I the one they want to bully every time? Why does he like her better than me? Why am I letting him touch me there again? Why won’t he stay even when I am giving him what he wants?

Yup. I was that girl. I asked why and I also ask how. How can I get them to like me better than the other girls? How can I get them to stay with me so I have a valentine this year too? How can I get everybody to understand that I’m not trying to be a whore but that I have to give something in order to get something? How? Why?

Here is the interesting part. I was a believer. I had given my heart to Christ at the age of 5 years old and was filled with the Holy Ghost at the age of 8. I remember wanting God so bad and not being ashamed of it. Yet, I was just one who heard the sermons that were preached. I didn’t, however, know how to apply them or how to use them to help me climb out of the big pit I had dug for myself. Low self-worth is indeed real. I am not trying to make light of it or how you got there. I am telling to GET UP and GET IT TOGETHER!!!

There is a new party that you are about to invite people to. It’s a party of victory and celebration. You are about to take a hold of your value and increase it in your own eyes. God already sees you from the proper lenses but until you do, not even His view of you will matter to you. You hear all the messages about how you are “Fearfully and Wonderfully Made” but it goes in one ear and out of the other. It does not take root within because you can not possibly begin to see yourself being created with reverence by God. But today, that is going to change.

First things first, go stand in a mirror or grab a hand held one…

Second, take it all in. Every part of your face or whatever parts of you that you can see. Take it all in, just as you are. If you have on make up, consider why you have it on. If you have marks on your face, think about why. If you are “too” skinny, ask yourself why. If you are over weight, think on why. Take it all in.

The next thing I want you to do is talk to yourself. If you are crying, that’s okay too. Talk though the streams that are flowing. Repeat this and we are done….

“Today, I invite myself to a different party. This party is to celebrate who I am and who God created me to be. Today I determine that it is this person that I shall learn to BE. She is in here and I want to meet her. I will allow her to rise to the top and take her rightful place. Today, I celebrate my new determination to climb out of the place of oppression, depression and self-sabotage. Today, i change my mind. I am not who any one says I am. Only God can say and I embrace what He has called me. I am good!”

That’s that! Today you have changed your mind. That is the beginning. I am glad to attend this party. Thank you for the invite.

 

 

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Loving The Skin You’re In!

I RECENTLY RELEASED A T SHIRT COLLECTION BY THE NAME OF “LOVING THE SKIN I’M IN.” THE PURPOSE BEHIND THIS COLLECTION IS TO ENCOURAGE YOUNG GIRLS AND WOMEN TO BE COMFORTABLE THE WAY GOD HAS MADE THEM. TO HELP WOMEN IN GIRLS WHO STRUGGLE WITH SELF-ESTEEM TO KNOW THAT IT’S NOTHING WRONG WITH THE WAY YOU LOOK.

     MY ENCOURAGEMENT TO THOSE READING THIS SHORT POST IS TO REMAIN CONFIDENT IN WHO GOD HAS CREATED YOU TO BE. DON’T LET ANY TYPE OF NEGATIVE WORDS SPOKEN AGAINST YOU DETOUR YOU.

     YOU KEEP GOING, YOU KEEP LIVING, REMEMBER YOU ARE AMAZING & BEAUTIFUL ON THE INSIDE AND OUT. MAKE SURE YOU CHECKOUT MY SHIRTS, SWEATSHIRTS AND SWEATER DRESSES. JOIN THE MOVEMENT AND LET’S INSPIRE ONE ANOTHER TO LOVE WHO WE ARE.

-RASHIDA

By: Rashida Brown

To order your shirt and tell the world what you think of yourself, email Rashida at: rjbapparel@gmail.com

He Was My Future… So I Thought!

HE WAS MY FUTURE!” So, I thought. And in my heart, I was certain he was my husband and I was his Mrs. Already predetermined, I set up a tent and lived in the idea. Ten years ahead, I established that I would have his last name, with three kids whose names started with the letter Z and we’d all live in an amazing town home, while doing the work and ministry of the Lord together. I yielded my mind to the arms of a fantasy which made me invite the imagination of who I thought could be my future husband. I had a bad case of the “could be’s”, which later down the line caused me to be a victim of several unhealthy verbal and emotional abusive relationships.

     But even in this futuristic ideology, where was God? How could He let me go through this emotional rollercoaster that I was on? “Did I guard my heart enough? Was I living out the very thing that my heart wanted?” These were questions that I posed to myself. It took me a little over four years to understand that I was I trying to live out my own desired future in the now. I was trying to modify the will of God for what I thought was for me. Proverbs 4:23 says “Above all else, guard your heart for everything you do comes from it.” I had to acknowledge that I wasn’t guarding my heart. I had to repent and deliberately turn away from my desires, rehearse the Word of the Lord and do my best to live out each scripture.

 

 

      As human beings, we have the tendency to let our guard down for our own desires, go ahead of God and possibly end up right back where we started. When we go before God and serve our cravings unintentionally, we tend to live our future season in the present season which alters or creates a spiritual wormhole. “A wormhole is defined as a theoretical passage through space-time that could create shortcuts for long journeys across the universe. But be wary, wormholes bring with them the dangers of sudden collapse, high radiation and dangerous contact with exotic matters” (Redd, 2017). This epidemic causes one to worry about things that were one may not be prepared for to be taken care of in specific seasons. The Word of the Lord says “Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own. The reason why we are so overwhelmed is because we are trying to take care of tomorrows problems in today’s timing” Matthew 6:34.

     Today, I challenge you to focus on the now in your today and not worry about the things of tomorrow. But you may wonder, well how do I apply something so simple to a busy lifestyle? How can I not worry about the next day? Well I’m here to tell you that God would not have allowed that to be in His Word if He knew that it could not be accomplished. You must intentionally relinquish the amount of worry that you carry. You must deliberately think on God’s Word, meditating day and night.

“Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do. This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go” Joshua 1:8.

God’s Word is “a lamp unto your feet and a guide unto your path way” Psalms 119:105.
By: Ashley Necole Service

Don’t Be Afraid To Opt Out

 

When you opt out of the plans that people have for your life and you opt into Gods good and perfect plan…

1. You cannot expect people who aren’t “there” to understand nor accept it.

2. You can expect backlash.

3. You cannot watch any faces…

4. You have to regain focus and be dedicated to believing even when it’s hard to see!

5. You’ve got to connect with people who believe with and for you…

6. && Work this thing with everything in you!

#WhenYoureWithGod #YouWin

While some mean well, what they believe is best may not be the will of God! It becomes dangerous especially in a place of vulnerability to surround yourself with people who aren’t in the face of God concerning your life. Especially when it’s an authoritative figure like a parent, teacher, leader, etc. These are people who we feel like we should be able to heed instruction from… People who we should be able to trust, but what happens when these people aren’t consulting the throne concerning your situation, circumstance, etc; it leads to confusion, distraction, and chaos. We then begin to question if what we heard from God was accurate and that’s when things get complicated. It’s imperative that we make the conscious decision to opt out of what others have planned for our lives and opt completely in once and for all into the plan that God has for us.

In doing that… there’s going to be some that turn their backs on you… there’s going to be some that treat you badly and refuse to support you because you chose not to follow their blueprint… There’s going to be some that think your totally missing the mark… and in those moments… you’ve got to stand flat footed on the Word of The Lord and all that He’s spoken to you!

You’re not crazy… You’re not missing the mark… You’re not a terrible person… and you’re not going to lose! You’re Gods divine creation… You’re His perfect design! He’ll never steer you wrong and isn’t it wonderful how even when we opt out of what He has for us… there’s another chance to opt back in!? He’s not like man… He’s not finicky… He’s not a holder of grudges… and He always extends to us His love! He’s faithful even when we aren’t!

Choose carefully what box you check today… are you going to

Opt In Opt Out

#ImOptedIn #ToGod #HisGoodAndPerfectPlan

Something to feast on:

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. Jeremiah 29:11

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. Proverbs 3:5-6

The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps. Proverbs 16:9

Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, 2 Timothy 3:12

But even if you should suffer for righteousness’ sake, you will be blessed. Have no fear of them, nor be troubled, 1 Peter 3:15

 

By: Ashlee Sanders (Author of “Labor Pains”)

Inspiring L.E.A.H.

^{Genesis 29: 30} “And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years. ³¹ And when the LORD saw that Leah [was] hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel [was] barren.”

 

 

Laban, the father of Leah and Rachel, was the one in this story who gave his daughter away to a man that he knew did not love her. He was a man who was a trickster but also a man who was traditional. That traditional mindset caused his daughter to be forced to live in a loveless marriage. Leah was sentenced to play second fiddle for the rest of her days.

What is interesting about Leah, is that she is like many of us. The difference between her and some of us is that which I stated above – her father gave her to a man that did not love her and we, many of us, give ourselves to men that do not love us… to women that do not love us.

As a teenager and young adult I found myself giving myself to many just trying to feel desired. I had male friends who would spend all their money on females just so that they would “like” them. We had rather be second than to be alone. It was our insecurities that were speaking and making these moves. It was the traditional lie that having half is better than having none. This mindset has caused us to become the bruised, broken, depressed and even more insecure.

This post and this blog is dedicated to those who have made themselves or who have been made to be a LEAH. Males and females can relate to the things that will be posted here and if you desire, you can be made whole if you trust God and trust the process.

Love Empower Affirm and Hope! This is what you will learn to do and be.

Love Yourself

Empower Yourself

Affirm Yourself

And be the Hope for another who finds themselves to be LEAH… the second choice, the outcast, the bruised, the misused, the promiscuous, etc. It’s time for Inspiring L.E.A.H. Let’s get it!

The Inspirational Treasure (Prophetess Shalonda Williams-McClendon)