Why There Will Be Days We Want To Hide Away

May 30, 2017 Rachel Rowell

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Hi! Thanks for stopping by! If I could sit for an hour or two and have coffee with you, these words written down here are much of what I would say. Mostly you would hear me say, "Me too. You are not crazy and you are definitely not the only one." It is my hope that these frail and honest words of mine wrap around your soul like a big ole' comfy blanket, and that you leave this space feeling a little more hope and encouragement.. and just a little less alone.

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"My arms are flabby, my thighs are too big, my forehead and smile lines need fixing, my hair isn't thick or shiny enough and look at this uneven skin tone... you are a wreck. I mean I WOULD do that thing but I'm not good enough yet. I've gotta wait until I'm better..." . If I'm honest, these have been the mental narratives on a repeat loop in my mind for years. And every now and then I'd catch myself verbally nitpicking myself to others, long after I'd allowed these thoughts free roam in my brain for FAR too long. . The thing is, what we believe and what we say about ourselves matters. Like it matters a WHOLE lot. Because what we believe is what we become. I'm not implying we should live in total denial of our flaws and weak areas, but our words hold incredible power over who and what we are (or aren't) becoming. If the loudest narrative playing on loop in our minds is all that we aren't, we will never ever become. Maybe the reason you can't move forward is because you are too trapped by all you feel you aren't. . I want to help "unchain" us all so we aren't so dang bound up by our overly critical brains and self-sabatoge. . As you wait for your next "assignment" from me to help you with this issue, my challenge to you today is to write out the most common thought patterns playing in your mind about yourself in every way (not just your body). Be brutally honest and just write write write. . Now keep an eye out here for what to do next. 😉 . *feel free to share 1 common thought pattern you regularly have about yourself in comments so we can know, support and encourage one another. 👇🏼

I'll be honest, I've never experienced what some of my dark skinned fellow human beings and brothers and sisters struggle through and endure, but I will not stay silent and attempt to maintain a comfortable Christian white girl life while others suffer. And to those who believe that the church should stay out of politics altogether and stay silent about real issues in our world, mind our own business so we can keep just playing Sunday morning church and going home to our comfy lives and gettting our bills paid so we can keep up with our usual privilege, you are dead wrong. "The church" is not even mostly a Sunday morning worship service, that's a small part of the equation. The church is also using our voice to defend the defenseless and stand up for those who are being unjustly treated In Christ there is no I, only we, "their problem is our problem" because we are the body and we cannot afford to stay silent just to "keep the peace". Whose peace? Because it isn't theirs. All forms of racism and hate has to stop and we cannot afford to be silent until this issue is reconciled. "Lord, forgive our self-absorbed ignorance and heal our land."

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And don’t allow yourselves to be weary or disheartened in planting good seeds, for the season of reaping the wonderful harvest you’ve planted is coming! Take advantage of every opportunity to be a blessing to others, especially to our brothers and sisters in the family of faith! - Galatians 6:9-11

Does one ever really get used to watching your kids grow up? ✨

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