Glow+Grow+Go

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My motto. This is the motto God gave me last year. Now, I'm going to be very honest here. With everything that went on in my life in the middle of 2019 and especially this year of 2020, I have doubted this motto several times. The middle of 2019 was rough for me in having unhealthy connections and emotionally hurting. This year of 2020, our family has lost three family members on my Mom's side, including my Mom, Aunt and Grandfather. We lost them all within 6 months of each other. In other words, it all happened during the first half of 2020. Then, the pandemic happened in March, which has brought its own challenges. And yes..I'm still standing and still here writing away because only God is getting me and my family through!! It hurts and there are days where it feels unreal and I'm like "God, can I really still glow, grow and go through everything I'm going through right now?" Can I really with all that I have had go on and feeling like my world has turned upside down? God says, Yes I can. Glow, grow and go remind me daily of how I should live my life. My first word is glow. When something or someone glows, it shines bright and is noticeable. I have Jesus in me and He is the light of the world (John 8:12). Therefore, I have to let my light shine for Him. My actions, attitudes, and words must point people to Jesus. What I do has to be done to please God (Matthew 5:16). I can't allow the darkness to overtake me. I have to overtake it and let my light shine through in all situations. My second word is grow. I have to keep learning and stepping out of comfort zones. Blogging for the first time in April 2019 was stepping out of a comfort zone for me! Putting my writing out there for all to see was risky, but I knew God had me and was leading me all the way. Now, I've been blogging for over a year and I get excited with every post I publish. God allowed me to publish a book last month in June called Grow Gracefully: Devotions To Change You From The Inside Out! That was another step out of my comfort zone- God is Wonderful! Along with growing comes allowing God to cut off things and connections in my life not like Him. Anything that is hindering or blocking growth has got to go. That has to happen in order for me to be more like God. After all, I want to grow gracefully (II Peter 3:18). My last word is go. This reminds me that actions speak louder than words. I have to go and be kind, helpful, serve, love, visit, rest. I also have to go and encourage, compliment, smile, hold the door open for someone, do something to help me reach a goal. At the end of the day, it's my actions that will speak the loudest in my life. Go also reminds me to go forward (Philippians 3:14). When I want to take steps backward or even think about doing so, God won't let me. He reminds me of how far I've come and not to go back now. He's helping me live my motto out. We're here for a reason.While we're here, let's glow, grow and go!

Our lives speak louder than our words. - Our Daily Bread

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