POWERLESS

I have been having an internal battle within myself and have been feeling useless. I have felt as if I am doing things for everyone else and the little things that have been done for me I have simply overlooked because I was not feeling happy with myself. The other day, I took some much needed time for me and just STOPPED! I stopped everything!!! I didn’t answer the phone unless necessary, I got my nails done (they were tragic OMG), got my eyebrows done (I was the wolf woman) and just laid in the bed for the rest of the day. I needed this time in order to regroup!

How can I be of service to anyone else if I am incomplete?

I had to check my spirit and check myself because I felt the devil coming for me! Mmkaayy… He was attacking my thought process about my family, marriage, and my businesses. I had to check myself and realize that God will always have the final say! He will always be in control. This was my internal battle that I was fighting and I had to understand that I am a vessel for the Lord. I can’t let the devil win this fight or even feel as if I am not enough.

Colossians 2:6-7 says “And now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to follow him. Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness.”

I have been trying to do things on my own. Beg for attention from my husband and nagging him because I feel as if he doesn’t get it. I have started a jewelry line and money has been trinkling in but it hasn’t been at its full potential because I’m so busy looking everywhere else instead of dedicating myself to my ideas. God has given me these talents and I better use them because he can take them away that easy. Focusing on God and being obedient to him is the only way that I will be able to make it through. I can’t do it any other way.

I say all of that to say this to you; take some time for yourself. Focus on yourself otherwise you will be no good for someone else. We live to serve others and that is great but make sure that you take care of you too. If you do not, you will drown and how can you help anyone else’s battle? You have something that can be of use to someone else but you will never get that across if you do not take care of you.

Stay encouraged and Love,

Raye J.

No matter the situation, you MUST move forward. It’s the only direction that God gave us.