This...

...is a wonderful lady that wrote a really interesting book. I read it last year and was reminded about it today. I got curious and looked her up! Turns out she has a blog too! I recommend reading the book first and then the blog. The book is called "Confessions of a Boy-Crazy Girl: On Her Journey from Neediness to Freedom". Such an encouraging, true story.


Link for Book: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/confessions-of-a-boy-crazy-girl-paula-hendricks/1114796629?ean=9780802407504 

Blog: http://paulawrites.com

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and He will make your path straight." Proverbs 3:5

Here's

...to getting back on track and becoming the best version of myself. 

Today I was struggling a lot- focusing on my outward appearance and comparing myself to others in a negative way. 

Then I read my last post about Beauty and the Beast, and surprisingly, I actually felt encouraged by my own post. 

How awesome is that?!

I'm still struggling with wanting to look a certain way, but at the same time, 

I'm so tired of wasting my time on that. 

I want to put more meaning into my life. 

I want to think about others more instead of myself. 

I want to do something with my life- something really meaningful. 

I want people to see Christ in me. 

I'm definitely not perfect, but it's okay as long as we get back up again after we fall. 

I heard this phrase a while ago: "Fight. Fall. Repent." 

I think the point of the phrase is that we need to fight- to push ourselves- to fight against our sinful nature. 

We sometimes fall. That's normal. 

Then, the important part: We repent. I read about repentance and the author described repentance as "turning around"- that is, turning around from our mistakes. 

So,

don't fret. 

When we fall, let's make sure to get up again and start fighting again. 

Keep going. We'll get better- you and me- day by day. 

As long as we really put effort in, God sees our effort and encourages us. 

We're eagles-in-training, people!

Let's get going!

Onward! Seize the day. 

"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified. Do not be discouraged. For the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go." Joshua 1:9 <3

I Don't Know...

...what my problem is, but I have been so preoccupied with my outward appearance lately. I have been putting so much focus on outward beauty and measuring my happiness on whether or not I look skinny "today". I've been critical of myself and in result have also become critical others. 

But today is the day to change. 

When I watched Beauty and the Beast in theaters, I loved it so much, but I felt more like the Beast than Beauty. 

The good thing is is that there is always HOPE. 

Even though I've been so pathetic lately, I am very ready to change and become a better person. 

Day by day I can become better and work on myself. 

I can be kinder to myself and especially to others. 

We're all human. 

We've all made mistakes. 

We've all looked like hobos at many points in our lives. 

I have to keep reminding myself that it's our inside that counts- our heart, that is. 

Going back to the movie Beauty and the Beast, remember that the whole point of the movie was that Beauty fell in love with the Beast's heart AND even though Belle was beautiful, it was her golden heart that mattered. 

I read a quote by Emma Watson the other day that I loved. 

"I keep telling myself that I'm a human being who's not made to look like a doll, and that who I am as a person is more important than whether at that moment I have a nice figure."

That says it all. 

So- I'm in the mood to be motivational. 

Let's all start focusing on our inward appearances. 

Don't get me wrong. Wanting to look pretty and all is good and even important, but I'm done comparing myself to others and being critical of everyone. 

Let's all turn into the Beast after his heart changed. 

When he became humble.

When he became kind. 

When his insides finally showed on the outside, and he became the prince that he was inside. 

So cheesy, but true. 

Get to it! 

Let's become the kind-hearted, compassionate people that God intended for us to be...

...and seize the day. 

He...

...was wounded for our transgressions. 

He was crushed for our iniquities. 

The punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, 

and by His wounds we are healed. 


Isaiah 53:5

Happy Easter!

CHRIST IS RISEN <3