My Own Worst Enemy...

Hi I’m Kara, and I’m my own worst enemy… I have the power to think about every situation that I am a part of and every outcome for each situation… So what’s the problem? I over think…I over think to the point of driving myself crazy! I over think about everything! It kind of sucks, for me and everyone around me… I process through talking and writing (part of the reason I have this blog!) So when I over think (hahah yeah sorry guys! :/)  I can blow every little thing out of proportion! It doesn't end well for me! By over thinking, I put myself on an emotional roller coaster I don’t have to be on!  But that’s not the only problem!

Another problem is Words! Words hurt whether we let people know or not! So someone could jokingly say “oh you can’t do that!” The more we hear that, the more we believe it. The more we believe that, the more baggage we acquire. I know I linked this video in another post but… it’s worth watching again! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlTzgTW3WaE  Our minds store those thoughts and those words that others have said and believed we are… They replay in our minds whenever we try to succeed…  It’s time for it to stop! Our minds are our friends not our enemies! So how do we get our minds back on our side? We have to change our mindset!

Think about it if we hear long enough “you can’t do it!” we start to believe it! Well start believing you can! Think of the little engine that could! All he ever said was“I think I can! I think I can!” and he did! Believe in yourself!  I’m drawn to a verse in Joshua which says: 

“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

Wow! He is with us! Always! Our God is with us! And do you guys know what? When our God is with us… Nothing can stand against! NOTHING! Not our minds over thinking, not the baggage we carry, nothing! That is amazing guys!

God Bless!

And Remember,  He has made you beautiful! 

Excuses! Excuses!

So it’s been about a monthish since the end of my May Term class and my time helping the youth group this summer (Don’t worry I’ll be back!) I've been getting into a summer routine and by routine I mean wake up between 10:30 and noon show my face when I want to eat and stay mostly in my room because by my standards my family isn't doing anything (our standards are different)  and I want to do something, but in my want to do something, I've realized I'm doing nothing... And it makes me mad! What's my excuse? I don't have a car so I can't go anywhere or I don't feel like reading! I this or I that! the list can go on and on... As weird as this sounds what got me so fired up about not doing anything was an episode of biggest loser.... The theme for the season is no excuses! So I'm changing what I'm doing so I can feel like I'm doing something! My goal may not be to lose weight...but I could be reading more, working on art, practicing the guitar more since I kinda slacked off…a lot (enter sad puppy dog look…?) I know that it is going to take a little to start doing something… but hey something’s better than nothing…right? 

Another thing, using my family as an excuse for doing nothing is not an excuse at all… (by the way… they don’t do nothing!) It just feels like it sometimes! Neither is the excuse of my friends are busy and… It doesn't matter if my friends are busy… do I like hanging out with people? Definitely! I’m an extrovert… I thrive when I’m around people, but I don’t need people in order for me to do something! I am me… 1 person and as such I can do things!

Challenge time! :D  My challenge for you guys this week: put aside your excuses… or at least one and do something! You guys are awesome, and you all have something to give… Remember that! Don't be afraid to take that step! You've got this! Now... No more excuses!

God Bless!
He has made you beautiful!

The One About Trust...

Do You Trust Me? This is one of the scariest questions a person could ask you. In my case, when people have asked me that question, it’s a good thing. Maybe I’m hanging out with a friend, and we end up going to a park. Do you trust me? Maybe it’s as simple as someone getting me something to drink. Do you trust me?  The answer (for most if not all) is yes. That does not make the question any less scary. What I have noticed is that as a friendship increases the amount of trust needed or asked for increases as well.

This is true in our relationship with God as well. As we grow in him, he asks us to trust him more. It’s kind of scary! The thing with God more so than with others is that we have a flawed trust. What I mean is that we trust that God will give us what we want, but we do not want him to give us what we need. I have struggled with this a lot. It took a while for me to see it but I was asking God for clarity about where I should end up for the summer. I knew where I wanted to go, and I thought that was where I was supposed to go but I was realizing it was more of a false trust.  I’m realizing that that is not trust at all.

Trust is giving control of something in your life whether small or big to someone else and letting them determine the result. There is still an aspect that we are in control, though; we can either go along with the person we trusted to do something or we can go our separate way. So the question is….Do you trust Him? 

My challenge to you is to continue to trust God in the areas you already do, make sure it is a real trust and not a false trust, and finally trust God with an aspect of your life He doesn't have yet. You’ll be surprised at how much you will grow!

God Bless!

He has made you beautiful!