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“When we are set free from the bondage of pleasing others, when we are free from currying others approval-then no one will be able to make us miserable or dissatisfied. And then, if we know we have pleased God, contentment will be our consolation.
~Kay Arthur-
Sometimes in life, no matter what we do and how hard we try. Someone comes back to us and brings us down.
It is as though we go each day walking on nails.
For some there is no getting their approval.
Something is always going to be wrong.
I spent years trying to please someone and never getting it right. I lived in a constant fear that something
I would do would bring the raft down on me.
This person could go back years and remember something
they did not like that I did or said and the walls could crumble all around me.
I did have enlightenment in my life… I had my God. No matter what happened He watched over me.
I reached a point in my life where I had NO SELF Esteem.
I felt I was just taking up space in this world. I meant nothing, I knew nothing.
One day my best friend told me that I was worth something; that I was smart and I could take on the world and win.
Shortly after that, My God gave me the strength to break away from the Hell I was living in and go on with my life.
That was 12 years ago.
Today, I am happy, have had many successes, I went back to school.
Became a leader in the industry I worked in and was looked up to by my peers.
My God took care of me.
Always let me know I was His child and He had not left me.
Knowing
God was watching over me,
kept me going and today my love for HIM and Life is beyond belief.
Colleen C. Gough July 2008
I am so happy that God has watched over you dear one, bless you.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness...I could have written this!!!!It seems as though we share the same history ;) Thanks for stopping by and saying hello today!!! I love your new header photo!!
ReplyDeleteThank you. I appreciate your comments, as I have come to admire you very much.
ReplyDeleteHang in there.
colleen
Great post. I could have written parts of it myself. How many of us struggle with this? I thought I was one of a select few until I began reading all the entries for today's prompt. Finding that freedom in Christ and getting our sense of self-worth from Him rather than others is liberating. I'm partially liberated. I still struggle, but am "pressing on."
ReplyDeleteBoy that no self-esteem is a real clincher for Satan to use againtst us. A trap many of us have fallen into. So great to hear God gave you the strength to break away from the life you found yourself living. Been there done that!!!!
ReplyDeleteBless you for sharing your heart today!
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