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Transparency while Transforming - Mixing Blues
Friday, April 29, 2016The Power of Transparency
It's no secret that I am going through a
transition in my life. The last thing most of us want to do during the
hardest moments of our lives is share it with someone.
Life sometimes leaves us broken, with barely
enough breathe to keep going. We don’t want to talk to anyone or hear any of
the common sayings and words of encouragement, we just want to be left alone…to
our own thoughts and emotions and “realities."
But I am here to
tell you that there is Power in transparency. What if I told you that it was okay to not be OK??? What
if I told you that you don’t have to be ashamed or isolated? And what if I told
you that you don’t need to hurry up and “get it together”?
Hard
times are often indicators of transformations. Something happens to us during
our most difficult situations. We grow. We mature. We learn to love again. We
transform. And while you are still in that process of healing and transforming.....
YOU CAN STILL LIVE.
As I close I want to remind you not to be ashamed to testify while transforming.
I
want to bring to your attention 2nd Timothy 1:8-14
"So
do not be ashamed to testify about our Lord or about me His prisoner, but with
me take your share of suffering for the gospel [continue to preach regardless
of the circumstances], in accordance with the power of God [for His power is
invincible], 9 for He delivered us and saved
us and called us with a holy calling [a calling that leads to a consecrated
life—a life set apart—a life of purpose], not because of our works [or because
of any personal merit—we could do nothing to earn this], but because of His own
purpose and grace [His amazing, undeserved favor] which was granted to us in
Christ Jesus before the world began [eternal ages ago], 10 but
now [that extraordinary purpose and grace] has been fully disclosed and realized
by us through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus who abolished death [making it null and void] and
brought life and immortality to light through the gospel, 11 for
which I was appointed a preacher and an apostle and a teacher [of this good
news regarding salvation]. 12 This is why I suffer as I
do. Still, I am not ashamed; for I know Him [and I am personally acquainted
with Him] whom I have believed [with absolute trust and confidence in Him and
in the truth of His deity], and I am persuaded [beyond any doubt] that He is
able to guard that which I have entrusted to Him until [b]that day [when I stand before Him].
13 Keep and follow
the pattern of sound teaching (doctrine) which you have heard from me, in the
faith and love which are in Christ Jesus. 14 Guard [with
greatest care] and keep unchanged, the treasure [that precious
truth] which has been entrusted to you [that is, the good news about salvation
through personal faith in Christ Jesus], through [the help of] the Holy Spirit
who dwells in us."
This truly blessed me!!!! Outfit details below.....
Mixing Blues on this wonderful Sunday in April!
Sheer Shirt & Skirt from my fave: Gwynnie Bee!
Blazer: Zuvaa
Shoes: Christian Louboutin Pigalle
4 comments
Wow!!! This turned out really good!!! Praise God!
ReplyDeleteThat skirt is everything but the message is even more powerful, God won't put you through what you can't endure, and to grow you have to be put in a few tough situations to better yourself as a person, great post!
ReplyDeleteVery inspiring! That outfit is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteVery inspiring! That outfit is beautiful!
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