Hello everyone! This blog was written by our ambassador Alix! I love how vulnerably beautiful the post she wrote is. Enjoy!
I’ve got to be honest, this is not the blog I had written, or the many ‘words of encouragement’ that I had erased because they truly weren’t coming from my heart.
I can write something positive and uplifting but the truth is, I’m a mess.
I was so scared, I had literally no idea what I was going to write about. I read other blogs, inspirational quotes, my Bible, and prayed about it. As I read the testimonies of other people, I started feeling less than, disvaluing my own testimony. The battles I fight and wars I’ve fought have left different scars. Wounds I should not be ashamed of wearing, and yet I am. I have done this most of my life, I have allowed others it stifle my gifts, persuading myself that my talents are not enough. The same reason I quit singing in public, acting, speaking in crowds, and so many other things all because I allowed others over-confidence to crush what I love.
Behind the screen, I don’t feel like an encourager, I don’t feel like a light right now. But I am! I have a heart for Christ, and with that I have a voice and words to share.
“Those who look to Him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed” -Psalms 34:5
When we place our complete identity in Christ, we don’t need the the approval (or disapproval) of others to control our lives. You are so amazing, and you have great purpose planned for you. Don’t let the actions and words of others define who you are, don’t devalue the power and strength your testimony holds. You are unique and so beautiful, your past does not define your future, and your story only shows strength.
It is MY choice of who I listen to and I choose to listen to the voices that will lift my spirit. This is MY story, I’m going to write it, and I’m going to share it.
-Alix
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