Life can take you through so many challenges and bring what appears to be insurmountable obstacles. In the storm we sometimes lose our way, blinded by the rain and sand, and knocked down by the wind. We cannot determine which way is up and which way is down, as we tumble through a dark and narrow tunnel of life. We begin to feel like we want to give up because we can't find the light to inspire and lift us up. But something inside of us won't let us quit, won't let us give in.
No matter the challenge you continue to press on, moving and pushing towards something greater. As women we have endured a lot in this world. We have been beat down, pushed aside, talked down to, raped, scorned, abused, molested, and abandoned. But yet we still remain and stand strong.
Our hearts have been broken and ripped straight from within. They have been discarded and tossed aside like rancid garbage. We have been ridiculed and made to feel less than our worth, never knowing or realizing our true value. We carry with us a legacy of hurt and pain that we pass on to our daughters. We fail to realize how our actions, resulting from hurt, affect our future generations of daughters. Instead we teach them how to act out hurt and pain through actions, rather than heal them with words and love. We teach them to continue the cycle of negative thinking, depression, despair and hopelessness, as we pass along a legacy of defeat.
But it's time to break that cycle. We have each been created with beautiful gifts unique to each individual. And we must learn to enhance those gifts as we use them to glorify our God, and inspire others. As women we have to make a determined effort to change our mindsets and way of thinking. Learning to put forth a concerted effort in thinking and being positive, and working hard to change our past.
We must learn to love ourselves if we want to love someone else, and if we want to be loved. It's impossible to love someone, or even accept love in return when you don't know how to love yourself. Instead of receiving that love, you start placing your hurt and pain on them. You begin to treat others like the victim you have been. Instead of being the victim, you are now the oppressor and those in your life are now the victims.
You are a beautiful woman, a gem on the outside and within. Whether you are a diamond in the rough or a refined and polished stone, you are a beautiful woman. Sometimes the enemy tricks us into believing we have been through too much to change, or we've made too many mistakes to turn our lives around. Well guess what? He's a liar! No matter what you've been through it was for a purpose.
But when you look inside of yourself and see how beautiful you are, despite your faults, when you realize He loves you in spite of your failings, you can begin to shine. You have so much hope, beauty, and love within you. And you have the power to unlock these gifts. You have the power to shine, to show the world how great you are, and you have the power to unlock the gift in others, simply by loving them.
Every mistake, every flaw, every turmoil and challenge happened to you for a reason. Even those created by your own hands. They were meant to build you stronger and better. Think of each storm and raging wind in your life as a refining process. Just as the sand wears away at the stones until it becomes a polished diamond, that's what each of your obstacles were for.
Baby, you're just going through the refining process and you're gonna come out gold. And the world better watch out, because it will be a much better place once you know your worth.
How do you do all of this you ask? By simply finding the queen in you.
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Writing My Dreams
by: Chelle Ramsey
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