Hello Faithful Few. I hope all is well and this month has been treating you well. Next week will kick off a new month and May represents prosperity and abundance. I’m excited for what the future holds and look forward to taking more strides in the 2nd quarter towards accomplishing the goals that I’ve set for myself this year.
As exciting as it can be to look forward to a future date or event, it’s important to not lose sight of all the good happening in your current season of life. The last 30 days have been quite eventful and life is always going to present obstacles but some obstacles lead to more challenges. The important thing to take note of is how do you respond when this happens. Are you able to quickly adjust? Do you get distracted in the process? Or have you typically thrown in the towel when this happens?
I noticed here lately that being faced with adversity on a consistent basis can be tough for even the mentally strong. I’ve had quite a bit thrown my way but somehow I’ve managed to continue to come out on top and I want to help you (and others) do the same.
Know Your Why & Fight Back
So if I didn’t remember my why, I wouldn’t be able to keep placing one foot in front of the other. I have to remind myself of who I am and that is tied to whose I am. I know I am a child of God. I have favor and access to things that give me the upper hand even when it feels like life is giving me a run for my money. I’m learning though that the true, authentic version of me is a fighter. I’ve never been in a fist fight before because I’m naturally the peacemaker of the group. But because I’m a fighter at heart, I have to operate with the mentality that “If I stay ready, I don’t have to waste time getting ready.”
Also, a fighter may not win every battle but I’m the type that ‘s going to keep showing up for myself regardless. It’s necessary and it’s encouraging because I know that in the end, I will come out one top. And how do I know this to be true? I check my track record. It proves that I live a life of getting knocked down, but I’m going to dust myself off and try again. You should too.
When you know your why, you know that it’s bigger than you. I was born to be a generational curse breaker so nothing about my journey is supposed to be easy, it’s supposed to make me stronger for the next battle that I will face. I don’t have any children of my own but I want my niece and nephew to not have to face some of the challenges that I dealt with so I’m going to stay in fight mode. I’m fighting for them. I’m fighting for my peace. I’m fighting for my mental health. I’m fighting for my future. I’m fighting the devil and his minions on things that have been plaguing my bloodline for far too long.
Let The Weapons Form Against You (they will not prosper)
So in hearing that no weapon formed against me shall prosper made me to believe that I needed to try to stop some weapons from forming at all. It can be intimidating to see that a weapon or an enemy or a naysayer make consistent attempts to throw you off course. Now I say, let the weapons form. Let people talk negatively about you. Let your co-workers lie on you. Let your family disagree with how you choose to live a life on “DND” unbothered. Let it happen. See what I know to be true is that all of the above is just a scare tactic and we were not given the spirit of fear. So boss up and keep your focus. You are a powerful being and your energy must be used toward things that matter. Things that will make a difference. Things that will make it easier on you in the future. At the end of the day, nothing else matters. So don’ t be scared my friend, be in awe that the more weapons that form against you, the more victorious you’ll feel in the end when you come out on top.
And if you’re a spiritual being, remember some battles aren’t yours to fight. It’s for God and God is just using you because of your obedience in the past in allowing God’s will to be the only will that you pursued wholeheartedly. Let go & Let God. Let go & Let God. Let go & Let God.
Take It One Day at a Time
I’m planning to share on my podcast (The UNHEMMED Version ) Friday of this week about some of the adversity that I’ve faced on a personal level in the last couple of weeks. I’ve had a few things happen that should have made left me angry and bitter, with no hope for the future. I just kept telling myself to breathe and to let God’s will be done. The waiting of it all drove me insane because God has been taking his time lately in answering my prayers or sending me a sign. I’m learning how to be patient in a way that I’ve never had to tap into before. It’s been challenging to renew my mindset on how trusting God also means trusting in his timing too. And even now that I feel like life has been being nice to me, I still find myself taking it one day at a time.
Living in the moment and being appreciative for what’s happening in the now. Life is good even when it be trying me on a new level. I prayed for this portion of my life when I was broke living in Huntsville, AL back between 2015 – 2017. I prayed to live in a peaceful place where I enjoyed coming to after work with amenities that I might not ever use. My apartment literally has a lake stream in the front yard with cute fishies inside of it. I live on the end of the hallway closest to the trash chute room and the stairwell exit (I live on the 2nd floor). It’s the most quiet apartment that I ever experienced and I’m grateful for that. I prayed for God to send me somewhere to work where I could grow personally and professionally. And I’ve now been here working at The University of Alabama for the last 5 years. I prayed for the confidence to show up online and share my heart by writing words of encouragement. The blog is still going strong 9 years later (launched the first one in 2014). I’m living out some of the prayers that I prayed by faith and some dreams that I once had visions in my head about, all because I chose to believe in myself. extend myself some grace, and trust God.
Side note: Some days you won’t have it in you to take it one day at time. So my recommendation is to break your day up and take it one hour at a time. Focusing on what you can control only. The rest is someone else’s problem. And we left doing the work of others in exchange for our peace in 2022.
With heart & soul,
B. Nicole
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