Tag: Spiritual growth

Quotes About Embracing Yourself

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Spirituality

‘No matter what you have done in the past, learn to see yourself as a new creature in Christ.’- Joyce Meyer

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You are who you are, not what you do. ‘We must all beware of letting our value rest in what we do, because no matter what it is that we do, the day will probably come when we won’t do it any longer.’

‘No matter how many other people love you, if you don’t love yourself, you will still feel lonely.’

‘Being free is much more important than being right.’

‘Joy is to our lives like gasoline is to an engine. Without gasoline, the engine will not run; without joy, I don’t believe the human being runs well either.’

‘Never apologize for being the person you are. That would be like an apple tree apologizing for not being a banana tree. If you’re an apple tree, then produce apples; if you’re a banana tree, then produce bananas! It takes all kinds of fruit to make a fruit salad.’

‘Any time we try and fail, we learn something that can benefit us in the future if we won’t give up.’

‘We are never free until we have no need to impress other people.’

‘Many people will tell you that you can’t do a thing if it is something out the ordinary, but if it not ordinary, then it can be extraordinary.’

‘If God wanted us to be miserable, He would not have offered us mercy!’

‘God does not want us to feel belittled and insignificant because we sin; He wants us to face our faults, receive mercy and press on.’

‘Many of our mistakes are made while we are trying to do something right.’

‘We may be sincere, but still be sincerely wrong. We may have good intentions, and still create a mess. God sees our heart, our motives and intentions and is willing to clean up our messes while we are growing.’

‘God’s mercy sets us free to keep trying even though we often makes messes.’

‘There is no fee that you have to pay to go to God’s party. After all, it is being given in your honor, so it would be a shame if you didn’t show up.’

‘We cannot move on to where we would like to be if we refuse to face where we are!’

Source: Meyer, J. (2013). God is not Mad at You: You can Experience Real Love, Acceptance & Guilt-free Living. The Hachette Book Group

As always, You are more, not less!

Are You Too Afraid To Try All Things?

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development
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What are you afraid of? What do you really like to do but you are too scared to face it? What is it that you cannot stop thinking about? Whatever it is that you are too scared to face, that thing is what you should be doing.

That is where you should be. That is what you should be learning about. And that is what you should never stop talking about. Why is that? Because God knows what you want to do with your life.

You are not in charge of your dreams. God is in charge of your dreams. You are not in control of your life. God is in control of your life.

When you are always after something, even when you do not know how you are going to get it done, even when you do not know how you are going to get there, but you just can’t let it go, that is God talking to you.

Listen! If not, you will miss it. Remember, God doesn’t scream. He whispers.

I do not know what you want to achieve in your life. Whatever it is, do not be too scared to face it. If you don’t face what you want, you will never get it.

But if you commit to it, if you bring it before God, if you do the work, if you are patient, if you stay open to what is possible, if you have the courage to do your best work, no matter the situation, nothing can stop you from getting to where you want to be.

To get to where you want to be, you must, according to Iyanla, ‘remain open to testing what you already know.’

To face your fears, to bring your dreams to life, you must ‘remain open to being guided, supported and protected by the universe. And you must ‘remain open to knowing things that you don’t already know.’

Whether you have the courage to push yourself forward or not, remember,

‘You are more, not less!