Oh my gosh. Did that really happen?
Beloved, remember That Day?
The one where you couldn’t handle getting one more thing added to your smorgasboard of a chaotic day.
You semi-accomplished your Super Important To Do list because emails, phone calls and everyone wanted your attention right NOW.
BOOM!
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Your temper and words exploded like hot lava… and actually gave you more stuff to deal with.
The worst part?
Feeling like a failure of a person. You should know better. You should be able to handle #allthethings better.
We both know that YOU – God’s beloved! – are not a failure.
Rather, you’re someone who…
- Gets pumped up doing work you’re proud of
- Cracking jokes with your people
- Shimming to your favorite music
- Loves Jesus and knows he loves you, too
You can be both-and.
Someone who loves teaching and presenting…
… and also needs time alone to recharge.
Someone who loves heart-to-hearts with her favorite people…
… and also can make decisions pragmatically.
Someone who is rocking out on Monday…
… and struggling on Wednesday.
Someone who is this-close with the Holy Spirit…
… and trips and stumbles when distractions take her attention.
Actually, when you get to know more of your “both-and’s”, you can start letting go of the “should’s” that are sucking the happy dance out in your days. More about that another time!
Right now, though, celebrate that you’re God’s beloved and you have room to grow. You’re struggles sometimes and also rocks out at other times.
Live intentionally with passion and purpose as God’s beloved!
Cortney
P.S. Next post you’ll learn a few game-changing questions to reduce lava spills in your life. Grab your pen and paper!
I’m Cortney, a recovering over-achiever and God’s beloved who loves helping fellow Christian women like you embrace your God-given gifts so you have the confidence to live authentically.
I’m also a full-time mama to two sweet little boys, wife to my best friend, motivational speaker, and part-time Christian life coach. Chai lattes, strong coffee, podcasts, yoga, dance, and fairy tales nourish my soul and add sweetness to life.
Discovering the joy of embracing my God-given gifts and who He created me to be was a game-changer—a journey that brought freedom, unexpected delights, and relief from guilt. Finally, I felt free to be myself and ditch the pressure of being someone I wasn’t.
Incorporating those gifts into my day—from weekly planning to deciding on commitments, nurturing my marriage, and parenting—transformed everything. Now, I can’t imagine life without the perspective of fully embracing who God created me to be. I was missing so much without it!
