Let's Start Over

I know that I am a little late, but

HAPPY NEW YEAR

!! Sorry I have been a little MIA, but to be honest, I had a lot of personal things I needed to work on before I made another post. If I can be transparent with my

Dear Sisters

for just a moment (we can be real here, right?), part of what I have been tackling is my issue to what some call people bondage. It sounds spookier than what it is, but basically it just means that I care way too darn much about the opinions of others to the point where it can impact some of my opinions, actions, and emotions. Another word for it is

people pleaser

. That is not a good way to be, especially when the only one we should try to please is

GOD

.

 I’ve been that way for as long as I can remember: I always wanted to make everyone else happy, even if that meant sacrificing my own happiness. People constantly told me that I am way too nice. Most of my decisions were based on what I felt others would say about me. I even let how I was afraid how others would view me dictate how I went about writing my first two posts on this blog. I thought that if I wanted everyone to believe that I was serious about this Christian life, I had to “appear” a certain way. Don’t get me wrong, I stand behind what I said in my last two posts 100%, but I am not comfortable with the delivery, so to speak. This blog was intended to be a creative outlet for me to express myself and my growing relationship with God, while hopefully encouraging my beautiful sisters in Christ as well. My goal isn’t to come off as a know-it-all or to be a teacher, because I don’t know it all. I just want to be myself and express how the Lord is working in me and what I am learning along the way. And that’s exactly what this blog will be about from here on out.

I have started working on not being in bondage to people’s opinions, and I am pretty sure some of you would like to do the same. Therefore, let’s take the journey together and combat this thing! Valentine’s is about a month away, and it’s the perfect time to focus on L-O-V-E, lol! I want to focus on the love Christ has for us, and the love we should have for ourselves, as most of the time people bondage comes from a lack of confidence. With that being said, every Friday starting with this coming Friday until February 14th, I will talk about the things I find to help us finally break the chains of people bondage!

Love you, sis!

Tiffany