The Power of YES!

I know it's been a few weeks since I've blogged even though I said I was going to weekly.  I'm going to get to that a bit later in the post, but first I have to share with you the greatness I have gleaned from Annie Downs' "Let's all be Brave.  Living Life with Everything You Have".   It will all weave together.

The last chapter I read a few days ago was entitled Say Yes.  It hit me right between the eyes.  Saying yes to the things we need to do in order to be brave means saying no to all of the other distractions keeping us from being brave.

The last few weeks have been so hectic for me.  My thoughts were so random, I didn't even know what to even start blogging about.  Then I hear these thoughts that say, "You're a hot mess!  You can't even put two sentences together.  You don't have anything to give right now."  So, that is what I said yes to for the past few weeks.  Except that isn't what my REAL YES was to being brave.  I want to write.  That is what my yes is.  However, I believed the lies the enemy was speaking and making them my reality.  Listen, the hot mess part is mostly truth but the rest.... meh... :)   So saying YES to writing my blog every week is saying no to all the things that would distract me from doing it such as a tough week, being tired, feeling I don't have the words... etc...  Saying YES is believing the truth that has been put in my heart and saying NO to the lies the enemy would like me to believe in order to NOT accomplish my goals.

Annie (I hope she doesn't mind I have put us on a first name basis, because I already feel we are friends)😁 stated that "When God tells you to be brave, he will make it work.  It won't be perfect.  It won't be easy.  But it will be your story and your best story."  I need this in a sign for everywhere I go! 

My people have encouraged me to get back to my goal of writing telling me my words matter to them.  "Even when you are at your lowest...the place where you think no one can help, a kind word can go a long way to heal and to rescue and help you finish."  (Y'all this book is filled with so many nuggets)

There are so many other areas of my life that I have evaluated over the past few days as to what I should be saying YES.  I mean wanting to buy a house this year means saying YES to my budget and NO to unnecessary spending. (GAHHHH--- so hard)  Saying YES to the gym, means saying NO to hitting snooze at 4:40 a.m. three days a week.  Saying YES to eating more healthy means saying NO to all things tasty - just joking - but kind of true.  These are some things we all want to say YES to.  Yet, consider what the author says,  "Say yes to the situations that stretch you and scare you and ask you to be a better you than you think you can be.  Say yes to the moments that will only come once.  Say yes to serving.  Say yes to Jesus in every way - every change you get.  We have to say yes.  Even when it's scary or costly or unknown."

Y'all THIS!!!  It's so good and has been such great medicine for my soul moving into a new week.

Share with me what your YES is.  I would love to encourage you to be the best you!  Thank you for reading and encouraging me.  Your words matter!

Have a great week and BE BRAVE, BE BLESSED, and BELIEVE YOU ARE EQUIPPED.