Anxiety
adjective
experiencing worry, unease, or nervousness, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome.
wanting something very much, typically with a feeling of unease.
Whether we want to admit it or not, we all have moments when our emotions get the best of us. We find ourselves letting the voices in our head speak louder than the faith in our hearts. We doubt. We don’t believe. We get scared. We panic. We’re human. Its okay. We just have to remind ourselves that we were not given a spirit of fear. We are not to be anxious for anything. The word directs us to pray and petition God for the desires of our heart. We need to be reminded that God is in control. Anxiety has no place. We have the power to cast down every imagination. We were not created to worry. We were created to worship in spirit and in truth, not fear or doubt or anxiety.
Believe in Yourself
I woke up this morning with The Wiz on my mind. I don't know why. I like The Wizard of Oz, but I love The Wiz. I watched this YouTube clip of Lena Horne belting out, "If You Believe." I love stories like The Alchemist and The Wizard of Oz because the main character goes on this epic journey all to find out that they possessed the very thing they were searching for all along. Dorothy was wearing the very thing that could bring her home. Santiago's treasure was where his journey began. Most of us have to go on our own journeys of discovery before we truly believe in ourselves. We let fear and doubt hinder us from taking leaps of faith. We let our insecurities stop us from liberating ourselves. Believe in yourself. Trust your journey.
Love Works
I facilitated a Lunch and Learn series at my old job based on the book, "Love Works: Seven Timeless Principles for Effective Leadership" by Joel Manby. The principles in this book are based on the biblical principles of love discussed in 1 Corinthians: patience, kindness, trust, unselfishness, truth, forgiveness, and dedication. For eight weeks, we discussed and brainstormed strategies on how to improve the workplace and implement the principles of Love Works. Each week, it became clearer that I worked in a toxic environment with ineffective leadership that had no desire to let love work. How many of us work and live in toxic environments? How many of us refuse to let love work because of fear? I learned that Love Works when you let it. Love Works when you are willing to do the work. Love Works when you let go of fear and doubt and insecurity. Love works when you trust. Love works when you believe that love truly does cover a multitude of sins. Love works when you let love conquer all.