My sister Shauna encouraged me to watch "Carl Lentz @ Fuel Conference" on YouTube (a must see!).Carl Lentz is the lead pastor at my church hillsong NYC, and he said "you were never called to fit in, so please stop trying." Once I heard him say that it all made sense to me. Pastor Carl then quotes the bible saying,
"Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is-- his good, pleasing and perfect will."-Romans 12:2
OMG YESSS! I feel as though I'll connect with my friends but then I'll out grow them. I'm always working on bettering myself spiritually, physically, mentally and emotionally. Therefore things I used to do I out grow. Example, I used to go to clubs, bars, and lounges a lot but then I realized it was poison to my mind, body and soul. Now I can't remember the last time I been to a bar or club. I would always leave the bar or club feeling empty. When I started to read the bible more I slowly transformed into a different Nicole. This has a lot to do with so called friendships dissolving into thin air. But hey, "I wasn't made to fit in".
"You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot."-Matthew 5:13
(photography by me)
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| "I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing."-John 15:5 |
2 comments:
Amazing well written .I feel the same way if I hear from you its fine if I don't that's fine as well.People are so busy trying to fit in that they began to lose themselves.
Yes, so true. At one point I felt as though I was losing myself. I was focused on pleasing other people and not myself. Now whatever I do, I'm making sure I'm happy.
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