God's Girl: Flaws, Scars and All

One day it dawned on me that I didn't have to keep pretending to have it all together.  I had wasted so many years pretending like everything was OK.  I didn't want to face my truths, deal with my realities or confront my disappointments.  After all, I needed to be perfect in the sight of others.  I couldn't let people see that I was actually human and hurting.  

Unfortunately, this is where many of us find ourselves.  Too many women want to hide their flaws, and cover their scars, in an attempt to portray this emblem of balance and togetherness while unleashing a sense of freedom from outside forces and negative vibes. Our hair is done to perfection, make-up is is just right, and our fashion sense is just to die for.  The strut in our step exuberates confidence and it appears as though life is meaningful, but underneath the facade is the real deal.

The fact that you gave your all to someone and he broke your heart, or you've tried to get healed from being violated at a very age, or deal with the fact that your father decided not to be an active part of your life, or your mom thought men and drugs were more important than her relationship with you, positions you to carry the scars that only remind you of the pains of your past.  But, the truth is, none of those things broke you, they made you stronger!

You need to know that your flaws, and your scars make you who you are today.  Your imperfections give you an opportunity to embrace those who haven't found the strength to stand in their own truth. Yeah, I know sometimes you feel as though you don't have much to offer because after all you're just trying to get healed yourself, but the truth is, your healing is in the healing of someone else.  Your flaws will be freedom to someone, if you allow them to become visible.  Your scars will be a sign of healing for someone, if you allow them to become touchable. Little do we know, our total healing is wrapped up in our ability to be transparent and stand in our truth.  Our freedom depends on our willingness to help someone else become free.  

I don't know about you, but I'm excited about just being ME!  No more pretending.  No more hiding from myself and denying myself the opportunity to live a life free from bondage.  When you release your fears, release your pain, and release your disappointments to God, he will give you a fresh new perspective on life.  He'll use what hurt you to bless you.  You will begin to see how everything that you've gone through is now working together for your good.  It's hard to see it while you're in it, but when you're able to take a step back, you can see the hand of God moving and purpose of God manifesting in your life.  So, let me remind you one more time.  You are a God's Girl, with your flaws, scars and all!

Live Life Now!
#ibelieve

The Purpose Coach
Y. Presley

Re-Invent Yourself

I woke up this morning with an urgency in my spirit for something new.  It all started yesterday as I was watching this movie after church.  The young lady in the movie was the only one out of 4 friends who felt as though she hadn't accomplished anything and her life was meaningless.  In a sorrowful moment of feeling sorry for herself, she and her husband came up with a great idea.  The idea was to start a blog about something she really enjoyed, which was cooking.  She set out on a journey to blog for 365 days about cooking different recipes, from Julia Child's cookbook. 

Well, I said all of that to say, sometimes you have to hit the "re-start" button of your life and try something new.  When life circumstances change and your dreams to seem to have hit rock bottom, re-invent yourself!  Go into a reflection moment and identify those things that really bring out the best in you.  Pinpoint those key things that always re-ignite your passion and cause you to get excited about who you are and the gifts you possess.  There is more, there is something else, there is more to you, more in you and that "more" is what's going to SHIFT your life from AVERAGE to AWESOME!  That "more" will SHIFT your POTENTIAL to PURPOSE and cause you to experience a place of satisfaction, contentment and peace within yourself.  

As I sat and pondered and assessed my gifts, talents and abilities, it all came back to one thing: Empowering People.  Even when I'm feeling frustrated and it seems like the walls are closing in all around me, I always find myself still trying to push, motivate and inspire somebody else.  Not because I'm full of myself, but because I know that's my purpose in life.  I know that's the gift that God has blessed me with and I can't sit down, stop or give-up because I'm facing challenges.  Through it all I'm learning that I can cry and still get up, wipe the tears from eyes and speak a word of encouragement to somebody else.  The moment can't and won't cause me to lose sight of where I'm going, even though it sometimes brings me to a hault and stops me in my tracks, but only for a moment!

I can't blog about cooking, sewing, singing, technology or stocks, but I can tell a story that can change your thought paradigm and empower you to SHIFT into your divine purpose.  I can ignite a passion for success, a passion for significance and a passion to see your dreams come to fruition.  I may not be on an 8-5pm anymore, but that doesn't mean my purpose was laid-off.  That doesn't mean my dreams were laid-off.  That doesn't mean my heart for people was laid-off.  That simply means that God created an opportunity for me to be able to empower you, to Live LIFE Now!

As a published author, writer, inspirational & motivational speaker, I've learned that my pain and life trials have always been to teach me so I can inturn teach others, how to overcome obstacles and find purpose in their pain.  You only have one life to live.  Don't live it miserable, always searching for something but never realizing that what you're searching for is on the inside of you.  Everything that you need for success is in you.  It's now time to Re-Up, reinvent yourself and reposition yourself for success.  Dreams come to pass by writing and working the vision.  Stop talking about it and "BE" about it.  There are two types of people in this world, those who wait for things to happen and those who make things happen.  Which one are you?


Empowered for Purpose,

The Purpose Coachwww.yolandapresley.com


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