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Distractions, Faith, life, Purpose, Vision

About Mel.

I am a tough nut to crack! Nah not really…lol! I am simply a woman living life on the edge, learning daily the simple yet complex languages of love, faith, hope and everything in between as I walk hand in hand with my God. I’ve been told I’m kinda cool, and you can trust that I wear my ‘kinda’ coolness like stacked gold chains. Call me icy. Nah. Please don’t. Mel works just fine. ☺️

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I was one of the lost ones. 🌱 The one who decided that her value was attached to people, things and expectations. I moulded myself to people and situations, because I craved acceptance. I was driven by the desire to be a part of something (in the fold), even though it was under false pretence. 🌱 The thing is, when you go so long being many things but yourself, confusion sets in, and you lose track of which mask to put on for who. But worse, is the fear of being found out. 🌱 I had this irrational fear that if I gave in to the whole religious mumbo jumbo, I would lose myself. But not in this love story. . . because (and for the cheese you were expecting 🤓). . . 𝐼 𝒻𝑜𝓊𝓃𝒹 𝓂𝓎𝓈𝑒𝓁𝒻 𝒾𝓃 𝒥𝑒𝓈𝓊𝓈.. 🌱 His love for me is not tethered to the external things that are easy to define and quantify. He does not tell me I am unlovable or worthless because of something I cannot do. He does not forget me because of distance. He will never tell me I am boring 😅. He does not deny me His presence because I strayed, lied or stole. He does not push me to the side because I am not cool enough, or laugh at me when I speak with an accent. He is not ashamed of my no brand clothing. He could care less about my drip for the day or what car I drive. 🌱 My value is solely tied to Jesus. God sees His son when He looks at me, and He cares (deeply) whose hands I place my heart in. So when I find myself conforming for points, I remind myself that I am seeded with value, and it’s my job to water it (all for His glory). 🌱 #wateredseed #wordoftheday #gospeltruth #selfreminder #dailyinspiration #desiringGod #perspective #godlyquotes #godlyliving #purposedriven #livingonpurpose #lostandfound

This is my testimony, Jesus is my Saviour. “He lifted me out of the pit of destruction, out of the sticky mud. He stood me on a rock, and made my feet steady” |Psalm 40:2, NCV|. 🌱 I have been in many pits, and more sticky/muddy situations than I can count. I remember looking at myself in the mirror once (and more times after that), and thinking 𝒹𝒾𝓇𝓉. I saw myself as dirt, not my clothes, me. I couldn’t get myself to see anything else because I felt I had done too much. Enough to make me unworthy of the kind of love painted in the Bible. 🌱 I wanted that love so bad y’all, but I didn’t know how to receive it. Shame wouldn’t let me. That is until I got 𝓼𝓲𝓬𝓴 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓽𝓲𝓻𝓮𝓭 𝓸𝓯 𝓫𝓮𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓼𝓲𝓬𝓴 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓽𝓲𝓻𝓮𝓭, and dragged shame to His throne of grace. 🌱 I gotta say that I’m thankful for all the pits, and muddy situations that led me to Jesus. His love truly is a game changer. 🌱 #wateredseed #wordoftheday #gospeltruth #selfreminder #dailyinspiration #desiringGod #perspective #godlyquotes #godlyliving #purposedriven #livingonpurpose #francischan

... If you dance with ol’ boy pride, he’ll convince you that you do not need God. 🌱 he is a veil that separates you from God, but provides no covering. At best, he exposes you to fiery darts and battles you are neither equipped nor prepared for, and the worst of it is nothing to be desired. 🌱 “First pride, then the crash— the bigger the ego, the harder the fall.” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭16:18‬ ‭MSG‬‬ 🌱 “As the Scripture says, “God is against the proud, but he gives grace to the humble.” James‬ ‭4:6‬ ‭NCV‬‬ 🌱 #wateredseed #wordoftheday #gospeltruth #selfreminder #dailyinspiration #desiringGod #perspective #godlyquotes #godlyliving #purposedriven #livingonpurpose

/Resist/ withstand the action or effect of. Similar words: counter, combat, repel, outlast. 🌱 When doubt and fear wage war against your mind, it is foolish to be quiet and/or ignore. Trust me, I learnt this the hard way 😩. 🌱 Jesus did not ignore the devil in the wilderness, He countered him. He understood that it was a battle, and he wasn’t about to lay there and have the devil walk all over him/leave his muddy footprints in his mind. NEITHER SHOULD YOU! 🌱 Life and death are in the power of the tongue |Proverbs 18:21|. Open your mouth and speak. Speak God’s word over your mind and/or situation. His word is alive and powerful! 🌱 #wateredseed #wordoftheday #gospeltruth #selfreminder #dailyinspiration #desiringGod #perspective #godlyquotes #godlyliving #purposedriven #livingonpurpose

‘Cuz apparently, doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting a different outcome is insanity🤷🏽‍♀️ 🌱 #wateredseed #wordoftheday #gospeltruth #selfreminder #dailyinspiration #desiringGod #perspective #godlyquotes #godlyliving #purposedriven #livingonpurpose #somethingnew

Happy new year beautiful people🥰! 🌱 #wateredseed #wordoftheday #gospeltruth #selfreminder #dailyinspiration #desiringGod #perspective #godlyquotes #godlyliving #purposedriven #livingonpurpose #happynewyear

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