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And it might take time...maybe even an entire lifetime...to discover what that purpose is. But, I can assure you that it matters more than you can know. The passions and things that your heart beats for is all meant for the Kingdom.
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Tell me about your passions. I want to hear all about the things that make life exciting for you and give purpose to your every day.
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The craziness of life has kept from talking to you guys as much as I would like lately. So, I thought it might be time for us to catch up! I want to know three things currently going on in life with you -- it could be as exciting or mundane as you feel like sharing. I'll get us started:
1. We have been working off and on to get our kitchen updated and I can't wait until it's finally done!
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2. I've dipped my toes back into the design world and it has been so good for my creative heart! ( I have a separate account for that if you care to follow along, @sydneystephensstyled).
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3. I've been working on some super exciting new products that I can't wait to share with you later on this spring. Hint: one of them centers on a topic I've been sharing a lot with you guys recently...any guesses?
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Your turn! What's going in your life?
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Struggle of an achievement-oriented perfectionist: accepting that God's Goodness and Grace are not dependent on my own achievements. .
No matter how much praise I pursue for myself, no matter how many times I hear the words "good job," or "I'm proud of you," they will never impact how He loves me. .
I think a lot of us understand the struggle of accepting God's love despite our flaws and mistakes. We know we are unlovable and we know how amazing it is that He still loves us. But, for me...it's sometimes harder to accept that He doesn't love me because of what I've achieved or how "good" I am. I know, it makes me cringe to say it so I can only imagine how much you must cringe reading it. I promise, I'm not as arrogant as that makes me sound. Or maybe I am?
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Either way...I spent my school years focused on achievement. Getting straight As made my dad proud and I lived for that feeling. But something happened my Sophomore year of high school that changed how I felt about that. I got an F. Yep, my first F. In English of all things...which was twice as heart-breaking because it was my best subject. I didn't just fail. I had stopped trying. Stopped caring. And stopped chasing As. But when my dad sat me down, as I choked on my very breath, and explained to me that he knew about the F, I thought the world was going to end. And do you know what happened? It did. The world I'd built on trying to win my dad's love with good grades crumbled all around me. And as he spoke with compassion (something not always easy for my dad even on a good day) and genuinely wanted to know what was going on that I stopped caring about my favorite subject....I realized that my grades never impacted our relationship. And in that moment, with that F hanging over my head, I actually felt closer to him than I ever had...even if I did feel like a failure at the same time.
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The same is true for my relationship with Jesus. Time and time again He has had to remind that not only does He love me despite my flaws, but He also loves me despite my achievements. .
I want to hear from fellow perfectionists and over-achievers. How does that part of your personality impact your relationship with Christ?

My view of prayer had to change. Prayer could no longer be my way of communicating to God why my plan was flawless & why I should date this person or live in that city or get that job. No, prayer had to become the way through which God revealed His heart to me. It had to become what He would use to show reassure me of all the Truths of His Word. .
If you are like I once was, praying when you think you should or just praying to feel better...or maybe just praying so much about what you think is best in hope's of convincing God of your ideas...,then I wrote this 21-day study for you. .
I want to show you how prayer became the very thing I longed for each morning. I want to walk you through how I learned all the reasons why my plan would have never worked and why His perfect plan always would. .
I didn't write this to show you how to pray for the big things you want. I wrote this so that you can see the bigger picture: the importance of your quiet prayers, your crying prayers, and your down-right desperate prayers. And what it means to pray intentionally while bending to the Father's will.
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Click the link in my bio to get your hands on one or to discover if you're the one I wrote this for.
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Okay guys, super honest moment here:⁣
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I have a major sin that I struggle with every single day. And lately it's been amplified. For the past week this looming cloud has covered me and it's time I shed some light on it.⁣
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I am a doubter. A doubter of God's goodness. As with most sins, I have seasons where I don't struggle with this at all. There are times when I can sing of His goodness and I'm just dying to tell everyone about it. But, then there are weeks like last week. When I let worry consume me so much that I forget about one of the most defining parts of God's character: His Goodness.⁣
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While letting this flaw in my faithfulness overpower me this weekend I realized something I never noticed before. Doubt and Worry are BFFs. They go everywhere together. Completely inseparable. You cannot have one without the other. And so many times, just like the past few days, they try to convince me to join their club, to sit with them, to let them tag along throughout my day. And too easily I find myself wanting to invite them in, wanting them to stay for a long visit, and ignoring the Good Father who has promised me I have no need to worry, no reason to doubt. And I wonder how on earth I got to that place...why was I trying to befriend these toxic things? And then I remember the friend I've had my whole life, that I like to pretend isn't there: Selfishness. She likes to tell me that her real name is Confidence or Self-Love or Acceptance. But, she is Selfishness inside and out. And her presence in my thought-life necessitates the presence of Doubt and Worry. ⁣
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I don't know if you have friends like this. Thought-life friends that you know you shouldn't be hanging out with. But, if you do, I want to invite you to do something with me this Monday: tell them to hit the road. Tell miss Selfishness to pack her bags and take those other two with her. They will probably try to creep back in by tomorrow morning, so be ready. And make more room for the Father to fill your heart & mind. Because if He is filling you up...there is no more room for all those toxic friends. ⁣
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So I have been completely MIA here on Insta this week....
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My only explanation? I've been so busy with a side project that I just haven't had any brain power left at the end of the day. I've been putting my phone away in the evening, making super simple dinners, and settling into the couch to watch Sherlock and recharge with the hubs. But, I'm back! And today I'm getting all the things done (like cleaning this crazy house) and enjoying some much needed time in my slippers with a full cup of coffee. Plus, I'm going to be catching up with you guys and answering comment & messages I received this past week.
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Have you ever had a week like that? Or maybe a whole season? How did you manage? .
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