My biggest challenges..
- Kim Sherwood
- Jan 1, 2024
- 3 min read
Daily writing prompt
What are your biggest challenges?
Today is the first day of the Gregorian calendar for 2024. 2023 shaped my mind a little differently then previous years. I let go of a lot of things that were holding me back. bringing new ways of thinking and doing things to the fore front of my life. Today I want to share my top 3 challenges that I face day to day. Even though I know without a doubt that I have a Messiah that loves me and wants the best for me. I still face these challenges on the daily.
#3 — Taming my tongue. This looks like my taking captive my thoughts and actions. I can forget just about everyday that what I think, say and do affects others. Especially those within my home. When I don’t surrender to YHWH each day my thoughts and actions.. my flesh tries to take over and things always go wrong.
#2 — Putting to much value in what people think of me. This one is so hard for me to let go of. As someone who care deeply about others I generally end up hurt by someone because I placed more value on the friendship then they did. I have been a chronic people pleaser my whole life. Always concerned with how people will perceive me. As a small business owner I strive to put my best foot forward and do the work to the best of my ability. Sometimes I go to far or I have people that just don’t value the work that I do. I take that personally and end up retreating into isolation because of someone’s words or actions towards my character.
#1 — Taking myself out of the equation. As human beings we are born fallen. We are born with a fleshly, sinful, self seeking desire. Yahweh waits for all of us to wake up and seek Him. When I am truly following what His will is things will work out in better ways then I could ever dream of. But when I take back what I’ve given him and try to control it myself then things will always fail. It is only when we truly let go of things and take our flesh out of the equation that Yah can shine.
2023 was a year of crushing. I had to let go of a lot. I had to let go of the farm I thought I wanted and was trying so hard to work towards. I had to let go of some people from my life so I could truly let the Father work on me. Most of all I had to let go of my pride and attitude of how I perceived myself. It was through the help of some family in Messiah that I was able to see how dreadful my heart was. I let go of a lot of bitterness and resentment that I had been holding onto for years and didn’t realize it was still an issue. Truly surrendering my everything to Yahweh for Him to use is both scary and rewarding.
Looking forward to 2024, I see a year full of excitement and new adventures all while the Father takes the lead in directing us on the path. I would love to hear what your challenges are. How I could possibly pray for you. Feel free to leave a comment below. As always thank you for taking the time to read this blog and if you like the content and want to stay in touch consider subscribing to the site. As the year moves forward there will be some special things that happen on the site for those who are subscribed.
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