Lifting the weight off
This morning, I was still thinking about my pastor's sermon from this past Sunday; it weighed heavy on me. The series we just began is The land of not enough and Sunday's message was about "labels" and the labels we identify as. Sadly, for many of us, our parents labeled us with negative words. I certainly was which is why this message resonated with me. My father had a weird way of loving us and his words were brutal at times, but I thank God that I did not turn out to be anything he spoke over me. No, I'm not a doctor or a lawyer, but I'm a good person and a hard worker - always have been. Words have power and they can crush your spirit, so let's be mindful what we speak over our children and each other. A bit of transparency. The labels I identify with now are "loved" and "enough". Even though I've been abused, mistreated and tossed to the side in my life, I know I am worthy of being loved sti...