Hi Everyone,
I went to a Women’s Leadership Symposium the other day for the first time. It was a worthwhile experience in that I learned some great information and met some great people. There were also perceptions that I didn’t agree with, and that was good too.
One of the things I remember the most was about how, in general, women have stronger “likeability” needs than men do. (Whether this is true or not I do not know.) And that as long as we worry about what others think about us or let what others think about us devert us from who we truly are, then we are still giving our power to others. 
That hit home and I needed to hear it. I love how God works. His timing is always a miracle in itself. It is God’s Love that created the forces for me to hear what I needed to hear. I’ve been aware that I have concerns about what others think about me, and I’ve been asking our Lord how to break myself free of such concerns. I had not, however, realized that by holding myself back, I was giving power to others. This greater awareness is a huge step in my process of breaking free from these issues and fears of mine. The next step is prayer, since I’m not clear on what’s next in my growth process.
I know to trust in God and let myself be. When you let yourself be, then you are open to the grace and flow of God’s guidance. At least that has been my experience. My challenge is to trust myself to understand how God’s Love guides me and to let go of any guilt that comes up from not feeling “good enough”.
I’m sure none of you have ever felt this way. 
So while I know that I’m fine the way that I am and so is everyone else, I deal with old crap just like the rest of us do. But I will not give up, I will learn to Be, and I will Become. I will let myself be open to God’s Love and all of life’s experiences. For that is the only way to feel alive. Anything else is just survival. So I will pray and be open. That is my next step. And I will take the one after that and so on.
How about you? What is your next step?
Are you going to take it?
Is the alternative better, or is the alternative the same old stuff?
I guess it comes down to what do you want and what are you ready for?
Whatever God has brought us to, God has also given us the power to get through it. And we will. It is by the nature of God’s Love that He will bring us to that which we will get through.
That works for me.
Thank you, Lord.
Blessings,
Irene
Tags: empowerment, God's Love, We can trust in God
