Posted in Photo quotes, Self worth, tagged anxiety, expectations, God, letting go, peace, prayer, self worth, thankfulness, trust, worry on January 20, 2012| 1 Comment »
Dear God, help me enjoy today without anticipating difficulty
without worrying that something will go wrong
that expectations will not be met
that something will happen
that something, anything, everything…
Help me stop.
Help me rest in you
Help me give it all over to you
and I will enjoy this day you have made
Posted in Poetry, Self worth, tagged Christmas, God's gift, perfectionism, poetry, pressure, self worth, worry on December 13, 2011| 2 Comments »
It’s Christmastime!
Gotta find the perfect tree
Gotta put up the perfect lights
Gotta buy the perfect gifts
at the perfect sale prices
Gotta set up the perfect decorations
Gotta get the perfect outfits
Gotta bake the perfect cookies
Gotta cook the perfect meal
Gotta make the most perfect of all memories
Gotta pause.
Christ was the perfect gift, given to us by God,
so that we don’t have to be perfect.
We are free
We don’t need to do anything
We are valuable, loved, cherished, and complete
not by what we find, get, set, make
but just in who we are
Posted in Poetry, Self worth, tagged answers, doubt, God, letting go, poetry, problems, self worth, worry on November 30, 2011| 4 Comments »
So many times
I act like I have to figure everything out
on my own
The burden rests on me
The answers must come
from me
Why don’t I know?
What’s wrong with me?
People are expecting me to know…
But really, they aren’t – I am.
I don’t have to know
I don’t have to figure everything out
I don’t have to know how it will all turn out
I have to turn it over to God.
I have to step away.
I have to stop trying to do it all myself.
I am not by myself.
God will take over; He will handle it
I just have to let him
Know My Worth 