There are things we don’t talk about. Worry, anger, fear. We hold back, not talking about them because it is just so hard.
Blazing Trails
Trailblazing brave is hard. You have to be willing to walk in the thickest parts of the forest without a path to guide your way. It requires time and commitment (and sometimes blood) as you trek through the unknown to make a way for yourself and anyone else who faces the same questions.
Is this waxing a bit poetic for you? Well, let me put it out there in black and white with the trail I’m on right now.
If I can't love myself at 185 pounds I will never love myself at 155 pounds or 135 pounds. Share on XYeah, I went there. I just put my weight out there for the whole world-wide web to see. And sometimes I have no idea why.
Being Brave Is Hard
I write brave making it look so easy to share the inner pieces of my head and heart, but you should know I do so with shaking knees and a finger hovered above the delete button.
Some days I force myself to hit publish, and a lot of days I don’t know why. This is what honest looks like.
I wish all my days could be love letters to my body and things I’m done apologizing for, but brave is hard and sometimes I have to force myself to go there. And when I really think about why, it’s as much for me as it is for you.
My self has always been an issue for me. Whether it’s my body or my heart or my feelings or my abilities. No amount of writing brave has completely eradicated me of my self-esteem issues. But it has gotten easier.
Truth and Light
Recognizing truth and saying it for what it is brings freedom.
It shines a light into the darkest of places and gives you hope that maybe it won’t always be so frighteningly black. Maybe there is light that you never knew existed.
And when we all hold up our little slivers of light together in a great abyss of darkness, well, that’s when we can light up the world with God’s truth.
What truth do you need to bring light to today?
For me, it is a struggle with weight. A struggle that I can’t seem to get a hold on, but seeking God’s truth is slowly bringing light.
Oh, your bravery inspires me! It’s so crazy how a number on a scale can affect my day positively or negatively. Lord, forgive me. Thanks for your courage, Rebecca, to help us all bring our struggles to His light for healing.
It really is all about going to Him and asking for Him to heal those broken places inside each of us.
I understand this completely!! I struggle constantly with my weight.
Reading this made me realize how I need to let go of the hate and seek God’s truth too! Thanks for this and thanks for being brave Rebecca.
I am so grateful to walk through this with you, Gail!
I feel you! Oh I feel you. It’s so hard to love myself all the time, and to think if I looked a certain way, Id finally feel proud of who I am. Thanks for sharing your struggles, I feel less alone and encouraged by how you’re pressing on to fight negative perspectives!
It is so hard, isn’t it! I’m so grateful we can walk this road together, and that Jesus is so patient to remind us of how He sees us!
Now I know we’re sisters of the heart…
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You are so brave. I am struggling with the same issue. Desperately trying to get a handle on it. Saying a prayer for you today.
Thank you, sweet friend. Praying for you today as well!
Dear Rebecca, my favorite friends and writers are the brave people who are willing to share the real version of themselves. Authenticity invites others to be authentic too. Thank you for reminding me to be brave today.
Blessings ~ Wendy Mac
Thank you for being YOU!
Rebecca, I am in that same fight with you. Let us walk confidently in His excellence and strive to be all HE HAS INTENDED for us…xoxo
All the grace, walking in all His grace!
The only way I know how to be is real. Sadly, being real doesn’t work for most no matter how you say it. For me, being real is freeing. The truth sets me free. This line stood out to me: “Recognizing truth and saying it for what it is brings freedom.” Hopefully, in sharing my truth, I give others space and the confidence to do the same.
Yes! It sure does
Awww, Rebecca, walking out brave often looks just as you’ve shown it here: honest and real. Thank you for the reminder that, in whatever areas of our lives where we need to be brave, Jesus is there with us. God’s truth is shining light in the dark places in our hearts. And even better? He loves us along each step of the journey. I so appreciate you!
Isn’t it amazing???