moving – Glimpse of Lin

Have you ever hoped for new and fresh beginnings? I’m pretty sure it’s normal for all of us to seek that at one point or another. We begin to get frustrated with our monotonous life and start to seek new hobbies, new direction, new jobs, sometimes even new friends.

As humans we desire fulfillment but when we get tired in life, fulfillment seems so far away. In my journey with God I’ve realized that when God refreshes me in one way shape or form, my hope increases greater than the last time.

One of the tattoos I have on my arm is that of an eagles wing, as a reminder of Isaiah 40:31, “But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.” Even in moments when I feel like giving up and run away from responsibilities and my loved ones, I get reminded that God has given greater hope for my life than anyone or anything can ever give me.

We are 15 days into 2023 and I’m not sure how you’re feeling right now but I pray that as you stumbled upon this, that you get reminded that God is by your side, He has not forgotten you and wants you to be refreshed. The best way I always find that hope and refreshment is being in the moment with God through reading the Bible and being in prayer. Don’t give up so early in the year, don’t give up at all, look to God and see that He will send that refreshment you’ve been looking for. ‭

As an introvert, I really enjoy my time alone and doing things by myself. At one point before God came into my life and shook it up, I had the mentality of: “I don’t need anyone, I got this on my own,” and while that mentality still crosses my mind from time to time, I’ve learned that it has a lot to do with the pride within me.

I have a difficult time asking for help even when people are offering it but as I get older I understand the need for community and that need to surround yourself with others. Aside from feeling like you belong somewhere when you have a community of people around you, that community begins to be a reason of why you push yourself to be a better version of you. The community you surround yourself with also brings perspective to your life; the type of perspective you were probably oblivious to because you only have your own way of looking at life.

Overall, surrounding yourself with a community will help in your growth process because you’ll see the areas you need work on as well as the type of people you need in your life. And don’t be afraid when your community changes! Some people who’ve been in your community for more than 10 years can unfortunately leave or fade away, so don’t feel threatened when other people start jumping in to your community.

Community is a necessity, it may not have to be large but we still need to surround ourselves with at least a handful of people we can do life with.

Every single day that we are blessed to wake up, we begin a journey. Whatever that journey may be, however we begin our day can literally motivate us or bring us down to act like sadness from the movie Inside Out. That is definite the last place we want to be. I honestly just want to encourage you in your journey, keep going. If you’re going to school and you have that last stretch to finish, get it done, you got it. If you’re trying to get to the work week, get to work and do your best possible and if you’re tired of working where you are, then maybe it’s time to start exploring what other available positions are out there. Put that resume out, network and get your butt moving forward, don’t be stagnant at a job that you hate. If you’re on a weight-loss journey (for some of you a weight-gain journey), don’t get upset when you mess up on one meal. It’s going to happen! Just put in a bit of extra work and bounce back from that hiccup.

Your personal journey matters, YOU matter! I honestly want to know what journey you are on, however silly or serious it may be. Let me know your journey, I might have some tips or I might be completely clueless but I still want to know what you are doing. The contact button is right there and it’ll come directly to my personal email, let’s encourage each other and see the places God will take us.

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