When I close my eyes

Hey guys! Hope you are enjoying the month of February so far!

February means a lot to people all over the world, as we come together to celebrate love! I know you are expecting a very mushy piece, loaded with all the sweetness that love has to offer, but today’s post is very different. I have been reflecting lately on my life, the past and present. I have had moments where I wished I had explored more without harboring the thoughts of fear, but it was extremely hard to do. I came to the realization that there is nothing I can do about the lost moments, I must continue to live. Most importantly I see now the importance of loving and embracing every moment you have. God restores lost years in a very beautiful way, and those things you used to heavily pursue years ago just suddenly come rushing to you! You are left in awe! I hope that this poem that the Holy Spirit laid on my heart truly ministers you! God bless you!

Whenever I close my eyes, I wish I had taken my time

To enjoy all these moments, because no matter how small or short they were

They were indeed special

I wish had taken time to smell the roses longer

Enjoyed the beauty that nature had to offer

Life is too short, to be rushing through it

We are alive but not really living

Just consumed by the desire to attain something, to own something or be someone else!

Why not start by just being you??

Sometimes I wished I had never trapped my imagination, pursued my dreams and never hesitated to try new things!

I should have been more expressive!

The best gift you can ever give yourself is just simply being you!

The natural and phenomenal YOU!

Not the image the world wants to create

Not what others say you are, but who God says you are!

You were uniquely made for such a time like this

You are fearless, beautiful inside and out

I have many wishes

Things I wished I had done and many journeys I should have embarked on

But I was afraid to be ME

Always succumbing to the thought that the world would reject me!

To look at myself in the mirror was a scary experience in itself

Because all I saw were the things I did not like and what others criticized!

So denying this critical eye of mine audience was tough

And simply chose to engage an eye that accepts and loves every part of me was not easy

It meant being intentional with my words and thoughts, giving negativity no room to grow

We all fear our reflections

But God loves every bit of it all!

All your beautiful and broken parts

You see they all come together to create a magnificent collage

Where your imperfections merge into perfections in God’s eyes.

Enjoy every moment you have

Live outside the box!

Imagine, Create and Pursue!

Allow yourself to dwell in your childlike exuberance, everyone has an inner child!

So chose on this day, to hold tightly on Jesus’s hand!

Walking fearlessly on water, never looking back on what could have been and focusing fully on what lies ahead!

Rest fully in the arms of God and basking in the sweetness of His love

He will bring it all together, taking all the glory at the end!