A love letter to me....

Have you ever written yourself a love letter? I see all these pictures and signs about being a good person and loving who you are and all that fun stuff but have you ever made it personal to you? Have you ever, in your best days, wrote down things you love about yourself and then picked it up on a rainy day and read it out loud to yourself? Some of you may think you're too cool for this or "above it" or maybe you don't think you're good enough for such a letter. But let me assure everyone that reads this...YOU ARE LOVED AND SO GREAT AND SO NEEDED IN THIS WORLD! No matter your situation or circumstance, no matter who told you otherwise, you are important and nobody is above needing love or being reminded of how great they are.

I know sometimes I feel less than. I feel unimportant. I feel disconnected from all things good. But those are just feelings and feelings are so fickle AND feelings are what the enemy satan uses to trick you into believing you aren't good enough or pretty enough or cool enough. Maybe he tries to tell you you're not smart enough, or a good enough person, parent or friend. Stop believing those lies! Every single breathing thing has a purpose in this world no matter what you've heard or even believed. God loved you so much before you were even born that he allowed his son to be crucified for you. If it would have been only you and nobody else on this earth, he still would have done it. That's big love yall! So let's write our letters to ourselves! Keep it somewhere that's easy to get to at anytime. Don't forget to pull it out when you need a little lift. Maybe pray before you write it so that the Holy Spirit can inspire words for you. And nobody should see this letter but you so go nuts with it! Say how awesome you are and how smart and funny you are. How dedicated you are to something or someone. What are your talents and gifts? Think on things that are good and write those down.

Make sure when you write this letter that you don't listen to the lies in your head that says "you say that now but last week you did this", or "you're the only one that thinks that", or anything negative. DONT BELIEVE THE LIES! You are gifted and talented and blessed and loved and beautiful, loyal, trustworthy, dedicated, hardworking, committed, pretty, handsome, artsy, fun, inspirational, and whatever else you can think of. Maybe add some scriptures that remind you of how great you are!

Then on those days where you feel less than, pull it out and thank God that you are all those things you wrote down. It will change your "feelings" in an instant!!

Jodi Shavon