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Dear Sunflower,

You are so precious. Your light is needed in this world. Your glow is too unique to be kept under a bushel. Don't stress about the hows and whens. You were planted in this specific place for a purpose. Your job is to just bloom.

Don't let stress be the weed that chokes out your light.

There is more, but tonight I just wanted to remind you that you are special. Even if your current circumstance is not as glamorous as you hoped, that does not take away from your value. You are special. You are valuable. You are loved. This season is not your end. 💜

🕯You don't have to chase every thought. Rest. Give it to God. "Cast your cares on Him because He cares for you" - Peter (in 1 Peter 5:7)🩷💌

As I read more of the Bible, I start to see how the people we so effortlessly judged are more like us than we thought. Right now, I'm in the book of Job. His friends are condemning him repeatedly and refusing to hear his perspective. They refuse to entertain the thought that maybe all the bad things that are happening to him aren't his fault at all. Come with me as I explore the truth that we are not beyond becoming the people we judge.

Don't you see? Can't you tell? Every lesson has been under the same 2 topics: faith & handling anxiety. I used to have anxiety as an excuse for everything. It was the reason I didn't “try this” or “go there.” However in this season/ time in my life, I've noticed I find myself “trying anyway” because God led me this way. With anxiety reminding me of reality and faith reminding me of Who sent me, I've walked on nervously.😄

It feels like every test has been an attack on my anxiety, and I'm learning that anxiety is shallow waters and not as defining as I once thought it to be. I never would have thought that an attack against me would help me grow but here we are. Being tested in matters of faith and temptation and walking on to the other side. Every single time, I'm grateful for making…