1/2/2016 0 Comments New Year, New You!2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! Every year we make New Years Resolutions with hopes of becoming a better person. We promise to lose weight, make better grades, eat healthier, cuss less, and love more. Then, usually after a few weeks, the excitement lessens and we go back to our old habits. We go back to eating unhealthy foods, we settle for average grades, and we only love the people who love us back. God has called us to do so many more things. The plans that He has for our lives goes beyond our comprehension. This year, I dare to dream bigger. I realized that I settled for average, and OK was always good enough until God revealed to me that He wanted me to do more for His kingdom. Last semester was very difficult for me and I questioned my gift a lot. My entire life people told me that I was a great writer and that my stories were captivating. They told me that I had a voice and what I had to say carried so much weight. But, I crippled my own creativity. I told myself that my writings were inadequate and I felt like the projects that I was creating in my classes were horrible. To be honest, I wanted to quit. I thought, maybe I should become a teacher, or I could work at a daycare. Those are great careers, but that is not what God was calling me to do at the time. Then I began to explore other facets within my major. And I realized that I could do so much more than just write. I was also great at photography, and producing and directing videos. I settled for one piece of the puzzle instead of trusting in the very gifts God has given to me. I understand that I AM capable of doing so much more because I didn't settle. Maybe some of you feel that way. You feel as if you're stuck in a situation because people told you that you weren't WORTHY enough to come out of it. Or, maybe you've sat on a dream that God promised you years ago. Well, my prayer for you is that dead dreams would be reawakened this year. I have talked to a few women who have big dreams to build businesses, mentor and teach children, or even go back to school. God is calling you NOW. If there is one thing that I've learned, it's that every time you sit on something that God has called you to do or make excuses, you are robbing someone else of a blessing, a break-through, a healing, and maybe a chance to experience CHRIST through you! God is calling you to go beyond what you thought you can do and the truth is through our natural eyes, things may seem impossible. But as Christians, we are called to live by FAITH and not by SIGHT. So I challenge you this year to love like you've never loved before, spend more time with God and your family and less time on your phone. Go out and network, and meet new people. Most importantly, pray and ask God WHAT and WHO He is calling you to. I'll leave you with this. Tonight, me and my best friends wrote letters to God. In these letters, we wrote our desires, needs, and thanked Him for everything He is going to do in this year. And then we went to the beach (I said a quick prayer), and we released them into the ocean (corny, right? lol). It was so freeing. In that ocean, I left all of the worry and the doubt, and replaced it with God's promises for my life. Continue to pursue God because He cares for you and wants you to have the BEST of everything. Don't settle for anything less than the best! #NewYearNewYou, Kristal
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