I Quit

I didn’t realize I had a problem. I thought I was doing just fine. Little did I know that was not the case.

For so much of my life I have told myself that I didn’t care about what other people thought or what was happening around me. Well for years I have been lying to myself. Ultimately I do care and a little too much at that.

I have realized that ultimately it matters what the Lord thinks and seeking His approval. I need to quit a few things and start living life a little differently.

So I quit:

I quit being afraid of what others think.
I quit comparing myself to others.
I quit lying.
I quit living comfortably.
I quit saying yes even when I know I should be saying no.
I quit keeping my thoughts to myself when they should be expressed.
I quit responding to others because that’s what I think they want to hear and tell them what I truly think.
I quit agreeing just because that is the easy thing to do.
I quit letting people walk over me.
I quit seeking approval from others.

We’ve forgotten that we are accepted in Him no matter what others think or say. That we, as infinitely worse offenders against Him, have still been the recipients of His grace. And that as His children, becoming more like Him each day, we should extend grace to others. ?*Geri Scazzero

I want to live a life rooted in Christ. I want to be in tune with the Sprit and follow His promptings. I don’t want to seek the approval of others but be confident in who I am in the Lord. Even if what I think the Lord is telling me to do makes no sense and might ruffle a few feathers that I would do it anyways because ultimately I want to do what is best and what the Lord is calling me to. I want to be bold and confident in my identity in Christ.

So I am taking a stand once and for all and I quit.