Faithbooking - Strength
I hope that by my sharing my faithbooking it is inspiring others to do the same. If you do any faithbooking, please share with me. I would like to see your layouts.
I saw this book by Joyce Meyer last night and it just spoke to me and I had to get it. I never thought of my need to have approval as an addiction. I have always thought of it as just low self-esteem. I do always want to please everyone, but often cannot even please myself.
I am anxious to read the book, but hope that time will allow. I always have good intentions on reading, but then fail.
I also recalled how I used to enjoy Joyce's television program. I set it up to tivo and I hope it works tomorrow. It comes on at 5:30 a.m.! Joyce Meyer has a church in St. Louis County, but travels to make presentations everywhere. She has a wonderful magazine too. You can find it on her website, as well as listen to her online.
Tina had a great challenge on her blog that went right along with the book, so I decided to do another faithbooking layout. Her challenge was to make a page about my strength. My first thought was that my strength comes from God. Then I found this wonderful Bible verse in Joyce's book and was able to babble and expand on the topic. Journaling is always rewarding as I tend to learn more about myself as I write.
Everything on this page is with Tina's "A Walk" kit.
Journaling
God has given me a strong personality that is a challenge to keep tame. God has gifted me with strong convictions which are sometimes a blessing and sometimes a pain. God has gifted me with a strong immune system that keeps me healthy. God has given me a strong will.
On the other hand, God has put on my shoulders a weak self-esteem. I am
always looking for approval from others. I always want to please everyone. I am never good enough for my own expectations.
These opposite traits often clash. On the outside I appear strong and on the inside I am very weak.
I must remember that God directs my steps and my life, not me. God is what makes me strong when I am weak.
People often do not like my strong personality, which only in turn makes me weak again inside. I must remember that God has a purpose for making me the way I am. I must let Him direct my ways to meet His purposes.
6 comments:
Great layout thanks so much for participating!!!
I love your layout, great job on the challenge! I hadn't ever thought about the fact that wanting aproval could be an addiction either, like you I just figured I needed to work on self-esteem! LOL
I have seen the first digital scrap booking pages ever two days ago. I think they are awesome! Yours merits no less of an evaluation.
I ordered the Approval Addiction series on tape when they first came out several years ago and really learned alot from the lessons.
Thanks for adding that link to Joyce Meyer's site. I've been reading her book the "Power of Simple Prayer," but didn't think of visiting her site
'till you mentioned it.
I just love Joyce Meyer!!! She has thought me so much about myself just by telling stories about herself. I'm soooo thankful to God for her.
It's nice to see a Christian sister here!!!
Hi Hummie! :-) Thanks for this post, so encouraging to those of us who tend toward caring so much about what others think of us (truth be told, this is one reason i tend not to blog too much about my personal life, i'm so fearful of what people will think. lol. I love Joyce Meyer and will look into this book, thanks <>< Hugs! :-)SKrapper Digitals
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