SURRENDER DIARIES!
Killing My Cool
God is killing my cool.
There is an uber-creative side of me that is definitely a part of everything I do, but for some reason my creativity has assumed a recalcitrant posture, like a stubborn child sent to time-out because he wouldn’t behave. I’ve reached an impasse where cool doesn’t cut it. I’m not sure if it ever did. The more I understand the redemptive mission of the Spirit, and the more I try to partner with it, the more I figure out that it doesn’t have to be cool. It often isn’t cool…at least not primarily.
God is killing any coolness I thought I might have had.
For the first time in a very long while, I am totally dependent on Christ to make me successful in the things that I’m doing (and not just with our church).
I need Christ to make me excel in all my endeavors. Sounds strange, like a no-brainer, but this feeling has not been as familiar up until recently. Everything that I’ve done up until this point has come quite naturally for me.
God is killing all of my cool.
Leaving me to wake up desperately needing the grace given for that day and, most times, to feel so awkwardly unprepared for the position of leading. Killing my cool and making the large and grandiose claims I’ve shouted from my gut feel like mere platitude. Killing my cool all day long. No place to hide from the sword of the Spirit, executing all my idols.
Don’t get me wrong, God is not killing my cool to replace it with having poor looking work or a shabby educational mindset. He’s killing my need to be considered cool, my hunger to do things because it’d be cool, my addiction to be affirmed as cool. He’s captivating my attention in a way that feels so fresh.
I’m not left without direction, I’m drawn to deeper devotion. My confidence to lead is empowered by His power to work in me without restraint.
God is killing my cool, and maybe that’s why I’m starting to feel so alive.
-Fake Is Over
Confidence.
I’ve always known myself to be a confident person…
But I realized recently that I only had confidence to a degree.
See my confidence was set solely on what I could do…which got me to thinking.
Maybe that is why people struggle with self-esteem or to reach their goals or even with just life itself.
We rely on our flawed, imperfect, faulty selves rather than connecting to the source of perfection.
It wasn’t until this past year that I discovered my new form of confidence.
A confidence not built on the possible or my own capabilities.
It’s a confidence based on an infinite, all knowing and all powerful God.
A God who speaks life and possibility, and it manifests.
A God who loves me so much, that despite my past and my major slip ups, will allow me to do the impossible…through HIM.
My confidence will no longer be based on only what I can do or what I can control.
My confidence will lie in the author and perfecter of my faith.
The God of the possible. Jesus.
#NothingIsImpossible
Uncommonly Inclined isn’t dead…
i’ll be back with the heat soon;)
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gq:
via gqfashion:
Game On: GQ Takes To Its Home Field for New York Fashion Week
This is how we roll.
HEAT
People need love the most when they deserve it the least. Love always wins.
—Uncommonly Inclined
…Because marriage is important.
Superbowl Swaggah.
We shall meet soon my love.
People ask me how can I be stylish, how can I be elegant and what can I wear? My only answer is study! You have to learn.
—Miuccia Prada
Don’t be disappointed when people let you down. Promises are hardly ever KEPT because they should have never been MADE in the first place.
—Uncommonly Inclined (Victoria Reyes)
A NATIVE MELODY
I am at a loss for words when talking about this new favorite designer of mine. If you are looking for quality, handmade clothing A NATIVE MELODY is it!
I recently was reunited with my cousin Melody Venegas who currently resides in Sweden. On our reunion in the states this gem of a woman brought along some gems of her own, which is her newest collection A NATIVE MELODY.
From beautifully handmade cape coats to amazing leather clutches, her collection twisted me back into the reason why I love this generation of young and creative fashion.
A NATIVE MELODY uniquely combines old fashioned quality material and handmade esthetic with new generation style. It is the perfect crossover for a woman of every age. Below I’ve shared with you some of the gems I grabbed a few days ago at our reunion.
If you are interested in purchasing or browsing this amazing collection by my NEW FAVORITE DESIGNER, Melody Venegas, check out her ETSY at the link below:
http://www.etsy.com/people/ANativeMelody
The shop is currently on a break but will be re-launching on January 2, 2012…Watch for the opening that day. You are going to want to catch these items while you can ;)
This clutch is A NATIVE MELODY original design and is personally one of my favorite pieces from her collection.
Handmade from leather scraps from an original swedish leather goods store. Brown leather, with a gold signature design, blue zipper lining, topped off with a gold zipper.
It is hard enough for us ladies to find a great clutch bag, especially one handmade with authentic leather. This clutch is a definite must have in every woman’s closet!
