Five Things I Learned In The First Quarter

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Mar 17

Bringing you along my journey of my relationship with God, self discovery, doing the work, self love, and personal life in general really ignites my authenticity. It helps me to share my story for His glory without shame. It pushes me to empower, but the best thing is it helps me to reflect and release! Today I want to share what I learned within the first quarter of 2022.

1. The art of adaptability.
I am a creature of habit. I am not going to say I dislike change, but having to quickly adapt to the shift that has been made not so much. Especially when the change is not what I would have hoped. God had to teach me how to adapt where He has placed me. Yes, it may look different and may not be what I want, but His plans are best. He had to teach me that no matter the time frame the goal is to execute the promise. I had a crying session, but I got myself together the same day. I had to adjust where I was planted!

2. The rat race is not for eagles.
Isaiah 40:31 “But those who wait for the Lord [who expect, look for, and hope in Him] Will gain new strength and renew their power; They will lift up their wings [and rise up close to God] like eagles [rising toward the sun]; They will run and not become weary, They will walk and not grow tired.”
You see rats stay on the ground. They scatter around at a fast past constantly. I was like a rat. Wanting to go faster than what God intended me to. Striving to figure out what I could be doing to speed up my process. Scattering my mind with worldly strategies all day to get me to my destination. God had to show me what I was doing. Show me an example of that lifestyle (yes, it looked great). Then show me the consequences. I did not like what God showed me, and that lifestyle of wanting to be on all the time and hustling was the total opposite of what I desire for myself. I wrote down the lifestyle, long term and generational goals I desire. I mean every detail! From what I desire my days look like from morning, noon, and night. God had to point me back to those journal prompts from Redefine Wealth For Yourself and Woman Evolve. My mindset was not going to produce none of that!

3. Resting does not make me lazy.
I have been resting and yet still producing. God had to teach me that the more I take care of myself the more productive I will be with a clear mind and genuine heart. When I listen to my body I actually feel the difference. Physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. When I take time to rest I can hear Him much clearer, and I must say it is awesome. I no longer feel ashamed about not wanting to move the way society says us millennia’s should move to be successful. I had to learn the true meaning of not being in the world. I feel great when I take action on putting myself first. Taking action on performing my self care activities. I don’t just publish these things for you or for an applause, but I do these things too. I have been studying this scripture and applying it to my life this year like never before. Proverbs 10:22 “The blessing of the Lord brings wealth,
without painful toil for it.”

4. I have to believe in the version of Le’nae God showed me.
God told me one Sunday after I was having one of my warrior moments “Now be this way in the natural world.” In the spiritual realm I am a different woman, and God had to teach me that I can be the same woman I am with Him, everyday. He had exposed why it was hard for me to do it and it was rooted in unbelief, inferiority, fear, and the opinions of others. That version of Le’nae is one that I love. A version I admire. I had to learn that in the natural I didn’t like myself for all the wrong reasons. I allowed the enemy to rob me of my identity based on the measurements of society. I was a victim of identity theft, and by God showing me who I really am it counteracted what I believed.

5. Healing and growth happen in waves.
I wasn’t going to add this when I typed this blog post up Tuesday night, but on Wednesday I had a day. A day that needed a mental health day. As I meditated with Allex Elle “Dear Self Meditation.” This statement stayed with me. “Healing and growth comes in waves.” God had to tell me to not be so hard on myself when it comes to one situation that had my anxiety at an all time high. I had to learn and grasp just Wednesday that even if I am trying to evolve in this area it still takes time. We always hear “Nothing happens overnight.” That is true, but it is sometimes hard to grasp when you are trying extremely hard. Queue the perfectionism, which I had to rebuke strongly. I had to be reminded about self compassion that I definitely said I deserved this year, so I am learning to give myself grace a little bit more these days.

To listen to the Dear Self Meditation click the link below.