Do you ever feel like you are not confident enough to show up in your life and make positive changes? This simple recommendation can change that for you.
Welcome friends to my Podcast Giving You a Fresh Start After Trauma. I’m glad you are here and today I want to “dish out” some freedom. So let’s get started.
“I’d Prefer to Read Your Message!”
If you know me, you know that God speaks to me through books I read or movies I watch. It’s fun and inspirational for sure.
A movie I have watched more times than I can count is Freedom Writers. If you haven’t watched it, it’s a must.
A Los Angeles teacher is taking on her first job as an English teacher in the inner city. Her students are gang members and there are about 3-4 different gang groups in her class. At times it was quite dangerous. Her heart was to turn these kids’ lives around and give them an opportunity to learn and become someone other than who they were.
Sadly, she did not have the support of the principle who didn’t like her and fought this teacher at every step she took. But this teacher did not give up. She got multiple part-time jobs to be able to purchase items for her students in the way of books and journals because the school would not fund her.
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What Her Passion Destroyed!
Unfortunately, her passion for her students ruined her marriage but the beautiful side was she did impact these students. It was the beginning of a new school year, and she had a little classroom party for them. They each were given a bag … from Borders (remember that bookstore?) with books and journals. As she was to call each student up front to get their package, she made this statement to them. And I want to speak this to each of you as well.
Every voice that told you can’t … is silenced.
Every reason that tells you things will never change … disappears.
The person you were before this moment … that person’s turn is over. Now it’s your turn.
(Remember my email from last week about being “true to yourself?” That person you were because others wanted you to be that person, is over. Now it’s your turn to be the real, authentic you. If you missed that email, you could read it here )
This teacher spoke such beautiful, encouraging words into their lives and helped turn their lives around. And BTW … it’s a true story.
Do you have voices that speak in your head telling you that you won’t make it? That life will never change. Just surrender to where you are in life, it’s all you will have. (name) you are going to have to fight this battle and not let it win. Today is the beginning of that fight.
If these inner city gang members, can turn their lives around, then all that is in front of us can be changed.
It can be hard when it seems that one negative issue compounds itself upon each other and you have days where you think or say, “Can I have a break?”
Stop Making Our Issues Our Major Focus!
But sadly, the more we focus on our issues, the deeper the roots go. This was a very hard lesson for me to learn. Because of my past and the emotional pain, I was in, I wanted someone to hear me. Someone to come to my rescue. I wanted someone to step in and stop all the abuse. One time I even went to an uncle for help and he did nothing.
So, this put me on a trajectory to find someone who would have compassion for what I was going through. Who would intervene and make my pain go away. I was really never successful and frankly, that’s not anyone’s job but my own … along with my God.
But because I had this mindset of “rescue me”, I believe I was on some unconscious level perpetuating the pain and dysfunction in my life. I needed to feel rescued!!
Can that be you? Is there something from the trauma in your life that you are trying to work out that you wished happened when you experienced that trauma? Now you are trying to relive it to have that wish or desire fulfilled? Take a few minutes and think about it.
Then if you determine that there is, take the statements from this Inner City LA English Teacher and apply it to yourself.
Silence the voices that say you can’t.
Take a stand that things can and will change and if you need help accomplishing that change, you will reach out for that help. I’m only a call away.
Believe that it is now your turn because that person you were before this moment … that person’s turn is over. The real you is coming forth!
My heart is to have you walk in freedom. Freedom from your past and freedom from want has bound you up. Freedom from where you think you need to station yourself in life. God has so much more for you. As I said it before … let’s go and find the real you!
Your Spiritual Life & Health Coach … believing in you!
Please share this message with someone you know who needs to be encouraged!