Dum spiro, spero.

To the one who keeps motivating people,

I know there were times you need to hear the encouragement you need. I am sorry if no one has ever noticed you need healing too. I am sorry if no one noticed that you are just a human too, a human who gets tired and lost, a human who needs a hand for help. I am so sorry if no one is asking if you cry for help too. I am sorry if everyone expects you to have a perfect life because you chose to have a positive outlook in everything that you do.

Today, I want to pray for you. I pray that you continously encourage other people with your words and you never get tired on praying for them even in those time that you need it the most. I pray that you’ll never stop helping people to see what has in store for them. I pray that whenever you feel discouraged and hopeless, you’ll be able to go back to your first and greatest encourager, Jesus.

I know it will always be tough but do not forget who you are —you are an extension of His love. You are used by God mightily because He knows your heart’s desire to honor His name. We need a person like you, the world yearns for you.

Please do not empty yourself even when you set aside your struggles for other people. You know where the source of life is. Let His love continue to overflow in your life as you let other people see that He is alive in you.

Brave soul, God bless your pure heart.

1. Admit your fault. It was your fault. You did something wrong. You messed up. Admit it to yourself where you went wrong.

2. Ask yourself, why did I do that? Or why didn’t I do that? Your answers may not come to you as soon as possible. You can talk to trusted people about this. You may come to a point of denial and it’s okay. Understanding is a process.

3. Apologize to people involved. If you’re brave enough, let this be the first thing you do when you mess up. It takes real strength to swallow your pride and admit to people that you went wrong and apologize.

4. Face the consequences. This can be the hardest part. It’s going to involve you and other people who were part of what happened. This is a process. This can take a lot of time. Just go through it and grow through it. This teaches you patience and perseverance.

5. When it’s all over, stop bringing it up to yourself. The only time you remind yourself of this is when you need to reflect what you’ve learned and apply it to the next circumstance you’re going to face.

6. Accept it happened. Understand that you’re not perfect. You messed up and you will mess up again. When you’ve finally accepted it and let yourself grew with what happened, no one can use this against you.