Virtuous To The "T"ink

“I had to stop assessing God’s goodness by how my life felt at any given time.” @lysaterkeurst Friends, I am hurting. Life is heavy. Literally heavy on my heart. I am exhausted in my emotions, my energy, my love, my friendship, my words. I feel so defeated. So defeated. So I’m still learning this. I think you are, too.

Circumstances are temporary. Even when we feel as if they are anything but fleeting. These moments of pain are not our anchors. They rock us and they try to break us, but they are anything but permanent.

They do not define us. They do not hold our worth. They do now even know us. They are just as fragile as we assume they are strong.

My circumstances lately have told me I am no good and can do no good. They tell me that I am not worthy of love and friendship.

And I allow them to say these things. Repeatedly. I allow my feelings of insecurity shape every move I make and word I speak. I let my circumstances guide my heart more than Him. “I’m going to stop flirting with the unstable things of the world so I can fall completely in love with You.” Friends. God is good. Even if our circumstances are not. Our feelings are fleeting. God is not.

I am insecure. Insecurity is rooted in pride. So I pray with all of my broken being that pride is silenced. That I may be honest with myself and let the fleeting thoughts fade away to let the Almighty take hold.

We are not rooted or defined by these moments and circumstances.

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I got pretty fed up with looking for words to replace said because they weren’t sorted in a way I could easily use/find them for the right time. So I did some myself.

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    HIDDEN FIGURES is the incredible untold story of Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughn (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe)—brilliant African-American women working at NASA, who served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit, a stunning achievement that restored the nation’s confidence, turned around the Space Race, and galvanized the world. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.

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              DIRECTOR

Theodore Melfi

    SCREENPLAY BY

Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi, based on the book by Margot Lee Shetterly

      PRODUCERS

Donna Gigliotti, Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, Pharrell Williams, Theodore Melfi

      ACTORS

Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kirsten Dunst, Jim Parsons, Mahershala Ali, Aldis Hodge, Glen Powell, Kimberly Quinn and Kevin Costner

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