Sick Of It

Why is it, when we are sick of our lives that we just sit around complaining about it and dwelling on it, but never seem to do anything to change? Now, I'm not talking about things like our jobs, or where we live, and such, there are some things that we cannot change, but what we CAN change is our attitude about life!

When you're sick of a song you stop listening to it. When you're sick of a certain food, you stop eating it. So, when we are sick of our attitudes and how we handle things, why don't we just STOP!?!?

I'm talking to myself here! I get so wrapped up in feeling sorry for myself and dwelling on things that I shouldn't. Responding to things in ways that I'm later ashamed of. I overthink, I over react, I tear myself down, I put too much hope in things that I know won't happen and then beat myself about it.

God's plans for me are PERFECT! And that's something that I often forget. The more time I spend dwelling on things and being sick of myself, the more of a foothold I'm giving Satan. He loves that I'm having a hard time letting go of things and being happy and content with my life.

When God closes a door it just means that He has something better in store! You may spend some times wandering through the hallway, wondering which door is right, wondering which ones He's going to open for you, but you CANNOT give up! You may end up sliding down the wall, sobbing, but you have to pick yourself back up and keep going!

I used to be so in love with life, but I've lost that passion and zeal, and I want it back!! I want to challenge myself and you. If you feel stuck and are sick of your life, more specifically, how you are handling life, TAKE CONTROL! You have the power to change your mind set; to change your heart. Stop throwing pity parties for yourself and get up and do something about it! Take yours thoughts captive. Don't dwell on unnecessary things!

~Tierra Rose

Stop And Smell The Roses

I have a hard time truly relaxing. I feel like there is always something that I need to be doing. Yes, it's good to stay busy and we need to NOT be lazy, but I often find myself having a hard time completely enjoying myself when I have the chance to just kick back and relax. 

Why is it so hard for us to just simply BE? We feel the need to constantly be on the go. If we don't  time to purely relax and truly enjoy life we will get burnt out. Believe me, I'm speaking from experience!! 

Today I want to encourage you to take time, stop, breath, and just BE!

☁ Keep Dreaming ☁
~Tierra Rose 🕊

Choosing Joy

I stress out way too easily. I get scared that I won’t get to do what I want to in life. I get jealous because it seems like everyone I know is getting the thing that I want most in life. I feel like I have to watch every step I take or else I’ll disappoint everyone. I sit in the corner shutting myself out, closing myself off, hating myself and hating my life. I want to go stand out in the middle of nowhere and scream....................

Truth is, I’ve lost my zeal for life. I used to be such a dreamer. I used to know exactly what I wanted to do in life. I used to be excited about what life would bring. Now I’m lost and confused and scared.

I started settling for smaller dreams, saying “IF that happens great, but I’d be okay with just doing this.” I’ve been ignoring the cry deep inside for something bigger.

I’ve lost sight of what God thinks of me. I’ve let Satan’s lies take control of my life. The thing is, Satan doesn’t waste his time on just anyone! Yes, I did let myself slip and give him a foothold, but the fact he is attacking me so much means that he’s scared of what I’m capable of! Satan doesn’t want me to dream. He doesn’t want me to be confident. He doesn’t wanting me living out my God given, world changing purpose. He wants me to cower back in fear, hating myself and not doing anything with my life. And, you know what?! I’m sick of it! I’m ready to take my life back! I’m going to wake up each morning and decide to make it a good day!

God’s plans for me are perfect! His timing is perfect! He gave me my desires and passions for a reason! He will fulfill them! I just have to stick it out, do the things He is calling me to do, and, most important, learn to CHOOSE JOY AND BE FREE!

"Weeping may endure for a night, But a shout of joy comes in the morning." Psalm 30:5

Keep Dreaming

~Tierra Rose

Writing Tips

What does Tierra do when she REALLY needs to blog again, but has no ideas??? She goes through old posts and decides to post one with tips on writing......how ironic.........

So, has this ever happened to you? You have this great idea, thoughts that are spinning around in your head, or you just feel like writing simply for the joy of writing, but then you see that blank sheet of notebook paper or blank computer screen and you have no idea what to do? Well, hopefully I can help you by sharing some writing tips that help me.

#1 – Just Start Writing. - Even though it might sound goofy, just start writing. Talk to yourself on paper. For example: a lot of times I start writing with something along the lines of, “I want to write but I have no clue what about. So here I am writing about nothing at all until whatever is in my head finally decides to come out.” Once you get the pen moving across the page, eventually whatever is in your mind driving you crazy will come out.

#2 – Listen to Music – If you know me at all, you know that I am a music guru (or music freak as I like to call myself.) Music inspires me. A song could inspire me to write about a certain topic, write a poem, or write my own song lyrics (which I have done a lot) It could be the whole theme of the song, or it could just be one line that you take and put into a whole other context.

#3 – Don’t Worry – I know what it’s like to have a dead-line for something and feel like you can never get there. If writers block is sinking in, don’t sweat it. Just chill out. Go take a walk, do something else for a while, or like I am right now, write something else for awhile and then get back to it.

#4 – Writers Clog – So, I’m sure you’ve heard of Writers Block, but writers can also get something else called Writers Clog (or am I the only one!?!). This is when you have so many ideas in your head and when you sit down to try to write, they all run into each other trying to get out, which sometimes results in you getting frustrated and confused and wanting to give up. But please don’t! If you give up, those thoughts and ideas could disappear. My advise for this is to do a daily “brain dump”, just sit down and write down everything that is on your mind and then sort it out later. If you’re anything like me, you may have to do this several times a day.

#5 – Big Paper – If you’re writing a paper for school, here’s a tip that helps me. Sometimes when I’m working on a paper and focusing on just one part, I get distracted by the rest of the paper and can’t seem to get anything done. So what I do, is copy the paragraph into a new LibreOffice (or whatever it is you use) and work on it there.

Well, there you go, there's my "cheat" post. =D LOL

I hope that it helped you, and if not that, hopefully you at least enjoyed. 

See you all next time!!!

~Tierra Rose 🌹 

Love Letter from Jesus

(this was part of an assignment for our Prayer Room part of school here at IHOPU)

Dear Precious One,

Do you not know how much I love you? Every little thing about you makes Me smile. Your laugh, your smile, all of your goofy quirks, your voice, oh, how I love your voice! I love it when you sing, your voice is so sweet to me. Don't be afraid to let it be heard! I love every detail about how you look. When you look in the mirror you may see nothing but flaws but I see a beautiful princess. I see someone that I am delighted to call Mine. Let Me love you! Let Me sweep you off your feet. I want to do it so much, but I won't unless you want me to. But, dear sweet Tierra Rose, I am here with My arms wide open just waiting for you to run into them. I want to be the love of your life. Will you let me in?

Your Forever Lover,

Jesus

"I'm going to college"

Even though I only have about 2½ – 3 weeks left before it actually happens, it’s still so strange for me to be saying that. To myself and to other people.

In the months leading up to graduation nothing was really sinking in. Things were starting to come to an end for me, like Bright Lights and AWANA, but, like I said, the reality was sinking in.

When graduation happened it was all kind of a surreal blur. It’s not that I don’t remember the day, because I do very well, it’s just that I couldn’t wrap my mind around the fact that I was graduating.

Then the next week, on the day of my graduation party, I got my acceptance letter and the reality finally started to sink in.

I won’t be a Bright Lights leader anymore.

I won’t be an AWANA leader anymore.

I’m only going to be a part of the worship team for a couple more months (only four more Sundays now)

I will be going for weeks at a time without seeing my family and closest friends.

And there are SO many other things..........................

I’m not even sure if I can explain how I am feeling. It’s all so strange. And then add turning 18 today into the mix and, it’s all a little too much to take in.

Well, breakfast is going to be ready in just a couple minutes, so I had better go.

I will try to post either tomorrow or Sunday about all of the festivities of today and tomorrow.

~Tierra

(Sorry that my posts are so "boring" - meaning that there are no pictures - and they are so few are far between. One day I will get organized and disciplined to do more.) 

Graduation Post #1 - The Beautiful Unknown aka Surprise!

So, graduation was yesterday............!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and one of the first of MANY things I wanted to share with all of you from that day is what my mom surprised me with during her speech. (and it's Mother's Day as well, so LOVE YOU MOM)  I don’t think that I really minded that she read it, like she said I have it up on another website already, “Out there for the whole world to see” so why not read it in front of a couple or so hundred people with me standing beside you. (okay, so I may “panicked” a little, but people liked it so.........)

Any way, with out further interruptions, here is the “poem”/devotion

Beautiful Unknown

Stand here on the edge

Heart beating loud and hard

My whole world is in front of me

A land full of possibilities

I know you want me to jump

But I feel like running instead

I don’t want to step out if the bubble

Don’t want to tear down my brick wall

Oh, but I hear You calling me…

“Come on….”

Take a step off the edge

Get ready to soar

Mystery and surprise are waiting

Just around the corner

Great things are waiting for you

Just over the horizon

Come on, go ahead and jump

Open your wings and fly

In the beautiful unknown

I don’t like this tug-a-war

Just when I think I’m ready

Fear pulls me far away

I don’t know where I’ll end up

But I’m headed out anyway

I’ll take a running leap of faith

Ready, set, here I go

Now I’m falling fast

Straight into Your arms

Take a step off the edge

Get ready to soar

Mystery and surprise are waiting

Just around the corner

Great things are waiting for you

Just over the horizon

Come on, go ahead and jump

Open your wings and fly

In the beautiful unknown

Why do we fear the unknown so much? Why are we so afraid of failing and/or being rejected? God is calling us to do world-changing things, but we are trapped inside of our bubbles and brick walls. We don’t want to be laughed at. We don’t want to fail. We feel like we just don’t have what it takes. Today I want to encourage you to get out of your bubble. Tear down your brick wall. Take a step of faith toward what God has in store for you and let Him guide you and carry you through life.

Joshua 1:9 – Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.

So, there you have it. Not sure how long ago I wrote this, probably easily over a year ago, but who knows. I'd have to go searching to find out for sure. 

Well, that's all for this post. Stay tuned for more.

TAFN

Tierra Rose