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When I get confused, annoyed, or disheartened by someone’s behavior I repeat the words of Maya Angelou as my affirmation of truth:

“When people show you who they are believe them.”🌼

(Cutting hurtful people off and letting them live with whatever delusional story suits them best is top tier self-care.-)

For those who care, it is hard to imagine that there are those who simply don’t. But the research shows that empathy has been on a steady decline in the last couple of decades, with just over 25% of the population demonstrating low to no empathy.

Yes, some people just don't care, and many don't care to care. So it's best not to waste breath here. We can spend a lifetime pouring ourselves into those who have no desire to be different and, in the end, find the only thing that changes is how we are now deeply depleted, disheartened, weary, and disillusioned.

Learning to accept reality as it presents, making it a practice to believe people when they show you who they are, understanding that some people will simply never care is key. Yes, accepting that some people cannot care is necessary, life-saving even, especially for those of us who source our self-esteem in helping and root our identity in caring.

Yes, it seems to me the task here then is to care enough about yourself to not spend your life trying to get someone to care.

❤️ Emily Rosen

Makes Sense!

because nothing to prove ❤️
best not to concern
yourself with the
misconceptions
of bystanders

let them be wrong
if they do not seek
to understand

there’s no requirement
you offer explanation,
nothing to prove

for your valor true
already belongs to you
in the fray, face streaked
with the dust of dreams

-- they do not know you

❤️ Emily Rosen

Yesterday, a bumble bee followed me all over my front and back yard for three hours while I was gardening. Buzzing right near my head, I knew it wasn't random, so I asked it, "What do you want to tell me?"

Some thoughts came in but nothing resonated. Today, I asked again before rummaging through the MMBMM pages and came upon the message below. It is not like I haven't been telling myself to get to work on my next book!

Life, chores, work, and family matters will detract from our purpose. And that's okay!

There comes a day when we realize we are filling our time with stuff because we are avoiding what we should be making time for. And when that day comes, we should rejoice. It means our Soul is becoming louder than our fears.

Today's mantra: "Aspiring to be all I came here to be!"

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🗣️🔥”Don't be discouraged, My beloved; pain is a part of life. I promise you that I will turn every tear you've cried into joy, and I will use your deep pain for a divine purpose. Know that when you go through deep waters, I will be with you. When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned. For I will lead you back to My place of peace and joy after the storm. The sun will shine on you again, and your heart will be healed.”👑🩷👑🩷👑🩷👑🩷

God didn’t place us here, to simply live cookie cutter, sedentary, and unfulfilled lives. He placed us exactly we are, because we are in the middle of an unseen battle, and a true war. He has equipped for this moment; the moment where the earth groans as His return grows closer.

We have to stop being passive believers and followers of Christ! We can’t become too caught up in our personal kingdoms that we lose focus of His Kingdom. Look at Esther! An entire nation was grateful for how Esther responded to Mordecai’s rebuke! Their lives were spared! How many souls can be spared in the culture that we are living in today, especially when we choose to step up and stand up, even if it involves sacrifice or isolation? Imagine!

I know this world is scary. I know the unimaginable is being televised, and I know it seems like the end is near for this world, and you’re right. It is. There is a dying world out there that desperately needs Jesus! And He has equipped and prepared YOU for a time such as this. A time to tell of His goodness! A time to share His goodness! A time to live as an example of His goodness! “A time such as this…”has never been more pronounced and more needed, than it is right now.

“God, tonight, please turn our hearts and minds toward You. Help us to see past our small lives and see what big things You want to do in and through us. Show us the Kingdom at stake, and remind us that we are here to advance Yours, and not build our own. Give us the strength and humility to live out what You have created us to do, and lead us all clearly toward the role You have chosen for each of us to live. Help us to put Your will and Your purpose ahead of our own, and redirect us swiftly when we stray.

I humbly (and in tears as I type this) bow before You, and ask for Your direction and guidance in this very fallen world. Give us the courage to live out the calling we have clearly been given, for such a time as this. In Jesus’ Name, we pray, amen!”
🙏🏽🕊️🙌🏽🔥👑🛡️⚔️🪔🌍

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