one of my personal new years resolutions was "be brave. be bold."
being bold, and taking risks has always been hard for me. a couple years ago, I struggled to say something that might come off as different. even if it was the truth, it was still hard
I've retaken the personality test recently and I'm now half introverted and half extroverted. and I've realized, yeah. it has been easier to speak up when I feel something isn't right, say what I want to say (not blatatly hurting peoples feelings tho). and it's easier to speak my feelings..and..be bold. yes, its still a struggle. its hard to step out. sometimes I just want to crawl back into my shell and be like NOPE THX ANYWAYS and you know what? and thats a-okay
but it can't always be that way. Jesus calls us to stand for Him. now, that doesn't mean we have to go around everywhere shouting and shoving it in peoples faces...it can be an act, too.
what being bold means to me:
- laughing in public with your sisters and seeing who can find the ugliest piece of clothing and not caring what others think
- asking someone if they were in line and if they'd want to go first
- including people (at events, in your friend groups, etc.)
- doing what you think you cant
- listening to that prompting from Jesus
- being willing to say you don't agree, and why, but saying it calmly and not shoving it at people
- not always following the crowds
- making random conversations and laughing with people you don't even know when they see you and your sisters having a blast
- grinning back when people look at you with that "you are so weird" look
- doing what you don't feel like doing
- speaking up for someone
- sitting next to someone you don't know
- being confident in what you believe, knowing why you believe, so when asked you can speak clearly your believe
- crying in front of people
- saying "no" when you know you should, even if its abnormal
- being the first to say "hi"
- smiling first
being brave is going against your automatic response. so, BE BOLD, bc you don't always know the impact you are making
these are just some my own random thoughts and resolution..its something i'm working on. lets be brave bc He loves us. lets be bold, bc with Jesus, we have nothing to fear
