Lashanti R.

There's such a heaviness on my heart as I write this post.  I was scrolling on Instagram, as usual, knowing I should be getting ready for bed! I stopped specifically at this photo of a well known young girl who has well over 350,000 followers on Instagram. In this photo was a picture of her wearing "booty" shorts and a shirt that is considerably a crop top. In the caption of this photo she talked about how GRATEFUL she is that the Lord had transformed her and that she came a long way. She basically wrote a long caption about the power of being changed by having a relationship with Jesus. With the exception of a few things, the post was very inspiring.      She said something a little controversial in her post and I gave in to the temptation of checking out the comment section. I didn't find what I was looking for. Instead of them bashing her (with the exception of a few), I saw comments like this: "I want to change, where do I start???" "I...

As you lay, remember: In Christ ... You ARE important. You ARE necessary.  You HAVE purpose. Most importantly, You ARE loved. Those bold letters are present tense for a reason. I want you to understand that there is nothing that you have to do in order to attain those things. You don't  have to fight to be important . You don't have to fight to be necessary . You don't have to fight to have purpose . You are effortlessly loved by God. God doesn't have to manipulate His love for you. When He looks at you, He sees you now. Not who you use to be. Not who you're going to be...BUT the YOU right now, in this moment! You are loved right where you are. You ought to just rest in knowing that!  Tonight, I'm just reminding you of what you already know. I just wanted to confirm that little bit of hope in your heart that seems to be speaking to you so softly while the lies scream at you! You are beautiful and you are LOVED! Believe that. "Who s...