I gave my all.

If ever there comes a moment when I forget who I am, what I want, and all I’ve overcome, it does not mean those things are no longer true. Any force, any thing, any person can tear at me and pull be down farther than I can bare, but I am not alone. No man comes to me except through my Father, to whom we both answer. I must always believe in myself unwaveringly. There were a thousand moments when I could have walked away, ran even, but I made the choice to stay. In so many times of disappointment, when my faith and trust were trespassed, I have merely accepted and forgiven it. Love and joy can easily blind us, but it is vital to learn the difference between mistake and thoughtlessness.

Only I can determine my worth, and if I no not abide by it I cannot expect anyone else to do so. The more we feel the need to have to convince others of who we are, the less credit we are giving ourselves for the greatness within us. Deep calls unto deep, and those who root themselves in greatness will recognize and respect it in others. Those who rebuke, cast aside, and mistreat your value do so in their own insecurity. It takes a large deal of courage to simply stand on our own, in our own desires and our own wants, but we must in order to truly come into a place of self. The best things in life are the ones that come rarely, the things we have to pour ourselves into to maintain their potential. We will always sow what we reap, and the fruit we bear will be the sign of our labor. But do not give only to be continually taken from; do not trust only to be constantly misled. It will leave you broken.