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Recently, I've been going through one of the most challenging seasons of my life. Some days, I feel emotionally drained to the extent that I'll be mentally exhausted, and overwhelmed by thoughts I couldn't seem to escape. The pressures I get from work, some of my personal expectations i didn't get, and constant over thought slowly became a weight I carried every day.
What made it harder were the thoughts that followed me in silence. I started questioning my worth, wondered if I was even enough nor valued, wondered if anyone truly saw the effort I put into everything I did. Sometimes, it felt like no matter how much I gave, it was never recognised. No matter how hard I worked, it seemed like my value went unnoticed. I felt invisible, overlooked, and unappreciated.
As a woman I understand that there can be moments when you carry so much on your shoulders while still trying to show strength to the world. Yet behind the smiles, there are silent battles. There are moments when you begin to doubt yourself because the validation you hoped for never comes.
That was exactly where I found myself, feeling like I wasn't enough and wondering if my presence even made a difference.
Then one day, I came across a message from Pastor Lazarus about the power of words and affirmations. Among everything he said, some declaration captured my heart,
"Everything I do, works and it is the function of the presence, nothing dies in my hands, we don't get stranded here. Everywhere I step, I make a difference, things work, I have a better comprehension, I shift systems, i bring better and billions perspectives which are economically viable, I don't run out of ideas
I don't run out of perspectives. I am an asset, I am needed, I am wanted and I am desired, I am valued, I am more than enough
I walk with the presence of God, I am advantaged. I am a walking possibility and I am blessed."
Those words hit differently because he spoke directly to the place where I was hurting.
The phrase "I am a walking possibility" especially changed something inside me.
For so long, I had been measuring my worth by how people saw me, valued me, or acknowledged me. But that affirmation reminded me that my value was never dependent on people's opinions. It reminded me that there is potential, purpose, and greatness within me, even when others fail to recognise it.
Whenever thoughts of inadequacy appeared, I would repeat those words. Whenever I felt unseen, I reminded myself that I am a walking possibility and.....
Whenever fear told me that my efforts were wasted, I declared that nothing dies in my hands.
Little by little, my mindset began to change, i stopped focusing on who wasn't valuing me and started appreciating the value God had already placed within me. I realised that not being recognised does not mean I am not valuable.
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Today, I am still growing and healing, but I carry a different perspective and a better billions one that is economically viable. Those affirmations reminded me that I am blessed, I am advantaged, and I am far more capable than my doubts would have me believe.
I got the support I needed through that particular message, for you see that sometimes the right words, spoken at the right moment, can breathe life back into a heart that was quietly losing hope.
What began as a simple affirmation became a reminder that my worth was never determined by recognition from others, but by the value God had already placed within me.
