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BREAKING NEWS! You're Entitled To Happiness!

I believe all gifts come from God, and He really is the best gift-giver! He knows exactly what you need, when you need it. Sometimes, He'll even through in a surprise! Recently, God blessed me with one of those surprises - one that's making my heart overflow with joy, and putting a big, fat smile on my face everyday.

But of course, the devil hates all that. How dare I have this much happiness? And so he sows seeds of doubt, worry and anxiety (sometimes, straight up PANIC) in my heart, which strangle the happy, ooey-gooey feelings.

So, instead of enjoying God's great gift, I start to think to myself: 

Don't get so excited; anything can happen! 

You know all this won't last forever, right? 

What if it doesn't work out? 

Just wait until XYZ happens!

And immediately, I subconsciously begin prepare my mind for the worst, and refuse to allow myself to celebrate God's gift, for fear of everything going south.

Until today.

I know God, and I know that His plans for me are of good, and not to cause me any harm. I know that He wants to bless me, and shower me with His love and favour. I know that even if He gives me something and takes it away, it's 100% for the best. 

And so today, I gave myself FULL permission to enjoy God's blessings to the max. I refuse to allow myself to be bogged down by What Ifs and But It's Not Possibles, too afraid to be happy because my gift might be snatched away, and too scared to be filled with hope because I've experienced disappointment.

I was only hurting yourself by choosing fear over celebration - and so are you. God doesn't want you to stand on the edge of happiness, never allowing yourself to walk in and experience it in all its fullness, for fear of the future. No; that's the devil trying to prevent you from simply enjoying what you've been blessed with. Don't give him the satisfaction.

I'm done with all of that. Are you with me?


Kunmi x


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