Life Changes and New Directions.

Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. (1 Peter 5:7 NIV)

I don't often talk about myself in the blog but I have to be honest right now I am  a going  through a  rough season of my life  personally , financially and there are times when I am full of anxiety and my emotions are all over the place.  But  through out it  all  Jesus  has  been  amazing to me and  although my  circumstances are  a bit overwhelming  God  has never let's me stay in my little cloud of  depression.  I am realizing this more and more each day  that there are amazing people in  my life that  genuinely  care about me this was confirmed for me  this past  Sunday.  I am so grateful that in the midst of all that  is  going on  I have hope.On paper  my current situation seems like  more than I can handle but  I know that God is faithful   and  He  cares.



 I've  decided to  change some the way I  post  on the blog.  Coming up with something to write each day  can  be a daunting   task  and  along the way I've lost  some of my passion for it.  So in effort to preserve the integrity on the blog from now on  I will only post when I  have something that I  really  feel lead to share and that is meaningful.  I don't want this post  become a chore I  want the content that  I write to be helpful and  from my heart.  I want to thank those who take the time to read my  post it means  more to me than you know.   So  keep me in your prayers and I'll do the same for you if you need to catch up with me  you can find me  on  most  social  media  platforms @LesliAllynBlogs .


God Bless

Dear Lesli: Life is Happening DON'T FREAK OUT!

 

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James 1:12(CEB)

12 Those who stand firm during testing are blessed. They are tried and true. They will receive the life God has promised to those who love him as their reward.

Yesterday  all of my  worries  unfolded and  exploded all over  yesterdays  post. (lol)  I fought with the thoughts of :  Am I doing the right thing, Should I even be  doing this?  There  is  nothing like a  upcoming birthday  to  get you caught up in your  feelings  and  second guessing EVERY decision   you've every made in life. In my heart I know that I  must  remember  to  base my life  on  what God says  not   "feelings" .  Emotions are  fleeting  and can  have your mind  spinning in a  whirlwind. 

This morning I resolved to  declutter  my mind and the   space around me . I    cleaned by room  lite a candle and began to  sort through my thoughts.  I found this lingering  question floating around my  head.  "Where is your  FAITH?"         Monday I  gave  all  of my  fears , insecurities anxiety a  platform  and placed  all of my  focus on those them but  what happen to my  faith? In my heart I know God hasn't forgotten about me and to effectivly  get through this season in my life I must   focus on  Christ.  It's  time  that I shift  my thinking  instead of  giving  my  fears a  spotlight  I will  meditate on the promises of  God.  So  below  are a few that I'd like to share that you may reference  back on  in your quiet times and we'll  get through  these hurdles in life  with the assurance of  the  Christ Jesus who intercedes on our  behalf.

“The Lord is the one who goes ahead of you; He will be with you. He will not fail you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.” —Deuteronomy 31:8

“Do not fear, for I am with you; do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you, surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.” —Isaiah 41:10  

25 “So I tell you to stop worrying about what you will eat, drink, or wear. Isn't life more than food and the body more than clothes?26 “Look at the birds. They don’t plant, harvest, or gather the harvest into barns. Yet, your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren't you worth more than they?27 “Can any of you add a single hour to your life by worrying? Matthew 6:25

“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” —Philippians 4:6-7

I hope that  this helps in fact I know that  it will,  you just  have to enter into his  promises with an  open heart. We were not meant to   carry all of burdens  on our  own and  to be quite  honest I don't want to . I know with  whats going on in our world  and what we have to  deal with in our  personal lives    it's hard to find  balance.  More than ever we  need to rely on God and give Him each  and every worry, fear and  anxiety.  Ask that  God would  fill you with  the  joy only He can  give and  don't give in  to  fleeting  emotions.  God has us in the palm of His  hands.

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Love,

32 years Old in 9 Days?!?! ....I'm not ready!

The following is me unedited  and  thinking out loud you've been warned...lol


Today did  NOT go as planned at all!   This morning the plan was to get up  clean up a bit and  film a  video. I spent the better part of the day attempting to set  up.  I filmed a few clips but just could not  get into the groove of things.  I found that  I  was  becoming frustrated  meanwhile  forcing  myself to put on this fake smile on camera  and then my  camera  battery died!  lol  So   I just had to take a  step back , breathe and  regroup.  * deeps  breaths

Guys, in  9 days I'll be turning 32 years old and  I'm not ready!  Now I know  logically that I'm being a  bit  dramatic and whether   I'm  ready or  not  on Thursday I'll be  32 years old.  What makes this  birthday so different  from   the others is  where I am currently.  I am at this crossroad in my life where I need to  REALLY  figure out  what I want and where I am going.   To be  completely  honest  and transparent  I am embarrassed that I don't  KNOW yet; Shouldn't I know  by now?


The truth is  as  isolated as I feel right now I know that there a  a lot  of  30 somethings that  find themselves feeling similarly  and   are contemplating  their  next move.   So  what do we do guys?  Not having  a plan  is  scary  but  remaining the  same is  far  more  painful. I  seem to have more insight when it comes to  helping others at times  but when it  comes to me I am  clueless.  

What I do know is that  God  has me in this  particular  space in my life for a reason , there is  something I  am supposed to do and   learn in this time  and I just pray that I am open and  receptive  enough to move forward.  I don't  want  to  spend  my   the rest of my life standing in the same  spot expecting  and expecting things to change.  I apologize  for  this  weird post my mind is  all over the place  and  I just needed to vent. Hopefully things will be back to  bushiness as  usual  tomorrow. Talk to  you guys  soon!

Love,

Waiting Until Marriage: 31 Year old virgin...on PURPOSE!

Yes, you read the  title correctly  I'm  31 yrs old  and  a virgin...on PURPOSE!  Here's why..

WHY AM I WAITING TO BE INTIMATE UNTIL MARRIAGE? :

At a  pretty young age  I'd  say about 8-10 yrs old I can  vividly remember having a conversation in the car with my mom one day after church about  desire to "wait until marriage".  I went into detail  on  why  it  meant so much  to me and why I felt it was so important. Growing up   attending   Children's Church   we were taught to a degree about saving yourself for marriage  but  it  wasn't  something that was really explained in  detail .  My mom  never sat me down and  explained why I should wait  or talked to  be about  sex in general for that matter unless I had  a question and  from there she would explain it in a way that I could  understand.

 My decision to not have premarital sex was based on a  promise that I made to God. 

Thinking back on this  decision that I made so young  was huge, why  did  I make such a difficult  promise, where did I get all this  wisdom and  conviction  so early on from?  I always jokingly say that I've  been  31 years old for  31 years.  lol  I've  been  blessed to  have had  a  fairly good head on my  shoulders and  perhaps  bit  more wisdom from the beginning  and this is  all due honestly to  being surrounded by  my  mother  and  grandmother 90% of the time and studying them constantly.  As I said before there was never a definitive conversation  about premarital  sex but I learned  so much  from watching  my elders.

Remaining  a virgin   hasn't been a  easy  path to take and I would be lying if I said I had never  toyed with the idea  of  sex outside of marriage.... But I'll get more into  that in part two of  31 Year Old Virgin so stay tuned!

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Up next...

Why and  how I've kept my  promise and  promise and  the difficulties that I've faced along the way.

LOOK WHO IS VLOGGING!!!

So I decided to give this vlogging thing a try, I  will get better  at this so bare with me.lol  In this video I talk about being  laid off earlier this month and what I want to do moving forward.  Be sure to  subscribe to my channel  Lesli Allyn Vlogs  I look forward to connecting with you all.

Love, Lesli

My Open Diary: What am I Going To Do With My Life...Part.2

What  could I possible accomplish  worrying  about my future , will it   move me towards my  purpose?  The answer is NO!  Life happens and I know this all to well , I am  at  a  familiar  season in my life where I'm unemployed and  looking for the "next thing".  Right now I don't have a concrete  plan of  action and that concerns me a bit, I'm always thinking ahead and worrying  about not  measuring up to my  own standards.

The problem with that is that   I miss out on today  worrying about the  future.  Today I read a  blog  post by  Joyce  Meyer  titled   Calm Down and Lighten Up! , in her post she talks about living in the  now and not allowing your   mind to wonder  and fill with anxiety  the  verse  reference  she used was  Matthew 6:34  I choose the Message Bible  translation.

Matthew 6:34The Message (MSG)

34 “Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don’t get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes.

I don't want to be so  blinded by  my  circumstances  that I miss out on a opportunity to  activate my  faith and allow God to work  my life.  Like I mentioned before  I don't have  a concrete plan but I do have  a short (very short)  list of things that I want to do with this time  So here  goes !

THE LIST 

1.  I want to take this  Blog seriously and use this  platform to help others by being open and transparent while also glorifying God. I would like this to be my career I DO NOT want to  do the traditional  9-5 ever again!
2. I want to get into  amazing physical  shape, I've put on a few pounds  over the  course of this year and I must   get  this waistline  snatched!
3. Social life...what's that? I have no clue but I really need one. HELP!

This is as far as I've gotten but  at least I have  a outline and moving forward I don't want to be a slave to my  fears but truly  trust God , I know he is   up to something and I am here for it!

Proverbs 19:21The Message (MSG)

21 We humans keep brainstorming options and plans,
    but God’s purpose prevails.