Letting God Lead💪🏽🤍
- Feb 15
- 4 min read
Let’s have a real check-in...
You know how every year we start January on fire? New goals. New routines. New energy. New promises to ourselves. And then…February hits. Life happens. Motivation dips. Schedules get busy. And slowly, quietly, we start letting things slide.
Not over here...Not this year!! We are still in the first quarter and it's way too early to quit on yourself. I’m proud to say…I’m still locked in💪🏽✨
Officially a Gym Gurl💁🏽♀️
I'm officially a gym girl, I’ve been going consistently three days a week since the beginning of November, and since January 1st, I’ve been in the gym four days a week. When I say I be getting to it…I mean that, we do not be in that gym playing!!! When we first started, it was all machines. We were learning. getting comfortable and building confidence. Now? We still use the machines some days, but most days, it’s all free weights, baby💥
I’m definitely noticing my body changing and it feels wonderful!! The shape. The strength. The confidence. I’m so thankful for my consistent gym partner. Having someone just as dedicated as you makes all the difference. All I did was make a post on Facebook asking if anyone wanted a new gym partner or wanted to start going…she slid in my DMs🤣and we’ve been locked in ever since!! Hiii, Friend!!
Let me be the first to say that, I’m going to be a real problem this summer LOL 🫣😏

My Fast Changed My Habits 🙏🏽
At the beginning of the year, one of the things I added to my fast was alcohol. And yes, technically, I can have a drink…but something shifted. I used to come home from work and make myself a martini or pour a glass of wine without even thinking about it. It was just something I did. Now, instead of reaching for a drink, I come home and thank God for getting me through the day. I'm not saying that having a drink after a long day is a bad thing, I just didn't want it be a way of coping. I'm making decisions based on what I want my life to feel like, not what it looks like. I'm Letting God Lead.
Everything Worth Having Takes Work ✨
Read this line twice before moving on...effort does NOT have to feel like exhaustion!!
Everything that’s worth having…requires effort🌻
You want to be healthy AND look like it?→ Gym.
You want a successful career?→ Learn skills. Stay sharp. Grow.
You want strong relationships?→ Time. Communication. Presence.
Nothing just happens...It’s built.
Day by day.
Choice by choice.
But hear me clearly…
That’s also why rest matters.
I’m always going to advocate for getting to “it”, whatever "it" is in your life.
However, I’m also an advocate for going to sit down somewhere and rub your feet together😂
Rest is not laziness. Rest is strategy, refocusing and a way to show God that He is in charge, and you trust Him.
We get one life.
One.
It’s imperative that you maximize it...fully, joyfully, and intentionally.
If You’re Feeling Off Track🤍
If January started strong and February feels shaky…You’re not behind. You’re not failing. You’re human. What matters is that you don’t quit. Progress is still progress. Consistency beats perfection. Showing up messy still counts.
You don’t have to start over, you just have to keep going. Please always remember this:
Luxury is Your Birthright.
You are allowed to want more. You are allowed to build more. You are allowed to become more. You can do anything.
Whatever you want✨
A Gentle Reminder Before I Close
Instead of giving you all affirmations this week, I’ll leave you with this…
A Self-Reflection Moment-Letting God Lead
Is there something God told you to do…and you decided to wait? Be honest with yourself.
Are you truly “waiting” for your next instruction? Or are you hesitating because you’re afraid of what obedience might require? Sometimes what we call waiting is really fear in a pretty outfit.
Think about this:
God would never call you to something He wasn’t prepared to guide you through.
He doesn’t send you ahead without provision. He doesn’t assign you without covering you. He doesn’t plant a vision in you without a plan to sustain it.
He is a Promise Keeper
If He spoke it…He will support it. So if there’s something stirring in your spirit right now, something you’ve been postponing, doubting, or overthinking…
This is your confirmation.
Go do that thing🤍✨
🙏🏽 Closing Prayer
God, thank You for speaking to our hearts today. Thank You for clarity, courage, and confirmation. Help us to trust You fully, even when the path feels unfamiliar. Give us the strength to obey without fear and move without hesitation. Remind us that You go before us, walk beside us, AND cover us completely. We surrender our doubts, our delays, and our distractions to You. We say yes to Your will, Your timing, and Your purpose.
In Jesus’ Mighty and Powerful Name, we pray, Amen🤍✨
Thank you, for sharing this space with me...now go MAX OUT on life🎉🥂
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Consistency not motivation!
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FINALLY! A blog I can stand behind as I know your Source🙏🏾
I am new to the blog and I am SO glad I found my way! God knows what we need, when we need it! Very on time, very straightforward and very graceful! Also, very CONVICTING! I had to look inward. A lot of mee is reflected here. When you said " Nothing just happens...It’s built.
Day by day.
Choice by choice."
Man how true it is! Choice by choice! That's the part! I hold myself back and I know it! I'm tired of being the one in my own way! Lord help mee🙏🏾
Good good stuff here! Excellent read! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
You dear Author have always silently inspired me…
Keep Going My Friend💪🏽💪🏽