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Home » Life & Faith » YOU ARE ENOUGH

YOU ARE ENOUGH

December 21, 2016 by Emily Hutchinson


     Do you ever struggle with who you are? Well I do! I am going to be transparent here and tell you that over the last couple months I struggled with my appearance, my parenting, and my baking. I went back and forth a lot in my head. Some people didn’t like me, and I am a people pleaser so this really challenged me. I wanted to make sure everything I was doing in my life was for a reason. That God’s plan was bigger than my doubt and my fear. I don’t know about you, but I have a select few people besides my husband that I seek out for advice. One of my friends had been praying for me and she simply said, “Just be YOU, that’s all you can do!”

     That really resonated with me. Simply be myself. I feel like we all want to be loved and accepted for who we are. We are all struggling in some way. I know not everyone is going to like me but the truth is, if you are nice to me I’ll be nice to you. I don’t care if you are the pretty or funny looking; I don’t care if you are homeless or rich, funny or boring, thin or fat, gay or straight, black or white, homecoming king or biggest outcast, the it-girl or the never it-girl. If you are nice to me I’ll be nice to you. My point of this is, just be YOU! You are made in God’s image. Put faith in His plan for your life.

       I tell my children, “No matter how nice you are, someone is not going to like you.” It’s funny because I never thought as an adult I would be giving myself that same advice. It really is true though. Time is short—too short to be trying to be anything but yourself. Try to change the way you see people, especially when they don’t like you. You can only control how you react.

     Psalm 46:1 God is our refuge and strength and ever-present help in trouble.

     We teach people how to treat us. Be so kind and genuine that if anyone hears something about you, they won’t believe it. Show people Grace like Jesus would. Your kindness will come back and bless you. Make sure your words and actions are glorifying God and you will be right with the Lord.

     I want to look at my life and see God’s love. I want people to just know I am a Christian without even telling them.

     I take comfort in God’s faithfulness. JUST BE YOU, that’s all you can do!!!! YOU ARE ENOUGH!


 My talented friend Johannah Chadwick always takes the real and candid photos. They are always my favorite 🙂

 Photographs by Johannah Chadwick Photography


Beautiful Keep necklace worn in photos from Julianna North


    God is our refuge and strength Tee shirt and buttons from Walk In Love

 



 

I get excited just thinking about how delicious these cookies are. A little back story, YEARS ago I developed what my family and I consider the best Chocolate chip cookie and I hand wrote it on a 5 x 7 note card and kept it among others in my cupboard. I baked this recipe frequently…

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  1. Margaret

    December 22, 2016 at 12:11 am

    Thanks for your post…And that He is enough!

  2. Jennifer Funden

    December 22, 2016 at 5:07 am

    I cannot imagine anyone not liking you for any reason. You are an amazing, true, strong, loving woman of God. I’m glad to know you, to call you a friend.
    Keep being you, you are Gods perfect creation.

    • Emily Hutchinson

      December 22, 2016 at 6:28 pm

      Thank you so much Jen. That means everything to me 🙂 thank you

  3. Mary Ann

    January 15, 2017 at 6:47 pm

    Dear Emily. You are gorgeous and so is your family. Your story, without Christ, could have ended much differently. You all radiate Christ so beautifully!! I praise God you all live for Him. As to your comments of beauty or being liked…Once the Lord showed me a woven wall hanging. The colors were so vibrant, they were almost neon. He said, each person in My Kingdom is a unique strand, that, when woven in, creates the masterpiece of the Bride of Christ. Do not question your significance or beauty, He said. Enjoy Me and see, that when you take a step back, that you are part of the great masterpiece.
    Blessings to you all.

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