Doctor Brittany

Tag: Confidence

  • Encouraging Books for the Various Seasons of Life

    Encouraging Books for the Various Seasons of Life

    Hi Friends! Here are a few books that I recommend to get through some of the various seasons of life.

    1. The Bible

    The Bible covers everything we need for every Season of life. If you are new to the word of God, I recommend starting in the book of Psalms and the book of Proverbs. After you find your level of comfort, go to the very beginning (the book of Genesis) and allow God to unfold to you His plans from start to end. Both the old and new testament are important because it allows us to understand God and his plans for humanity. I always say, if we had a book of our own life, would we want someone to only read one chapter and only know us by that chapter? I see God the same way. Let’s get to know Him by reading His word and seeking His heart through prayer and worship.

    My recommendations are KJV or ESV. I also love the Holy Bible app. You can download it to your phone or iPad.

    https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bible/id282935706

    2. Fervent by Priscilla Shirer

    This book was inspired by the feature film “War Room.” If you have yet to see this movie, you’ve got to watch it. This film will inspire you and your prayer life. The film “War Room” and the book Fervent helped me to expand my prayer life!

    Fervent: A Woman’s Battle Plan to Serious, Specific and Strategic Prayer https://www.amazon.com/dp/1433688670/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_TJFP2EDWN0ADRAXTP1WK

    3. Cling ~ Choosing a Lifestyle of Intimacy with God. by Kim Cash Tate

    This book encourages you to get through the disappointments and the trying times in life. Kim Cash Tate also has a series on YouTube called “Cling” (check it out below). The series was so good and very relatable. I’m looking forward to supporting more of her work! She is truly operating in her calling.

    Cling: Choosing a Lifestyle of Intimacy with God https://www.amazon.com/dp/162707595X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_KTPTKMDNTQS5ER3DSJ8K

    4. The Game of Life. Releasing the Weight when God says Wait. By Dacia James Lewis.

    First, I must say this book is special. I met Dacia at the Black Writers Weekend conference in Atlanta this year. She is such a sweet soul and not to mention she’s from H-town (Houston) like myself. Once I started reading “The Game of Life”I couldn’t put it down as the book was so engaging. Her writing was as though I were listening to a friend. I could hear her and feel the emotion of her words. In this book you will go through her journey with her, and if you are in a season of waiting and praying this book is for you! I feel that you will get through waiting better and find a sense of calm and trust. “The Game of Life” is very authentic, transparent and full of life, real life. Most importantly, you won’t feel alone in your season of waiting any longer.

    I hope you finds these books as encouraging and helpful as I have.

  • Peace is 🌱

    Peace is 🌱

    In my earlier writings, I wrote to you about my transformation into peace. In the previous week, I learned a few things that allowed me to examine areas of my life that could expand in peace. By setting boundaries, I learned that I have more peace tending to my own garden 🪴 of life.

    Here is something that I wrote for myself, but I wanted to share it with you, because we are all growing together.

    Peace is:

    ~ saying “no”more and saying “yes” to our soul

    ~ quiet time

    ~ caring for our mind, body and soul

    ~ surrounding our dwelling in nature

    ~ forgiveness (forgive others, forgive yourself)

    ~ speaking gently with love

    ~ realizing, that the actions of others does not affect how our garden grows. Understanding that planting good seeds will yield a bountiful harvest if we focus on what is ours.

    ~ thinking on what is good

    ~ having a thankful heart

    ~ not taking on the issues of others, rather sending love, light, and encouragement

    ~ listening to music that heals and sounds that soothe our soul

    ~ setting boundaries (everybody doesn’t need to know everything)

    ~ journaling

    ~ believing in yourself

    ~ planting something beautiful and watching it grow

    ~ being kind to others because our soul has an overflow of goodness to pour out

    ~ being our own best friend first

    ~ tending to our garden of life and making it beautiful

    ~ speaking in a way that nourishes

    ~ wearing your favorite color, green is my color as it grounds me

    ~ eating slowly

    ~ cooking with peace and with love

    ~ dancing and expressing the love in our soul

    ~ not conforming to the world

    ~ building a love filled life that overflows

    ~ keeping weeds (toxic people, places, things) out of our garden

    ~ peace is me

    ~ peace is you

    🌱🪴🦋 Shalom dear friends

  • The Self Love Healing Journey- 28 Day Guided Journal 🌻

    The Self Love Healing Journey- 28 Day Guided Journal 🌻

    I’m blessed to say that my Journal has now been published. I created this journal for those who are seeking to regain a healthy self-esteem and overall self-love from a faith based standpoint. You may be at a place in your life where you feel that you have lost a sense of who you are and now you are ready to rediscover yourself. You may also be someone who just needs a little self-care and some accountability that will help you along the way. Whatever category you may fall in, my words were written with you in mind dear friends. This 28-day journal will guide and prompt you to move in a new direction that will lead you towards more self-love. After you have completed your 28 days, you will find additional blank pages for you to take notes, or simply continue your journey on the path to journaling your own thoughts and feelings.

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08ZD4MY5Z/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_image_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

    Thank you for your support! 🌻

    ❤ Shalom

  • A Grateful Heart

    A Grateful Heart

    Last Saturday morning while in prayer, I felt the Holy Spirit lead me into a place of gratitude. In my prayer I didn’t ask for anything, but gave thanks for everything. Little did I know, in just a few days that gratitude in advance would come into fruition. As we wait for the winter storm to pass, my heart is in a continual state of gratefulness. I am thankful for a home, my family, food, water, electricity, health, and so much more. Gratefulness is something God has been nudging me about since starting my 365 days journey towards becoming the best version of myself. We can get physically fit, eat a healthy diet and make all the money in the world, but if our heart is not in right standing with God none of those exterior things will stand the test of times. Having a grateful heart allows a special covering of God’s blessings over our lives. When God looks at us, he is viewing our heart, not our physical bodies; therefore, I invite you to join me over the next 28 days to journal with me to identify all of the things you are grateful for.

    In the meantime, Here are a few ways we can cultivate more gratitude in our daily lives showing God we appreciate every blessing we have:

    1. Start a Gratitude Journal: Over the next 28 days, I’m making a point to dedicate my mornings to gratefulness through prayer and journaling. We have so much to be thankful for and I believe it’s time to start making note of it. I believe when we take the time to give thanks, God will honor us with more to be thankful for.
    2. Say it out loud: Get into the habit of saying thank you. When I wake up in the morning I simply say thank you as a small prayer before my feet even hit the floor. The words that come out of our mouth are powerful. God gave us power through our speech. Proverbs 18:21 reads “death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they will eat the fruit of it.” This scripture always convicts me and has me to watch carefully over the words that I speak. When we complain we will receive more things in life to complain about. When we give thanks it is a symbol of praise to God, and as our Father He wants to do more because His children are giving thanks. Over the next 28 days I encourage you dear friends to watch over the words you speak, and fill them up with words of gratitude and praise.
    3. Grateful to others: We can genuinely show gratitude to others when we are first showing gratefulness to God. If we are lacking in this area we will find it hard to give thanks to others genuinely. If we are not thankful for the little things God does for us, it will not come naturally to thank the people in our lives when they do little things for us. When we learn to be grateful to God first this spills over into every area of our lives bringing an increase of joy to our most important relationships. Think of the people in your life today, and begin to practice gratitude in action first starting with thanking God.

    To my friends and family who may be overcoming the winter storm right now, I am sending you prayers. I want to encourage you to know that this too shall pass. As we remain faithful and thankful to God He will restore everything we need and more. The secret key is a heart of gratitude. ❤

    1 Thessalonians 5:18 “Thank God in everything, for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus”

    ❤ Shalom

  • Confidence is

    Confidence is

    Believing what God says about you over anything negative, whether from your own inner dialogue or from another being.

    How many times have you stopped moving on something due to the lack of someone else’s faith in you? I want to encourage you dear friends to keep going as you keep your confidence and faith in the Lord. When God calls us to do something for Him, we must believe that He has already equipped us for the task.

    Can I pray with you today?

    Dear Lord, we come to you thanking you for all that you are and for breathing your very breath into our nostrils. Father, we open our hands to do the work that you have designed us to do. Remind us to keep our confidence in you and not in man. When there isn’t anyone to encourage us, teach us to encourage ourselves in you recounting victories you have given us in the past. We choose today to place our trust and faith in you and we declare victory today. In Jesus mighty name we pray, amen.

    I hope this mini Sunday word blessed you today Dear Friends!

    ❤ Britt

  • How to Heal after a Breakup💔

    How to Heal after a Breakup💔

    Hi friends, thank you for entrusting me with your heart during this time. I want you to know this pain won’t last forever and you will overcome. I invite you over virtually through this blog post. Take off your shoes, grab a warm throw blanket from the sofa and just relax. I have a pot of tea on for you along with homemade chicken rice soup. I want to share with you what I learned from the Holy Spirit and just exactly how to get through. Now that the tea kettle has chimed, I will come over and sit with you to talk things through. Now let’s get you on the track to healing, overcoming, and thriving.

    1. The Sweetest Therapy: Did you know that the Holy Spirit is our counselor and comforter? The Bible reads in John 14:26-27 “But the counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you; I do not give to you as the world gives. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.” Our Father knows exactly how to heal us and we can find that in calling unto the Holy Spirit for guidance and answers to problems in which we do not understand. I am blessed to also have a spiritual mentor whom I can talk things through from a Godly perspective. I believe it’s so important that we have people in our lives that can speak the word over us during troubled times. Therapy is a great way to overcome life’s challenges, especially when it’s based on the word of God. Friend, know that through Jesus Christ you have access to the greatest counselor of all time and that is the Holy Spirit. Once you come into a relationship with Christ and join in prayer with the Holy Spirit, there isn’t anything you cannot overcome.
    2. Find Peace by asking yourself this question: What did I learn and how did I grow? My spiritual mentor once shared this question with me (“what did you learn and how did you grow”)? This question shifted my outlook to a more positive perspective. Many times when we leave a relationship, we think about what was lost. In actuality we were growing and transforming the entire time. I encourage you to write this question in your journal and focus on only what you learned and how you grew. Answering this question shifts you to having a growth-mindset rather than carrying forth as a victim. You were made to overcome, and with this mindset you are moving yourself into an empowered position. Friends, I have a feeling that pretty soon you won’t need the tissue box any longer. I feel your strength shinning through already.
    3. Understanding God’s Will: To understand God’s will for our lives, we must first understand what His word says. In Jeremiah 29:11 God tells us “For I know the plans I have for you, “declares the Lord,” plans to prosper (bless, bring what is good, succeed) you and not harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” God’s plans for us are good, yet it does not mean that everything will be perfect or that we won’t face trials, but what is from God will be good. As you begin to study God’s word and seek His presence in all areas of your life, He will bring peace that surpasses all understanding. You will learn to be led by God and begin to receive His best, even when it comes to relationships.
    4. Understanding the Season You’re in: The word tells us in Ecclesiastes 3:1 “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.” My prayer dear friends is that this word will bring comfort to you in your current season. Once you understand God’s will for your life, you will also know that there is an ordained time already written by God for the desires of your heart to come to pass. My encouragement is that you do not look at what everyone else is doing and keep your focus on the path that God has laid out for you. I know It may be tempting to catch up with your friends that may already be happily married with children; however, instead of focusing on where they are in their season, send them blessings and love while you place your focus back on your season. To be Transparent, I am in a season of working in my field (as Ruth did in the Bible, I will explain in the next paragraph). In my current season, as much as I would love to get married, I know that God is calling me into my purpose. While in my purpose, I trust that God will fulfill His promises to me in His perfect timing. I encourage you to seek God about your current season. Is there something you should be working on? Is there an area you can focus on developing in? Can you spend more time with family in this season? Is there a hobby you have been wanting to partake in? Do you want to learn a new language or go back to school? If God were to bring your spouse into your life six months from now, would you be ready or still moping around?
    5. Understanding Your Purpose: Purpose provides meaning, motivation, and an overall sense of direction in life. If you have yet to discover your purpose, I encourage you to seek God for it. In the meantime, keep it simple. My general life purpose in which will also be my future household’s purpose, is simply: Mathew 6:33 “But seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” In the meantime, God has me on a mission for Him and that is my purpose. I started writing at eight years old as it came to me naturally. As I became a teenager and then a young adult, I did what I wanted to do with my life, but God kept nudging me until finally I began to write again. The only difference is that my writing is now for the Kingdom of God. When we look at the story of Ruth in the Bible, after Ruth’s husband and father-in-law passed away, Ruth had a choice to leave her mother-in-law Naomi behind and live her own life selfishly or she could stay with her mother-in-law. In this case, Ruth chose commitment over comfort, she would not leave Naomi by stating in Ruth 1:16 “urge me to not leave you or to turn back from following you; for where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. Your people shall be my people and your God my God.” In choosing this path to be selfless, Ruth stepped right into her field and that is where Boaz found her working in his field. Ruth was in her purpose and found favor with the Lord and with Boaz. In this story, Ruth ends up married to Boaz. Can you imagine if she would have been selfish and followed her own way? Naomi would have suffered alone and Ruth would have never met and married Boaz. Do you see why understanding (the will of God, your season, and your purpose) is important? Our purpose is not just for us, it brings glory to God and blesses others. In turn we reap a harvest of blessing that we could never achieve on our own. Dear Friends, if you are hurting in this season I encourage you to read the story of Ruth and seek God on your purpose. In the beginning, Ruth lost a lot, but this did not stop her from extending kindness to Naomi and it did not stop her from walking into her purpose and reaping a harvest of blessing. You never know who is watching. God was looking out for Ruth, and Ruth looked out for Naomi. In return, Ruth found favor with Boaz and her latter days were extremely blessed.
    6. Make Time for Self-Care: I encourage you to get moving just as Ruth did. Ruth did not wait for things to become perfect. She kept a heart of kindness which blossomed into her outer beauty having her stand out in the field. During this time as you heal, find some time to be kind to yourself. Here are some self-care activities to help you incorporate self-love as you heal and become whole again:
    • Journal throughout your healing process
    • Make time for Prayer (Release it all over to God and thank Him in advance for your healing)
    • Redesign your living space to cultivate more Peace
    • Throw away old things that bring about painful memories
    • Buy yourself some flowers to brighten up your place
    • Take a class or participate in something that has been on your list forever
    • Call or go visit someone in your family whose heart you can make smile
    • Give yourself a spa day at home
    • Eat nutritious meals (junk food will only make you feel worse later)
    • Make a list on the things you love about yourself and thank God for these attributes/characteristics/traits
    • Get out in nature (take a walk with a friend that uplifts you or a family member)
    • Find a way to give back within your community
    • Read books on Healing and Self-Love (You know my first recommendation is the Bible 🙂

    I hope this message helps and heals someone. Remember, you get to choose how you feel and where you place your focus. Choose hope, forgiveness, peace, new beginnings, a new narrative, and most importantly choose the will of God. ❤

    God loves you and I love you. Happy Healing.

    ❤ Shalom

  • Transforming into Peace

    Transforming into Peace

    Recently I decided to cultivate more peace into my life and become an overall peaceful being. In our world today it’s easy to develop anxiety, but we have the power to choose peace. As you know, I am currently on a year long transformation journey and promised to bring you along with me. Here we are today taking another step towards peace. Jesus promised us in the Bible that we have peace in Him. I decided to deepen my relationship with Jesus this year and take my soul to another level of greater peace.

    Here is everything I am incorporating this year to have more peace and grow closer to Jesus:

    1. Purifying What I Consume. Just as we feed and nourish our bodies, our spirit is fed daily by what we hear, read and watch. Every time we consume a podcast, television show, the news, movies, or a conversation our spirit is fed through these things (positive or negative). To incorporate changes in what I consume here is what I have done so far: I switched from Netflix to PureFlix, which shows more wholesome movies. I cleaned my YouTube subscriptions and started following more faith based content. I cleaned my Spotify from anything that didn’t lead to peace or back to Jesus and created new playlist that uplifts my spirit (peaceful instrumentals, soaking worship music, praise music, and any artist that uplift). Meditate on Philippians 4:8-9
    2. Nourish Through Prayer And The Word. There is an answer for everything we face in the Bible. When we face things alone and go without answers, anxiety develops. Be at peace friend, and know that the answer you seek is in your sacred place with Jesus and in His word. Through time with Jesus He will turn your anxious feelings into peace. Nourishing on the word of God is the best thing we can do daily for our inner being. In Matthew 4:4, “Jesus answered, “it is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” This tells us that we need the word in our daily lives just as we need food and water for our physical bodies. Lately, I have made time in the mornings before my activities to nourish on the word. I meet Jesus in the mornings with my bible, journal, highlighter, and pen ready to fill up through prayer and His word. If you have no idea where to begin, you can start with a devotional journal that leads you in the word or an amplified study bible. I read Joyce Meyer’s Everyday Living Bible and I love it!
    3. Distance from Toxic People and Places: In order to heal and have true peace we must distance ourselves from anyone and anything that is toxic. It doesn’t mean we don’t love certain people when we distance ourselves, it just means that we are loving ourselves enough to heal. In this space we can find true peace as we heal through letting go of anything toxic. In this season, I am placing my attention on purifiying and developing true inner peace. As whatever we hold onto from within will reflect in our lives. Let anything toxic go and experience the perfect peace that our Lord Jesus has promised through a relationship with Him.
    4. Cultivating Peace Through Nature. There aren’t many places near my current home that has much nature. Therefore, I’m learning to garden and bring more oxygen into my home through live plants. Nature tends to always quiet my soul and bring about a supernatural refreshing that only God can provide through His very breath onto the earth. I plan to spend more time in nature this year and on the days that I’m unable to do so, I’ll have my little oasis in my home through my indoor and patio garden that I will create this year.
    5. Cultivating Peace in my Home. The more time that I spend with Jesus in my home, the more light, love, and peace I get to cultivate in my space. When family and friends visit, my hope is that they receive a huge hug from God the minute they enter through my door. On this journey I will dedicate my home to God, as a place of cleanliness, organization, prayer, worship, laughter, love, and peace. 1 Samuel 25 ESV “And thus you shall greet him: ‘Peace be to you, and peace be to your house, and peace be to all that you have.”
    6. Cooking and Dining with Peace. My mom would always tell me that each meal she cooked was made with love. In this season, I will not rush when I cook or eat. I will savor the time I spend cooking a meal and enjoy every bite surrounded by peaceful sounds and smells. Peace will go into my cooking and it will be felt by the tummies that enjoy it! We should never cook or eat when we are angry or sad because we only ingest more of that emotion. Let’s ingest more love and peace through our meals.
    7. Becoming a Peacemaker. Cultivating peace in our everyday lives is a journey as we must first become peace itself on the inside. I believe truly embracing the Sabbath day which God called us to rest on can help us become more peaceful beings. When we take time to rest, we are less likely to have moments where we may lose our cool. Hebrews 4:9 “So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God.” Matthew 5:9 “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.”
    8. Renewing Your Mind for Peace. In renewing our mind we can go in any direction we place our focus. I am choosing to have a mind of peace. Here are scriptures to meditate on as we renew our minds for peace: – John 16:33 “I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” I believe that God is telling us in this scripture that we too can overcome the things of this world. We can have peace by abiding in His presence and in His word. – Isaiah 26:3 “You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.” This scripture ensures us that we will have perfect peace if we keep our minds on the Lord and trust in Him. Trust Him in all things. – Philippians 4:6 “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.” When we are anxious, we are far away from peace. The best way to come back into a place of peace is by giving everything that concerns us over to God through prayer. Leave it there in His hands and trust that He is working it all out for your good. God is good and His plans for us are good. Trust Him and peace will follow. – Hebrews 12:14 “Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord.” As I strive to work for God here on earth I will do my best to show God’s love through how I treat and speak to others. I believe when we allow God to flow through us to love others and treat others well, God smiles on us, saying “well done servant.” We are here to serve God and others. I hope to continually make God proud.

    I want to say thank you to those who are supporting my blog posts. I’m tremendously grateful for your support. I pray that God blesses you with perfect peace and an abundance of love.

    ❤ Shalom

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