let this really be the year, that you don't sleep on yourself.

let this really be the year, that you don't sleep on yourself.

we're halfway through the year already, so i want to encourage you to reflect on if there's anything that you said you'd do this year - that you've not yet done and then be honest with yourself about what's been keeping you from going forth and doing it? this is a moment of honest self-reflection, accountability and forward movement, not condemnation. give yourself grace, get into a business meeting with God and then allow him to instruct you on when/how to move forward so that you can be found doing the last thing God told you to do. for the creatives! my new e-book. - Created to Create: A Guide to Overcoming Creative Blocks & Walking Boldly in Your God-Given Purpose. By: Gei'Yonne Caraway - is now available for purchase! - https://payhip.com/b/L1fFs [https://payhip.com/b/L1fFs] With Love, Gei'Yonne. <3. my first e-book/guided journal is available for purchase here: The Undoing: A Christ-Centered Guide to Unlearning, Healing & Rebuilding Wholeness With God. [https://payhip.com/b/fdrie] tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@whoisgeiyonne [https://www.tiktok.com/@whoisgeiyonne] substack/digital journal: https://whoisgeiyonne.substack.com [https://whoisgeiyonne.substack.com] leave ratings and reviews! it's appreciated! :)

share. - [even at times, it feels uncomfortable.]

the feeling that you feel when you share what it is that God has called you to create, post, share etc. is 100% normal bc it shows that you care and you're passionate about what it is that you're sharing, especially if it's personal or vulnerable. embrace it, trust that God is walking with you through this process - even if at times it feels uncomfortable. God entrusted you with it, so believe that you're equipped and you have everything you need to go forth in your calling/purpose. no more stalling. get out of your own way, you have an assignment and they're people that are waiting to hear and see what it is that you've been called to share, EVEN if it feels uncomfortable. so lean not on your own understanding and go forth with the confidence you have in God. you got this! With Love, Gei'Yonne. <3. my first e-book/guided journal is available for purchase here: The Undoing: A Christ-Centered Guide to Unlearning, Healing & Rebuilding Wholeness With God. [https://payhip.com/b/fdrie] tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@whoisgeiyonne [https://www.tiktok.com/@whoisgeiyonne] substack/digital journal: https://whoisgeiyonne.substack.com [https://whoisgeiyonne.substack.com] leave ratings and reviews! it's appreciated! :)

there's a cost to the calling. - [let God sustain you.]

reflecting on the challenges i've faced over the years, surrender and trusting God as it pertains to my calling/purpose/creative journey. the more you get out the way, the better you'll feel less pressure and like you're carrying weight that was only meant for God to carry, bc going forth in your purpose is not easy - it comes with many ebs and flows but there's also joy and a freedom attached to it once you stop resisting, take the lens off yourself, stop leaning on your own understanding and let God use you the way he intends to. stay the course. :) i encourage you to listen to this "with the perry's." podcast referenced in episode: https://youtu.be/efnfmoEaee0?si=KgjoTtmCfeq9KTVk [https://youtu.be/efnfmoEaee0?si=KgjoTtmCfeq9KTVk] it was very helpful, insightful and they shared come very practical tips on how to navigate your calling with mercy and meekness. With Love, Gei'Yonne. <3. my first e-book/guided journal is available for purchase here: The Undoing: A Christ-Centered Guide to Unlearning, Healing & Rebuilding Wholeness With God. [https://payhip.com/b/fdrie] tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@whoisgeiyonne [https://www.tiktok.com/@whoisgeiyonne] substack/digital journal: https://whoisgeiyonne.substack.com [https://whoisgeiyonne.substack.com] leave ratings and reviews! it's appreciated! :)

self-imposed hearts are impacting how we relate to each other. -[Matthew 5:5-8].

"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God." - Matthew 5:5-8 and to see God is to truly and lovingly see yourself and people, clearly. but somewhere along the lines, we have lost the art of being able to genuinely relate and connect to one other with love and compassion. what is a relationally self imposed heart? To be "self-imposed relationally" means voluntarily setting personal limits, rules, or boundaries within relationships to manage fear, maintain autonomy, or protect oneself. These are constraints you create—rather than those enforced by others—such as keeping emotional distance, being overly focused on yourself/your feelings, limiting vulnerability, or creating rigid standards for interaction. the only way to begin healing a self-imposed heart is to become self-aware of the condition of your heart, being honest and openly going to God with it. you can't heal what deny or hide - so the first step is acknowledging. the next step is inviting God into your heart so that he can heal you and the final step is surrendering. the truth is, we were never meant to process or go through life alone but self-imposed hearts, create a barrier that doesn't allow love in nor does it make it easier for you love/connect to God, yourself or others. so, i encourage you to meditate on: Psalm 139:23-24 and ask God to examine you & your heart. bc what you don't want to do is be the reason and barrier that's standing in the way of receiving God's love + what he has for you. my prayer is that, we stop being so self-imposed and we learn how God wants us to relate to Him, ourselves and others, so that we can then begin to have more fruitful relationships and stop bleeding on one another, bc we don't want to go to God in honesty about what's in hearts that needs to be healed. it takes time, so give yourself grace as you are allowing God to continue to do what only he has the power to do. With Love, Gei'Yonne. <3. scripture referenced in voice memo: Matthew 5:5-8 my first e-book/guided journal is available for purchase here: The Undoing: A Christ-Centered Guide to Unlearning, Healing & Rebuilding Wholeness With God. [https://payhip.com/b/fdrie] tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@whoisgeiyonne [https://www.tiktok.com/@whoisgeiyonne] substack/digital journal: https://whoisgeiyonne.substack.com [https://whoisgeiyonne.substack.com] leave ratings and reviews! it's appreciated! :)

yield to God, to be instructed.

i wanted to share this revelation that I had with God. (after I processed it with him of course). bc i never like to share anything i've not first processed with God, my therapist, prayed over, and journaled about. but i'm in a real season of my life of yielding and surrender, especially as it pertains to purpose + creativity so that i can get out of my own way and allow for God to instruct me, - there's been alot of moments of just silence and being still, so that I can allow for God to speak bc like i shared before, i've had the tendency to be overanalytical and God has been constantly downloading to me that this season of my life doesn't call for me to be overanalytical or overly plan anything, - it's a season to yield, trust and surrender - so that i'm able to show up in a way that's honoring & pleasing to him with ease, not pressure. i want to encourage you to reflect on what season of life you're in and create time to get quiet and be still - so that you can begin to yield, hear from God and be instructed on how to move forward w/o having feelings of overwhelmed by what God is calling you to do. With Love, Gei'Yonne. <3. my first e-book/guided journal is available for purchase here: The Undoing: A Christ-Centered Guide to Unlearning, Healing & Rebuilding Wholeness With God. [https://payhip.com/b/fdrie] tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@whoisgeiyonne [https://www.tiktok.com/@whoisgeiyonne] substack/digital journal: https://whoisgeiyonne.substack.com [https://whoisgeiyonne.substack.com] leave ratings and reviews! it's appreciated! :)