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  • The power of prayer: Why it is important to hone in on your true desires!

    (Originally Posted On Opulence in the Divine)

    Do not worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need and thank him for all he has done. Philippians 4:6 (NLT)

    In my poem, Wild and Free, I start of by saying:

    At night, alone on my bed, I often talk to God

    For I tell Him many things

    There is something I feel when talking with God, that I feel with no other being. When I am at my highest, I can share my love with Him. When I am at my lowest, I can share my pain with Him. The best comfort lies in the truth that there is someone out there who is always listening and available. This blog itself is also a way I personally talk with God, through my prayers, poems, and everything else in between. Good morning babes, welcome back to Opulence in the Divine! What I want to express today is my adoration for a ritual that is very personal to me and why I still have faith in this harsh world. I present, The power of prayer: Why it is important to hone in on your true desires!

    Please read this verse before continuing:

    But when you pray, go away by yourself, shut the door behind you, and pray to your Father in private. Then your Father, who sees everything, will reward you. Matthew 6:6 (NLT)

    The freedom that prayer gives

    What’s amazing, and divine, about prayer is that it’s much more than just give and take. To me, it is about freedom. I don’t have to hide my true emotions and intentions when I speak with God. He already knows what is in my heart, no point in hiding the truth or lying. See when I talk to others, it’s not that I want to not be authentic or have ulterior motives. It is because my words fail me, a lot. When I speak about issues in my life to others, I often studder, say something I don’t mean, confuse myself and get flustered and upset. This leads to me chocking up and crying a lot of the times. Why? Spoken communication is just one of my weaknesses. I don’t want to come across as weird or crazy for how I feel. It’s not that I don’t want to be judged, but I don’t want to be misunderstood. With God and prayer, those worries are nonexistent. I can really come as I am.

    The power that prayer holds

    Prayer, for everyone, is the connection between God and man. We use prayer to show our adoration for God, confess our sins, ask for forgiveness, and request blessings. The power that prayer is rooted in is emotions, which is one of the greatest gifts from the Lord. It is what makes us human, what makes us colorful. When we pray we show love, pain, passion, grief, joy, anger, desire, and much more! Praying lets you be at one with these emotions and you can feel ruled but also in control of them at the same time. When I pray, I feel a sense of ease from my troubles, even if the problems are not solved right then and there. It definitely feels that I have someone to find solace in. It is like my whole space, most of the time being my room, feels like the safest spot in the world. That really is God’s power at work. Prayer also gives me a voice that I never had, and the being that gave me the voice is the only one that knows my voice.

    Why you need to hone in on your true desires

    I pray for a lot of things, and one thing I pray for a lot is romantic love. I do have a lot of love in my life, from family, friends, hobbies, and dreams. I desire a soulmate, and I consider if I had a soulmate, my world of love would be complete. Now as the present me, I still desire this, but I realize my circle of love is complete when I add myself into the circle. When I actually hone in on my true desire, I come to find that what I really need is self-love. So instead of praying to God for romantic love, I should be praying for self-love. You can really pray for anything and everything you want. The work comes in to filtering out what is important in God’s will for you. There is also always a learning lesson in why you need to hone in on your true desires. I can pray for any ole man, and God will give me any ole man. But this is not the right man. My true desire is to be complete with myself first. Then God can bless me with the right man.

    Conclusion: Entering the new era

    This post is a little different from what I usually write, as If I am talking with myself rather than to you all, the readers. I mention in my About me page, that I updated recently, I consider this blog my diary. What I post is for me! My poetry, my prayers, my advice, all for my benefit. That is my true desire! If anyone of you all take something from what I post, then it’s a bonus and a blessing!

    Love and kisses always!!!

    -Syd (444)

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  • Never expose your pain!

    (Originally Posted On Opulence in the Divine)

    Never expose your pain! 

    Isaiah 40:29 He gives power to the weak and strength to the powerless. (NLT) 

    Introduction 

    Hi babes, welcome back to my blog Opulence in the Divine! This post will be a lot shorter to what I normally write, shorter than the last post. I think of this one to introduce a series of posts I want to make about the healing process. I am going in this with no outline and spit balling from my soul. Without further ado, here is Never expose your pain!  

    Clarification on what I mean. 

    I do not want to come across as saying that you should bottle up your emotions. Fighting silent battles only increases feelings of isolation and stalls your healing! What I mean is that you should only show your pain to those who care and have your best interest at heart!  

    The uncertainty of exposing your pain to strangers and the danger of exposing your pain to enemies.

     You might think pain is something that should be avoided, but you must experience it to grow. Pain is a form of energy that comes from the heart, much like love. Also, like love, not everyone deserves to share your pain. It’s no question that the internet and social media has become an entire world on its own. Connecting people who you wouldn’t ever meet organically. This in itself is not wrong, as there have been many meaningful relationships that have started online, platonic and romantic alike. The issue is everyone is not your friend and/or lover. Strangers can be wolves and sheep’s clothing, not only that, exposing your vulnerability to people who could care less is just unnecessary.  

    Now, enemies. You might be thinking “Well that’s stupid to show people who hurt you your hurt”. It’s not stupid, it’s a mistake. Think about this. Let’s say someone ghosted you through text but you still follow each other on social media, your shocked and hurt that they did that, but they seem to be going on happily posting as if nothing happened. Now you start to post shady and cryptic messages in an effort to A) hope they see it and feel bad and B) still stay connected to this person. You want them to “share” your pain. Well, it’s not sharing if the pain is not reciprocated. Worse, you’re exposing your vulnerability and letting that person know that they have power over you. That was oddly specific. It’s an example I can give you from my own experience of being in pain.   

    So, for the love of God, please do not vent about, cry about, or lash out your pain to strangers or enemies on social media!  

    Surrounding yourself with loved ones and angels! 

    As said, don’t expose your pain to anybody, but don’t hide it either from those who truly love you. Sharing your pain is not about them taking on your struggle. Rather offering you a safe space where you can find comfort in knowing that you are not alone.  

    Wrap-up and final thoughts! 

    And scene! Okay this was a pretty informal one. I wrote this while at work, and I just wanted to say what was in my heart for real. Now I know I probably sound hypocritical when I say don’t share stuff with strangers then I go and share something personal with strangers. Well for one, I don’t consider you all strangers because the only people who read these are my close family and friends. Two, it’s my way of showing you that we all are human. I really cannot talk about issues and give advice if I haven’t experienced them firsthand. Well babes, I am tired. I hope you all stay blessed and beautiful. Take care, see you in the next one! 

    Love and Kisses Always! 

    XOXOXO 

    -Syd 

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