tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9184910486964605438.post5277963504699871595..comments2023-05-17T05:24:16.768-07:00Comments on Growing In His Image: INADEQUACY Aaliyah Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05179476212159749132noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9184910486964605438.post-78890266485638276982016-06-15T09:09:48.571-07:002016-06-15T09:09:48.571-07:00AHHH HANNAH!!! YES YES YES YES YES TO EVERYTHING Y...AHHH HANNAH!!! YES YES YES YES YES TO EVERYTHING YOU JUST SAID!<br /><br /><i> But we are scared. We are scared to let go of these comparisons that have grounded us for so long and measure our lives. What would we be without them. We are scared to live. </i> >>> THIS. I completely get this. <br /><br />ASDFGHJKL I JUST LOVE YOUR COMMENT SO MUCH DITTO TO EVERYTHING!!!<br /><br /><3Aaliyah Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05179476212159749132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9184910486964605438.post-77477338148925806482016-06-15T09:06:26.537-07:002016-06-15T09:06:26.537-07:00Hey, Sophie!! Welcome!! OHMYGOODNESS :""...Hey, Sophie!! Welcome!! OHMYGOODNESS :""""") That made me ridiculously happy. Thank you thank you thank you! Inadequacy is such a common feeling and I really wish it wasn't a thing. I just wonder what people would do or what confidence they would have in themselves if it wasn't. Thank you again for your sweet comment! Hope to see you back here soon!Aaliyah Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05179476212159749132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9184910486964605438.post-28311728639230931432016-06-15T09:04:34.442-07:002016-06-15T09:04:34.442-07:00Hey there, Elizabeth! Thank you so much for follow...Hey there, Elizabeth! Thank you so much for following!! I agree entirely! I loved hearing your points!! Aaliyah Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05179476212159749132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9184910486964605438.post-51641004678866475252016-06-14T22:07:03.919-07:002016-06-14T22:07:03.919-07:00"What if you didn't compare yourself to o..."What if you didn't compare yourself to others? What if you believed in yourself? What if fear wasn't a thing?"<br /><br />Man, this post cuts to the soul. It makes me wonder. Wonder what the /living/ would be like if I acted in assurance of the perfect love of Christ giving me the much more kind of life (Romans 5). <br /><br />Because I compare myself to others ALL OF THE STINKING TIME! And when I can't compare myself to others, I compare myself to past versions of myself or idealized future versions of myself (weird, I know). But the truth is, when compared to God, WE ALL STINK. And so however much we try to be /okay/, we will never reach it. <br /><br />Good think God offers us /great/ as a gift of grace! <br /><br />And His perfect love drives out fear. <br /><br />But we are scared. We are scared to let go of these comparisons that have grounded us for so long and measure our lives. What would we be without them? We are scared to /live/. <br /><br />I'm learning. I'm learning to let go of these comparisons and /live/ in the ways God has enabled me. Thank you soooo much for this post of encouragement. And to know that I'm not alone. And to know that I'm not the only one that types up blog post primarily so that I can learn from them. <br /><br />Praying for you girl! Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11043759960107103458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9184910486964605438.post-76643989185684281182016-06-14T20:50:50.033-07:002016-06-14T20:50:50.033-07:00Hey there! Can I just say that I am a HUGE fan of ...Hey there! Can I just say that I am a HUGE fan of yours. This post was 100% relatable and beautiful. I have been struggling a lot with the feeling of inadequacy lately too so this post was just perfect. I have been trying and failing at finding a job recently and, though I know it's not, I keep feeling like it's because I am not good enough. But I know that's not the truth. Also, I love how you write and the pictures to match this post were perfect. <3 Sophie Andohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04424290988110897785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9184910486964605438.post-13837764423535615082016-06-14T11:16:25.194-07:002016-06-14T11:16:25.194-07:00Aaliyah, I just found your blog through your guest...Aaliyah, I just found your blog through your guest post on Abbie's blog and I'm now following. I just want to say, your blog is really inspiring. I read this post, and I think you have a point. It made me think, we were created in God's image for heaven's sake! If we don't think that WE are sufficient, does that mean we don't believe God's grace is sufficient to make us capable of great things? Lizzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00402269932600706940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9184910486964605438.post-50146287980441740882016-06-12T04:08:50.258-07:002016-06-12T04:08:50.258-07:00Thank you ever so much, Ava!! You're a dear :)...Thank you ever so much, Ava!! You're a dear :)Aaliyah Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05179476212159749132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9184910486964605438.post-85907201383085873372016-06-11T13:44:23.655-07:002016-06-11T13:44:23.655-07:00What a touching post. <3 <3
And WOW What a n...What a touching post. <3 <3<br />And WOW What a new and pretty design!! I love that pic of you! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9184910486964605438.post-27946965704370757142016-06-10T13:32:11.727-07:002016-06-10T13:32:11.727-07:00Thank you so much for your comment, Lauren!
I real...Thank you so much for your comment, Lauren!<br />I really, really appreciate it. Yes! The ending thoughts still get me. And I wrote it! It's such an important thing to ponder. <br />Thank you again for your comment and leaving your thoughts!!Aaliyah Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05179476212159749132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9184910486964605438.post-19013477560213535932016-06-10T09:58:36.637-07:002016-06-10T09:58:36.637-07:00Okay, everybody needs to hear this.
First of all,...Okay, everybody needs to hear this. <br />First of all, I just love how this post is laid out. So beautiful.<br />Secondly, I love the ending thoughts. What if life wasn't so much about comparsion? What if we could all just rest in who we are as children of God? I guess the trap of comparsion is how God can draw us closer to Himself. He always uses evil for His good and I'm thankful. (Even though we choose to fall into the trap, he is faithful in it). <br />Thanks again for this post, I will be reading it again for sure! Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17961761075351133085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9184910486964605438.post-22617383614312950422016-06-09T10:25:34.989-07:002016-06-09T10:25:34.989-07:00Thank you so much, Becca :) You always uplift me :...Thank you so much, Becca :) You always uplift me :)Aaliyah Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05179476212159749132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9184910486964605438.post-86277718985065072502016-06-09T10:24:53.273-07:002016-06-09T10:24:53.273-07:00ABBBBBIIIIIIEEEEEE! I LOVE YOU!
AND YES I JUST LI...ABBBBBIIIIIIEEEEEE! I LOVE YOU!<br /><br />AND YES I JUST LIKE A COUPLE DAYS AGO REACHED 100 AND I THINK I CRIED :''''') THANK YOU!!!!!!<br /><br />RIGHT THOUGH?!?!? Like why doesn't it seep into my very being and STAY THERE?! WHHHHhhhHhhHhhHhhYYYYyyyyYyY?!?!?!?<br /><br />That story was fantastic. I NEED TO STOP TOO. WHY ARE HUMANS SO DIFFICULT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! okokok<br /><br />thank you again for your uber sweet comment. ily ok<3Aaliyah Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05179476212159749132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9184910486964605438.post-17789639044057531442016-06-08T18:08:49.339-07:002016-06-08T18:08:49.339-07:00Wow Aaliyah thanks for screaming at my heart hahah...Wow Aaliyah thanks for screaming at my heart hahahaha really needed that!! Love you girl:) God is using you in mighty ways:)Becca Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13107505427673782825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9184910486964605438.post-64028967006978300952016-06-08T12:57:19.331-07:002016-06-08T12:57:19.331-07:00WHOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWHAAAAAAAAAAAA...WHOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWHAAAAAAAAAAAAAT JUS HAPPENED TO MY HEADD. Like dude. If you think you failed at making this post coherent then just watCH ME SUFFER AND FAIL AND SCREAM AS I ATTEMPT TO MAKE A COMMENT COHERENT AFTER SOMETHING LIKE <b>THIS</b> JUST HIT ME IN THE FACE LIKE WHOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA. <3 <3 <3 <br /><br /><br /><br />i can't<br /><br /><br />ALSO YOU REACHED 100 FOLLOWERS ON THE GOOGLE FRIEND CONNECT THING DOWN THERE!! *CONFETTI AND I'M GETTING DISTRACTED HEYO* I honestly have no idea how long that was like that tho.<3 I LOVE THIS SO MUCH LIKE I CANNOT EVEN TYPE FAST EEVNOUGH FOR MY THOUGHTS SO I'M VERY SORRY FOR ALL THE YTYPSOS OMG<br /><br /><i>"I hear all this wonderful advice but I never hardly actually use it. It's really unfortunate. I hate it. I beat myself up a lot about it. BUT THAT'S ME GOING ON A RABBIT TRAIL."</i> <<< NO NO NO THAT IS YOU LITERALLY TRANSLATING MY INNERMOST THOUGHTS THAT I DON'T SHARE WITH ANYONE AND POSTING THEM ON YOUR BLOG. LIKE HOW DID YOU DO THAT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THE POLICE OF MY KINGDOM WOULD LIKE TO KNOW (THE UNICORN POLICE THAT IS :') muahahaha) BUT seriously howW??? I DON'T UNDERSTAND. I've been struggling with this soooo much lately. Like learning all these wonderful beautiful amazing things that are so much TRUTH and so much RESONANCE but they tend to not sink any deeper than my brain?? I WANT THEM IN MY HEART. I want to really <b>know</b> wut up because that's the only way I'll be able to live it. <3 <br /><br />ALSO THE THING ABOUT TRACING/SKETCHING AND STUFF. It reminded me so much of my aunt, who is an UNBELIEVABLY TALENTED artist. Like she lives far away from us, but last time we visited, she was showing us these paintings she did and OH MY WORD you could have mistaken them for a Renoir or Degas or something -- like LITERALLY THAT GOOD. But when she talked about how she painted them, she kept saying "oh I just copied this picture, I just copied this picture, it's not really <i>mine.</i>" And I kept thinking "WHAT?? WHAAAAT? WHAAAAAAAT?!?!!" BECAUSE THESE WERE PAINTINGS THEY LOOKED NOTHING LIKE LOUSY PHOTOGRAPHS IN A MAGAZINE CLIPPING. THEY WERE STUNNING. but she still couldn't see them as something special and unique. << ANYWAY WOW SPEAKING OF BUNNY TRAILS HAHA. But I just saw that parallel as I was reading and thought I would share. :) because how oven do <i>I</i> do that? How often do <i>we all</i> do that?? I WANT TO STOP I NEED TO STOP. but sometimes I feel like with everything I create I'm just like, "it's not really special. it's not really mine." AND I NEED TO STOP. HELP.<br /><br />this is really really really really really really really really beautiful. <3 like you. omg. waht<br /><br />lotsalove,<br /><a href="http://www.abbieemusicblog.com/" rel="nofollow">abbiee</a>Abbieehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08315835789865447678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9184910486964605438.post-20459877434473658692016-06-08T11:38:33.095-07:002016-06-08T11:38:33.095-07:00Thank you so much for your sweet comment, Cassie!!...Thank you so much for your sweet comment, Cassie!! I am so glad this encouraged you :)<br /><br />And haha, thank you!!!Aaliyah Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05179476212159749132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9184910486964605438.post-4863163569342934872016-06-08T08:41:11.085-07:002016-06-08T08:41:11.085-07:00Yes yes yes!! I've been really struggling with...Yes yes yes!! I've been really struggling with feeling like a disappointment lately so the timing on this is perfect!!<br /><br />Also, your writing style is adorable :)Cassienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9184910486964605438.post-79873683352873919992016-06-07T09:40:18.783-07:002016-06-07T09:40:18.783-07:00ohmygoodness I love you too!!
Thank you so much :)...ohmygoodness I love you too!!<br />Thank you so much :)) Aaliyah Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05179476212159749132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9184910486964605438.post-26597273907503606372016-06-07T09:39:43.452-07:002016-06-07T09:39:43.452-07:00Yes. That's my favorite line out of the entire...Yes. That's my favorite line out of the entire post. It's so thought-provoking! I agree entirely. <i> but, even if it can't be the world, it could be me. </i> <<<YES. My thoughts exactly. <br /><br />You're so welcome for this post :) I thought I would burst if I didn't write it :))Aaliyah Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05179476212159749132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9184910486964605438.post-83418804367215399042016-06-07T09:36:01.115-07:002016-06-07T09:36:01.115-07:00I WAS LITERALLY JUST THINKING THIS MORNING THAT I ...I WAS LITERALLY JUST THINKING THIS MORNING THAT I SHOULD HAVE PUT THAT QUOTE IN THERE :'''''') BLESS.<br /><br />UGH YOU'RE SO SWEET AND AMAZING, OLIVIA KNIGHT :'''')<br /><br />ps you're the greatest thing since hawaiian rolls so that's pretty fabulous Aaliyah Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05179476212159749132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9184910486964605438.post-70615222005238458702016-06-07T09:34:02.852-07:002016-06-07T09:34:02.852-07:00you two
I can't
I just can't handle
il...you two<br /><br />I can't <br /><br />I just can't handle<br /><br />ily you guysAaliyah Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05179476212159749132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9184910486964605438.post-69098437387159340822016-06-07T09:33:37.201-07:002016-06-07T09:33:37.201-07:00Amen! Thank you so much for commenting such sweet ...Amen! Thank you so much for commenting such sweet compliments! It made my day 10x brighter!! Aaliyah Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05179476212159749132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9184910486964605438.post-5024545911968550402016-06-07T09:28:27.561-07:002016-06-07T09:28:27.561-07:00Jessica, thank you! Yes, I have a really hard time...Jessica, thank you! Yes, I have a really hard time comparing myself to other musicians. It's hard! Yes, that line!! I just want to plaster it everywhere to remind myself!!!<br /><br />Thank you again :)Aaliyah Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05179476212159749132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9184910486964605438.post-46583189175033410372016-06-07T09:27:00.713-07:002016-06-07T09:27:00.713-07:00UGH MARYSHELLEY THANK YOU!!! I struggle with it so...UGH MARYSHELLEY THANK YOU!!! I struggle with it so much as well... You're so welcome for the encouragement :)Aaliyah Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05179476212159749132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9184910486964605438.post-67139813734372895492016-06-07T09:26:10.361-07:002016-06-07T09:26:10.361-07:00Ohmygoodness. Thank you SO much. I can't even ...Ohmygoodness. Thank you SO much. I can't even begin to express how grateful I am for your comment :) It truly made my day.Aaliyah Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05179476212159749132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9184910486964605438.post-9067262968139439462016-06-07T09:14:59.137-07:002016-06-07T09:14:59.137-07:00I love this. and you.
I admire your ability to wr...I love this. and you. <br />I admire your ability to write a post so deep and meaningful.<br /><3 <3PTIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330127474040181505noreply@blogger.com