Brittany, you said here exactly what I’ve been feeling since I left the writers conference I went to this weekend. Thank you. Lord keep us humble. Keep us faithful… close to your heart. Help us in this world where our hearts are so easily let astray by our own selfish desires. Thank you for your faithful. Love you lead the humble and what is right and you teach sinners your ways (Psalm 25) Thank you so much Lord for your faithful love. And thank you for your servant Brittany. Bless her and all her works for your glory and her good and a good others! Amen.
We are so similar... the writing world has magnified my propensity to this exact thing and it's been hard for me to keep going with the work knowing how tempted I get to seek value where I shouldn't! Thanks for sharing this.
I actually haven't been able to figure out if it's a temptation I need to "flee from" or keep going and I've been so conflicted about it (for years!) I like your take here.
It’s a war. It’s worthwhile to fight it. This world is upside down and we believers get sucked in to its hollow values. The One we follow is the only one we need to please, and be pleasing to. The battle is to learn how to desire Him above all other (false) lovers.🙏
This is so relatable, Brittany. I felt the same way that weekend you are talking about. And I'm not even a Christian writer, nor was I invited. Haha. But I still felt the same things you did, and I'm past 40, but I still had the same teenage thoughts of feeling left out. Thanks for your vulnerability in sharing here.
Oh my goodness you captured the struggle so well. I recently put a poem up on my sub stack about being freed from comparison. It's such a joy stealer. Thank you for reminding me today to keep walking in this freedom. The freedom of self forgetfulness! (One of my all-time favorite phrases and realities.) Thank you for being so authentic, Brittany.
I so relate to this post. Thank you for sharing and making me feel less alone. I also struggle with envy/partiality. I don’t know if I was at the event you refer to—if not, it was probably one similar. I wasn’t invited, I just bought a ticket. I went alone as someone with very little “influence.” But I met another mom who was also there alone, and we got to spend the evening together. I wouldn’t have made that connection if I was part of the “it” crowd that night. God can use us for his purposes no matter what 💗
I LOVE your writing. It is so authentic and vulnerable and reaches places in my heart and brain that need reaching. Thank you for what you do. You are a beautiful soul. If we are at a convention or seminar and I see you in the corner I am totally grabbing your arm! 😊
Oh man, this hit so hard today. Thank you for reminding me that Christ is more precious and more worth pursuing than all the idols and good opinions I find myself seeking. He knows what he is doing keeping us on the fringes. I dread to think how vain I might be if I was ever in an ‘inner circle’
Brittany, you said here exactly what I’ve been feeling since I left the writers conference I went to this weekend. Thank you. Lord keep us humble. Keep us faithful… close to your heart. Help us in this world where our hearts are so easily let astray by our own selfish desires. Thank you for your faithful. Love you lead the humble and what is right and you teach sinners your ways (Psalm 25) Thank you so much Lord for your faithful love. And thank you for your servant Brittany. Bless her and all her works for your glory and her good and a good others! Amen.
Yes, Lord! Thank you!
We are so similar... the writing world has magnified my propensity to this exact thing and it's been hard for me to keep going with the work knowing how tempted I get to seek value where I shouldn't! Thanks for sharing this.
Same here. But I think for me it has been a means the Lord is using to rid me of it. And as painful as it is, it’s such a gift.
I actually haven't been able to figure out if it's a temptation I need to "flee from" or keep going and I've been so conflicted about it (for years!) I like your take here.
I needed this post, the Lord has used it to speak so clearly to me today. Thank you for your vulnerability and obedience in sharing these words. 💛
Of course. I’m so thankful he used it to encourage you.❤️
It’s a war. It’s worthwhile to fight it. This world is upside down and we believers get sucked in to its hollow values. The One we follow is the only one we need to please, and be pleasing to. The battle is to learn how to desire Him above all other (false) lovers.🙏
Such a battle! And just when we think we’ve got it down, it rears its head again. Thankful for the Spirit who convicts and gets us back on track.
This is so relatable, Brittany. I felt the same way that weekend you are talking about. And I'm not even a Christian writer, nor was I invited. Haha. But I still felt the same things you did, and I'm past 40, but I still had the same teenage thoughts of feeling left out. Thanks for your vulnerability in sharing here.
Even in leaving comments I can feel the way you shared in your article 😅🥲
This was a blessed read!
Oh my goodness you captured the struggle so well. I recently put a poem up on my sub stack about being freed from comparison. It's such a joy stealer. Thank you for reminding me today to keep walking in this freedom. The freedom of self forgetfulness! (One of my all-time favorite phrases and realities.) Thank you for being so authentic, Brittany.
I just read it. So beautifully written. You have a gift with words. ❤️
Thank you for reading, Brittany, and for your generous and kind encouragement. I appreciate it so much.
I so relate to this post. Thank you for sharing and making me feel less alone. I also struggle with envy/partiality. I don’t know if I was at the event you refer to—if not, it was probably one similar. I wasn’t invited, I just bought a ticket. I went alone as someone with very little “influence.” But I met another mom who was also there alone, and we got to spend the evening together. I wouldn’t have made that connection if I was part of the “it” crowd that night. God can use us for his purposes no matter what 💗
Oh I love this! What a sweet story. And a wonderful perspective.
I LOVE your writing. It is so authentic and vulnerable and reaches places in my heart and brain that need reaching. Thank you for what you do. You are a beautiful soul. If we are at a convention or seminar and I see you in the corner I am totally grabbing your arm! 😊
Haha please do! Thank you for these kind words of encouragement.❤️
Oof, yes!
Oh man, this hit so hard today. Thank you for reminding me that Christ is more precious and more worth pursuing than all the idols and good opinions I find myself seeking. He knows what he is doing keeping us on the fringes. I dread to think how vain I might be if I was ever in an ‘inner circle’
Amen. He absolutely knows what he’s doing. And I’m willing bet that those in the inner circle struggle as well.
A needed word for me too. Glad you found it relatable.❤️