You’re allowed to want. What if want is wrapped up in worship to God and faith in God?
You have permission to be in journey and in exploration. On this side of heaven, we are always in process and hopefully in step with progress.
It’s vulnerable to show your extreme joy because it’s a kind of release that holds so much hope and love. In this world those expressions are brave and necessary.
Be honest with your friends. Be in community to spur each other on, to give the needed compliments and YOU ARE THE PRIZE reminders. Life doesn’t work as well solo, so be honest and vulnerable with your tribe.
Remind yourself: I am beautiful. I am enough. I am exactly where I am supposed to be. These are the truths. When you’re already living in these truths, God can then build on them and give you even more truths.
Embrace your fears/desires. Can you see the desire under the fear? Can you remove the negative voices and judgment that are under the desire? Be gentle with the fear because it’s only protecting your desire.
Are you there God? 