Striving on an expectation that I will never reach; an pushin you away at the same time!

God is with you. Don't ever set them Higher than God's. He doesn't expect perfection, so neither should we. You are always going to be God's work in progress, we all are. Believe in yourself, as a child of God you cannot drown if your faith lies in HIM. Let God's own Peace flood your mind and heart.

My dear young lady, please be of good cheer and in comfort for the Lord
is with you always. He hears your fear and will be there to help you when
you are in need. God hears all things, knows all things, trust in Him. It is a
hard life out there sometimes, but only you can decide to make it better and
you can Leslie. Reach out to your friends, but mostly to Jesus Christ our Lord
and Savior! Walk with gratitude in your heart. Be thankful for the wonderful
blessings that are yours. Thank the Lord for His goodness to you Leslie. With
my love to you in Jesus the Christ.
Barbara (((((HUGS)))))

Give all to Him, Jesus died carrying our burdens.

Praying for you little sister.

I think it is okay to fear bad things. And, I know it is hard to trust someone with the most tender of tender. You seem very young to be so intuitive about life, and that's a good thing. But don't life scare you so badly without experiencing fully. Consider life an emotional bank - take out what you have to spare as needed, but make sure you get your deposits back as well. Keep that bank at close to 100% and you'll be okay. But, don't fear love - rephrase, don't fear someone loving YOU. Start each day with an A+ and proceed through the day, working with that emotional bank - at the end of the day see how you turned out.

At 41, this is where I am on love...."I've been so afraid of getting hurt that I've not allowed anyone to get close enough to see me. I'd give little pieces of myself - fragmented and spread out - and never allowed myself to receive anything back - because if I received, well, then I was trusting someone to not hurt me in the future. Someday, I will need to love someone completely. More so, I need - the hardest words for me to say are "I need" - to be loved completely, one more time, regardless of whether it lasts forever."
peace and love ~j

Leslie, I know firsthand how crippling codependency can be. You're still young and still trying to figure out who you are, so I can understand why you would need emotional support at this point. There's nothing wrong with that. I just hope that over time, you will one day be able to relax, chill, put your burdens in God's hands and enjoy life. XOXOXO

We are enough, afterall, Christ died for us before we were in existence. We are his creation and that is enough. Let go and let God be God. He is awesome! Take the time to get to know Him as you need to know Him. Is my everything and He can be yours too.

thank you Stephanie...that is so true.
thank you Latasha im learning as I go! :) One moment, one step, every hour, of every day!
thanks Jean...its hard for me also! and thank you for the advice.
thank you Debra, and Doria :)
thank you Grams...means a lot! thank you David! :)
&& thank you too Lisa :)