The Artisan Soul (19 page)

       
Spend more time with people who inspire you and less time with those who crush your spirit.

       
Invest in yourself by bringing into your life voices who inspire you and refresh your spirit.

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Voice: The Narrative That Guides

The hard work of finding our own voice

       
Think through all the voices that have informed you throughout your life.

       
Write down each and every person who has influenced you for good or bad.

       
Identify what their narrative for your life was and how it has shaped you.

       
Make an honest assessment of which of those voices have had a dominant role in shaping your internal narrative of yourself.

       
Ask a few close friends to hear how you understand your story, and ask them to reflect back to you if your assessment resonates with them.

       
Take time to study what the Scriptures say about who you are, and think about what your life would look like if you embraced this narrative as your own.

       
Focus on what it means to be created in God's image.

       
Reflect on God's declaration that you are wonderfully and marvelously made.

       
Place into your narrative that God knew you before you were born and calls you out with intention and purpose.

       
Decide who you want to become: What is the story you want to tell through your life?

       
Write a declaration of who you are!