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Helen Elizabeth Peters & Your Best New Self Ministries

A blog & Podcast dedicated to helping women become their best, well-rounded self in Christ. The heart of my ministry is to share a Christian perspective on self-care, spiritual maturity, and the peace found in releasing expectations to embrace God's plan.

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Thank you, everyone for all your sweet anniversary well wishes on my post the other day! They meant so much to me! Andrew and I ended spent the most beautiful Easter with family celebrating Jesus and our special day! ♥️ Today, I wanted to share a few of my favorite bridal portraits because I just realized that I’ve hardly shared any of over the last year?! @lydichristine, you did such an absolutely outstanding job, my friend! I will cherish these photos forever!✨ . . . Hair: @dvphair #bridalhair #bridalhairstyles Dress: @buffiesalltherage #buffiesgirl #buffiesbride #sherrihilldress #buffiesgirls #helenelizabethspeaks #bridalmakeup #bridalportraits #bridalportrait

Crazy to think this photo was taken one year ago, today! We were at our rehearsal dinner celebrating with friends and family the night before our wedding reception! It was also the night I chose to share about Andrew for the first time with the social media world. ♥️ I honestly can’t believe tomorrow marks one year of marriage for us! 😍 Happy almost-one-year Anniversary, Andrew!! I love that we get to celebrate our special day on Easter this year! Our God is SO good, and His steadfast love endures forever! He promises to work out all things for good and for a purpose to those who love Him. Even when we don’t see Him moving, or we don’t know how the plan is going to work, we can trust His sovereignty and plan. Love you, Honey! Can’t wait to do another year of life with you!! 💋🌟💕 #lovehim #oneyearofmarriage #anniversarypost #love #firstanniversary #passover . . . Also, I would have shown the whole picture, but I told Andrew to be silly so he decided to grab my butt 🤦🏻‍♀️ #men 😂

This is NOT what it looks like outside my house this evening, so I’ll just consider this an “Opposite-of-my-current-mood-picture Post” because (a.) I don’t have a pic of me in the rain, and (b.) I really want to share what’s on my heart tonight. ⛈ ♥️ As I watch the rain coming down in sheets, I’m reminded of how we feel when we experience conflict in our relationships. Oddly enough, I keep seeing this topic popping up in different ways lately. In Bible studies. In daily devotionals. In conversations with friends. And if I’m honest, even in little tiffs with my husband. Finally, I had to ask, “God...are you trying to tell me something?” The answer was a resounding, “Yes.” I won’t share all my thoughts here - [instead I’ll save that for the podcast I’ll release tomorrow or Saturday] - but I will say this: I believe one reason we have unresolved conflict festering in our relationships is because our apologies aren’t always stated empathetically. Whether because of pride (we don’t want to admit we’re wrong), we’re an avoider (we just say it to move on), or we’re bitter (we don’t feel like they deserve it), we sometimes refuse to see things from another’s perspective. After much consideration, I’ve come up with somewhat of a simple three step equation to help both the emotional person (myself) and the logical person (Andrew) learn to apologize empathetically. Step 1: What - State what I did. (Not what they did.) Step 2: Why - State why my actions hurt their/someone’s feelings. (Not why I did it - aka no excuses.) Step 3: How -Explain how I plan to handle the same situation in the future. (And then mentally commit to doing so.) Praying my words speak to your heart and help your relationships. While I know not every relationship can be saved by a three step process, I do believe we can do our best to try. 🌿 Love in Christ, Friends.✨ Photo: @lydichristine Shirt/Necklace/Shorts: @shopelysian #helenelizabethspeaks #yourbestnewselfpodcast #selflessness #thegoldenrule #yourbestnewselfministries #yourbestnewself

“Life isn’t about our “calling”, it’s about maintaining a constant relationship with God through which He will reveal our calling every step of the way.” - Andrew Peters ♥️ Sorry in advance for the long post today, but it’s just too good not to share! . Andrew sent this to me via text and it instantly became my quote of the month, if not the year! Lately, we’ve been talking a lot about future plans, which is obviously a wise thing to do no matter what stage of life we’re in. However, all this planning has caused Andrew to feel some anxiety over a question, “Am I fulfilling God’s calling for my life?” While on the other hand, my perspective concerning future plans goes something like this, “Eh, God will use us however He’s going to when the time comes.” After a few times of responding this way, I realized I was being insensitive. I was brushing aside a very real question we all struggle with from time to time. In grad school, I often wondered how God would use me and worried that, somehow, I’d make a decision that rendered me unusable to Him and His plan. During that same season of my life, a pastor came to speak to my young pro group and told us something that would change my perspective forever. He said, “If we’re chasing after God whole-heartedly, then wherever we find ourselves God will call us according to His Purpose. There isn’t one particular plan, rather an infinite number of plans in which you can be used. Stop worrying about God’s plan for your life and start trusting that He’ll use your life no matter what.” That was my break through moment with anxiety surrounding the future/my calling. Today, Andrew had his...and his words hold so much wisdom. 🌿 . If you’re worrying about the future, it’s my prayer that you would find rest in the following ways: (1) giving your fears over to God, and (2) maintaining a constant relationship with [Him] through “which He will reveal your calling every step of the way.” ✨ Love in Christ, Friends. #helenelizabethspeaks #yourbestnewself #yourbestnewselfministries #anxiety #planning #trustgodsplan

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