Girlfriend, let’s talk - Yolanda Mercer

In this episode, Reva speaks with Yolanda D. Mercer of Raleigh, North Carolina. She has a love of ministry, consulting, and coaching individuals to discover their hidden gifts. As a licensed educator, counselor, and minister, it is her passion to empower others.

She is also the author of three books: Hidden, She Serves: A Guide For Women In Adjutancy, The King’s Wife, and Breaking Up with Comparison.

Listen in as Yolanda discusses her own experiences with comparison, how being hidden prepares us for the unique journey that God has laid out for us, and how to overcome imposter syndrome and feelings of inadequacy.

Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn:

● 00:57 Yolanda’s background in education

● 01:55 Avoiding the comparison trap

● 03:29 Why you don’t need to worry about being a “late bloomer”

● 04:51 Allowing yourself to be hidden

● 07:45 What does it mean to be God’s masterpiece?

● 09:40 How comparison shows up in our lives

● 14:11 How do social events or platform comparison impact a woman’s self-esteem?

● 18:05 Is comparison a learned behavior?

● 22:46 How to get in touch with Yolanda

Key Quotes by Yolanda:

● I feel as though when you begin to compare your process to somebody else’s process, you really dishonor God’s plan for your life, because He is the one that created that plan.

● You’re not behind. You did not miss God. God did not forget you. A lot of times, we are just being hidden. I think people negate that moment of just being hidden and allowing God to prepare you and equip you and give you capacity. How can I prepare to become anything that I don’t even have the capacity for? I have to be hidden.

● We really have to be cognizant of the discernment between a door of convenience and a door of calling.

● When God sanctions something over your life, you cannot allow comparison to talk you out of it just because you are uncertain and a little fearful of what other people are doing.

● When we can shift what our eyes are taking in and filtering, then we can shift what is being placed in our spirit and close that door to the spirit of comparison.

● Be confident in God’s plan for you, and He’ll do the rest.

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