expressing my heart

The speaker expresses a desire to make a significant impact on the world, driven by a deep faith in God. They share their journey of self-discovery, realizing the importance of self-love and setting boundaries. Despite feeling different and not fitting in, they embrace their uniqueness and aim to spread love and make a difference through their podcast. The speaker acknowledges being an ordinary person serving a mighty God, emphasizing the importance of pushing past boundaries and embracing their individuality. Because ever since I can remember, I've always wanted to leave an impact on this world. I was in daycare, I remember someone asked me what my middle name was. I told them that it was Luz, it stood for light in Spanish. I remember telling them that I was going to light up the world one day, Rina Lucera. And as funny and maybe cringy as that sounds, honestly, it's still the goal. I have never wanted ordinary. I know the point of living is to live for God, and I know that I could die happy having loved Him and having walked with Him, and went around spreading the gospel in ways that I knew to do the best that I could. But I tell God all the time, I don't want to leave without a bang, and not for my glory, but for His. I want to make an impact on this world. That is my heart. That is the heart of this podcast. I've always had huge hearts. I truly believe that that's one of my gifts that I love deeply. I have often thought of it as a blessing and a curse because I am so good and so loving to other people, but I never included myself in that. I never knew how to say no. I never established boundaries because I thought that everyone else was worth it besides me. But before I get messages and phone calls, God has really shown me that just as those people that I meet out on the street are children of God, so am I. I'm a daughter of the Most High, and I'm included in that. And it's about time that I start allowing myself to be loved and giving that love to myself as well. I know God's going to bring so much fruit through this podcast, but that's the heart. That is me. That is me to the core. I talked about pushing past boundaries and excuses and justifications because, truth be told, I'm just an ordinary person. I'm just an ordinary girl who serves a big God. I have always been quiet, reserved, and schooled. I would turn bloody red whenever I got called on, but there was also moments that I remember that I would purposely raise my hand, that I would purposely step up and take the lead because I knew that in order to get better at something, you had to do that very thing. And because I've always had this inner knowing that I was different, I would feel it. I could never get along with people, not because I was mean, but just because I was set apart, and I was never created to be normal.