Somedays I find myself wishing things were different. If I were somewhere else, if circumstances changed, if there were other people in my life, well then maybe I could be happy, maybe i'd feel more alive and useful.
But I keep coming back to that rock solid truth, that no matter where you are, what you're doing, who is in your life that keeps annoying the tar out of you....no matter what's going on, true happiness comes only from finding joy and contentment in Jesus Christ. True happiness comes from total abandonment in Jesus and letting go of the insecurities and the things that annoy you and realizing that life is too short to waste time on the lies of the devil. One of the biggest lies I deal with is feeling like I have nothing to offer anyone else. Satan has succeeded many times in making me feel like I'm just a bumbling Christian who has ever so far to go and I'll never be able to be an encouragement or blessing in the lives of anyone around me. I find I bottle up inside of myself, scared to even allow myself to try, cuz I'm sure people are going to look at me cross eyed and wonder what kind of saint I think I am when I have so much to grow in.
God keeps touching my heart and reminding me how untrue this thought pattern is. It boils down to calling God a liar, because I'm not willing to accept and admit that God has changed me and is doing an incredible work in my life. God has given me the gifts He's given me for a purpose, and if I don't stick out my neck and use them, I'll never know the power that He has and the ways He could use me to impact the lives of others.
My challenge today is, renounce the lies of the devil, and rise above the feelings of insecurity! Realize that you serve an awesome God who has absolutely amazing plans for you! Embrace each moment, make the most of each circumstance! Love the hard to love, because they are the ones who most need it. Let go of the annoyances and look beyond the inconveniences people bring to your life and see the heart that is crying out for love and acceptance. Others don't want to view you as a perfect person who has your life all together, but want to know you for who you are. They want to know that you struggle, that you cry, that you feel like you don't measure up. Sometimes all they need is a listening ear, and a shoulder to cry on that understands. Never underestimate the power in a caring, Christlike heart and the impact that can make on the hearts of those around you.
Just a few of my ramblings... hope they can make a little bit of sense!
blessings on your Monday,
kim
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