Inevitable...

Tragedy.

It's inevitable. We're human, this world is fallen. Tragedy is bound to occur. But even in the simplest form, it is heart breaking. Maybe it's my personality, my heart, but I never want to look tragedy straight in the eye. Ever. Yet, it's going to happen. That is an absolute that we can surely rely on until the day that Jesus comes.

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord. "Plans to prosper you, and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you."
Jeremiah 29:11-12

There's the promise that we need to keep pressing on. It's a promise that you must believe to have hope. Because, this world, is truly hopeless without our Father. When I sit to long and think about all the imperfections in this world, I have to stop and turn back to Him, who is the Creator of all things. And I know, that His plan, is 100,000 times better than mine. And if He wanted us to live in a perfect world, it would here. But it's not.

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Lie: I am not good enough.

Truth: I am perfect in Christ.

because by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy.
Hebrews 10:14

Translation -- You and I are perfect because of Jesus dying on the cross.

Did you get that?

We are PERFECT.

Wholly. Without blemish. Spotless. Perfect.

Think for just a second, what does that mean to you? Not what everyone else says, but for YOU, how does that blow your mind?

It blows mine. Because I want to be all things, to all people. I want to be a friend, a counselor, a teacher, a chill person, a go-getter, a know-it-all (that actually does know it all), a determined young person, a special kid, an honors student, a minister, a loving acquaintance, just to name a few. But I want to do my very best, and to me, most of the time, my very best isn't good enough. Even if everyone else thinks it's okay. But this whole mindset that I have crumbles when God reminds me, that I am perfect in Him.

Try to grasp THAT concept.

For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
Ephesians 2:10