Just Be

How many times in a day are you told to just be?

NEVER

It's always do this, be that, say something, laugh this way, talk that way, move side to side, blah blah blah. I can't remember the last time someone said, "Just be." 

Expectations play a huge role in this world's society. I know I've been harping on this lately, but you gotta understand that expectations run deep through me. All my life I've been looked at as someone with "great potential." I hate that saying. Don't tell me that I can BE something later. I AM someone now. Right this second. It may not be what the world considers great, but what does that matter when my King thinks I'm wonderful. The Creator of the universe thinks I'm perfect. 

Because by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy. 

                                                          Hebrews 10:14

Each day I am being made holy. Each day you are being made holy. Living in Christ. Seeking his will. Understanding that he is SO pleased with you. You can just be. 

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

"I'm a disaster."

One of my friends said this during our conversation, and ever since then I've been thinking about it. My reply was simply, "Aren't we all?" It's true. We may all hide it, but it's the truth. The disaster that you are is completely different from someone's else's disaster, but we're still a disaster nonetheless. You may choose to be quiet about it or you may choose to share it with the world. Either way, it's there. But we have to remember that God is in that. He wants us to acknowledge that we are HIS disaster. He wants us to let him work in us.

More importantly, he sees us as perfect and he wants us to see ourselves that way as well.

Did you see that?

Read it one more time. 

More importantly, he sees us as perfect and 

he wants us to see ourselves that way as well.

All to often, we forget that. We forget that the God of the Universe chose to love me, accept me, cherish me just the way I am. And the best part is that he sees me perfect. Each and every lie we CHOOSE to believe is ridiculous in comparison to what God says is truth. So who are we to think less of ourselves? Who are we to say that God's opinion isn't enough? Who are we to call him a liar? Yeah, that's what we're doing when we don't see ourselves as he sees us. 

And you have been given fullness in Christ, who is the head over every power and authority. Colossians 2:10

He has the power to bring truth to each lie we believe. But how often do we let him? 

I want to encourage you to battle those lies, speak truth into your life and live in our Lord. He is so good and wonderful and excellent and praiseworthy. Give him those things. Know that you are who he has created you to be. So, just be.