Get Real.

"Get real! That college is out of your league. Be real! That girl is way to pretty for you. Get real! You're never play on that team, get that part, make that band, get that job. How many times have we heard these expressions? How many times have we used them ourselves? It was hard for me, for so many years, to see who I really was. Why is this so hard to do? Why is it so hard to face ourselves? One reason...The enemy, Satan, likes it this way. The enemy tries to plant seeds of deceptions, pain, sinfulness...of self hate instead of acceptance of God's love for us. Another reason...it's painful for us to see who we really are. It was for me. It was a lot easier to think I was important, talented, bright, nice, blah, blah, blah... than to see my insecurities, inadequacies, and needs, let alone address them. The best way for us to face ourselves...to be real with ourselves...is to remember, as Christians, we are constantly clothed in Jesus' robe of righteousness. God knows exactly what sins, weaknesses, and blemishes we try to hide underneath that faultless garment of salvation that covers and erases all. And He rejoices over you with singing...just imagine that...God singing over you!"

Just a little something. I most definitely struggle with it. And maybe you readers do too. Just think about that.

~j

VOTD:

The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.

Zephaniah 3:17