So the other day me and Rachel went and brought a brand new TV. Its a 32" Samsung Tv, but the interesting thing was that it had money off of it. There was a suspect scratch on the pedestal that the TV sits on. The thing is under mine and Rachel's inspection we could not find it to save our lives. We needed the sales assistant to point it out to us.
It was originally 285 pounds down to 229. For a scratch which we couldn't even find.
How many scratches do we have on us that no-one else can see apart from God? I mean how many times do we devalue ourselves because we know whats wrong with us even when others don't?
I looked in the mirror the other day and to be honest didn't appreciate what was in view. To me I saw a broken flawed human who constantly fails in life. This is my natural view on myself, to look down on myself... to almost devalue myself so much I try to convince myself that I don't deserve what I have in my life.
Even when others don't say it I make myself believe that people are talking bad about me. They are saying things behind my back to wreck my life and to take the good that God has given me.
This gave me the thought that Scratches aren't the things that should devalue us. Its the things we cling onto that truly devalue us. Just because the TV has a tiny scratch on it, it still works, it still has a great picture and looks amazing.
Just because we are flawed doesn't mean that God will not use us, doesn't mean that God thinks any less of us.
There may be times when we need to be repaired or examined but that is what God is there for. Its not our role (and believe me I really struggle with this) to try and fix everyone, its not our role to decide who can be used or not.
Our role is to believe and expect that God will continue to use us even when we believe we are worthless and broken.
Our role is to believe that God is bigger than anything we have holding us back and that He and only He can set us free.
Our role is to accept that whatever condition we are in, God still looks at us and is proud and loves us.
Our role is to be open to Him.
Let go....let God
ReplyDeletethis is a word God keeps repeating to me I hope this helps and Jamie YOU ARE a great man of God and I believe he will continue to show you your identity as a royal prince and priest adopted into his kingdom your a warrior Live it!