What does God say about you? You’re not who you use to be, you’ve been redeemed. So keep your head held high, "Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation...” (2 Corinthians 5:17).
The words of this song are so powerful, and I pray they sink deep into your heart, mind, and soul so that you can begin to really love yourself as Christ loves you.
I thank God for Jesus. He is the lifter of my head when those voices in my head, or those around me bring me down, and I begin to question myself. Do you have voices of shame or regret? Does what people say about you bring you down? Are you always trying to make people happy, or live up to their expectations?
That is not living the life that Jesus died to give you. We took the life of this guiltless man, so He could walk us through this life, being who He wants us to be. He is not done with us. He will, "carry it on to completion..." (Philippians 1:6).
I’ve always loved the serenity prayer: God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and the wisdom to know the difference. Living one day at a time; enjoying one moment at a time; accepting hardships as the pathway to peace... That I may be reasonably happy in this life and supremely happy with Him FOREVER in the next.
I’ve come to realize I can’t make everyone happy, and not everyone is going to like me, even those closest to me. But I am always pressing forward to be who God created me to be. No one is perfect, and it seems like so many imperfect people love to point the finger at everyone else’s faults and failures, and not take a good long look in the mirror. This use to make me so angry, but I am free from this now. It is a ghost of my past that held me as a prisoner too long, “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See I am doing a new thing!” (Isaiah 43:18-19). I know who I am in Christ, and he looks at me and smiles. I am not perfect, but I am not going to fight a fight within myself that Jesus already won!!!!
“I am redeemed!” Bought, "through his blood," (Eph. 1:7). I will live to bring Him all the glory as best I can, and as long as my best is good enough for Him, that’s good enough for me.
Remember God knows you, and sees you. He sees all our defects and blemishes, and still loves us with a love like NO OTHER! So keep walking with your head held high, He’s not finished with you yet. At least your allowing Him to do the work in you, and you’re not who you use to be.
God sees your value, even if no one else does.
God give you peace
Kim
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