“God mold me into the person whom you have called me to be. Remove those things in me that are not like you and give me a new heart, one that is pure, holy and acceptable in your sight.”
Have you ever prayed a prayer similar to this?
If yes, you know that it all sounds beautiful and super spiritual until God actually answers that prayer and you’re actually going through the molding, breaking and reconstructing.
Well, the month of August felt like a month of molding, breaking and reconstruction. I went through a financial/ school situation where I felt like there was no answer and it seemed to haunt me everyday. But eventually God made a way for me * Cue Travis Greene made a way* but in the process it showed me that my foundation in God wasn’t as strong as I thought it was, caused me to be transparent with my family (which I usually am not) and to be more honest with God.
Well in the midst of all of this drama and my frustrations of being unemployed I went to meet up with one of my friends. I was just really happy that I was going to go do something that I knew would put a genuine smile on my face and help to forget about my situation. Well, on my way there I got lost, and it was a very DUMB mistake. I was so embarrassed and sad because I figured my friend would think I was a big dufus. Loll.
We then spoke about it and he asked me, “How did I get lost?”. And I explained and he told me to just laugh it off and just embrace that part of me..
At the moment when he said it, I kind of just shrugged it off and changed the topic because I felt embarrassed and no longer wanted to speak about it. But once I got home and reflected on my day, what he said to me really stood out.
“Just laugh it off and embrace it .”
Its really just one phrase, but I’ve found it quite freeing.
Sometimes we want to have this false image of ourselves as perfect and having It all together that at the thought of our “fake “image crumbling, people might see our true selves.
Well my true self is that I’m not good with directions, I’m insecure, I make silly mistakes, takes me a while to process information sometimes, I’m a little awkward, I get insecure with my dancing and a whole bunch of other things.
And that’s OKAY!! That’s not my identity but just part of who I am at the moment and God is working on me.
My true identity is not on what I do right or wrong but in God and that is all that matters. My true identity is in being a child of God and in that his mercies are new every morning.
So, the purpose of this post is to just to encourage you to find your identity in Christ , to let God mold you, and to encourage you to be yourself and love yourself quirks and all.
& not to find your identity in your occupation, your size, what you see in the mirror,your past, your relationship status, your mistakes, your achievements but in God.
One mistake doesn’t mean that you’re incapable of ever succeeding. One heartbreak doesn’t mean your unlovable. One bad grade in a class doesn’t mean you’re less than smart. Not getting the job you wanted doesn’t mean you’ll never get a job ever.
Instead of measuring yourself up by the standards of this world measure yourself up with Christ.
“This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!”2 Corinthians 5:17
“ For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.” Ephesians 2:10
A masterpiece is one of a kind. And thats what you are. There is no else like you and no one can minister to others the way that you can.
Hey! thats what the bible says not me. Lol
So embrace your uniqueness and allow God to continue working on you. It may not be fun when he shows you yourself but theres something so beautiful at the other side of enduring the process.
Check out this video about being molding into the image of Jesus ! Makes me cry every time lol
Love,
Giselle A. Parris
The Apple of God’s Eye.. 