Why I am afraid to be myself!

"People fail to be themselves because it is easier to be somebody else and because they can copy somebody else's success rather than risk their own failure." - Abbot Christopher Jamison

This quote is spot on in so many ways. The reason we want to be like someone else, is because we don't believe people will like the real me. We are skewed in our thinking, because we believe that the 'real me' is not good enough for the world. We assume that because someone else has got the stamp of approval, that we should just copy them and we will also be accepted. But, in doing this we deny who we are and all the gifts God has given to us.

So, all I want to say is this - "be yourself!"
God already knows your most innermost thoughts and your inner being. God has loved you from the moment of your conception and God is desperate for you to love yourself. After all, how can we expect to obey Jesus commandment if we can't love ourselves. Remember Jesus said this:

"Love your neighbour as you love yourself."

I can't fully love you, if I don't love myself.

1 Peter 3:4 -  Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight

#justthinking #beyourself #beoriginal

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You are not a clone!

“God didn’t clone anything. Everything God makes is unique. Our best contribution in life can only be made as we allow God to finish his work in progress and perfect our uniqueness.” -
Tom Patterson

We spend an huge portion of our time wishing we were someone else. Somehow we are been lead to believe that person God created (us) is not good enough and so we seek to become someone else. It is very tiring trying to live like this. We become disillusioned with pretending to be someone funny, clever, spiritual, sporty, musical, handy, good-looking or whatever else seems right.  

God never intended this to be our life path. God never wanted us to feel second-rate or to feel that He made a mistake. God created us all unique and God did this on PURPOSE. If he had wanted to make us all clones, he could have done that, but then the world would have been a boring place. God wants us to marvel at our uniqueness and to celebrate his imprint in each of our hearts.

"You made me; you created me." - Psalm 119:73

"He is the Potter, and he is certainly greater than you, the clay! Should the created thing say of the one who made it, “He didn’t make me”? Does a jar ever say, “The potter who made me is stupid”?" - Isaiah 29:16

Living in Grace

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