Noticing…

So, I’m starting to notice a trend throughout some of my friend’s lives.  They are finally seeing how much worth they have in God, and I’m so thankful.  It seems that some Christians have this view of themselves as horrible, disgusting people,but we’re not.  We are sooo amazing because God loves us.  I have a really hard time with the whole “I’m a lowely creature that doesn’t deserve to be loved” idea, maybe that’s because it took me from 8 years old till about now to figure out that I’m completely worth loving.  This is not a pride issue, it’s the truth.  God gave His son for me, God deems me worth His son’s life.  That just flips my mind upside down, sideways, and any other way it can go.  God makes us beautiful and worth so much more than we can imagine.  1 John 3:1-10 talks about how much love God has lavished on us because we are His children and how we are made pure because of our belief in Christ.  Trust in God’s love, do not belittle yourself because you fail to live up to the expectations of this world, you’re not supposed to live up to them!!  When you fail in your walk with the Lord, do not dwell on it, but ask God for help in getting back to where you need to be.  Think about this scripture “If God is for us, who can ever be against us?” (Romans 8: 31b).  God is for us, so even our own insecurities and doubts cannot get in the way of His plan for our lives; we can fight it and complain about how badly we messed up…but God has already won those battles.  His plan will come to completion, don’t you want to be a part of it?  When I finally realized how much I meant to God and that my entire worth came from Him, it made me want to love Him, know Him, and obey Him, it wasn’t the culmination of teachings I’ve had or the guilt that came from past sins; it was that the Creator of the universe who can be perfectly satisfied without me, wants me for eternity because He knows that I will get the most joy and satisfaction out of knowing Him.    

ON THE FLIP SIDE, be mindful of how you rejoice in the freedoms you have in Christ.  People are at different places in their walks, and some have not met Christ; so we have to be careful about how we live this life of freedom.  If something we are doing is going to cause a sister or brother to stumble, is it really worth it?  It may not be wrong on a spiritual level, but the Kingdom of God is more important.  I guess what I’m trying to say is we need to live like we are children of God and rejoice in that fact.  Share it with as many people as we can because it’s exciting and life changing, not because it’s something good Christians are supposed to do.