January 12th 2014
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Living as a Christian doesn't mean that you directly become holy. Neither does it mean that life gets easier. I can say for now.. it comes with its trials. Its because all the things we learn from Christ become the rock within our lives and the different perspective is challenged now with the our past self. Things we first thought were exceptable are now no longer what we used to see them. It's the difference between right from wrong.. but by the spirit of God. The God within us tells us in our souls what is right and what is wrong. That path tells us and helps guide us to be the best version of ourselves. Its only then can we be ourselves. Being a Christian means I'm living by God..and what I do with my actions is for Him.. it isn't about what I want. We get tempted by our past and what others think is exceptable.. but really why must we feel like we have to rebel. God wants us to live in peace, he wants the best for us.. yet we deny ourselves of having the best. Sometimes we intentionally chose to be hurt, we chose to suffer instead of listen to God. We chose to self pity, instead of moving in our lives. A few things over the past two days have inspired me. A devotional I listened to by Joel Osteen.. Hope for the day. The devotion I listen to when I desperately seek guidance. Not only does he advise, but he never fails to make me smile.. and trust me I don't smile much. It was about 'I can handle this'. God only ever gives us things we can handle. He never gives us things we cannot. The right way to approach this is stop thrusting your energy on telling yourself things that will destroy you. Make it that the trials you go through evidence of how strong you are in front of God. Sometimes we cannot do things for ourselves, we lose hope.. but when hope lives in God we can never lose the hope we have within ourselves. Oddly enough this trail I have faced today I have been able to flip over to a positive. I feel like I have gained a new lease of life from this issue. I can only grow with God, and love him more. God has given us so much, that real faith is when no matter what you lose at the end of the day.. you count the things you have, you have hope in God that he loves us and that he has a plan for us. He knows exactly how our days pan out and what lies for us in the future. Sometimes when people bring you down, you care about what people say, or could possibly say. You cannot change that, more importantly don't ask God to change that person's view or issue with you. Sometimes we almost plead with God to make people except us, but truth is it does not matter if they except you or not. The important thing is how you, yourself can cope with this situation. What can you take from this experience, can you make mud into a miracle.. sure you can. With the spirit of God. I feel like the spirit of God has really touches me today.. even though 2 hours ago I was sobbing my eyes out. No one can touch the love The Lord has for us. I think that is something we must all remember. Some people may judge us but really only God knows us. Some people make accuse you of things you did not do, some people may chose to intentionally misunderstand and stand there tell you what they think of you..as if they know you. Truth is only God can be our judge.. God will be our rock we can always reach for despite us grabbing for worldly things.
A lady on Youtube really inspired me. With the label 'World's ugliest woman' on Youtube.. she overcame I'm sure most of us could never imagine. Despite her appearance, the love of her parents shaped her to be one of the most inspirational people I have ever heard of. We may not have everything but what we do not have we also have the same in ability. This lady used what society considers 'ugly' to her advantage to fulfill her dreams. She used the negativity and hate of others in such a resilient way which became a ladder towards her success. Using it as fuel to her fire. Her parents were her blessings, and even her appearance was a blessing in disguise. Because of God's plan for her, because of the way He decided to make her specifically for her life to pan out as it has today. Without her unique appearance, or the way people treated her she would not be the person she is today.. a very beautiful inspiring person. So if people try to label you, try to 'define' you, don't let them define you. They do not know you and they will never know completely how you feel or what you have experience. That is only ignorance of someone who thinks they hold more importance in their life than you. Everyone has a story. The thing about inspirational people is that they are people who try and try and persevere to achieve something even though it is against the odds. With God anything is possible. These people have become inspirational because they have succeeded when most people fail. They are people who inspire others with their stories to achieve their dreams. They are people who have burning hope in their hearts and go through so much hardship in the process. You know, what have you got to be afraid with God by your side. What have you got to anxious about when God knows you, when every time something goes dark.. that is your opportunity to show God what you are made of, what strength He embodied in you when He first made you. I want to make Him proud, and I want to show how that His love for me be used for good and I hope one day inspire others.
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