Sitting in the gallery at the circus, the parade of clowns goes by. What a visual assortment! Large red painted smiles or big blue painted tears splashing down on blemish less faces. A line of caricatures. But who are they underneath all that disguise? Isn’t it tiring to spend hours applying those faces to go out and show the world? Trying to be who they really aren’t?
God created each of us in His image as totally unique individuals. And each morning, before we go into the day, how many of us put on the face that we think is appropriate for where we will be that day? Isn’t it better that we be ourselves and true to the Person who fashioned us? Instead of standing in front of the mirror and applying whatever “face” we think appropriate for our daily encounters, wouldn’t it honor our Creator by thanking Him for who we are? For thanking Him for loving us, and dying fro us, just as He made us? Wouldn’t it bring a smile to His face for us to praise Him for the gifts He gave us and ask for His help to fine tune them and use them for Him that day? We are called to be different in a society that values status seeking and all manner of deceit and cold heartedness to climb that ladder of “success”.
Today, why not climb that ladder heavenwards that leads to the success of being more like Jesus? Climb those rungs that lead toward the day when Jesus welcomes us home with the best reward of all…”Well done, my good and faithful servant.”
God created you just as you are. Be yourself! You are His piece of artwork! The God who created the entire glorious universe put His effort into fashioning you as His one of a kind unique creation. Go to the gym and exercise the muscles of (LIST FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT). . Praise Him! And take care of yourself. You are one of a kind. God’s gift to the world at this particular time in eternity.
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