Courageous Part 2

The next resolution is that of excepting me for me. The resolution actually states, "I will accept and celebrate my uniqueness, and will esteem and encourage the distinctions I admire in other".

The uniqueness in me defines not only my strengths but my weaknesses (and we all know I have plenty of those!!). But then this book encouraged me to memorize the following verses and they were pretty powerful:

Declaration of my importance to God
Ephesians 2:10
"For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do"

Confirmation of my selection by God
Jeremiah 1:5
"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations"

First of all...how amazing it is to read that?? Not only is it incredible that God created each and every one of us, but He made us to do good works. He goes even further to say, "Don't get freaked out that you have all of these great things to do because I already prepared for all of those things". AND I appointed you as a prophet to the nations. WHAT?? Me, a prophet?? No thanks!! But wait...He isn't talking about JUST me. He is talking about all of us. He didn't give us all of these amazing things for us to keep them all to ourselves. We are to share His story and our story with everyone.

Be confident in who you are, strengths and weaknesses. God made you who you are for a reason. I love doing this book along with a study we are doing in our new community group. We are doing a study by the book Chazown. It is all about finding God's vision for your life and living your life with that vision in mind. It starts off by saying the same thing. Everything about my life, including the past experiences that I don't particularly like or would like to forget, are actually good. Romans 8:28 states "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose". Even through suffering and all the storms of life, it is all for a reason. A reason that we may not be able to see when the rain is pouring down (maybe it's because we don't have the windshield wipers on OR we choose to not turn them on).

I am turning my windshield wipers on!!! Looking for the rainbow before the storm is over!! Accepting my strengths and my weaknesses because the most amazing creator made me that way.