Just The Way You Are

Let us not become vainglorious and self-conceited, competitive and challenging and provoking and irritating to one another, envying and being jealous of one another.  Galatians 5:26

 

Paul’s words from the above passage in Galatians have been difficult for me to abide by personally.  It’s just too easy to look at what someone else has (doesn't have) or something that you have (don’t have) and boastfully compare.  Paul’s challenge to the Galatians was for them to grow in the Lord until they have the joy of doing something commendable without resorting to boastful comparisons with other people and the same should hold true for us as well.

Once we find our identities in Christ, we are set free from the comparisons and competition with others.  With this wisdom, we are to do our best to bring glory and honor to God rather than ourselves and the norm of just trying to be better than someone else.

Our loving Father has created each one of us uniquely and individually and what a wonderful freedom we have knowing that we can simply be who God created us to be!  He loves each one of us just the way we are and He never makes mistakes.

Just The Way You Are

Let us not become vainglorious and self-conceited, competitive and challenging and provoking and irritating to one another, envying and being jealous of one another.  Galatians 5:26

 

Paul’s words from the above passage in Galatians have been difficult for me to abide by personally.  It’s just too easy to look at what someone else has (doesn't have) or something that you have (don’t have) and boastfully compare.  Paul’s challenge to the Galatians was for them to grow in the Lord until they have the joy of doing something commendable without resorting to boastful comparisons with other people and the same should hold true for us as well.

Once we find our identities in Christ, we are set free from the comparisons and competition with others.  With this wisdom, we are to do our best to bring glory and honor to God rather than ourselves and the norm of just trying to be better than someone else.

Our loving Father has created each one of us uniquely and individually and what a wonderful freedom we have knowing that we can simply be who God created us to be!  He loves each one of us just the way we are and He never makes mistakes.

Just The Way You Are

Let us not become vainglorious and self-conceited, competitive and challenging and provoking and irritating to one another, envying and being jealous of one another.  Galatians 5:26

 

Paul’s words from the above passage in Galatians have been difficult for me to abide by personally.  It’s just too easy to look at what someone else has (doesn't have) or something that you have (don’t have) and boastfully compare.  Paul’s challenge to the Galatians was for them to grow in the Lord until they have the joy of doing something commendable without resorting to boastful comparisons with other people and the same should hold true for us as well.

Once we find our identities in Christ, we are set free from the comparisons and competition with others.  With this wisdom, we are to do our best to bring glory and honor to God rather than ourselves and the norm of just trying to be better than someone else.

Our loving Father has created each one of us uniquely and individually and what a wonderful freedom we have knowing that we can simply be who God created us to be!  He loves each one of us just the way we are and He never makes mistakes.

Just The Way You Are

Let us not become vainglorious and self-conceited, competitive and challenging and provoking and irritating to one another, envying and being jealous of one another.  Galatians 5:26

 

Paul’s words from the above passage in Galatians have been difficult for me to abide by personally.  It’s just too easy to look at what someone else has (doesn't have) or something that you have (don’t have) and boastfully compare.  Paul’s challenge to the Galatians was for them to grow in the Lord until they have the joy of doing something commendable without resorting to boastful comparisons with other people and the same should hold true for us as well.

Once we find our identities in Christ, we are set free from the comparisons and competition with others.  With this wisdom, we are to do our best to bring glory and honor to God rather than ourselves and the norm of just trying to be better than someone else.

Our loving Father has created each one of us uniquely and individually and what a wonderful freedom we have knowing that we can simply be who God created us to be!  He loves each one of us just the way we are and He never makes mistakes.

Success Yourself

The Holy Spirit...bears us up in our weakness.  Romans 8:26

Our oldest son, Elliott, goes to great lengths to 'fit in' with some of his older buddies.  As adults, it’s not too much different for us either.  Think of how many people project false images of themselves through social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter each and every day.

The truth is, I am tired of playing games and trying to be someone that I am not. There is a lot of freedom in just being accepted as we are without being facing the pressures of being someone we just cannot be.

God wants us to accept ourselves for who we are, and wants us to actually like who we are, despite our weaknesses. Everyone has weaknesses, but we must realize that God will never reject us because of them.

We must also be careful of placing too much value on our weaknesses because we will then underestimate our value. Our worth is not based on anything good or bad that we have ever done/are doing/will do, but on what God has already done.

We were purchased at a high price and yes we have all disappointed God, but God will never abandon us because He loves us just the way we are. So tell Satan to 'stuff it' the next time he tries to convince you that you don't measure up to someone else’s standards!

Just The Way You Are

Let us not become vainglorious and self-conceited, competitive and challenging and provoking and irritating to one another, envying and being jealous of one another.  Galatians 5:26

 

Paul’s words from the above passage in Galatians have been difficult for me to abide by personally.  It’s just too easy to look at what someone else has (doesn't have) or something that you have (don’t have) and boastfully compare.  Paul’s challenge to the Galatians was for them to grow in the Lord until they have the joy of doing something commendable without resorting to boastful comparisons with other people and the same should hold true for us as well.

Once we find our identities in Christ, we are set free from the comparisons and competition with others.  With this wisdom, we are to do our best to bring glory and honor to God rather than ourselves and the norm of just trying to be better than someone else.

Our loving Father has created each one of us uniquely and individually and what a wonderful freedom we have knowing that we can simply be who God created us to be!  He loves each one of us just the way we are and He never makes mistakes.