What did you expect God to do?
I tried so hard to be like (name) but nothing ever seemed to work for me like it did for her/him. Everything she touched turned to gold and I can’t even pay my bills. Her family is so perfect and there is always drama in mine. I don’t get it- as much as I try to be like her, things seem to get worse for me.
Have you ever thought how much courage it must take to grow up and be who you really are? I remember a great quote by Raymond Hill that says, “He who trims himself to suit everyone else soon whittles himself away.”
If your life has become being a people- pleaser and not a God- pleaser, you will never be the person God created you to be. There are so many blessings awaiting us when we finally learn to be the person God desired us to be.
I spoke to someone recently that was struggling with every possible demon you could imagine. He was out of work, out of money, and alone. He felt bad to go to church because in his eyes they expected money every time he walked in and he had none to give. He had no confidence to get a job because he felt so unworthy to be hired.
He knew for a fact he would be lonely for life because no woman would want what he had, which was nothing in his eyes. I was blessed to meet this true gentleman of a person and the more we talked the more I realized that he had spent his life in the shadows of others and never had the courage to stand up and be himself. Over the next few days we talked and emailed many times and I began to see a transformation and so did he. We talked about what he truly wanted to do with his life and come to find out he just wanted to serve others in some capacity. To bring this story to a conclusion he got a job as an outreach director for a large church in his community. Fast forward four months and this 44 year old man has an apartment, he is exercising and taking care of himself. He met a nice lady that also works in the outreach ministry at another church. When he had the courage to be himself God’s blessings came through.
I bet you get tired of being someone other than yourself. I am sure that it gets old just longing to belong. We go through life masking who we are instead of embracing the perfection of our creation and loving the Creator.
You may wonder how to begin taking your life back. I am going to list five small steps that you can do and each one will bring you closer to you and closer to Christ.
1) Learn to say no to projects or people that will take time away from your new life. There is amazing liberation in saying no and meaning it.
2) Read the Bible, pure and simple. Doesn’t matter how much you read, just read some every day.
3) Stop trying to fix the problems of the world. All that does is take you away from the task at hand which is making you the best you possible
4) Do not watch the news. I t only creates negative opinions of things and puts division between you and people that think differently than you do
5) Do things that build your self- esteem every day. Smile often, eat less and better, exercise, read and listen to positive material and learn to accept others just as they are
Change is not easy, but it is simple. Take the first step and get reunited with Christ and yourself. Following in love with life is the best feeling a person can have. Go ahead try it and see. It all begins with you.
May God’s blessing be with you always
Dale Childress
dchildress@livinadream.com
Have you ever thought how much courage it must take to grow up and be who you really are? I remember a great quote by Raymond Hill that says, “He who trims himself to suit everyone else soon whittles himself away.”
If your life has become being a people- pleaser and not a God- pleaser, you will never be the person God created you to be. There are so many blessings awaiting us when we finally learn to be the person God desired us to be.
I spoke to someone recently that was struggling with every possible demon you could imagine. He was out of work, out of money, and alone. He felt bad to go to church because in his eyes they expected money every time he walked in and he had none to give. He had no confidence to get a job because he felt so unworthy to be hired.
He knew for a fact he would be lonely for life because no woman would want what he had, which was nothing in his eyes. I was blessed to meet this true gentleman of a person and the more we talked the more I realized that he had spent his life in the shadows of others and never had the courage to stand up and be himself. Over the next few days we talked and emailed many times and I began to see a transformation and so did he. We talked about what he truly wanted to do with his life and come to find out he just wanted to serve others in some capacity. To bring this story to a conclusion he got a job as an outreach director for a large church in his community. Fast forward four months and this 44 year old man has an apartment, he is exercising and taking care of himself. He met a nice lady that also works in the outreach ministry at another church. When he had the courage to be himself God’s blessings came through.
I bet you get tired of being someone other than yourself. I am sure that it gets old just longing to belong. We go through life masking who we are instead of embracing the perfection of our creation and loving the Creator.
You may wonder how to begin taking your life back. I am going to list five small steps that you can do and each one will bring you closer to you and closer to Christ.
1) Learn to say no to projects or people that will take time away from your new life. There is amazing liberation in saying no and meaning it.
2) Read the Bible, pure and simple. Doesn’t matter how much you read, just read some every day.
3) Stop trying to fix the problems of the world. All that does is take you away from the task at hand which is making you the best you possible
4) Do not watch the news. I t only creates negative opinions of things and puts division between you and people that think differently than you do
5) Do things that build your self- esteem every day. Smile often, eat less and better, exercise, read and listen to positive material and learn to accept others just as they are
Change is not easy, but it is simple. Take the first step and get reunited with Christ and yourself. Following in love with life is the best feeling a person can have. Go ahead try it and see. It all begins with you.
May God’s blessing be with you always
Dale Childress
dchildress@livinadream.com
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