I have forever struggled with being a people-pleaser. I was painfully shy as a child and sensitive to the feelings of others. I remember thinking that if I just kept quiet and was nice to people, they might like me and I wouldn't have to feel the sting of their rejection. Rejection hurts when you are little; as an adult, I still find myself trying to ease the sting of rejection when I see it coming.
Even in my faith, I know that what I believe based in the Bible is offensive to people. I also see why I am viewed that way. But the thing is, I cannot deny what I now know to be true.
I am not defined by what I do, or how I look, or by my last Facebook status. My bumps and mistakes in life do not diminish my value to God.
Y'all, I am someone God loves. HE LOVES ME!
And the even crazier part, that love never, ever, ever changes.
And God went so far as to prove it.
(Yep, this is the part where I bring up Jesus.)
You probably know already. If you ever looked up John 3:16, you know.
God sent His Son to die for me.
But why? Why sacrifice for us? For ME!? for you!
Love. And a purpose.
He has a purpose for you and for me on this earth that He is longing for us to {get over ourselves and our insecurity} and fulfill.
Kinda makes me wince a little. Why am I so worried about being liked? Why so insecure? All that matters is what He thinks of me.
My value to Him....
it never changes.
Never.
God, the Almighty, longs for me. For you.
He knows you are valuable. He wants to use you. He wants to use me.
What would my life look like if I refused to waiver in my confidence in Christ? What could He use me to do?
I believe He could use me to encourage others in their faith in Jesus Christ. I believe He could use me to love women when they are hurting.
I believe He could even use me to make people laugh.
So here we are. The start of a new blog. Me and..... my friend, Beth B.
She has a hard time seeing her self as God sees her too. *smile*
She and I have a goal.
She and I long to encourage YOU! (Watch out, we have already started praying for you.)
These two Beths are starting a "Don't Stop..." blog. It is just to open the door to our relationship with you! We want you to feel free to contact us for prayer and support privately too! THAT is exciting to us! We want to lift you up in prayer! We're here for ya' man! *smile*
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We will try our best to leave you encouraged. We might stink at it. I guess you could even leave comments to let us know if we stink at it and you think we ought to move on.
Good thing our bumps in life don't define us. ;)
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