Do you ever wish that..?
That you could take a real step back and see every ounce of brokenness in this world and just heal it. To give peace to those who are seeking yet unsure. To have extravagant for every single person you meet, see, interact with. To lead people to a throne where Love waits patiently, extending His hand of grace to the lost and confused. Lately, I have begun to pray for this way of seeing.
When I think about the life I lead, I know I have done a few things right but thousands more wrong. I am in deep need of a Savior who leads me down His narrow path, away from the selfish desires I carry in my heart. It would be easy to stay the same, to be comfortable where I am at, but that is not what You long for. You long for my heart, my fears, my love and my entire existence.
I want to be a person who seeks the lost and never forgets the immeasurable power I carry through Your love. Somebody who honors You in every relationship and isn't afraid to go deeper. To bring people closer to You through my words, my actions, my efforts. Somebody who goes above and beyond to make people feel love and realize the great Love written in the stars by God.
There is more power inside of each of us than we care to see. We have the power through relationships to shine, but we must take chances. If God is pressing you to get to know someone, then go up to them. They could be someone desperately seeking love and acceptance from another. You could very well be their angel.
There is a quote a friend shared with me a long time ago from "Akeelah and the Bee" which says,
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond imagination. It is our light more than our darkness which scares us. We ask ourselves – who are we to be brilliant, beautiful, talented, and fabulous. But honestly, who are you to not be so?
You are a child of God, small games do not work in this world. For those around us to feel peace, it is not example to make ourselves small. We were born to express the glory of God that lives in us. It is not in some of us, it is in all of us. While we allow our light to shine, we unconsciously give permission for others to do the same. When we liberate ourselves from our own fears, simply our presence may liberate others."
Through Christ, I've been able to the beautiful truth in it this past summer. Self-confidence is something I have battled with for many years, and only recently has God begun healing. You personally have all the power in the world through God who resides in your spirit. When you truly love the One who made you, His love shines for all to see. By living, loving and leading relationships that honor His name, we are furthering God's family and the kingdom of Heaven here on Earth.
Doubt can tamper with our confidence, infecting it and stifling the Love that shouts of the possibilities. That says our mistakes have been stripped of us and we are free to abide in His love. The Love that calls our name and is written in our hearts.
My prayer for every one of you is that you would look around you. See people for who they are, the burdens they carry and the walls they're up against. Love recklessly and show them who God is. Don't give up on somebody because of their past, look towards the future God has for them. Take risks for God and meet people you feel drawn to. God is for us and nothing can stop the Light that He brings into this world.
Matthew 22:37 says, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind."
When you live this out, you will truly be seeing, breathing and living out the Love this world desperately needs to feel and see from us.
God, help me see people as You see them. People broken and scarred by life's battles. People who strongly desire to feel pure acceptance and extravagant love. People who are sorting through the emptiness of a life distant from You. Jesus, show me and everyone reading this that You are present and active in this life, awaiting us to take a risk and be bold in our faith, courageously serving You.
To the One who deserves it all.
In Jesus' name, Amen.
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