I am in this
constant struggle with myself.
I want to be
someone different than who I am.
No, not like I
want to be a rock star or a rich person or something like that.
I want to be more
of a woman of God. I am constantly beating myself up over the fact that I am
NOT the woman of God that I want to be. I sin. I sin ALL THE TIME. I struggle
with the same selfish struggles over and over and over.
It is so
defeating. It is so discouraging.
This week, as I
was praying through this, I felt as if the Lord was speaking to my heart. He
said something like this, "Stop trying to be the woman YOU want to be…instead
be the woman I have designed you to be."
What's that?
What's that mean? As questions swirled around my mind, I started realizing the
truth of His words. I am the woman He wants me to be. Right here. Right now. In
this place. He loves me as I am right now. Not who I will be, not who I was,
but who I am.
So, how do I go
forward? Well, I need to stop focusing on myself. Stop focusing on who I am and
start focusing on the great I AM.
Becky at Tales of Beauty For Ashes
Kelly at Exceptionalistic
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I can honestly say I'm in the same place and I've got to be who God has made me right now. Thank you for this.
ReplyDeleteBecky, beautiful post today. I agree completely- the struggle with our own flesh is SO exhausting... but we do not overcome by mere willpower, by tackling it harder, better, with more resolve. We turn our eyes to Jesus, and put our hope in Him... and His righteousness covers our sins. His love for us is stronger than anything else.
ReplyDeleteKeeping eyes on Him, with you...
thanks for the great post today.
Emily
www.weakandloved.com
Me too.... I’m pretty happy to read something useful as this one. I’m always up to appreciate though!
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