A New Day

Do you ever question who you are? Or ask the question "Why am I the person I am?"  We are who we are; we are beautiful creations from a God who loves us!  He loves us despite our faults and failures!  He loves us despite our past and where we may be today.  He loves you despite the color of your skin, hair or eyes.  He loves you the same if you are a man or a woman, child or adult, gay, straight, divorced, single or widowed.  The fact of the matter is that Jesus loves you from the inside out.  He loves you so much that He died on a cross for you and me.  So do you love yourself and others the way Jesus loves you?  Remember Jesus walked side by side with the sinners.  He never said you are not good enough to follow me.  Instead He said I love you!  I have always loved you and will always love you.  He just wants us to love Him the way He loves us.  He wants us to love others as He loves us.  Before you judge someone else as yourself this; "Do I know there story?" 

The past several months I have found myself searching for who I am.  Searching for happiness.  I have found that God has blessed me with people in a town I never thought I could call home.  He has blessed me with people who are not just friends, but family.

For so many years I have lived in fear of being me.  I allowed others to have control of my life.  The only person aside from me who should have any control of me is God above.

It took losing my grandma this last November, a woman who loved everyone no matter where they were at in life.  I never saw her not welcome someone in her home because they were black, Hispanic, divorced, gay or straight, an addict and the list goes on.  She taught us to love people and not to judge.  Was she perfect? No.  Did she make mistakes? Yes, we all do for that matter.  But what I learned from her is what she taught my mom and our entire family.  I learned to love people despite their faults and failures.  To love others just as Jesus loves me and you.

I am guilty over the past years of having a guard up.  I have caught myself judgmental at times.  That is the last thing I want to be and it is defiantly not who God wants me or anyone to be. 

This past year God has brought people into my life who have shown me that it is ok to be who you are.  It’s ok to not please everyone.  Most importantly I am beautiful, I am smart, I am a good no great mom and its ok to be me!  The spunky, crazy, fly by the seat of her pants girl.  

I challenge each and every one of you to be who you are.  To love others just as Jesus loves you.  Remember He does not discriminate and neither should you!