In Repair

Who are you? Who am I? Who are we? Everyday people wake up asking, wondering who they are. They’re not comfortable in their own skin. They don’t like themselves. I’m too fat, I’m too skinny, I’m not strong enough, I’m not blonde, brunette, or redhead. I have some physical deform. We have entire magazines and industries dedicated solely to changing how you look. Now I’m not gonna say that girls shouldn’t wear make-up, that’s not what I’m talking about. I’m talking about major physical adjustments. We’re not satisfied with who we are, and most of the time what we’re not happy with is fine just the way it is. Its all in our head, we’re not happy with what we see cause we’re not happy with what’s on the inside. I know the tired old cliché that its what’s on the inside that counts, and you know what? Its true…just read that again…it’s what’s on the inside that counts.  We’re told everyday by the media that we’re not good enough.  But we are, there’s one person who knows that we’re perfect just the way we are. God. He loves us just as we are. People need to realize that personality is what counts in the end. It would be horrible to live your life with someone who is attractive but is completely mean or rude or what have you. But someone who may not be quite attractive. Someone who cares, who’s kind, nice. That’s a better life. In God’s eyes we’re perfect, not just because He made us but also because if we accept Jesus he doesn’t see us. He sees Jesus, He sees Jesus because we are in Jesus, and Jesus is perfect. We don’t have to keep dredging up old sins and confessing them because God doesn’t see that, He sees Jesus. I recently heard a story about a woman in South America who claimed that she was seeing visions of God. People would flock to hear her tell her stories. A local priest, who was skeptical and wanted the woman to stop talking this nonsense, went to go visit her. He asked if she did indeed have a vision of God. She replied yes she had. He asked her the next time she talks with God would she ask him a question. She agreed and the priest told her to ask God what had he confessed that day. He went back to his church and after a couple days he began hearing that the woman had had another vision. He went back to visit her and asked her if she had asked God the question. She said yes she had, and when the priest asked her what God’s answer was she replied, He said I don’t remember…. God didn’t remember what the priest had confessed that morning. God doesn’t remember what our sins are because as soon as we ask for forgiveness they’re gone! Poof! No more! They don’t exist. They have been erased from the space-time continuum. Even if we keep committing the sin, when we ask for forgiveness God erases it. But we need to keep working on not committing that sin. We need to keep moving on, keep moving forward. Because we’re not who we were. I’m not the same person I was 10 seconds ago, I’m different now, constantly changing and growing. We should be growing in Jesus, becoming who we are in Him, reverting to His original blueprints of us. Because those are perfect.