Then I thought, "If Christ told us to love others as ourselves.. How can I love others if I don't love myself?" Not to be self-absorbed in our loving, but.. Can we really be overly judgemental on ourselves yet genuinely love others still?
If only our eyes sees heart and souls instead of shapes and sizes, how different would our idea of beauty be? I get to be a part of this wonderful project my friend Shelby created, aiming to shed light on perceptions of beauty
The reward of being known and loved.
My heart was hurting, my soul was wounded, and my mind was tormented. I am delivered, but not yet free. I not only need His delivering grace, but His sustaining grace. He gives new beginnings, but He will not wave a magic wand to make all the messes disappear.
It is rewarding to be in a very relational ministry where I get to lead and serve, yet never have I been drained so quickly.Like a tree that bears more fruit when its roots grows deeper to the soil, the Spirit revealed things in me that needed to be redeemed.