Those are words that are actually in the Bible spoken by God !!! In Genesis 3:11 God said," Who told you that you were naked?". God is basically asking them , "who told you, you were made wrong and needed to cover up?". I feel like the Lord asks me that a lot!!! There are SOOOOOOO many times I feel like I'm "made" wrong. I'm very different and eclectic in my taste. I LOVE change. I change stuff in my house often!! I don't have a FOREVER favorite color! My taste in music changes. I honestly believe my love of change has something to do with me having SUPER straight hair growing up and now it's really curly. God knew I would want to have straight and curly hair, so He gave me BOTH. I honestly have never thought of that until I typed it but it seems really reasonable to me!!! God is sooooo creative and His heart is to bless his children.
Ok back to being naked.............where are you feeling that you are made wrong? Why would the enemy tell you, you were wrong in this particular area? Prolly because that's an area of your ministry. That's the only place the enemy tries to fight us sooooo hard! We are fearfully and wonderfully made. We were knit together in our mother's womb by an AWESOME Creator. We are ON PURPOSE!!! EVERYTHING is for a reason. What can you DO different in this area of your life?
I was reading over my journal this morning at before 5am. (I didn't sleep well. :( Michael and I have to make a huge decision in our life and it's been a GIANT stressor. So, I just got up read the Word and journaled)
I reread some of the MOST amazing experiences I've had with the Lord this year!! He's been sooooooo faithful!!! The first one that jumps out was my and my sister's cruise in April. Wowzer He way showed off for us. It was such a life changing experience for me!!! What I journaled about soooooooooo much was how much we laughed. I had pages and pages. I found my joy again on that trip!!!!! God has created a BEAUTIFUL world for our enjoyment. We were created to ENJOY life!
I also experienced a new found gratitude. But, I think I had unrealistic expectations after this trip that my feelings would just STAY and I would not be required to "work at" keeping them. So because of this, I slipped back into the doldrum of my life. YUCK!!! Sometimes it's a struggle to find the joy everyday, but everyday there is something to be joyful about!!!! EVERYDAY!!! I'm learning that this is something that needs to be a daily practice! Somedays are much easier than others.
So as we approach Thanksgiving 2016 I don't have all the "big" answers for my life figured out. But I am CHOOSING to be thankful for my life JUST AS IT IS. Besides, my sweet Grandbaby is coming and I will be saturated in love!!!
Happiest Thanksgiving!!!!!!!
