We need to be attractive. We need to be smart. We need to love. We need to be kind. We need to be great.
Welp. I can tell you one thing. I am not the most attractive. I am not the smartest. I don't always love people the way I should. I am not always kind. And I am not great.
But I do know a God who is.
This world has pressured us to do everything on our own. You don't need anyone. Just rely on yourself. You can do it. Anything is possible. Those words ring in my head every day. I can take this world on on my own. I don't need anyones help. Those days are always my hardest. When I don't start my morning off with Jesus, it all comes crashing down. We are expected to be attractive, smart, loving, kind, and great by our parents, teachers, bosses, and our own flawed hearts. We are expected to have it all together. We will never have it all together, but when we rely on Jesus we can come close.
With Jesus we are attractive because our heart is shining. People were not drawn to Jesus because he dressed nice, had a ton of money, or was extremely good looking. People found Him attractive because of His heart. People will be drawn to us because of the love in our hearts rather than our looks.
With Jesus we are smart because He gives us only wisdom that can come from the Lord. When you have a relationship with the Lord He lives inside of you. This glorious wisdom is right there living inside of you! He provides insight through prayer, and wisdom through action.
With Jesus we are loving and kind because the way Jesus treated people was the greatest accomplishment the world ever witnessed. When He lives inside of us we are provided a patience that surpasses understanding.
With Jesus we are great because success is not found on how much money you have, how many cars you can stuff in your garage, or how beautiful your spouse is. We are great because He chooses to make a home in us.
God doesn't care if you have it all together. In fact, He prefers if you don't! When you know you can't do it alone God runs to you. He will never leave you or forsake you. He knows you can't do it alone. He knows you need Him. He will never abandon us or push us to the side. He was a perfect man. He is perfect. He's not perfect because of His looks. He is not perfect because of what car He drives. He is not perfect because of what college He went to or how high His SAT scores were. He is perfect because of His love. I find this fact incredible. We aren’t drawn daily to the Lord of the universe because of what worldly items he possesses, but because of His Heavenly promises that He fulfills.
We aren’t the extraordinary, He is. Don't get me wrong you are wonderful, you are intelligent and you will go far, but the deeper you fall in love with Jesus, the more you will learn that He is the incredible one and you are simply a messenger of His perfection. You see darling, you don't have to try so hard. You don't have to be anything because He already was. We don't have to try to be kind, because when we are in tune with God, kindness pours out. We don't have to try to be attractive, because when we love God attractiveness shines through us. We don't have to try to be great, because when our heart is aligned with His it just happens. With God there is no competition because He already won. In the center of all this chaos. In the center of a world that says you can do it all on your own. In the center of sin, be still in who He is, not who you are.
Putney, Booke. "I AM NOT, BUT I KNOW A GOD WHO IS." BROOKE PUTNEY RSS. Web. 03 Feb. 2016.