Happy Wednesday! Words in my devotion for today really stayed with me. “Self-acceptance is the path to self-forgetfulness, which is the royal road to JOY!” This is one of those passages that one might read, then read again, and then again to make sure it is understood. I contemplated the sentence and then felt as though I could hear a voice say, “Yes, that’s it!”
Think about how much we worry about correcting our flaws. I worry about my weight, I worry about my wrinkles, I worry about what I am going to wear, and I worry about if I am letting my light shine. God made me. God does not make mistakes. I am His creation. If I can accept that, then I will be on the path to self-forgetfulness. This means I am focusing on others instead of myself.
Don’t get me wrong. We are human. We are going to be somewhat self-absorbed. But how liberating might it be if we could just accept ourselves for who we are. As we do we become more like Jesus because we can then focus on others.
I am still avoiding carbs, I am still looking for that miracle cream to get rid of my wrinkles, and I am still going to look for that most fabulous outfit. What I will NOT do is spend the amount of time I have been, fixating on my flaws. What I will NOT do is try to change who I am to fit into this screwed up world we live in.
Love you guys!
Shine, Shine, Shine!
Tina