Are You Ready?57Only wear the labels God gives you. All others hold you back.%
One day after church my daughter came out of Sunday school
covered in return- address labels. I cried.
True, I do have a deep love of office supplies, but that’s not
why I teared up. Apparently the kids spent time praying that
morning, asking God if there were any encouragements they
could give one another. Each child got a sheet of labels and a
Sharpie. They prayed and then walked around, placing labels
on one another:
Full of kindness
Child of God
A worshipper
Thoughtful
Loving
A leader
Good friend
Loved by Jesus
CourageousI saw one child in particular who by the world’s standards
had a severe disability. The label on his chest read, “God’s
masterpiece. Nothing missing. Nothing broken.”
Friend, in Christ, nothing is missing, and nothing about
you is broken. Whatever the labels are that hold you down,
send them back to the pit where they came from. It’s time to
replace them with God’s labels.