Everybody, Always

or mine and wished He saw someone else.
Every time we fake it and aren’t authentic, we make God’s love for us
look fake too. He doesn’t have a wax figure of us somewhere that looks
smarter or taller or shorter or skinnier or more ripped than us. He doesn’t
want us to just look different. He wants us to become love. It won’t be
because we talked about who we wished we were over and over again or
because we gave ourselves enough positive affirmations in the mirror.
Only love has the power to get us there.
God isn’t shaking His head in disapproval as we make our way toward
Him. He’s got His arms outstretched, welcoming us home to Him with
love. I bet if we could hear what He’s thinking, we’d hear Him
whispering, “You’ve got this. Just keep moving toward Me.”
Do you want to do something amazing for God? Trade the appearance
of being close to God for the power of actually being close to God. Quit
talking a big game and go live a big faith. One of Jesus’ friends said if we
want to get it right, we need to live a life worthy of the calling we’ve
received. The call is to love God and the people around us while we live
into the most authentic version of ourselves. We weren’t just an idea God
hoped would work out someday. We were one of His most creative
expressions of love, ever.
Lose the wax. Don’t fake it; sync it up. Go be you.