Yes that is deep.. the ammount of effort and time we spend trying to be like someone else!!!! If only we could that ammount of time being the best me I can be... Thanks Paida, God has truly made us all wonderfully wonderfully unique..
On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 2:20 PM, jasper mhishi <[email protected]> wrote: > hey this is deep! GOD BLESS you. > > > > On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 9:29 AM, paida motsi <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> How Should We View Ourselves? >> >> God doesn’t want a bunch of clones. You should not let people make >> you feel badly about yourself because you don’t fit their image of who >> you should be. You were created to be you. You were not created to >> mimic somebody else. If God had wanted you to look like a perfect >> model or have a different personality, He would have made you that >> way. When you go around trying to be like somebody else, not only >> does it demean you; it steals your uniqueness. >> >> An important factor in seeing yourself God’s way is to understand >> your intrinsic sense of value. Your sense of value cannot be based >> on your successes or failures, how your friends treat you, or how >> popular you are. It is not something we earn; indeed, we cannot >> earn it. God built value into us when He created us. As His unique >> creation, you have something to offer this world that nobody else >> has, that nobody else can be. Your sense of value should be based >> solely on the fact that you are a child of the Most High God. >> >> Quiet yourself and receive God’s Word: “We are God’s workmanship” >> (Ephesians 2:10). The word workmanship implies that you are a “work >> in progress”. God is continually shaping us into the people He wants >> us to be. >> >> Be an original, not a copycat. Be secure in who God made you to be >> and then go out and be the best person that you can be. Even if >> everybody else rejects you, remember, God stands before you with >> His arms open wide. >> >> IF YOU RUN THE RACE AND BE THE BEST THAT YOU CAN BE, THEN YOU CAN >> FEEL GOOD ABOUT YOURSELF. >> _______________________________________________________________________ >> >> "Worrying does not empty tomorrow of its trouble, it empties today of >> its strength" >> >> Remember, when the world pushes you to your knees, you are in perfect >> position to pray" >> >> "You will have courage because you will have hope. You will be >> protected and will rest in safety" Job 11:18 >> >> For the Christian Prayer is not an option but an opportunity. >> "In prayer; expect setbacks, but refuse retreat". R. Eastman >> "Salvation: Nothing to Earn, Much to Learn". Adrian Rogers >> Seven days without prayer makes one weak. >> Do your best, bring out the best in others, >> Don't tell the Lord how big the problem is, >> tell the problem how Great the Lord is! >> Put God first, be happy at last! >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> 'Unless you change what you do, you will always have what you've got.' >> - Jim Rohn >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "tribewithavibe" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<tribewithavibe%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/tribewithavibe?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "tribewithavibe" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<tribewithavibe%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tribewithavibe?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "tribewithavibe" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tribewithavibe?hl=en.
