In this week's podcast, I talk about how I couldn't "fit" into a pair of designer jeans when I was 11 years old, and Jordache was all the rage. I was disappointed, of course, but there was no way I was going to get those slender jeans over my thighs and hips, even at 11! I just wasn't fitting into them. Or, could it be that they weren't fitting "me."
You see, we can look at it as if we don't fit, but the reality is that the circumstances, people, or clothing may not be fits for us!
You see, we can look at it as if we don't fit, but the reality is that the circumstances, people, or clothing may not be fits for us!
You aren't made to fit in. You were created to do God's will.
Have you ever considered that you were made for more and something better than the thing that "everybody" seems to want in on?
Not everybody wants in on God, but everybody has a special place they "fit" into His plan, if they'll see through His eyes.
Your identity comes from Christ alone. Your identity does not come from the fact that you fit into jeans or not. You cannot believe a lie and live in the truth. Refuse the lies that steal your peace from your true identity in Christ.
Peace comes from knowing the Prince of Peace. Find your identity in Him.
You weren't created to settle for things, you were created to shine your unique beauty and gifts for Him. That's the best fit and always is stylish....unlike Jordache jeans which fade away.
To hear more on this topic, listen to this podcast: Know Your Real Identity and Purpose
You weren't created to settle for things, you were created to shine your unique beauty and gifts for Him. That's the best fit and always is stylish....unlike Jordache jeans which fade away.
To hear more on this topic, listen to this podcast: Know Your Real Identity and Purpose
In Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, this morning it was 2 degrees Fahrenheit below zero and that is just not something that I think is acceptable. However, God didn't ask me when He made snow, but I'm pretty sure freezing is a result of the fall of man? I don't like it when I go to clean my car's windshield and the wiper fluid freezes into a firework pattern and blocks my view further, it's really annoying.
I'm not going to settle with spending every winter for the rest of my life in Pittsburgh in the cold and snow. My husband and I have plans to be snowbirds in retirement in Florida years from now. We don't plan on settling for freezing from December through March.
You too, don't have to settle.
There are times in life where we have to muddle through some things that are not pleasant so that we can get to the really great things that make life worthwhile. However, settling with something that isn't good for you or not God's best for you is like setting yourself up to accept less than for the long haul. Why would anyone want to do that?!
What is something you have been settling for?
Sometimes it's fear, or a preference for the things we are familiar with or have access to more immediately, and sometimes, it's a lack of faith that is more attainable.
Lord willing, my husband and I are having faith and taking actions to work toward snowbirding in Florida someday because we see no reason to settle for frozen toes and fingertips occurring simply to let the dogs out or try to get to work in a frozen car when the sun and warmth are there in Florida for the taking.
God has a plan for you!
To hear more on this topic, listen to this podcast: Stop Settling and Trust God's Plan. Click here to listen.
