I am Beautiful Things

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uumI-PdeZzY



Listening to this song over and over tonight, brings my weary heart so much joy. So many times in life, I look around at all the chaos that has been created by my own hands, and feel utterly hopeless. I fail to see past the potential that I can be and only see my faults. Ever been there?? Let me tell ya, it ain't no Indiana Beach!

Sometimes it is such a struggle for us to see past our failures. Sometimes it is so hard to accept that we, no matter what we've done, are worth saving. I see the damage that I've done in my life and struggle with knowing what Christ has done to make me clean. I sometimes feel so unworthy of that kind of love. But no matter how we see ourselves or how unworthy we may feel, Christ sees us as beautiful. The amazing thing about the God we serve is that, He doesn't look at our past, but our potential. If the one who hung on a cross and died for our sins, can forget our sins and look at our potential, shouldn't we?

I do have to admit though, it's in those times when I'm stuck in a rut, that God shows me all the times he's made something beautiful out of my mess. It's those times that I can see God's hand on every aspect of my life. God has made so many beautiful things out of me and the messes I've made and I am SO THANKFUL!

This year has been a year of such personal growth for me. God continues to open my eyes to the beautiful person that he has created within me. Now, I know that this may sound a little on the conceited side, but that's not what I mean. Once God opens our eyes, we ALLOW him to speak to our hearts, and we FINALLY LAY IT ALL DOWN AT HIS FEET, then and only then, can we see the beautiful person that he is crafting inside of us. Each one of us is so magnificently made and have the potential to be a beautiful person for Christ, but we allow Satan to hold us back from all we can be.

Never in a million years would I have thought, that I would be sitting up at 2 o'clock in the morning, blogging about being a beautiful person in Christ. Never would I have thought that I would be useful in the Kingdom of God. But our God, our God is a God of power and miracles. He can soften the hardest heart made of stone. He can use the bold and blunt to be His prayer warriors. He can take the person whose life is a total mess, and turn them into something beautiful. He is the God, who makes BEAUTIFUL THINGS!!