That sacred name of God was told to Moses. He was to tell Pharaoh that is who sent him to save the Jews from slavery. This particular person who narrated this video offered an explanation that perhaps this meant God was saying I Am the One and Only God. I Am Love. I Am Peace. I Am Alpha, I Am Omega. I Am the Beginning and the End. I Am in everything I have created and everything He makes is good and made for a purpose, in such a time as that creation lives in. The list goes on...
What occurred to me is that as believers, we have the Holy Spirit living with in us. We can draw upon the Spirit for all that He is. Love, strength, wisdom etc. We are to honor God in all that we are. All that we do. All that we think. All that we say. To do as Jesus would do. After all isn't that why God sent His son to die on a cross over 2000 years ago. To be raised again. He showed us and taught us how we are to live this life. How to deal with trials and problems that arise. Whether that means emotional, physical, mental, spiritual, environmental... etc. We are to be anxious for nothing, but in prayer and petition come before Him presenting our praise, our requests and he promises that He will hear us. We have to do it in the right motivation as well. Is it for the glory of God?
This is all to say, it is really starting to bother me when I hear people say... I am disgusting, I am ugly, I am stupid, I am pathetic, I am fat, I am skinny, I am sick, I am tired. Not that I'm mad... Heaven knows I've said all of this about myself at any given time in my life. It hurts my soul. I dare to think... is that the Holy Spirit trying to say to me...stop it!! You are my creation. That is NOT what you are! That is how you are FEELING at this moment. The very words I and Am are very powerful words. I am _______ that, I am! If you say I am_____(anything negative) is what you are! If you are continually telling someone... I am ugly, I am whatever.... it's not just you that is going to start believing it. Another person isn't the All Knowing... they are going to take you for what you are saying is "true" about your self. No? Am I completely wrong on that? Let's be honest. Think about it.
Now I can hear it all now... Jackie you are totally taking that out of context! Nowhere does it say in the Bible that is what God meant. This is not what I'm saying... I'm just sharing a thought.. How are we honoring our Creator. You know, the One that "doesn't make junk" with self deprecation? Or ... focusing on the negative traits of others? God made them too right?
I was visiting a friend in the hospital yesterday and we took him outside to get some fresh air. As we all stood visiting and laughing and "random" woman that none of us knew just strolled up and started chatting with us. She had a kidney transplant a few years ago and was currently in the hospital because she was starting to reject it. She continued on telling us random facts about her family. Then suddenly said she was going for a walk and off she went. I hate to admit that a few years ago I would have looked at my friends and said "ok, that was odd.... I don't know you". Or something equally as uncaring and sarcastic. After she left we looked at each other and started talking about how lonely she must be to walk up to a group of people and just start talking. How she was just trying to connect with another soul. To be more aware of others and listen. She's going through a rough time and just needed to connect. Is that odd or weird? No! We all need to connect, we all need to know that someone cares. We are the conduit for God to show others His perfect love. We are to allow God to fill us. To be open to that filling, not to horde it for ourselves because if we are already filled how can He continue to fill us. Is that "filling" if not poured out to others going to become stagnant? And once it becomes stagnant does it just die off? Never the less.... the point is to have a constant and fresh flow to fill us up, give us peace and love and then to "pay it forward" so to speak.
How can we pay God's love forward if we don't believe it ourselves? By saying "I am ____ whatever horrible. Can we just try one thing? How about saying "I am a creation of God. I am a son or daughter of the Creator of the universe. I am beautiful. I am filled with His love. I am created for such a time as this for a specific purpose. Can we get over pointing out our own faults and those of others? Can we focus on what God meant us to be. That we have a purpose. That He has a purpose for all His creations. Really see the beauty in that. Remind ourselves of that and truly believe it. Then remind others it's the same for them. For a moment, can we stop thinking and camping out on the negative things we are FEELING. Realise we are NOT that. We may be FEELING that and if we are, which is natural , do something about it. Go do something for someone else. As big or little as it may be. Visit someone in the hospital, have coffee with a friend who is lonely. Drop flowers off to some random nursing home or business that you frequent. I guarantee you won't be feeling negative for long. For as you pour out love so will you be refilled. Most of all , remind your self THAT YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL, YOU ARE SPECIAL, YOU ARE UNIQUE. YOU HAVE A PURPOSE FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS. Deal with the tough times as they come and do everything you can to remind yourself that God is with you and in you even if you don't feel it. Know that YOU ARE LOVED.
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