One of the places my husband loves
to eat is Cracker Barrel. Since there
isn’t one in the town we live, we try to eat at one whenever we are on a road
trip. I love to browse the store while
waiting for our table. Recently, I
found a little devotional journal called “A Little God Time” and decided to
purchase it. Here is an excerpt that
was just too good not to share.
You Are Perfect!
Stop, go back, and read that
again. You are perfect. Looking in the mirror, or thinking back over
your day, it is easy to forget or disbelieve those words. Don’t let that happen. A wrinkle here, a bulge there, an unkind
word, or a jealous thought cannot change the way the Father sees you. And it’s how he wants you to see yourself.
The dictionary uses 258 words to
explain what it means to be perfect, but we only need to know this: We are complete. When he chose to die on the cross for our sins, Jesus took away
every flaw from those of us who love him.
He finished what we never could; he made us perfect.
"By a single offering he has
perfected for all time those who are being sanctified." Heb 10:14
Stand before a mirror and ask God to show you what he sees when he looks at you. See past the flaws, past any hurt or anger in your eyes, past any perceived imperfection. See yourself complete, just as you were meant to be. See yourself perfect. How does this change the way you feel about yourself?
Stand before a mirror and ask God to show you what he sees when he looks at you. See past the flaws, past any hurt or anger in your eyes, past any perceived imperfection. See yourself complete, just as you were meant to be. See yourself perfect. How does this change the way you feel about yourself?
