Penned by: Erlinda Mejia Olson
On Friday, 3rd of June, 2011 at 5:38AM CST
Posted on Tuesday, 13th of March, 2018 at 12:30PM CDT
1 THESSALONIANS 5:11 ~ “Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.”
Have you been told lately how absolutely wonderful YOU are?
Distinctively beautiful. Incredibly courageous.
Yes, YOU.
The one sitting reading these words thinking out loud, "No, not me."
Yes, YOU.
The one laying down in bed fighting for life hoping to live for another day. The one born with disabilities trying to live a normal life, be accepted. The one who is working two jobs to make ends meet. The one who is standing tall in the face of hardship, not giving up. The one who is struggling through the days of screaming children, piles of laundry, and dirty floors. The one who works diligently to save for the rainy days. The one trying to push past the daily fears that creep in, lurking in to keep you down. The one who is superbly messy in being truly vulnerable. The one who keeps falling, but manages to keep getting up. The one who is not ashamed to face life unfiltered of pretensions. The one who drains themselves dry, to continually pour out. The one who is always compared with, looked down, maligned by others because they are not good looking enough to meet their standards. The one who always thinks for the well-being of others. The one who wants less so others could have more. The one who wants to see other people happy and succeed. The one who is willing to walk an extra mile for the comfort of others...
The one laying down in bed fighting for life hoping to live for another day. The one born with disabilities trying to live a normal life, be accepted. The one who is working two jobs to make ends meet. The one who is standing tall in the face of hardship, not giving up. The one who is struggling through the days of screaming children, piles of laundry, and dirty floors. The one who works diligently to save for the rainy days. The one trying to push past the daily fears that creep in, lurking in to keep you down. The one who is superbly messy in being truly vulnerable. The one who keeps falling, but manages to keep getting up. The one who is not ashamed to face life unfiltered of pretensions. The one who drains themselves dry, to continually pour out. The one who is always compared with, looked down, maligned by others because they are not good looking enough to meet their standards. The one who always thinks for the well-being of others. The one who wants less so others could have more. The one who wants to see other people happy and succeed. The one who is willing to walk an extra mile for the comfort of others...
Yes, YOU.
I am talking to YOU.
I want to lift YOU up with this write up.
Reminding YOU.
That while life journey is likened to a season, there is always beauty in every journey. That no matter where YOU are or what darts of life is thrown at YOU—YOU are never forgotten. YOU are never alone. GOD LOVES YOU. CHRIST DIED FOR YOU.
The LORD Jesus said in John 4:13-14
...“Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again, but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.”
He said in Hebrews 13:5:
... "I will never leave you nor forsake you."
YOU are beautiful in God's eyes. He fashioned YOU wonderfully. And while YOU are on YOUR way to becoming all GOD has made YOU to be—through HIS SON JESUS CHRIST, don't let those wrinkles build up. SMILE. You are BEAUTIFUL!
Proverbs 14:27:
"The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life,
To turn one away from the snares of death."
Psalm 36:9:
"For with You is the fountain of life;
In Your light we see light."
2 Corinthians 4:16:
"Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day."
Now, jiggle the grime, and be YOU! Seize the day with exceeding joy! Enjoy the beauty that GOD has blessed YOU. With a thankful HEART, always.
Yes, YOU.
My hat is off! For the beautiful—YOU!
💗💗💗
“Yours, O LORD, is the greatness, The power and the glory, The victory and the majesty; For all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours; Yours is the kingdom, O LORD, And You are exalted as head over all.” (1 Chronicles 29:11)
