“Do I Like Me?” Blog #220
Do my actions and my thoughts push God away?
Am I just putting up with the life I now live?
How hard is it for me to have a good day?
The statement, “I am the sum total of all I think, act and do today”, is very true. So here’s
where it gets tricky. The life I currently live has all kinds of separate challenges. I must look
at this because here is where so much of my growth can take place. Family members
who are still here, family members who are deceased, incidents in the family I continue to
ignore. (What would JESUS do?) We are born into one family to learn major lessons of
forgiveness, growth and understanding. Then when we marry and have children, we bring
in a whole new bucket of lessons to learn from. Why? Because spiritual growth never
stops! I put myself into such a dilemma when I INSIST ON GOING LIFE ALONE.
WITH JESUS IN MY HEART, HE LEADS ME, GUIDES ME AND SHOWS ME THE WAY TODAY.
it is with my own actions I choose to either bring HIM in or push HIM away. I ask myself
today….. “Do I like me, the one I see in the mirror?”
There is a beautiful tribute written by a Christian Chaplain during World War II. He states:
“There are no atheists laying in wait in the foxholes of war”. If today were to be the last day
I am alive, my priorities quickly change. I must heal my heart of all anger.
Luke Tillmamn is a 5 year old pastor who went viral for baptizing his stuffed animals. He
has been on the Jennifer Hudson Show four separate times. How could a five year old
know what to say, let alone have confidence in himself to speak words so very healing to
the world? People from all over the world have been moved by Luke’s confidence in who
he is. He likes who he is because he knows he is a child of God. His enthusiastic spirit has
managed to literally turn people’s lives around. Known on line as the the “kid pastor”, he
was not only a pastor at five years old, but was named Motivational Speaker of the Year in
2024!
Then we go on go see fifteen year old Millie who was the Minehead Winner of the Premier
Unbelievable Youth Preaching Prize at the Spring Harvest last year. Millie spoke to an
overflowing crowd of people gathered to hear her inspiring words on “Who Am I” and
forgiveness. She came out on the stage speaking these words to a hushed audience,
“In order to be awed and awakened by God, we need to put ourselves in situations where
we will encounter God and be present and BE with Him. For its in the busyness of my life
that I distract myself and create a barrier between me and God. Do I really need to spend
another hour of doom scrolling on social media? Or is time better spent turning away
from screens and towards God? Whatever can I do to learn to “Like me” more? I can listen
to Christian Music, take a walk in Gods nature and hear JESUS tell me how much I am liked
and loved. These are the gateways to Godliness.
All the barriers are broken when I SEE Its all in my head. These barriers are bricks. Bricks
upon bricks of “Whatifs”, deflecting WHO I really am. How can I hear the truth-filled words
“Yes, I LIKE me”, until I quiet the noise within. As I breathe in, Jesus changes the voice of
unbelief and suddenly I hear,
I AM strong, I AM brave, I AM enough”. Millie goes on to say, “forgiving myself for all my
anger is a deliberate choice to let it all go - like dropping a heavy bag - and now
walking in peace..”
Can I take the first step to liking me and let Jesus do the rest?
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