Trying 2 Be Like You & Only You....Dear Dad Day 37

Dear Dad,

I am soooo glad You made everyone different. When You created us You gave each of us a different  talent, gift, swag and uniqueness. Your ability to do this is so mind blowing. Today I come against anyone or any spirit that tries to conform others to their own image. That spirit or energy that influences people to manipulate others to think how they think, act like they act, make their same decisions, try to look like them, etc. I invite Your spirit to saturate our minds, especially those who have it all confused. We are to imitate You and You alone. Understanding that those are huge shoes to fill, and everyone has different areas they struggle in, it is our job to encourage others to be like You through love and compassion.  Our worth is in You and You alone. Today I choose to care less about the opinions of others. Their validation, their views, how they feel or what they think about me and what I am doing. I realize that decision is not popular…… but so what. I want You to also know that I recognize that You have a standard of living, and there ain’t no way around that. So as we all live out our lives I ask that You redirect our focus from anything, any person, whoever, whatever, etc; totally to You. You will deal with us however You choose and we seek Your will and Your best for us, by putting forth the best effort to live like You called us to live in the uniqueness You’ve given us.

Choosing Your way above all others,

Kristen

Word On The Go: Romans 12: 1-8 (NLT)

 ¹And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him.² Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.³ Because of the privilege and authority^[c] God has given me, I give each of you this warning: Don’t think you are better than you really are. Be honest in your evaluation of yourselves, measuring yourselves by the faith God has given us.⁴ Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function, ⁵ so it is with Christ’s body. We are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other. ⁶ In his grace, God has given us different gifts for doing certain things well. So if God has given you the ability to prophesy, speak out with as much faith as God has given you. ⁷ If your gift is serving others, serve them well. If you are a teacher, teach well. ⁸ If your gift is to encourage others, be encouraging. If it is giving, give generously. If God has given you leadership ability, take the responsibility seriously. And if you have a gift for showing kindness to others, do it gladly.