Perfectly human

"But He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me." - 2 Corinthians 12:9

We learn things. Behaviors, right and wrong. How to be "good" and how to be "bad." And the human brain takes the path of least resistance. Hence the overabundance of black-or-white thinkers out there. If there is a good and if there is a bad then something must be either good OR bad. If I am told that getting good grades is good then I am good if I get good grades... the examples are endless.

Life is nothing like this.

I myself am a perfectionist to the MAX. And a people pleaser. I want to make everyone like me, I want to be the center of attention, I want to do whatever I can to hide that which I have been told is "bad" about me and bask in that which is good. Which, of course, I often take credit for.

God is the writer of your story. You are His character. His vessel. He doesn't make mistakes. So, you're lazy. You're materialistic. You're prideful. You're a mess. You're God's mess. And when you spit in the face of your own flawed human-ness you are spitting in the face of God and His image for you. He creates weakness through which you will come to know His power and grace.

I don't need anything but God, and I can't do anything to DESERVE God; my relationship with Him is not merit-based. My job is to get out of His way, pray for His will to be done through me, and discover more about His character each day.