"You're blessed when you're content with just who you are - no more, no less. That's the moment you find yourselves proud owners of everything that can't be bought."
Matthew 5:5
I love reality television! Reality television fascinates me to the core of who i am. I love watching people. I love finding out who people are. What makes them tick? Why do they make the decisions that they make? Who are they when nobody is looking? I love the reality of reality television.
I know that "Reality television" is only half real....but then again... aren't we only half real sometimes as well?
How would your life play out on reality television? How real would you be? I think "being real" is so in right now in society. We have a hunger for what is real. In this day in age where people are downsizing and re-prioritizing due to the economy being real is all some of us can be. No more can we hide behind big houses, named filled closets, and fancy cars. We have to live in the reality.
This scripture poses a real challenge... being content with who you are...no more, no less.
Being content with who you are.
Content is not vanity.
Content is not unreachable.
Content is reality.
We are called to be real with who we are. And if we are being honest with who we are right now.. I can tell you that being real with myself is one of the hardest things I can do. Living an honest life is a hard thing to do. Its much easier to live the life I want others to think that I have.
The reality is...sometimes my life is stressful.
Sometimes I make mistakes.
Many times I am lazy.
Along with the challenge that this scripture gives us.. It also gives us grace. The minute we live in reality we are able to see that reality is not about pricey things.. but instead its about priceless opportunities and relationships.
The reality is that although my life is stressful..I have an amazing job that allows me to blog about scripture everyday!
The reality is that although I make more mistakes than I would like..I have friends and family that show me grace with each wrong turn that I take.
The reality is that although I am lazy..I serve a Lord who loves me beyond my laziness.
My prayer for all of us today is that we become content with who we are...no more and no less and that we realize that we were created by somebody who loves us just the way we are. :)
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