It is easy to feel discouraged. The world whispers to us; you don’t have enough, you aren’t enough, you are a failure. We hear the whispers. We see it in the mirror when that pair of pants no longer fits. We see it in the chair we cover with a blanket to hide the rip. We see it in the happiness of others when we are mourning. We are not enough.
When we feel this way its easy to feel unloved and defeated. But, we are seeing ourselves through the eyes of the world. We are making what we could achieve, what we could be, an idol. We are constructing an idea of “success” crafted with the tools of man.
God sees us through His eyes, not the eyes of the world. He values our heart and our soul. He sees what the world cannot. The rip in the chair is invisible to Him. Why? Because it’s truly irrelevant, and He knows that. He alone has the power to say to a mountain ‘move’ and it moves. He alone can breathe the breath of life into a stone.
Why do we satisfy ourselves with a vision created by man? Why do we languish in the goals and fears of men? We have access to the creator of all!
Take a moment, sit and reflect on His greatness. Be still and silent before him.
Habakkuk 2: 18-20 “Of what value is an idol carved by a craftsman? Or an image that teaches lies? For the one who makes it trusts in his own creation; he makes idols that cannot speak. Woe to him who says to wood, ‘Come to life!’ Or to lifeless stone, ‘Wake up!’ Can it give guidance? It is covered with gold and silver; there is no breath in it.” The Lord is in his holy temple; let all the earth be silent before him.
Roberta Writes 