Love me do

Running the risk of sounding very narcasistic I'm going to post this.

I was just clicking through photos from the last 2 years.  A photo of my best friend and me flashed on the screen, and I suddenly had a deep love for myself.  I have these moments frequently for the people that are in my life, those who give me the honor of allowing me to love them.  However, this is the first time that I've ever felt it for myself.

Seeing the picture of me and my best friend, I suddenly saw myself through her eyes.  I'm not going to go into too much detail...because that would make me feel weird...listing all of the things that I have just realized are so awesome about me.

Let's just say that I am in complete awe of what God has done with this broken piece of  a person that used to be me.  I have reasons, as many of us do, to sit around feeling sorry for myself; lost loves, broken relationships, snuffed out dreams.  But what would the use of that be?  God has MADE me.  HE wants me here and HE has a plan for my life.  I am allowed to think that I'm amazing because that in turn gives praise to the God that I love.

What would happen if we all lived our lives with the confidence that we are meant to be here?  Let's become bold with ourselves and our personalities.  It's a real shame to see people sitting behind a mask that they have made.  If we take off our masks and allow ourselves and God a real look at what's underneath we will change for the better (if we let Him have His way when He speaks to us).