I remember taking a walk with my daughter on a cool autumn day back when she was 2 ½ years old. The leaves were vivid and brilliant and the sweet earthy breeze was blowing them around our feet. I was completely content to hold the little hand of my baby girl and watch her curiosity of the world around her. What stuck out the most was when she picked up a brown leaf, thoroughly examined it, and gave it to me and said pretty. I looked at the leaf, thinking it was ugly, but I took it like any good mother and said thank you so much! And we went on about our walk. I didn’t know then that God was speaking to me and trying to show me his love. It’s not until now almost 3 years later that I can see what he wanted me to see. God loves us unconditionally and doesn’t choose us by our appearance. While I would’ve chosen a one of the beautiful red or bright yellow leaves that were without blemish or holes in it, he chose me; the brown leaf with holes and scars that was forgotten and over looked left lying on the ground. He didn’t want the “pretty” leaves; he wanted the flawed leaf and thought I was worth picking up.
I’ve seen a lot in my life and learned a lot… But there is still so much more for me to learn. It’s so easy to believe the bad that people speak about you or believe about you, and when someone speaks about your beautiful personality, and your amazing talents, it’s so hard to receive that into your spirit; but you need to. Because you are such an amazing person and while there are people around you that don’t like you or understand you, there is someone who adores you and can see the beauty in you and use, what we think are flaws, for his amazing purpose. We all have a destiny in life and a reason to be here, even if it doesn’t feel like it at times.
If a 2 ½ years old can see the beauty in a broken brown leaf, then what kind of beauty do you think God sees in you?
Blessed Be
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