Not to long ago I was talking to a friend who was feeling pretty low. As we spoke she shared that she feels inadequate at times. She looked me in the eye and said "I'm just a stay at home mom." My heart sank as I tried to share how envious I was of the role she has as a stay at home mom, since my heart ached for a baby. I forgot about the conversation untill recently.
This post isn't about wanting what others have or working vs stay at home moms. It's about the dangerous word we so often use in our everyday conversations. The little word: just. We use it without even thinking about it.
Listen up friends...You are not just anything. As you have read my blog you have seen a glimpse into the darkness of OCD and how the Lord has brought me into the light. Lately i havent been able to get these words out my of my head. "But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light." (1peter 2:9)
That promise shows me we are not just anything! God has chosen you. He has chosen me and loves me and has a purpose for my life. I especially like the way The Message says it "But you are the ones chosen by God, chosen for the high calling of priestly work, chosen to be a holy people, God’s instruments to do his work and speak out for him, to tell others of the night-and-day difference he made for you—from nothing to something, from rejected to accepted."
I'm so grateful that God has made a "night-and-day" difference in my life and I can no longer be just anything.
I'm living fully present in the moment today!
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