What Does It Mean To Be Comfortable In My Own Skin? Lesson 21 of 40

I am learning that becoming comfortable in my own skin, goes beyond embracing my physical appearance.  It goes so much deeper. Becoming comfortable in my own skin includes embracing who God made me to be.  I must also embrace how He chooses to use me.  The more I become comfortable in my own skin, the more confidence develops and the freer I become to operate in my gifts.  It also helps me not to compare myself to others in the process (not totally there, but I am making great strides).

As I become more comfortable in my own skin, it is easier for me to celebrate others without trying to be like them. God did not make me a cookie cutter.  He made me uniquely me, without mistakes.  It’s an insult to God when I try to be like someone else instead of just being who He made me to be. How about you?  Are you comfortable with being in your own skin or are you often trying to be someone else?  Leave me a comment, I would love to hear from you.

Be Blessed,

Anika

Isaiah 64:8 (NLT) And yet, O Lord, you are our Father. We are the clay, and you are the potter.    We all are formed by your hand.

 

Have You Embraced Your Purpose?

So you are going to use me huh?

I feel you Jeremiah and Moses

I got some excuses too

But what was that about Him being God and His thoughts not being our thoughts?

His ways not being our ways?

Truth is I got some thoughts

And ways?  Boy I got some ways to accomplish those thoughts

But then again, He didn’t ask for my opinions or my strategies

He tells me that I was called before I was born

He gave me a purpose that I can’t fulfill in my own strength

It used to be that when He told me my purpose I would get excited, really excited

Like special excited

But then I would think too hard and become deflated

No way can you use me like that, but wait you are God

I wasn’t really saying you can’t

I dug a little deeper and what my insecure heart was really saying is No way do you want to use me like that

No way do you think enough of me to promote me like that

To sum it all up…  No way do you love me like that

That USED TO be my response birth from an insecure heart

But this time around, it’s different

The chains have fallen, my ears are unclogged

I hear what you say

And confidence IN YOU rises IN ME

I grab a hold of every word and I MOVE

I RUN

I MEAN I FLY

No more hiding, that’s so yesterday!

Dear Daddy, I hear and receive what you think of me

I receive the plans you have for me

I.  RECEIVE. YOUR. LOVE.

LET’S GO!

STEPPING INTO MY DESTINY