Imperfections

Everyone has imperfections. Many of us strive to get rid of them and become perfect. Perfection is something we can't achieve because we're humans. Imperfections are something we can't avoid, so why not make the best  of them?

Last summer, I found out about the band Days Difference. I was listening to them in the car, when the song "Imperfections" came on. I was with my mom, who rarely listens to secular music. There's a line in the chorus that says "I'm not sorry for all my imperfections. I felt like I needed to explain the song to my mom, which I didn't, and then God started speaking through me. I spoke about how we have imperfections because we need God. If we were perfect and everything went right, then we wouldn't need God. Since we fall short of perfection, we need God to make things right. It made me realize that I'm not sorry about all my imperfections. I don't need to be perfect to be used by God, no one does. Jesus is perfect because He is God's son and washed away all of our sins at the cross.

I am constantly striving to be perfect, thinner, wanted, loved, accepted, beautiful, etc. We are all specially created in God's image and beautiful in God's eyes. There are many imperfections that I want to change about myself, but I can't do it alone. We all have to lean on Jesus to be made new everyday. We fail everyday, but we're extremely blessed to have such an amazing God that forgives us all the time. There's hope in Jesus that you can change and become the person God has created you to be. God bless you as you work on becoming a better person.

"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!" - 2 Corinthians 5:17

Love Always,
Christina Sanger :) <3

P.S. Check out the song Imperfections by Days Difference here:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=lf#!/daysdifference?sk=app_178091127385

Romans 8:28

All things come together for good. Right? I'm pretty sure that 100% of you reading this have heard this. We don't think much about it, but we miss so much of the point. We take a Bible verse and only use half of it. Sadly, we tend to take out the most important part of it. The whole verse is "And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose." (NASB) Good things will come to those who believe in God. God loves each and every one of us and wants what's best for us, but we have to choose if we follow Him or not. When we choose to follow God, we open the door to receive the many blessings He gives to His people. I'm guilty of using these phrases without saying "for those who love God." I've said it to people who didn't believe in God. It took one of my friends mentioning it during a small group discussion, to make me realize that I was using a Bible verse out of context. I've become more aware of when I use that verse and make sure I use it as the full saying. Since God's ways are higher than our ways, it doesn't always seem like all things work together for good. We don't understand why we have to walk in valleys, where it doesn't seem like things will end up being good. We have to trust in God, knowing that He can do anything. Sometimes we have to go through dark times to find out more about who God wants us to be or to make us stronger. It might take a while to figure out why you had to go through the tough times, but it's rewarding in the end. For example, it took me a while to figure out why I had to go through all the things in my testimony. Now I use my testimony to help others who have encountered the same things. I don't live in so much fear anymore. God has shown me how He takes bad situations and turns them out for the better. God conquers all! If you are going through a tough time right now, surrender whatever it is to Him. He'll show you the good that will come out of it, for believing in Him. God bless!

Love Always,
Christina Sanger :) <3