A girl who is going to do big things cannot let small things get to her. A girl who is ready to live the BIG life she was created for, ready to step fully into her potential, ready to live in divine partnership with the Almighty, that girl cannot be shaken by little things. She cannot let an off day become an off month. A girl who is rising up to a higher level of living can’t fall victim to petty nonsense and disruptions that simply won’t matter 5 years from now.
Is that girl you? Are you the one ready to rise up, level up, elevate, and become more?
Yes, yes you are. You are THAT girl.
That’s you. A girl God started something in. A girl primed for good works. A girl who has been prepared for what is next. A girl filled with the power of God who cannot be shaken by these little things.
There was a day when you couldn’t function without your coffee.
There was a day when a kid with a bad attitude would stir up your bad attitude.
There was a day when sharing the road with a bad driver would bring out the nasty Nascar in you.
There was a day when a stressful day at work would follow you home and create a tense night where your whole family is just trying to stay out of your way.
You’re like that half blind little 15 year old dog biting at everything within 10 feet.
Oh, there was a day … but God’s been doing something new in you! Oh yes he has!
He has been working on you from the inside out. He’s been shifting your perspective. He’s been building you up, stronger, more grounded, and aware of your priorities in life. Convicting you of what’s not right and where you can get better.
Now you know better, so you can do better.
One of my very best friends will tell you there was a day when she was a little witchy with a B, if you know what I mean. She was difficult and negative, quick to point out all that was wrong and shoot you down fast. It’s just who she was, she would say. BUT THAT’S NOT WHO SHE WAS CREATED TO BE.
God didn’t create a single one of us to be a difficult butthole. He didn’t say, “this one … well, this one will be difficult, this one will be unbearable in the mornings, this one will be a grouchy bear in the afternoon, and this one will be a complete jerk all the time.”
No one is a jerk by design. But we can become a jerk by default. No one is a nag from birth. But we can become a nag out of habit.
My friend changed. She’s not who she used to be, she’s more like who she was created to be. Whew, and I love that girl! How did that change happen? God helped her see a different way.
We see a different way when we’re no longer surrounded by people doing the same thing as us. God places us in an environment with people who aren’t settling for just “good enough”. We see, through their example, there is a different way. A way to be positive. A way to be happier. A way to get better. And you’ll know it when you see it because something deep within you says “gosh, I want to be more like that.”
You know what that is … that’s who God created you to be speaking up! That’s what’s really inside of you, beyond the bad habits and default pattern, this is who you really are. That’s the Christ-like character in others calling out the Christ-like character in you. This is calling out greatness.
Colossians 3:10 says “Put on your new nature, and be renewed as you learn to know your Creator and become like him.”
If you want to know your Creator, you can hang around his creation. We are his creation. We have been given the responsibility of showing off our Creator in the way we live our lives.
How well are you showing the heart of your Creator? How well are you displaying his love and his power in your life?