And so grateful today that God calls us just the way we are. He doesn't call us when we're

perfect, when we've got ourselves looking good, when we're just like we think we should

be. God calls each and every one of us just the way we are. And when he calls us, he calls

us from that place of love and commitment to us. You know, it would be so freeing to live

a life where you felt like everybody loved you, wouldn't it? It'd be like you'd be so free

from thinking of saying the wrong thing or doing the wrong thing. You would be so free

to live out of a place of abundance, not judgment. You know, it's interesting. I don't know if

lately people get so uptight about things because of Instagram and Facebook, you know,

it's interesting because the way we present ourselves is so important. I mean, they've

got filters to make things look better. We've got apps to give us the right curves. We've

got things to make our eyes more green or more blue. I mean, we present ourselves so that

we can have the approval of other people. You know, you can get caught up in all that.

And I tell you this though, God doesn't need you to put a filter on your life. He doesn't

need you to download an app to make yourself look better. God likes you. He loves you just

the way you are. Live in the freedom that God loves you unconditionally. You see, if

we'll build our life on this foundation each and every day, if we'll get up and we'll

truly say, God, I'm not going to condemn myself. I don't believe you're condemning me. I believe

that you love me with an everlasting love. I'm going to go out those doors, being my very

best today, honoring you, knowing that I'm not perfect, but you are and that there's nothing

you can't do through me. I believe when we live our life like that, we'll be steady. We'll

be strong. You see, sometimes we fall into the thinking that God loves us according to

our performance. If we do everything right, then God will love us. But that is not true.

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