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I'm 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.

Can 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.

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