Have you ever thought about the image of the 24 elders sitting on their thrones around God in heaven? The thought of them getting SO overwhelmed with praise for the One, to the point where all they can do is take off their golden crowns, throw it at His feet and praise Him?
And then once they are able to regain their composure, I imagine they slowly pick up their shiny crowns and place them back on their heads.
Then, they look up at the Father and see something so magnificently beautiful in Him, something they have never seen before, and suddenly needing to fall down to the ground again, while throwing the crowns at His feet.
They find a way to stand back up, probably finding their crowns once again- gently raising their eyes to meet His face and noticing a glimpse of something so astounding that it brings them to their knees, again, in awe.
This happens over and over and over again. Day and night. Never ceasing. Never running out of reasons to praise Him.
Do you realize what the elders are seeing in the Lord that compels them to fall and praise Him?
They are seeing new glimpses of His nature. Because there are so many different facets the Lord possesses. In each of these facets, we, the body of Christ, are reflected.
That is why God could afford for all of us here on this little planet to be so incredibly different from each other. That is why we are so extremely unique!
You are His reflection.
You and I have a responsibility to deeply be our truest of selves. We are robbing the world if we cover up and bury this essence of who God is.
I have been learning there is no reason to be hard on yourself. There’s no time to wait around. It’s self destructive to try and be what you see in others.
We need you to be you, because there is so much of you to be loved.
“For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.” -Ephesians 2:10
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My final deadline is July 14th and I am still in need of $3,000 to be able to stay and finish my summer semester at CGA.
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