God is Process of Changing You

You may not be perfect, nobody is. Sure, you have got some flaws, we all do. But to be truly free, you must have healthy respect for yourself in spite of those imperfections.

Some people are always putting themselves down. I am so slow. I have never break these bad habits. I am unattractive.

Do not be hard on yourself. Certainly, there may be some things in your life that you are not happy about, you may have some habits you need to break. But remember, God is not finished with you. He is in the process of changing you.

The world workmanship implies that you are not yet a finished product, you are a work in process. Throughout our lives, God is continually shaping and molding us into the people He wants us to be. The key to future success is to not be discouraged about your past or present while you are in the process of being competed. We go from glory to glory as we are being transformed into God’s image. Whether you realize it or not, right now God is moving you onward toward greater things. The path of the righteous gets brighter and brighter.

When you are tempted to get discouraged, remind yourself that according to God’s Word, your future is getting brighter, you are on your way to a new level of glory. You may think you have got a long way to go, but you need to look back at how far you have already come. You may not be everything you want to be, but at least you can thinks God that you are not what you need to be.

Our value is intrinsic. It is not something you or I have earned, indeed, we cannot earn it. God build value into us when He crated us. To God, we are His ultimate creations. That means you can stop obsession about all your faults and give yourself a break. Every person has weaknesses. They all had shortcomings but that did not stop God from loving them, blessing them and using them to accomplish great deeds. Besides, we need to learn how to keep out flaws in perspective. You may think there is a lot wrong with you but there is also a lot right with you.

The great news is that God knows everything about you both good and bad and He still loves you and values you unconditionally. God does not always approve of our behavior. He is not pleased when we go annalist His will and when we do, we always suffer the consequences and have to work with Him to correct our thoughts, words, actions or attitudes. And while you should work to improve in the areas where you fall short, nothing you do will ever cause God to love you less or more. His love is a constant you can depend on.

Understand, your value in God’s eyes never changes. Some people want us to think that the moment we do something wrong or get off course, God gets His big marker our, crosses our name off His list and says, I knew they could not do it. I knew they did not have what it takes. No, God is a giving God. He is a God of second changes. No matter how many times you fail Him or how many mistakes you make, your value is God’s eyes remains exactly the same.

We all go through challenges and struggles. Sometimes we feel like that hundred dollar bill, all crumpled and soiled. But just as that hundred dollar bill still has value, we do too. In fact, we will never, ever lose our value. Our value has been placed in us by the Creator of the universe and nobody can take it away from us.

Do not let other people, systems or circumstances influence your estimation of your value. You may have gone through some traumatic, painful experience in which somebody misted you, used you or rejected you. Maybe your husband or wife walked out on you and you went thought a bitter divorces. Maybe a good friend turned to you for no reason and you now feel alone and worthless. Rejected or maybe you felt rejected as child and you are living with feelings of guilt and shame. Perhaps you have even convinced yourself that the negative things that happened in your past are all your fault that painful deserve nothing but heartache, pain, guild and condemnation.