Who Am I ?

The world didn't make you, so why let it change you?

For a while I've been thinking about what my next post was going to be. I went back and forth about what to write, not knowing that all along the points I wanted to make were the same.

Today I write the message that I have been eager to share all this time.

On Sunday at church, my Pastor spoke about knowing who you are, knowing your passion and having wisdom for the passion you hold. It made me think about the post that I had been wanting to write and inspired me to complete it.

As I witnessed a certain persons actions over the past 7 months, all that my Pastor had been speaking about and the question he posed: Who Am I? brought it all into perspective.

The first thing that would come to mind when responding is... I am me and you follow that by giving a description of what you do; only to find out that, that is not who you are.

We as people have put ourselves in boxes and yearn to be accepted by the world, whilst forgetting who we really are. (Children of God)

In the past 7 months I have seen a young girl transform herself into the likeness of someone she calls a friend. Each week there's a change, either her hair, clothes or they way she talks and the answers she gives. To me it's sad to watch this young girl lose herself in order to fit in with someone that doesn't fully know who she is either.

The world we live in has taken control over the way we think about ourselves, and this has led to us believing that we are something that we are not. We were all made as individuals, created by the hand of God in his likeness but at the same time with differences, so we could go forth in the world and stand as we are without having to change to be accepted by others.

As individuals we should be able to love ourselves for who we are and love others for who they are. We may have the same likes and dislikes as the person next to us, but that doesn't mean we're the same. We may shop in the same store and pick up the same t-shirt and jeans, but we won't wear them the same as we both have individual shapes and styles .You have to embrace who you are, appreciate your traits and love how you look, for there will never be quite another like you that walks this earth.

You are you and you must love who you are no matter what. You were made to look the way you look, to feel the things you feel,  to express the things you express and to go forth in providing positivity and love to those that don't have.

Remember, LOVE Who you are and don't let the world change what it didn't spend time creating. God is love and creator of all.

#from1heart2another

By Kima