Becoming Who God Created

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I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Psalm 139:14. All of us have allowed things in our lives to mold us into who we thought we should be or who others said we should be. Whether it was things that happened in our childhood, our circumstances due to a disability, or just some poor choices. As a result we aren’t fully living as the person God created us to be. Someone once told me you can’t be someone that you’re not. So, why are we trying to be someone other than who God created us to be?

We live in a world where there are tons of people who try to put us in a box and make us fit what they think we should be. Or they say things like “you’re worthless” or “you’ll never amount to anything” And we end up getting hurt and put up walls to protect ourselves. In order to live as God intended we have to forgive and allow God to heal us mentally and emotionally. Here’s what I’ve learned on my journey to being who God created me to be and how I’ve gotten past those things in my life that were holding me back.

I realized one day that I was allowing the things people had said and done to me to keep me from being who I really am and doing what I’ve been called to do and I decided that was going to stop. A big eye opener was when my Pastor at the time said the nasty things people say to us isn’t what God thinks and we don’t deserve to be treated that way. I came to the conclusion that the people who had said and done those hurtful things to me will have to answer for them some day not me. Then I was finally able to forgive those that had hurt me. The hardest part about giving it over to the Lord is you have to allow yourself to feel all the pain one more time as you give it to Him. Then it’s gone! With me there were some residual side effects that I had to deal with. I still had a feeling that I wasn’t good enough and I had the attitude that people didn’t like me. I decided I was the best I could be and if it wasn’t good enough for some then that was okay, because I couldn’t be who they wanted me to be. As far as having an attitude that people don’t like me I gave it to God and started seeing they really do. By doing this it brought healing and allowed God to do the things in my life He wanted to do. And I was able to begin seeing who I am in Christ.

We are all created to be unique and we are all called to do something different. I’m called to prison ministry, sometimes I wonder why, but I know the reason I was allowed to go through the things I have is so I can help others that have been through the same things. I’m still a work in progress, but, I hope what I’ve shared will help you begin your own journey to becoming who you were created to be. Allow God to begin showing you who you are in Him. You were created for a purpose and God has a wonderful plan for your life.