Be you

23  September 2011

Exodus 20:17 "You shall not covet your neighbour’s house; you shall not covet your neighbour’s wife, or his manservant, or his maidservant, or his ox, or his ass, or anything that is your neighbour’s."

You can only be as good as with what you have got! Many people expect a standard of others and facilities far beyond what they or the facilities may provide, and even more people expect more value for their money than that which they are willing to spend. It appears everybody wants a bargain. The problem with bargains are that you get something that is cheap but just does not last. In order to understand quality you need to be able to compare realistically with other products, you always compare apples with apples.

In the same way as Christians we fall into the trap of trying to be something that we are not, either because of pleasing others or because we are unhappy with who we are. This usually happens because we do not give ourselves credit or we compare ourselves to others who are nothing like us. The more we invest in ourselves the more value we add, we may sometimes be a bargain for others but we are never cheap. What we have is good, it is all we have, and it may not be as much as others have, it may not be as good as what others have, but it is ours and it is good.

Be encouraged today be the person you are.

David

Point to ponder: Who you are is good.  

Question to consider: Are you always trying to please others?