{"id":1447,"date":"2019-10-11T20:56:42","date_gmt":"2019-10-12T00:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petrapindar.com\/?p=1447"},"modified":"2019-10-12T13:07:10","modified_gmt":"2019-10-12T17:07:10","slug":"perfectly-made","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/petrapindar.com\/perfectly-made\/","title":{"rendered":"Perfectly Made"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Helpful Quote:  it’s not about what others see, it’s about\nwhat He sees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Most of us have heard the scripture in Genesis 1:27 that\nsays \u201cGod created man in his own image\u201d and we know that our God, who created\nus, makes no mistakes. But what happens when we look too closely in that mirror\nand we see all of the things that we don’t want to see? Or when we zoom into\nthat picture and realize that we do not look like those other people? Or when\nwe are in front of that teacher or professor and we are upset or confused about\nwhy we are not comprehending the information the same way as our peers? But I\nthought that we were \u201cperfectly made\u201d?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Growing up as a child I was only concerned about playing\nwith my friends, having fun, and making sure that my mom got us to church on\ntime so that they did not run out of the Jimmy Dean\u2019s sausage on a stick\nsituations because they only used to sell them at Sam\u2019s club at the time and my\nmom did not have a Sam\u2019s card. It was not until the fourth grade when an older\nschoolmate of mine made me and a whole bus full of elementary kids aware of my\ndifferences. Even with my mom, family, and others telling me that I was\nbeautiful or cute or when I heard that infamous saying that \u201cIt\u2019s not about\nwhat they say it’s about what God says\u201d I was still curious on why God did not\nmake me beautiful in a way that the world agreed with? Why did I have to be\ndifferent? And how it would be so much easier to just look like them. But\nthrough this journey of self-love and growing my relationship with Christ boy,\ndid I appreciate God even more than I ever had. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

            During the course of \nmy self-love and acceptance journey is where I truly learned, understood\nand witnessed what The Apostle Paul wrote in Romans 8:38 where he said \u201cAnd we\nknow that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have\nbeen called according to his purpose.\u201d Of course, I would never choose to go\nthrough trials or growing pains but if I never went through them I would have\nnever had a personal testimony on how my God works everything out for my good\nand the miracle that he created in me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

            I have learned that being perfectly made does not mean\nthat everyone will accept you or that you won\u2019t have to learn to love yourself\nor that you\u2019ll have a \u201cSkip the trial\u201d pass in life and will not have to go\nthrough anything. Being perfectly made means that every little thing that we or\nsociety notices, sees, hears or thinks fits and contributes perfectly to our\nlife for our good. No, I would not volunteer to go through those stages of\nthinking \u201cI am not good enough\u201d  but it\ngives me joy and peace to know at the end of it all I will win because God made\nme perfectly and everything that I will go through will just help build, teach\nand grow me. It is not a fair race because with Christ we have already won. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have learned that I would\nrather God hide me to protect me, grow me and mold me. I have learned that I am\nnot of this world and that’s why I am different. I am keeping my joy knowing\nthat I am perfectly kept and made and now since I know I\u2019m never letting that\ngo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n\nHi everyone! I’m Mechelle and I am a 23 year old  communication sciences and disorders major living in Gainesville, Florida. I love God, my family, my friends, traveling and living life to the fullest. And I love having the opportunity to learn from and about God more and more each day. Thanks for letting me share a little bit of what I’ve learned! 
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