Imperfections
Dawn Waggoner / Executive Assistant
Recently, I was cutting an apple and I noticed, completely by accident, that if I held it up in the sunlight, I could see shadows under the skin that turned out to be imperfections that were not otherwise obvious. I am now in the habit of holding every apple I cut up to the sunlight.
This made me think of how often we can be perceived (both by others and ourselves) to have few imperfections, but if I hold myself up to the light of my Heavenly Father, I see how many I actually do have.
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Recently, I was cutting an apple and I noticed, completely by accident, that if I held it up in the sunlight, I could see shadows under the skin that turned out to be imperfections that were not otherwise obvious. I am now in the habit of holding every apple I cut up to the sunlight.
This made me think of how often we can be perceived (both by others and ourselves) to have few imperfections, but if I hold myself up to the light of my Heavenly Father, I see how many I actually do have.
How often do I try to hide those parts of my personality from others instead of allowing God’s grace and discipline to expose them and then deal with them? Unfortunately, probably more often than I should. This makes me think of our core value, Authentic Living. In what ways am I robbing myself and others of growth by hiding those things?
My prayer today is that I will let God’s Holy light shine on all of my life, so I can let Him work on my imperfections and others will see the true journey of my weakness and His strength.
My prayer today is that I will let God’s Holy light shine on all of my life, so I can let Him work on my imperfections and others will see the true journey of my weakness and His strength.
“That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.” 2 Corinthians 12:10