Psalm 139:1 You have searched me, LORD, and You know me.
I am a hot mess, a bundle of contradictions and awkwardness. Aren’t we all? And when I share myself with others, when I am my authentic, awkward self, there is always trepidation that who I am will be rejected, that I will be seen as not worthy of someone’s time, attention, acceptance.
Psalm 139:13 For You created my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb.
God knows me. Intimately. He created me EXACTLY as I am—all my quirks, imperfections, idiosyncrasies—for a purpose. My two overarching goals in life are to draw closer to Him and to shine His light for all to see. I am a hot mess, a bundle of contradictions and awkwardness. Somehow, that equips me to better draw near to Him, to shine brighter for Him. I mess it up every. Single. Day. But God knows my heart.
Psalm 139:23 Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.
Lord, Thank You for this day and this scripture. Thank You for creating me uniquely in Your image and for Your glory. Help me to accept myself and others with the same fierce love, grace, and compassion with which you accept me—awkwardness, imperfections, quirks and all. Draw me closer. Amen.
Psalm 139:24 See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
Have a blessed day.