Better

Posted: Monday, December 12, 2011 by Morgan in
0

People are a certain way. They were raised to have certain tendencies, responses, and habits. Sometimes these characteristics are good....And sometimes they simply aren't. Sometimes they are annoying, problematic, and unhealthy. Too often I've seen people hide behind who they are and refuse to take responsibility for their natural shortcomings. My generation and the generation that is currently being cultivated and trained have been brought up in the self-esteem era. We are taught that if we have a pulse, we are wonderful. Although this idea stems from a nugget of truth, it has been twisted and stripped of its value by giving value to everyone and everything they do regardless of their actual merit.


We were created in the image of God, so we all have intrinsic worth in the eyes of God.

BUT.

We are also messed up. Every. Single. Person. And we need to change. I can't just go through our lives as the messed up person I am without even a hint of change and expect people to love me because "it's just who I am." That would be unreasonable. People don't like people who do have characteristics that go against their beliefs and convictions and interests and values. They don't like people who have characteristics that they do not respect. There's definitely something to be said for loving people in spite of who they are, but there's also something to be said for being someone who people love because of who they are. I think everyone has the capacity to change, and I have the utmost respect for those who seek to cultivate that positive change in themselves.

I'm not perfect. Not remotely. I'm just as messed up as the next person and I'm saying all of this to myself. I hope I can change. I hope God will change me.

0 comments: