You never know how hearing YOUR STORY will affect someone else! Whether you have a great story, a sad story, a horrible story, a miraculous story, etc. No one can tell YOUR story like you can! The story is yours for a reason and there is someone out there who needs to hear it! It’s amazing how even the things we wish we could erase from our story, are used to benefit others, if we will just be open to allowing our story to be heard.
Don’t consider it a weakness to share your failures or mistakes right along with your accomplishments! It just confirms you are human, just as others are, and people need to know that they aren’t the only one who is going through a hard time, or who has made a bad decision or that is just trying to figure their life out. Most of all, people just want to be loved and accepted, no matter where they are in life!
Many people have lived most of their lives feeling rejected and unloved or unwanted in some way. Whether it is a lie they tell themselves (based on their perception of others actions or words in their past), or whether it’s really true. We all have a desire to be truly loved and cared for, and accepted just as we are, without someone requiring us to change to meet “their” standard. It’s funny to me, well, really sad, that so many people make such great claims to “Love” God, but yet they do not love people. They judge them, are selfish, bitter, angry, just plain mean, rude, unforgiving, uncaring, etc. etc. Ok, sure, they post a word or two on FB, but do they do anything that really says “I care about you”? Anything that takes some of their precious time? Anything that requires sacrifice? Anything that they don’t have to tell everyone else about to get the glory (though sometimes it’s necessary for some to know). Anyway, the point is, LOVE is more than words! It’s thoughtfulness, sacrifices, giving from the heart, compassion, attentiveness, companionship, friendliness, kindness, gentleness, hospitality, etc. etc. etc. I could go on and on, as having love ones ad friends is great, and you can even get more at sites like Chatempanada.com.
We can’t be everything for everyone, I know that, but I challenge you to evaluate how you share your story (God wrote it to be shared), and how you love others (after all it’s the 2nd greatest commandment), and how you accept them as they are (Jesus does). It will change your life! Sharing your story and giving of yourself and your resources, and even accepting others that are in different places in life than you, or just plain different, keeps you humble!
Be confident in where you are, where you’ve been, the story you’ve lived and celebrate the growth you’ve had in the journey! God doesn’t make any mistakes, and fortunately for us, he turns many of our mistakes and misfortunes in to manifestations of blessings and goodness in the end! Be open, be available, be YOU!! Share more, Love more!!
