WHY BOOK-WRITING A PASSION

WHY BOOK-WRITING MY PASSION

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AM I COMFORTABLE WITH MYSELF?

The testimony, which you can read further later, is that I loved romantic novels in my younger days as my passion. Still, there was more to it when I discovered that I am the masterpiece of the One who created me, to the one who shaped I am, He has called me by name, and I am His.

We’re beautiful, loved, and created by the One who calls us His own for you and me. We don’t let others’ disappointment, rejection, or failure define us. Others may look at what you’ve done, and even you may see yourself through past experiences, but God sees your inner beauty, the real you! We never feel insignificant. We never accept the lie that you have no value. We are worth everything to God. He paid a great price in the cross for our redemption.

Being called shortin our Visayan dialect wounded my childhood spirit. As I also mentioned about my half-sister who has mental issues, and among other things, name-calling, crazy family, and even calling my father “bold,”…oh boy, it hurts. It’s simple things,  but I seemed to retaliate.  Although I went for further study, I didn’t live there long; I studied, searched for a job, and worked in other cities for a change. Do you think you forget them? I was conscious of my height, but I was brave enough to fight with the boys who belittled the little boys. My mother is a second-grade teacher, so every time I encountered trouble due to my big mouth, I got mad when they teased me and called me short. So, even if they were bigger than me, I fought and had a brawl with the boys in the class. I was not too fond of it. I hated being short.

Although I felt very confident in those days, aside from my mother, I was on the honor roll in the class from grade 1 to grade 6. Every year, I received a 1^st honor student in the category, so most of my classmates respected me because of my parent’s name in that village. I have also become the favorite student of all my teachers. But there is something that I wanted to be, being big and tall.

There is always something that somebody dislikes about themselves. For example, maybe this extremely tall person wishes they were shorter. The skinny person wishes they were fatter. The fatso wishes to be slimmer.

It lingered for years, even when I was already in my adult life. Competing with other applicants when applying for a job isn’t easy. Even in the Philippines, you must be 5’2 in height as a requirement for job applicants. I got away from it because I graduated from a standard high school in our country and how I represented myself regarding the interview and examination process for the job. But I have to struggle and fight to get a job like the others, whatever shortcomings they have. Sometimes, when somebody is looking at me, my goodness, even now, I always jump to the wrong conclusion and say, ‘probably they look at me because I am short.” I have feelings of self-pity and insecurity with low self-esteem.

Please understand that my issues are not very important to others. There is always room for us to improve ourselves and room to accept the way we are. But I am talking about when you are constantly down on yourself. It creates low esteem, and we continually compare ourselves to someone else or always wish we were someone else. If we continue to do this, we’ll never enjoy the life God plans to enjoy.

I don’t know about you and what you went through or your physical problems, features of your body, financial, mental, emotional, the victim of abuse, and other issues in your life. We will never experience a very high level of success if we are constantly down on ourselves. We have to remember that God approves of you and me.

In 1 Corinthians 15:10, “But the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect.”NIV.

So, by the grace of God, I am what I am, and by the grace of God, you are what you are. I have been so concerned about myself in the past few years, but we must be grateful for who we are, including you. However, the world would be dull if we all had the same personality, ideas, ideals, and opinions. That is the reason God made us unique and fearfully made. We’re special to God. There is something about you that no one else can replicate and duplicate.

Would you be able to give me time to read Psalm 139? It has become my favorite Psalm to open my eyes to who I am in Christ. It will help you read every verse thoroughly and meditate and ponder it. You will feel good and encouraged by how God created you.

“Father, let you wash away any lies of the people who insult me about my appearance and features. I’ve believed in myself by reading Psalm 139. I am unique in your eyes, and we’re fearfully and wonderfully made. I want to see myself as you see me and made: flawless, beautiful, and sublime. I am the apple of your eye, treasure, and bride. The power of your truth of who I am in Christ is like a breath of fresh air. I AM YOUR MASTERPIECE.”

It’s my time to accomplish great things for the Lord. How about you? Today, you can do some of the same things that the nation of Israel and the disciples of Jesus did and see excellent results.

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