"Mommy, he called me a Simba-starfish-bucket-shell!"
That's what Lamby ran in the room to tell me this morning. She was actually really hurt by this. And just as with the others, I explained to her that there's no such thing as a Simba-starfish-bucket-shell - but she was hurt nonetheless.
Isn't it like that sometimes though, even when we know that what someone called us does not fit who we are or if what they called us does not even exist in this world (like a Simba-starfish-bucket-shell), it still hurts us!
We have to choose which words will hurt us and which ones we'll brush off. The most important thing is that we know who we are in Christ and not allow a stranger, friend, relative, or society's words to define us!
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We are fearfully and wonderfully made, the righteousness of God in Christ, the apple of His eye, the scars in His hands. Don't let them ever forget that, because the "world" will work overtime to tell them otherwise.
Be blessed.
Oh, I loved this post! It is so true. I will remember these words of encouragement.
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