I Am God's Masterpiece

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o      I may not be a public speaker, but I still can touch the hearts of people.

I may not have a perfect shot, but I can play a whole game.

I may not be the most consistent person, but I’m  always down to try anything new and authentic.  

I may not be able to sing in the choir, but God absolutely loves my voice.

I may not be able to cook, but I can sure read a recipe.

I may not be wild and crazy, but I can be compassionate and giggly.

I may not have the latest edition Of Nikes, but I’m still frontin the old stuff good as new.

I may count with my fingers, but At least I'm blessed with all 10!

I may not have a six pack, but I sure do appreciate my dessert before dinner.

We are all something that someone is not, but that doesn't make anybody less worthy by any means. God made each of us with abundant love and detail, so love what you got, and restrain from comparing yourself to others.

YOU ARE THE BEST VERSION OF YOU!  NOBODY ON THIS EARTH CAN COMPARE TO YOUR BEAUTY, SO EMBRACE IN THAT.

Sometimes parents sneak in "life lessons" at unexpected times.

This morning my friend confided in me with a situation that was bothering her. She felt disrespected by someone, and asked for my advice.

The story goes like this:  Apparently someone asked to borrow her speakers for the night, but when the person returned the speakers, the cord was broken. It bothered my friend because when she approached that person, they wouldnt own up to their mistake.

 She wanted to ask the person to give her 10 dollars to buy her a cheap replacement from Wal-Mart. (which would be a generous amount because they were more than 10 dollars.)

HAVE WE NOT ALL HAD A SIMILAR SITUATION? WHERE IT JUST IRKED US THAT SOMEONE DIDN'T PAY US BACK FOR SOMETHING, SO WE LET IT GET IN THE WAY OF OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM?

She asked me what she should do...

And I told her a about a similar story, how I once had roommates who would host parties frequently on the weekends at our house. There was one party in particular the “End of the Year Party”, and it was completely out of line, and they trashed our home. Our floors were black; we had holes in the walls, furniture outside, and bottles everywhere in the neighborhood. But what bothered me the most was that my roommates allowed people to invade my room; people were sleeping in my bed, there were puke stains on my carpet, weed on my counters, and my toilet was completely broken.

To make a long story short; when it came time to move out, our landlord said we owed 170 dollars each for damage expenses.  The girls expected me to pay my portion of the money, even though I never attended the parties or did any of the damage.

       I called my dad in tears because I did not feel I should have to pay that money. I told him I wanted to take it to court.  He explained to me calmly that I was going to pay that bill and then move on with life. His explanation was because...I also lived in that house, and I was responsible for everything as much as they were.  He said to look at it in the landlord’s perspective, WE COMPLETELY DISRESPECTED HER HOME. He explained that it’s only 170 dollars, and that there is no purpose in going through the trouble of breaking friendships and relationships over money.

       I told him "it's more than the money, It's the fact they disrespected me." He understood , but continued to take the same stance and said “yes I'm sure they are well aware of that, and one day they will realize...you could have dealt with the situation differently, but instead you decided to be the big person and not allow money to become the tension and break of the relationship."

 So I told my friend to think of it in this way. Is that 10 dollars more important to her than the friendship with that person? 

As those words left my mouth, I realized that when my dad forced me to pay those damage expenses he was really teaching me a huge lesson in life.   ALL IN ALL: People and Relationships should always win the battle over Money and Material.