“…living our lives based on the opinions of others will only cause us to lose our souls and our way.”

A thought by Erwin Raphael McManus, (2014-02-25) from his book, The Artisan Soul: Crafting Your Life into a Work of Art (p. 115). HarperCollins. Kindle Edition.

I was walking back from one of my coffee shops to home listening to a podcast by Erwin and stopped listening and starting thinking. I started thinking about what really matters to me. Not what matters to others about me but what really matters to me. In other words I was thinking about what makes me unique. God created me to be me with a unique thought in His mind.

And He did the same thing with you. Who you are is not based on what other people’s opinions of you are but who you are.

I had a little song that I wrote when my son Brett was very little. The first part goes like this: Brett is so neat and he is so sweet and he is so “special” and before I would say the word “special” I would tickle him and eventually I would stop and hold my hand over him until he would say, “special” then I would tickle him and go one with the song. The word “special” was in the song three times. I wanted him then my daughter, Stefanie to know that they were “special.”

Do you know that? Do you know that you are so unique and “special” that God made only one you? Don’t lose your way and try to be someone else. Be you. Love being you. God made you to be you and also understand that He does not make junk.

So how does this thought make a difference in your day?

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