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Green eyes?
'... Do not worry about tomorrow ...' Matthew 6:34
It's easy when you're stressing about the future to turn into a green-eyed monster; but God doesn't want you to be jealous of your mates. His plan for you is perfect for you. His plan for your mate wouldn't be right for you; so don't go wanting it! If you work hard and listen to God, you'll end up way better off than if you strive to be like someone else. Why bother wasting time trying to be a bad copy of your mate, when God's got plans for you to be a completely, totally, amazing, unique, priceless you?
Think of it a bit like a painting by Leonardo Da Vinci. Given the choice, would you rather have a really good copy of the Mona Lisa, or the original Last Supper? If you've got any sense, you'd go for the original! Why? Because no matter how good the copy is, under scrutiny by experts it would still be declared a fake, and would be worth way less than an original. The mistakes would show up.
Yes, they're completely different pictures - you may even think you like the other one better - but they're both amazing for different reasons. God is the artist, you're the painting. You're a work in progress; but you're a complete original. So don't go trying to get repainted to look like a different painting. Let God do His thing, and let Him take care of tomorrow.
written by Bob Gass
'... Do not worry about tomorrow ...' Matthew 6:34
It's easy when you're stressing about the future to turn into a green-eyed monster; but God doesn't want you to be jealous of your mates. His plan for you is perfect for you. His plan for your mate wouldn't be right for you; so don't go wanting it! If you work hard and listen to God, you'll end up way better off than if you strive to be like someone else. Why bother wasting time trying to be a bad copy of your mate, when God's got plans for you to be a completely, totally, amazing, unique, priceless you?
Think of it a bit like a painting by Leonardo Da Vinci. Given the choice, would you rather have a really good copy of the Mona Lisa, or the original Last Supper? If you've got any sense, you'd go for the original! Why? Because no matter how good the copy is, under scrutiny by experts it would still be declared a fake, and would be worth way less than an original. The mistakes would show up.
Yes, they're completely different pictures - you may even think you like the other one better - but they're both amazing for different reasons. God is the artist, you're the painting. You're a work in progress; but you're a complete original. So don't go trying to get repainted to look like a different painting. Let God do His thing, and let Him take care of tomorrow.
written by Bob Gass
