To Sell Out

     "To sell out, take second best or settle," all are terms that mean, to me, that I've given up. I don't believe God to be the God of the universe, to be strong, powerful and almighty. It means I'm doubting God and His creation...me.
     I know when I'm settling because there is no peace in selling myself and God short. There is no rest in second best. I tell myself it would be easier if...I rationalize why I might as well...but ultimately deep breaths and heavy sighs are two different reactions to life. One says I'm going to wait this out and pray for today is the day that God has made. The other says I've resigned myself to a life of hopelessness and helplessness. There is no way out, I choose to be a victim rather than a victor.
     I've been in both places in my life. Choosing hope, choosing life in Christ was my way out of a life of heavy sighs, dark days and endless sin. May you reach out to Him today and see the light that may shine dimly in your current darkness initially. But the more you believe and have faith in Jesus Christ alone, the brighter your life will become. Trust me, selling out by trying to get out of this life, before your God has called you home, is taking second best for eternity.

Swans on a pond in Brugge, Belgium. The story of the ugly duckling tells of a duck that thought it was ugly because its egg got mixed up with a swan egg. The duck felt awkward and less than the rest of the swans until he found out he didn't belong among the swans. He wasn't a swan at all, he was a duck. He was wonderfully and perfectly made after all. Comparing ourselves to others will always make us feel second rate. God made us all differently so none are better than another; all are made in His image.

Genesis 1:27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.