Do you ever have a day that you just feel awkward? Like you're completely uncomfortable and out of place in your own skin? That has definitely been me today. I've just felt a little off.
Just about the time I was beginning to really chew and start sulking in my self-proclaimed awkwardness, a friend stopped by my office and chatted for a few minutes. In the midst of sharing his heart, he shared something that mine needed to hear.
"You are the light of the world," he said, quoting Matthew 5:14. "When the light shines, you can't hide."
Something about that struck me. And it struck me hard. No matter how much I want to just be swallowed up into my own awkward little (or big) hole, I still have a job to do. No matter how invisible I wish to be, I still shine because of Christ in me. Regardless of my lack of affections for myself, God still considers me worthy to be used. Wow. And when I'm plugged into the Source of that light, really, nothing else matters. No one cares about--or even notices for that matter--my awkwardness or inabilities or inadequacies. Nope. Light shines. And that's what matters.
So, for now, I'm forgetting awkward and donning some sunscreen.
Care to join me?
"You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden." Matthew 5:14
