Now, nearly a week later, what is bouncing around my head is not the lyrics to an amazing song. It is something Sara Groves said when introducing her song "Obsolete". She was sharing about a couple of her twenty-something friends (exactly my age group) came to her feeling very discouraged. They'd been reading blogs of other woman and comparing themselves to the standard set forth by the image projected there. Now I don't know about you, but often when I read a blog I do the exact same thing. I see another mom or wife talking sharing something(s) they're doing well and immediately feel guilty for not being as awesome at _________. (You fill in the blank.) I suddenly feel like I'm less for not having "it" all together. As Sara Groves continued she said she had to remind them (and by sharing reminded me) that what others put forth online is not necessarily the whole story. When someone chooses what they're going to share online, they often share what will portray them in the best possible light. You don't see all the underpinnings of there life, and they most certainly don't see those places in you that suddenly feel all too exposed.
Now, as this all flowed in and out of my mind these past few days, I also returned to the following question. Are we called to have it all together? As I pondered this the first verse to come to mind was:
"But he said to me,"My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me."-2 Corinthians 12:9 NIV
So often, I get so hung up on my weaknesses that I forget that God's grace is sufficient. That, while I should seek to grow in those areas, God will receive the glory for any success, because those successes are by his grace alone. And for me it's more and more like the line from the hymn:
"In my life Lord, be glorified, be glorified today."
I am reminded more and more that God is glorified in the every day things, the unglamorous things, the mundane things, and sometimes the things the world values least. My life is to be about living according to his word, by his grace, and for his glory.
So this week, when you're cruising your favorite blog, remember: you're not called to have it all together, you're called to follow hard after the Lord.
For His Glory,
Courtney
