With no added visual art today -mainly cause I wouldn’t even know how to begin depicting images of these types of people…
As Christians we should be super humans.
See super humans defy the odds of the ordinary person and do things in the most extraordinary way.
We should forgive like we have never been wronged, even when we face the difficulties of forgetting and the challenges of needing to avenge ourselves, forgiveness should be the first thing we wake up with in the morning and the last thing we fall asleep with at night. We should wear forgiveness on our sleeve, talking to our angry flesh and convincing it to forgive so that freedom can be found in our souls and light can exude from us.
We should love like we are loved, unconditionally, with no judgements; understanding that people are people and they are works still in progress. Our love should be encouraging; it should be an enhancing love and a healing love so that people can be the best versions of themselves. It should be an understanding love, realising that that girl did not become a prostitute ‘cause it was her dream at age five but it should be a love that takes people out of their nightmarish situations and bring them to the light.
We should show respect to others. Yes we may not agree with people’s choices, their belief systems, their way of doing things but we should respect their choices as He has given us a choice and freewill to make this choice. Degrading others for their choices does not assist us in our mission in life at all.
We should be generous; generous with our time, in how we take care of ourselves and others. We should be giving in terms of firstly how long we spend time with Him and how much we take care of ourselves. The ‘good’ of the self is usually forgotten when one thinks of serving in church ministries and charities – to have successful service, the self must have been taken care of too. Therefore being generous to self with prayer, love, forgiveness, respect and material pampering will in effect teach one to be generous to others and give to those who have not yet gained the capability to give to themselves.
Most importantly, what we forget as humans, most of all as Christians is to be grateful. Walking in gratitude is a powerful thing. It gives you joy and peace during your storms. It draws in positive energy which surpasses the negative. It definitely allows you to hone the above qualities because when you are grateful for your life you are able to forgive those who hurt you. When you are grateful for whom you are and the choices you have made, you are more able to respect others for theirs. When grateful for what you have everyday, you will be able to be generous in some avenue in your life. And, lastly, when you are grateful for how much God truly loves you [when you finally allow yourself to discover that part of your spirituality] then reciprocating that love to others, even if not received back, will be an easier task.
Missblossoming 