If I can be honest with you guys, this is something that God has had to minister to me for a while. All my life people have judged me and made me feel bad about myself. I’ve heard people say I’m annoying, ugly, overwhelming, stupid, slow, too happy, too emotional, too loving, needy, that I don’t have a backbone, etc. I’m not going to lie, although all these things that were said about me sucked! God used it to restore me, make me stronger and make those people look foolish. But at the time it was said I didn’t truly comprehend what the devil meant to destroy me, God would use it to lift me and His name up. It’s about letting God show you his perspective even in the midst of the devil trying to plot evil against you. Let me tell you, and I want you to really comprehend this. God needs you for who you are, not pretending to be someone else. God in his word says that we are all one body with different functions. If we were all the same that would be boring. But also God created us different because he knew we would all be different puzzle pieces that he would use for his kingdom. God has specific plans for you alone. Stop focusing on other peoples calling, beauty, gifts, relationship with God, etc. Focus on what God has given you specifically and embrace it. When you compare or complain about who you are, you are technically spitting in Gods face. You are saying that he made his creation wrong. That he isn’t purposeful and specific. When on the contrary he is. Have you noticed, if you take a look at your fingerprints we all have distinct ones. That alone shows how detailed, specific and intentional God is. The devil wants you to be confused of who God created you to be. He wants you confused, comparing, depressed, lost, dismayed, etc. If you are distracted that means you lose sight of what God has in stored for you and that’s a win for him. Something I do want us to be aware of is that some habits or traits that we have are not from God. Since we live in a broken world there are tendencies that we’ve allowed to attach to us that if you are going to be in God must be released and healed. Which means we must be patient and not judge those around us. We all struggle and go through things differently. We must teach and correct each other with love. You have to put yourself in peoples shoes. When God corrects us he doesn’t go around telling people; gossiping, judging and making fun of us. When we mess up he doesn’t go shaming us. To me he reminds me about the cross; Jesus. So why do we think we should model anything other than that. A wise woman once told me, if everyone wore their sins on their forehead no one would judge each other. That’s true, you wouldn’t be able to. You would be a hypocrite and have nothing to defend yourself with, you are equally as wrong. The problem is that now a days there are sins more visible than others. Or some people just completely hide or disregard their past. I’m not going to lie some people do get frustrating. You see them constantly doing what they know is wrong. It gets frustrating because you love and want the best for them. But God was and still is patient with you. We must pray and wait patiently. The way you treat people will show how connected to God you are and if you truly know him.