Friday, August 2, 2013

Not So Great



I am not an expert on anything. I can pretty much talk about anything. Government…check. Tabloids…check. Travel…check. Children…check. Marriage…check. Environment…check. I can even dabble a little in painters and literature and Princess Kate. But give me 10 minutes and I’m done. I will quickly have to move on to something different or make a joke. Basically I’m not great at any one topic.

I am not super talented at anything. I can pretty much do any activity. Singing…check. Softball…check. Biking…check. Acting…check. Volleyball…check. Improv…check. I can even dabble a little in ping pong and cheerleading and competitive chatting. But put me on a team and I’m done. I will quickly show my limits and make a joke. Basically I’m not great at any one event.

I am not wonderful at relationships. I am pretty much everything. Daughter…check. Sister…check. Friend…check. Wife…check. Mom…check. I can even dabble in co-worker and volunteer and Emcee. But I forget to make calls. I take forever to answer texts. My inbox is always full. Basically I’m not great at any one role.

I am not so great. But…

I am loved. I have no reason I should be. I have nothing really to offer. I have not done anything so terrible or anything so great…I have just been. I cannot earn or loose the love I have been given. For this I am truly grateful. I would like to say this love makes me a better at conversations, activities and relationships, and perhaps it does, but it doesn’t matter. I am loved.

“Jesus loves me. This I know. For the Bible tells me so…”

True love is God’s love for us…1 John 4:10
…God is Love 1 John 4:8
 For God so loved the world that He gave His only son…John 3:16


So to the lack of wonderfulness I am, I say “Ehh…” and relax in knowing God loves me just the way I am.

I bet we all feel this way sometimes. It is just good to remember that we are not the only ones. J