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"but God chose the foolish...
the weak...
the lowly...
and despised...
the things that are not..."
I was having a rough week back in August, and I flipped open my Bible to 1 Corinthians 1:27-30 to find this stunning, hard-hitting, smack-you-in-the-face kind of reminder that God wants the ugly in me.
He wants to use it to point to his own glory... the more broken I am, the more beautiful He seems, the more places He has to stick his fingers into every aspect of my life. And I thought, I cannot be perfect, not even for God. But I can be a little bit ugly... and broken, and weak. And He loves me anyway... He wants the ugly in me, the unedited, and He wants to make it beautiful.
xx,
Olivia
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ReplyDeleteLOVE <3
DeleteThis was so something I needed to hear. And it was incredibly beautiful. Thank you, Olivia. <3
ReplyDelete~ Savannah
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It hits me over and over and over again, Savannah... I feel it, too!
DeleteWow...so true. Thank you for this. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for commenting, Misty!
Deletethank you for reminding me of this, olivia <3 it's so easy to forget.
ReplyDeleteso, so easy to forget! You're welcome anytime, Autumn. <3
DeleteThis is literally the easiest thing ever to forget. I'm writing those verses down right now. <3
ReplyDeleteCrazy, right?? I had a jaw-drop moment when I read this.
DeleteHe wants to use it to point to his own glory... the more broken I am, the more beautiful He seems, the more places He has to stick his fingers into every aspect of my life. >>>this. THIS.
ReplyDeleteUgh, wow, I just have no words.
Oh, how I needed this <3
ReplyDeleteGoodness, girl! This was wonderful. God is using you! And I really think there is something profoundly powerful about 1st and 2nd Corinthians. Those books are really on my heart right now. The freedom to be ugly before the Lord....wow, what a beautiful thing :)
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