I have realized that the only person I can be is my self, the only person I have to please is God, and the only way I can please God is by being the best version of me that he created me to be.
I can do this in four ways.
1. I can worship him and constantly learn more and more about Him.
2. I can study His Word and make sure I am living by His standards, not my own, and not by the world’s standards.
3. I can pursue my passions and seek to glorify him through them.
4. I can appreciate the gifts God gave me instead of focusing on the gifts he didn’t give me but instead gave to others and realize that the gifts He gave me a unique and special in the same way as everyone else’s gifts.
I realize lately I have been trying to live up to other people’s standards rather than God’s. I have been trying to conform to my friends in order to be accepted, I have tried being passionate about things I have no interest in and ignoring my passions because they “aren’t good enough” or I’m not “good enough” at them. Honestly, if it brings me joy doing them then why should I care if I’m not the best?
