Be Who He Made You to Be

you're not a label

a name or in a category

just another type to be

stuffed into a mold

and come out looking

just like the others

with that label

or name or category

we're all unique

and different

with our own twists

to what we are

and what we do

nobody can be just like you

and you can't be

just like anyone else

so just be the one 

that He made you to be-

yourself

it's hard sometimes

to find out how 

to be yourself in a world 

where we're supposed to be 

selfish and all about us

but we can actually be

who we were made to be

while still knowing

that everything is

 not  about us

it's about Him

and when you be yourself

who He made you to be

you let His light 

shine through you

in the way that He

made you to be

so shine bright for Him

while being who

He made you to be-

yourself

It's okay to be yourself. That's who God made you to be, and you can't be anyone else. 

So often, we compare ourselves to others and we feel like we need to be more like so-and-so, or more like this or that. No. The only one that we need to be more like is Jesus. Our goal as Christians should be to grow more like Him every day. Of course, we all have other role models, and people we look up to and admire. And that's okay. But we don't need to try to be them. We need to be who He made us  to be, with the personality, traits, and even quirks that He gave us. If everyone was like everyone else, it would get pretty boring pretty fast! God knew what He was doing when He made everyone unique, and He wants us to use the unique talents He gave us to glorify Him. Even if it means doing things the way we are meant to, the way He wants us to, the way that no one else is doing things.

So let's learn how to be ourselves, while at the same time becoming more like Him, letting His light shine through us.

Be the you He made you to be. You can't be anyone else. ♥

//Emily