In His Likeness w/ AntTBri

Wrapped up in this humanity is the expressed image of beautiful, progressively radiating the culmination of wonderful.  A mighty work intertwined no intermingled among the concept of time, lingering in a continual state of becoming.  Intricately formed and created for a specific, no intentional purpose yet to be discovered. How awesome is unveiling such preciousness, thoughtfulness; exceptional yet mastering expertise?  A concentrated concept clothed in corruptible attire exposed to the light of this world.

            For years we look for or to hear our worth and value from the mouth of man; deriving our importance from sensuous stimuli.  Early on in life we’ve gathered concepts that tear at the core of who we are or will become, given instruction we deem as correct or truth that cause us to practice no believe certain things that prohibit us in our becoming; forming a mindset that cripples us in areas and sets us up for internal demise.  Why do we struggle or fail to believe good things about ourselves, why does anything attached to accomplishment seem applicable, attainable in others yet reside light years from the reality we experience and live in personally? Why do our lives represent success but reflect contradiction if a mirror images our core?  Who or where is the authentic creation intended?  Is it the person you are or the individual you are trying to become?  Everyone’s asking in one way or another the same question:  What do you see when you look at me? The sad fact is we tend to become or exert energy in proving the answer given as correct or invalid based upon our internal perception.

Growing up you learn a lot about yourself and the world around you from observations seat.  Our environment, the land of our grooming cultivates no deposits seeds that grow over a life time.  Early investments do grow over a lifetime!  Your beauty, wonder isn’t nor will it ever be based upon or should I say be attributed to what happens on the outside of you; it’s reflective of what on the inside.  You’re not defined by the skill or lack of skill present in your parenting; nor are you locked into the confines of experience and exposure to opportunity.  Education, finances, and the things of success allude to the person of you.  The “stuff” of life enhance your packaging not make it.   What others see or perceive about you isn’t the actual you.  What you see when you look and view yourself isn’t truth.  How can you coin or mark something that is continually changing and becoming?   The question then becomes are we doomed, hopeless or helpless; limited, do we start behind the eight ball or at a disadvantage?  Are we captive to time, eras, trends, and situational circumstances? Ethnicity?  Demographics?  The freedom I wish we all will live in is living life inside out.    

When we are fortunate to accomplish something we or others term or deem great we’re shocked, taken a back, and uncomfortable within our existence shrinking down or back into obscurity in the confounds of our own mind and emotions; in attempts to down play our gifts and talents in a false sense of remaining grounded; not higher than we ought to think of ourselves.  It amazes me, how easy it is for us to gravitate to negativity; believe a lie or lies about ourselves; the internal turmoil that exist inwardly we never share or spend a lifetime trying to ignore.  Do you have all the answers?  Has living life your way rendered the results you long to see?  Do you feel loved?  Are you Love?  So many questions, ponderings, experiences to weigh in the balance, who can sort through them all, search them all out?  Is there an answer to the questions and longings of one heart?  If so who houses the answers and why aren’t they benefiting from their expertise.  Could it be that what seems amidst is actually nearer than we realize?  Answers, solutions, ways of correct and productive thinking, strategies, the standard, rule of thumb attainable, receivable, practically possible and practiced accomplished through and in humanity.  Is this fact or fiction, truth or reality?  You decide as you learn from loves lessons, come to your own conclusion. 

Understand that you are already proven, validated and affirmed by God.   Stop living in need of human accolades or appreciation; feel no pressure to impress or please people…do what you do for God’s heart a life returned for a life given.  Know that He already loves you based upon Himself, his choice.  Nothing you say or do can change or lessen the ultimate perfect exchange of being loved unconditionally, enjoy the gift you render back to Him as a token of your appreciation and gratification.  So render up to Him your Best in exchange for all He’s given you.  Live in such a way that honors Him, makes Him smile.  He’d never base your success on the thoughts, and choices of others.  The best gift He gave you is the gift of yourself, only found in Him.  Appreciate all your holdings, gifts, talents, things that make you stand out, set you apart, make you not so ordinary unique and peculiar, reflective of his intent and purpose.  You are distinct, different, and diverse both beautiful and brilliant.  The gift of you is a real, true blessing, miraculous workmanship to be applauded, accepted and appreciated.  First by yourself, then by others…it’s true we teach others how to treat and handle us not so much by what we say because if we tell the truth people learn more about us by how we live and image love.  So look in the mirror and see your greatness, celebrate your own splendor, radiate His glory.  How you treat you is the first testimony of how you value the gift of you, your response to the perfect gift of love.  God takes great pleasure in your existence; you are the result of his best and an exhaust of his creativity.  So who are we or others to disagree with Him, he establishes our worth, and value.

~AntTBri