Loving Redefinition

You don't have to be anyone but yourself. 

You don't have to act ok if you aren't. 

You don't have to be perfect.

Your visade is pointless in a place so full of brokenness. 

Brokenness isn't something to be ashamed of, but pity is. 

Sadness isn't the devil, but giving into it is definitely his way in. 

Crying is a sign of strength.

Crying is the obvious exclamation that you are broken and desire His wholeness. 

Don't mistake feelings for facts. 

Don't completely disregard feelings. 

Don't be a fully logicly run machine. 

The heart you were given is found in the balance between mind, heart, and spirit.  

Don't allow yourself the easy way out of things. 

Convict yourself of the many stupidities you've done and witnessed. 

Who cares whose theology is right? 

The only reason we care about a person's beliefs theologically is our desire to conquer. 

Can we take a look at ourselves and conquer our own pride before we go out trampling on people's hearts? 

Your visade of all-knowing-never-wrongness doesn't faze me. 

Your cockiness doesn't cover up the fear residing in your heart. 

Your over-compensation for your doubts doesn't make me respect you. 

If you want respect, then get over your preconscribed assumptions about other people and lead your life following the love of God. 

God doesn't push Himself on people. 

He doesn't scream in people's faces telling them they are wrong. 

He waits patiently and lets our own fears, pride, doubts, and brokenness call out to Him when we no longer are on the "ME ME ME- bandwagon". 

Goodness is what God is. 

Love is who God is. 

God is good. God is love. God is. 

Don't let your pride get in the way of people seeing God. 

Believe it or not, everything and everyone on this earth doesn't revolve around your opinions, theology, or personal standards. 

Aren't we supposed to be leaking Jesus? 

I don't want to leak selfish, prideful, fearful, doubtful, fleshly Hilary Phillips. 

I want to be so completely in love with Christ that people have to delve into the heart of God in order to understand mine. 

He is lovely. 

He thinks you are lovely. 

You don't have to be anyone but you. 

Just be ready and open to God redefining who you are. 

"you have to be greater than your suffering."

God is greater than your suffering. 

Don't be afraid of the chisel that God takes to your heart. 

It is only the process of taking away what takes your focus off of God. 

God loves you too much to leave you the way you are. 

We are all constantly being redefined in and by God.

 God uses broken things.

"It takes broken soil to produce a crop, broken clouds to give rain, broken grain to give bread, broken bread to give strength.

It is the broken alabaster box that gives forth perfume.

It is Peter, weeping bitterly, who returns to greater power than ever." Vance Havner

It is (insert your name here) who returns to greater power than ever. 

It is you who, after each redefinition of character and heart, will be restored to a greater version of yourself than before.