Get the app#Hashtag: Do Our Labels Define Us?Sample
Do you ever see someone and think, “Oh my goodness, I am so glad that’s not me”? Maybe it’s the way they dress, play a sport, act, but you are just so thankful, you are better than, well, that. Don’t lie, we all play the comparison game. Yesterday we talked about thinking others are better than us, today we are talking about thinking we are better than others.
Don’t get me wrong. God created you unique, special, set apart for a great purpose; but don’t let it go to your head. We are also called to be humble, servant hearted, and encouraging. That is not so easy in this day in age; I completely understand. You watch tv, movies, and see in real life that “Mean Girls” and “Jerks” seem to rule the school. They seem to be the popular ones, and deep down we all wish for just a little glimpse of that.
Friends, this is not what we are called to do as a Christian. We are called to act like Jesus acted, spoiler alert…. He wasn’t a fan of the so called “popular kids” in his day. Jesus hung out with the cripples, the tax collectors, with the people others literally called “dogs”. In our terms today, he hung out with the geeks, those with special needs, the poor. The people the rest of the world thought of as “weird” or “worthless”. The ones the “popular” people bullied because, “Hey, at least we are not like them, we’re better”.
God created each of us amazingly special for His purpose and plan. Who are we to tear apart our Heavenly Fathers work? So next time you start to think worse about someone ask yourself what Jesus would say if you shared those thoughts with him. Would he laugh with you, or would he go to their defense?
#prayer: Father, you made each of us different and special. Help me to encourage others instead of tear them down, even in my own mind. For we are Your masterpiece, created new in Christ Jesus.
#challenge: Take a selfie with a friend and copy/paste this:
#challenge: There is no #Better or #Worse only #unique
#Hashtag #BibleReadingPlan #Encourage #Day2 #DoOurLabelsDefineUs
~ Christina Thacker
About this Plan
What's your #hashtag ? So often in our teenage years, we find ourselves being labeled, or labeling others (i.e. #ugly, #outsider, #idiot, etc.). This 7-day plan designed for youth is all about labels, whether we give them to ourselves or others, and how God labels us .
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