I know that this just looks like a regular computer screen, I know that there really isn’t anything that is fascinating about it, and I know that it doesn’t really have much to offer or even show! But have you began to really think about this screen, and how you and I can tie ourselves into this because you know what looks like it’s nothing, what look likes it is not valuable, what looks like it is a waste, and what looks like it might not even be anything to somebody else might be very important, might have real value, and might have real significance to you if you choose to look at it with a different perspective.
I think of our lives as Christians like this, because you and I are very blessed to have been blessed by the Lord in the ways that He has chosen to bless us. God has been good to us, God has been great to us, and God has been marvelous to us in so many ways so what comes out of that is a reason to always rejoice and celebrate. We should and have so many reasons to be glad, to be happy, to be thankful, and to rejoice because we know what the Lord has done, we know how good God has been, and we know that the Lord has been so kind to us. All of that God has done, and not just that but the Lord has chosen to give us things that nobody else could get but He gives us things for us specifically and just for us.
I mean you think about it in terms of scrolling the internet, what might interest you won’t always interest me and vice versa…. we all have different interests. Some people like myself always want to look at sports, some want to look at politics, some want to look at animals, some want to look at different types of crimes and mysteries, some want to look at what is the Dow Jones doing, and other types of interests that take precedents in somebody’s life and their imaginations. But the thing is…. you like what you like, you enjoy what you enjoy, and you have your screen set for the way you want it to be set all because it’s what you have chosen to engage, and what you have chosen embrace that makes all of the difference.
That’s how it relates to our lives as believers once again, it’s all about what you have in front of you that makes you believe, that makes you have joy, that makes you have peace, and that makes you have happiness. What do you choose to look at, what do you choose to enjoy, what do you choose to think about, and what do you choose to have fun with because what’s on your screen is on your spiritual screen. God has given all of us plenty, God has blessed us all in plenty of ways, God has blessed us in many ways, and God has allowed to see things in many ways but it also comes back to the original statement, to that original attitude, and to the original action about what are you going to keep looking at.
There are plenty of times when you want to look at somebody else’s screen, I mean as we live in this Christian life we have plenty of times that we view things from many different people. We see our friends, we see our colleagues, we see our family members, and we see others who we know what they are having or even enjoying and then we look at ourselves, and it’s not that we don’t enjoy what we have but that doesn’t mean we don’t from time look at what others have, that we don’t start to see what others possess, that we don’t see what others acquire and begin to think – (Why not me, where is mine, when is my big break coming, what do I have to do to get that, and what is it going to take for me to get this just like I have seen).
I mean you’ve been there, and I know I have been there but that’s the thing just because we have been there doesn’t mean we have to stay there. It’s about what are you focusing on and what are you ignore, don’t ignore what the Lord has given you by placing too much focus, time, and energy on what you don’t have because that’s not what God has chosen for you! You are still chosen by God, you are still blessed by God, and you are still given plenty of opportunities. That’s where we have to trust God comes into fold, that’s where we have to believe in God, and that’s where we have to be comfortable with ourselves to really begin to allow the Lord to lead us, to allow the Lord to guide us, and to allow the Lord to solve anything that we aren’t confident about that’s when we trust God to do it for us.
When you are comfortable with you, that’s when you’ll begin to keep your eyes on your own screen, when you are comfortable with yourself that’s when you’ll begin to make sure that you love yourself, and when you are comfortable with yourself you’re not in a rush to be like others or even jump the gun but you are fine with who you are! Are you comfortable with yourself, that’s the thing are you really comfortable with you… don’t think you e got to have these major alterations just to succeed, because plenty of people have made various changes and are still unhappy, still not satisfied, and still not at peace because they never got to the place of being comfortable with them.
Have you ever challenged yourself this way, and have you ever confronted yourself this way and began to say “Am I Comfortable With Me”. It’s a striking statement, but sometimes it’s a necessary statement all because we all need to know and even make sure within our lives that we are comfortable with ourselves. Sometimes people miss out on them, because they are too consumed with being someone that’s not them and that can cause all kinds of issues and problems. That’s the thing, that it can cause various types of issues and problems that none of us want to have but it’s also up to us as individuals to determine if we are comfortable with us. Make sure that you are comfortable with you, and when you live and walk with the Lord that will make you keep your faith and keep your focus on the right things and not the wrong things.
That’s the thing about life, is that life can make you feel unaccomplished if you let it and the important thing is don’t let!!! Don’t give anything that much power, don’t give anything that much force, and don’t give anything that much attention if it is making you feel that down!!! Ignore it, and press on from it because you are special and have qualities that have been given to you by the Lord, and you e got to press on and continue to trust in the Lord and when you trust in the Lord that’s what happens for you to keep on looking at your screen in the spiritual sense knowing that that I’m glad with who I am, I’m happy with who I am, and I’m thankful and grateful for who I am all because I know that the Lord has made me this person that I choose to be comfortable and satisfied with.
It reminds me of shoes, and you know people will decide what shoes that they like. A kid one day was at the park and he was wearing “Fila’s” all because he liked them, and what many people probably don’t know that this company was very popular until Nike, Adidas, Under Armour became popular. Yet, Fila was very popular and because he like Fila other kids were laughing at him due to his choice of shoes. Even though they laughed, that didn’t stop that kid from wearing those shoes because that was his choice, that was his decision, and that was his favorite interest all because he liked those shoes then he kept wearing them and that was the end. Why……. because he was comfortable with himself!
That’s the same way it is today, you can have confidence that is everlasting when you are comfortable with you, you can have peace that can’t be slashed because you are comfortable with you, you can have joy that is always present and alive because you are comfortable with you, and you can have faith that never departs all because you are comfortable with you! Don’t stop being comfortable with you, don’t stop loving you, and don’t stop doing what you like and feel the Lord is leading you to do!! Don’t stop those things, it doesn’t matter about the reaction of others you just keep doing what you are supposed to do and let that be the end of it and don’t allow anything to stop that or cha he that but just be you!
Make that declaration and determination today… I’ll focus on my screen, and I’m going to focus on my life and being who the Lord has chosen and equipped me to be! I’m going to do that and live without regrets, and because I’m going to do that why should I stop being me but I’ll keep being me, and looking at my screen enjoying the picture that God has painted for me! There is that thing, I’ll be enjoying that and myself, and there’s nothing that will stop me anymore because I’ve chosen to be comfortable with me, I’ve chose to trust God, and I’ve chose to be me without any regrets because the Lord is my God and I’m glad that He has made me the person I am! Be me, and don’t backtrack but keep being you with any regrets, any pause, and any hesitation!
That’s where it is, and that’s how it will be and will make you feel! Be you, and keep on looking up to the Lord and being happy with you! It doesn’t stop, and that feeling will always make you stay the same and keep on staying on the road, because you’ve made it up in your mind that I will be who I am and I’m fine, comfortable, and happy with that! Be you!
Proverbs 23:15-16 NASB
[15] My son, if your heart is wise, My own heart also will be glad; [16] And my inmost being will rejoice When your lips speak what is right.
Pastor G. Chris Brown
Words From GCB 