(Picture Above: Pastor Sherry Roby and spouse Tina Mercer)

You can be happy with who you are RIGHT NOW and accept yourself; faults and all.  We don't always realize this, but the root cause of many physical, emotional, and social problems is simply the fact that people do not like themselves.

Some folks are uncomfortable with the way they look, how they talk, what color their hair is, and the way they act.  They are always comparing themselves to other people, wishing they were something different.  "If I just had his/her personality", "If I looked like that" or "If I had less here and more somewhere else", then I would be happy. 

No, you can be happy with who God made you to be and quit wishing that you were something/somebody different.  If you are going to enjoy life to the full, you must learn to be confident as the person that God created you to be.  You were not created to copy someone else, you were created to be YOU!!!  If you try to be someone else, it steals your diversity, your creativity, and your uniqueness. 

Be an original not a copycat - DARE TO BE DIFFERENT.  Be secure in who God made you to be and go out and be the best YOU you can be.

In the book of Joshua, Moses had just died and God wanted Joshua to take over as leader.  God said to Joshua, "As I am with Moses, I will be with you".  He did not say, "Joshua, you need to try to be just like Moses".  No, God said to Joshua, "Be an original, be who I created you to be and you will be successful". 

If you will learn to be the you that God created you to be, God will take you places you never dreamed of.  We all have faults in areas that God is refining.  If we all make a decision to be happy with who God created us to be, and be the best YOU that you can be, God will pour out his favor and blessings in your life. 

 Have a great week. -Pastor Sherry