When I was a kid, I had a hero: Pete Maravich, a high-scoring basketball player who handled the ball like a magician.
Problem was, my desire to be like Pistol Pete blocked my satisfaction with who God made me to be. When I realized I could never play like Pete, I grew discouraged. I even quit my college team briefly because I couldnt measure up to the Maravich standard.
Kids still do that kind of thing. They grow unhappy with who God made them to be because they measure themselves by their perfect heroes.
Christian singer Jonny Diaz recognized this and wrote a song called More Beautiful You. The song begins: Little girl fourteen flipping through a magazine; says she wants to look that way. Some young girls wish they could be like Disney star Selena Gomez or another star the way I wanted to be like Maravich. Diaz sings, There could never be a more beautiful you; dont buy the
lies . . . ; you were made to fill a purpose that only you could do. Diaz is saying what another songwriter said under the inspiration of God thousands of years ago: [We are] fearfully and wonderfully made (Ps. 139:14).
God made us the way He wants us to be. Believe it. There could never be a more beautiful you.
Read: Psalm 139:1-14
FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT
Showing support and boosting the morale of
our military and our allies military
and the family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.
CLICK HERE TO FIND LATEST THREADS
CLICK FOR Current local times around the world
CLICK FOR local times in Seoul, Baghdad, Kabul,
New York, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Anchorage
The FR Canteen is Free Republic's longest running daily thread
specifically designed to provide entertainment and moral support for the military.
The doors have been open since Oct 7 2001,
the day of the start of the war in Afghanistan.
We are indebted to you for your sacrifices for our Freedom.
Good evening, Mayor, and thanks for today’s sustenance for body and soul.