Hello friends. It has been a long time since I have bogged. I could make excuses about how busy I have been, which I have; or use any number of other reasons. Truth is maybe a little bit of all. I began blogging daily. Then, I had a lot to share to bring everyone through the years with us. Then, there was the effect of 'therapy' so-to-speak with regard to the blog. Regardless of the reasons, blogs have been spaced out recently, but it is my desire to share something with each blog that has had a profound impact on me or in my life. Tonight's blog is no different. Recently, I have encountered these words, "Don't lose who you are in the blur of the stars. Seeing is deceiving, dreaming is believing. It's okay not to be okay. Sometimes it's hard to follow your heart. But tears don't mean you're losing. Everybody's bruising. There's nothing wrong with who you are." These words got me to thinking....I remember a time that Old Socks and I got lost in the blur of the stars. You see, we got so lost in who we were told we had to be and become that we neglected who we really were/are. Further in this quote, we are encouraged to understand that everybody is bruising and that it's okay to be who you are. I can only speak for Old Socks and myself, but let me just say that there is a certain liberty and freedom in embracing who you are and who He intended you to be. Not everyone is intended to wear a suit and tie or, God forbid, a dress....but we ALL have specifics that make us who we are. Sadly, we often get bruised up so-to-speak if we don't conform to what family, 'friends' and acquaintances (all of these are often found in churches) tell us we are to be/become. That doesn't mean that we are losers or that we are lost. Think about it. What if we were all the same, had the same likes/dislikes, looked the same, etc. Can you say, "Boring/Dull/Blah!"? There is so much more to life and living than becoming what a few tell us we 'ought' to be or do, don't ya think? On this line of thought, I hear the profoundness in "Seeing is deceiving, dreaming is believing." Have you ever seen heaven? No, neither have I, but I dream of one day seeing and THAT is believing. In John 20:29, Jesus says, "Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed." So, you see, not everything is, nor should be based on appearances or what we see. I am believing that one day I will see heaven in all of it's glory. I am also believing that the fact that we ARE who we are for a reason, motorcycles, tats & all. How about you? Have you been lost in the blur of the stars? Have you been deceived? Do you believe? Have you been bruised? Take heart friend! Tears don't mean you are losing....remember, Jesus wept (John 11:35). There's nothing wrong with who you are...you are fearfully and wonderfully made (Psalm 139:14). I don't know about you, but knowing these simple truths makes my heart happy and on days when I feel bruised and the tears come, I am encouraged.
I hope that you have been encouraged in this, as I have. May we meet here again soon. Until then, ride safely!
I hope that you have been encouraged in this, as I have. May we meet here again soon. Until then, ride safely!
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