Who is?

In this world we live in, this crazy mixed up world. We as a population are called by society to be more than possible. We are led to believe we aren’t living if we don’t have million dollar homes and expensive cars. We are expected to be flawless. So I ask Who is?

In this world the people we look up to are athletes, actors, and business owners. We admire their cars, their houses, and the clothes they wear. We desire the exotic vacations, trips to foreign lands, and the money they possess. While in this world we have stopped looking up to mothers and fathers. We have stopped admiring police officers, soldiers, and all of the other people who risk their lives to keep us safe. We have stopped wanting to be the hard workers who come home tired everyday but know where their money come from and know they deserved every penny because they worked for it. We have stopped wanting the approval of our pastors and looking to them for direction.

We as a culture have conditioned ourselves to see beauty as outward appearance. A certain size, the things they wear, and the shape of their face. We all want to be “beautiful” to be desired by others. What we have stopped is trying to be beautiful on the inside. Gone are the days where people look past the exterior to see the person inside. By the wayside are the times where if you were a size 2 or a size 22 you weren’t going to be discriminated against because you had a great and giving heart.

I think we need to get back some of our humanity, some of our love, and our acceptance. No one will be perfect we will all have our flaws and our shortcomings, but we are all people. We all hurt, we all have fears, we all have times of doubt, and these are internal. We should spend our days building each other up, showing the people God put in your life how important they are, and letting them know they are accepted for the person they are despite our problems. When we are trying to be the light for others we can’t help but illuminate our path as well.

Just so you know, I’m not perfect. So in closing I ask you Who Is?