I came across a teenager who overdosed on Aspirin some months ago, he did not look like the typical kid who would do that. After settling him down and getting his treatment started, his father remained unconsoled. I spoke with this young man and guess what his reason was for wanting to kill himself? "I am not like the other guys, I am always the quiet underdog, in the background, I am not popular"...
Is there not a bit of this young troubled man in all of us? When you see a couple looking perfect, the husband smiles lovingly at his wife, carries the baby, opens the car door, they seem to eat out all the time, they never argue or yell, they always end their conversation with "I love you honey", they both have fabulous jobs, active workers in the church, they drive your dream car, they both have a good sense of fashion, their children are cute...arrrrgggghh
Be not be deceived though, looks could be deceptive. Every single individual has his/her challenge.
You exist in the heart of God as an ORIGINAL do not make yourself a PHOTOCOPY of someone else because you think they have it all figured out. There is a uniqueness to your person, that is why you are who you are. When you look over and see what others do and get away with, if God has given you His spirit to guide you, then you run the risk of getting into trouble with God and man if you do anything short of that.
This weekend you are likely to come across seemingly perfect couples, do not beat yourself or your spouse down. Learn to be happy and that you alone can define. As a child of God, who do you associate with and what gives you a kick? Whatever you do make sure God is proud of you, as you depend on Him as the definition of your joy and peace, you will look back and see that those things that are "big deal" no longer matter in the grand scale of things.
You are unique!
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