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Friday 23 January 2015

Broken Crayons




I don’t know about you, but I am my own worst critic. I’m usually the first to notice my short comings and I would beat myself over and over again for it.

As a child, I hated broken crayons. I just felt it was not good enough to color. But then I would see someone else pick up the same broken crayon and color with it and it would come out beautiful. What’s my point, well we humans we tend to push people who have problems away because we think they are not good enough.

Looking at myself, I am a broken crayon. But my color is still very vibrant and I’m still made with purpose. The only difference is I am not well put together and that’s ok. No one is perfect and once we learn it’s ok to not be perfect, we live and we grow.

Each of us has something different to offer the world. There is a humanity out there we are meant to ‘color’. To encourage. To serve. I believe there is a purpose for each and every one of us, and that purpose doesn't just disappear because we discover a chink in our own armor

Maybe, just maybe that broken piece, that cracked cistern, is what this world needs. God has a way of showing us that we aren't as ‘bad’ as we think we are and that he needs us. You may look at your friends or peeps and they are shining and their life looks perfect, just remember that they have their own problems and some may be similar to yours. Also remember that by focusing on what others have, you allow your blessings to fall short.

You don’t have what others have because it is not meant for you. At least not in the now. Life is an express lane and it’s okay to overtake.

We have trials and errors so we can have testimonies and work harder when our season comes. I don’t know about you, but I relate well to people who admit their failures than people who pretend to be perfect. The world has enough pretense already. Let’s be real and keep coloring even when we’re broken. So find a broken person today and remind them that they have something to offer the world.

And if that person happens to be you, keep coloring. The world needs you.

And together, we’ll make a masterpiece.


7 comments:

  1. your best so far,pretty insightful,kudos

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  2. So encouraging. We always see others as better than us rather than highlight that we are good at some things and they are also good at some things. Learning to accept ourselves for who we are is a continuous process.

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  3. blessings...
    We are just as judgmental of ourselves as we are of others hence we need to be as compassionate to ourselves as we need to be for others. However there are times when its wisest to walk away from the too needy and desperate. Sticking around may not be the healthiest choice for you or them.

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  4. I like this. We are indeed all built to bring a different colour to the world, its what creates diversity :-)
    Hopefully, one day the world can merge its colours to create something brilliant and not divisive :)
    xx

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