Trail Mix. Picking out the M&M's...

Earlier today my husband took out a bag of sunflower seeds to snack on. Right next to that bag was a bag of trail mix.

"OOH! Hand me that!"

I poured about a cup of it into a bowl to snack on while I walked around the house picking up. I put in a few fingers to snatch up some to throw in my mouth and mid toss I realized what I was going to do! My eyes got HUGE and (politely put) got rid of what was in my mouth. Usually I pick through the mix to find those precious bites of chocolate. Now, here I was picking though the mix to get them out! I was left with a whole bunch of nuts (as i joked with Tim...a bunch of Beane's) and some raisins and that was just fine...I guess. ;)

I then prayed and asked God to pick out my M&M's...even if it left just the nuts. I asked God to take out the little bits of "feel good" and leave me with a lifetime of IS GOOD!

A lifetime of IS GOD!

A few weeks ago a speaker at our church asked us to ask God for how he sees us, what we are in Him. That day I got a word that I still cannot completely sit with. However it goes with the verse that the Lord has given me as my life verse for right now. When I asked him who I was to Him, how did He see me..He said

Perfect.

Even though I may have some M&M's in my mix that should not be there and when you take them out, you are left with a whole bunch of nuts, to God

to the most perfect of perfects...

He sees me as just

perfect.

I have failed so many times before. I have so many rough edges. I am sure that I am not everyone's cup of tea. :) Yet, as I stand here, obviously not done in my walk, God sees me

"just perfect."

And because of that, I want to try even harder. And because of that, I do not even want another M&M.

I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.

(Psalm 139:14)