To want to change something about yourself assumes that there is something wrong with you. I’ll simply say this… you are perfect the way you are! With all your warts, with all your imperfections – you are ‘PERFECT’! Think of it this way, you are the only you who has ever, or will ever exist… Only you will ever accomplish all that You were created for. That is a pretty cool statement. So, I wouldn’t change anything about you or me… However; I would change the way I respond/react toward others. There are too many times that I get too big for my own britches. Too often I find myself thinking too highly of myself and I have to be reminded of my own limitations. I’d love to say that I handle all my relationships with grace, but that, unfortunately, would be a lie. I’d like to say that I treat everyone with dignity, care, kindness, etc., but in truth, I’ll admit, that I’m selfish and self-absorbed at times. Yes, I’d like to change that about myself. I’d like to be the kind of person that truly prefers others over myself. That I’d serve, rather than feel like I deserved to be served. BUT… full disclosure… I can be very self-serving.
Why is this important? Why is this important to me? Well, again, simply, I represent Christ in all I do. So, if by my actions, others are repelled from desiring a life in/with Christ – shame on me. I would love to change that about myself… I want you to know (by my actions) that there is a God that loves you and cares deeply about you. He gave His Son, Jesus Christ, to die in our place on the cross – to pay the sin debt that we owed. But, because of His great love… Jesus paid that debt. He was buried and three days later, God raised Him from the dead… So that, He could offer life to anyone who would trust Him as their Lord and Savior. To me… if by my life, my choices, my reactions, etc., you are turned off to Christ – then, I would beg God to change the way I live… I so desperately want you to have a relationship with the Lord – I want you to know Him – so how I live/respond/react matters. So, if there was something I would change, it would be how I respond/react to others. God bless, DrJ
Dr Jesse B. Davis 