Saturday, March 5, 2011

Represent.

I was 4 years old when I first discovered my mother’s tube of lipstick. It was on the bathroom counter, and being 4, the top of the counter was just about eye level, so it was just within my reach. I grabbed it. It fit perfectly in my hand, like one of those jumbo crayons. I took off the lid and was intrigued by the fierce shade of redish pink that protruded from one end. I had seen my mom use it on her face, so naturally I wanted to see how it would look on my arm. So, I drew a thick redish pink line on my arm. As if that wasn’t enough, I had to test out the lipstick on my leg, again, drawing another thick redish pink line. The real trouble started when I noticed the white wall behind me. Oh, I had so much fun. By the time my mom found me, I had an entire section of the wall covered with random lines and circle, attempted stick figures, if you will. Needless to say, my mom wasn’t happy. And yes, I got a spanking.
You’d think I would have learned my lesson...but here I am...16 years later. A few weeks ago, a thought kept popping into my head. It was a portion of the song “Beautiful Things” by Gungor. I felt like I needed to write it down, in a spot where I would see it often. Hence, the reason why “You make beautiful things” is written on the wall next to my bed in my dorm room. I read it every morning. It surprises me how a simple 4-word sentence could have so much meaning and could speak to me in so many different ways. And others have seen it, too. In fact, most of the people who come into my room notice the small square of white wall that’s marked by pencil scratchings. 
I guess you could say that life is like a big blank canvas...or a wall. When people look at you, they see your wall. You carry it with you. Your wall gives you away; it tells who you really are. Its a true, unbiased reflection of your character. What do people see when they look at you? So many different things affect the wall, some big, some small. But I don’t think we realize how much we’re affected by certain things. It’s so easy to build up a tolerance to things. Some people call it becoming ‘desensitized'. I like to call it a slow compromise.

“Brothers, whatever things are true, honest, just, pure, lovely, of good report; if there be any virtue or praise, think on these things.” ~Philippians 4:8
What are you representing?
Apply this verse into your life. Memorize it. Choose to represent Jesus Christ. He’s the only thing that matters! We get so caught up in trying to represent ourselves that we forget the reason that we’re here. Represent Christ, and He’ll be ALL the representation you’ll ever need.
What’s being written on your wall? 

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