I just recently read a book where the author was talking about us being God's sheep and that God is our Shepherd. We have all heard this at one point or another in our lives, but, if you are like me, you have always saw the good, nice and pleasant side of being His sheep...i.e. timid, gentle, humble, etc. But sheep have another side. Sheep are messy. It is interesting that God calls us the "sheep of his pasture." If you have ever walked in a pasture where there are sheep, you need to watch where you step because sheep leave a lot of...um...droppings. Sheep are messy, dropping a lot of "things" and that is exactly how we, as humans, are. We have a lot of "stuff" that we drop around and God needs to come and clean it up. We have bad tempers, egos, pride, arrogance, false humility, insecurities, codependencies, etc. What I find amazing is that even though God calls us sheep, He also calls us His own. He says in Psalms 100:3 that He made us and that we belong to Him. How powerful is that! Even with all our messes, we still belong to Him and He still wants us as His own! Only through what Jesus did on the cross can we claim that! We will ALWAYS have messes, but He will ALWAYS claim us!
Take Away: If you feel like you have to perform for God to be accepted by Him, or you feel like you have too much "stuff" to be acceptable to Him, read Psalms 100:3 over and over. Start replacing those thoughts that you are not good enough with "I am a sheep that is messy, and God still accepts me, mess and all!"
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