Popeye the Sailor Man turns to Olive Oyl and proclaims, "I YAM WHAT I YAM and that's ALL that I yam!" Aren't cartoons great? They say what we feel--and some days that's JUST how we feel. We're "gonna be ME"--whatever the cause or the case!

Then--there are other days, when in frustration we say, "I don't LIKE being ME!"--and whatever THAT cause or case, we moan and we groan, "I can't BE as attractive or articulate, as deep or discerning, as smart or sensitive, as sensational or spiritual, as ________ or _________ (just fill in the blanks of YOUR favorite missing qualities), as WHO? _______________ (Just fill in the blank of a favorite "perfect person" YOU know!)."

Well, have I got GOOD NEWS for you--thank GOD you are not the "WHOMEVER" or "WHATEVER" of that person next door or down the street--in the next pew--or the next-door pulpit! YOU are YOU--exactly as God made you and exactly as God WANTED to make you. Oh, you're not perfect--you have warts like everyone else--including that person to whom you compare yourself! But YOU are YOU--there's not another like you; you're made in HIS image for the work the Father wants YOU to do!

So STOP it--stop putting yourself down! Stop trying to be someone or something you're NOT. Be the person GOD made you to be...and the person you are IN CHRIST! HE is the "I AM" of who "YOU AM"--not good English, but it's sure good preachin'--for HE is our peace, our victory, our forgiveness, our encouragement, our righteousness, our wisdom, our strength, our identity, our joy, our motivation, our message! And when the "I AM" resides in who "YOU AM,"--you're OK! You're MORE than OK--you're a child of the King! You're a unique jewel in His crown, on display for a world to see HIS love shining brilliantly through the "YOU" that HE made, that HE loves, that HE approves of--so--

Lift up your head, look in the mirror, then look (with love!) at that "perfect person" YOU know and say (to yourself!) with a secret smile, "I am what 'I AM'--a child of the King, the I AM of eternity--that's GOOD enough for me!

...and that's just a little "food for thought" from my heart to yours!

"...by the grace of God I AM WHAT I AM; and his grace, which was bestowed upon me, was not in vain... (1 Corinthians 15:10)."

"...ye are complete in him... Colossians 2:10.

--Copyright 2008 by Peggie C. Bohanon, Springfield, MO 65803.

Walk in Worship - A wing 'n a prayer!

Today's hymn: "I'm a Child of the King!" - YouTube video - The Happy Goodmans

Prayer: "Lord, there are days--too MANY days--when I don't like myself. I look in the mirror and disdain the person "I am"--forgive me! Help me to see the person I am in YOU--perfect, redeemed, exactly as you have designed me to be! Help me to "wanna be ME"--the person YOU made, in whom YOU are well pleased--and a person of worth for YOUR Kingdom, In Jesus' Name, Amen."

Walk the Web - Love, laughter 'n life!

Cartoon of the Day: Reverend Fun . . . Today's Humor

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Today's Fun 'n Faith: "In Christ I Am..."

Father's Love Letter

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DEVELOP THE RIGHT (SELF) ATTITUDE

Here are 10 suggestions to help you develop and maintain a healthy self-image. Read them slowly. Meditate on them regularly.

1. Hate your sin, but never hate yourself.

2. Be quick to repent.

3. When God gives you light, walk in it.

4. Stop saying negative things about yourself. God loves you and it's wrong to hate what He loves. He has great plans for you, so you're in conflict with Him when you speak negatively concerning your future.

5. Never be afraid to admit that you've made a mistake and don't always assume that when things go wrong, it must be 'my fault'.

6. Don't meditate excessively on what you've done, right or wrong; both of these activities keep your mind on you! Center your thoughts on Christ.

7. Take good care of yourself physically. Make the best of what God gave you to work with, but don't be obsessed with your appearance.

8. Never stop learning but don't allow your education to become a point of pride. God doesn't use you because of what's in your head: He uses you because of what's in your heart.

9. Realize that your talents are a gift, not something you have manufactured yourself; never look down on people who can't do what you do.

10. Don't despise your weaknesses they keep you dependent on God.

-- Author Unknown. Selected from Email Ministry newsletter.

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FINISH WHAT YOU START!

My therapist told me the way to achieve true inner peace is to finish what I start.

So far today, I have finished 2 bags of chips and a chocolate cake.

I feel better already.

--Selected from Good Clean Fun List.

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Walking...or Limping...with the Lord!" . . . "Walking with the King!" . . . "Walking Warrior!"
"Walk-a-thon...March-a-thon...Whatever!?!" . . . "When God Shows Up!" . . . "Walking with Grandpa...Walking with God!"

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