"One of the lessons that I grew up with was to always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else says distract you from your goals. And so when I hear about negative and false attacks, I really don't invest any energy in them, because I know who I am." -MO
Haters? You're talking about haters? People that don't like you? People that talk trash about you? I'm sure the Obamas can tell us all a thing or two (or three or four) about what it's like to have haters... However, I'm sure they don't sit around and wallow in the negative things that are said about them.
Neither do they sit on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram talking about the people that are talking about them. Do they look for statuses and subtweets about them...? NO, AIN'T NOBODY GOT TIME FOR THAT! Why? I believe there are two important convictions that the First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, [aka FLOTUS MO] holds to that we can all take note of:
1. FLOTUS MO knows who she is, &
2. FLOTUS MO has a strong sense of success.
In 1 Corinthians 15:10 the Apostle Paul tells us that it's only by the grace of God that he is what he is. That, being my life verse, is one of my favorite scriptures in the Bible. Not because it is more important than any other, but because it exemplifies a principle that I have had to and continue to work very hard on. We have to understand that we are who we are.
PLEASE NOTE: This is not an excuse to be used to continue in sin, but it is an opportunity to embrace that we are uniquely made by a Creator that has graced us to be who we are. No matter who you are, no matter how you look, no matter how you dress, what you love, or what you hate... it's only by the grace of God that you are who you are! And until you know who you are and whose you are, you will be distracted from your goals and you will invest energy in the negative and false attacks that people make against you!
In John 13:35, Jesus tells His disciples that the way that they love one other will be what shows others that they are His disciples. It's not how much we earn, not how much you know, not how you look, not how you feel... but how you love! The FLOTUS knows that success is not about making money for herself, but it's about making changes for others. It's important that as believers, we understand that discipleship is similar in this regard... discipleship is not about earning brownie points with God, but it's about loving one another.
It is our love for God and our Christian love for our brothers and sisters that should govern our actions, our words, our deeds and our thoughts. Success isn't about you... Discipleship isn't about you... but it's about the people who's lives you change... it's about how you love the people you love!
NOTICE: FLOTUS MO did not quote these scriptures, but I am connecting them for the purpose of the blog. I have no rights to the picture or the quote. I am using them for literary blogging purposes.
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