
Hi my name is Staci:
This is me.....just me,
Not the "going out for drinks with my gals" me or the"singing with Chasing Daylight" me or the "Perfect mommy" me or the"Perfect Christian" me or the "flawless wife" me (well im always a flawless wife..... ;) ) or the "awesome blogger" me (had to throw that one in, lol)
Nope, its just me....good ole staci leigh, with make-up on from last night, and hair all a ruckus (which is why its up in a fab bandanna) swollen wisdom tooth extraction cheeks and all, and if you had seen me a few mins after that pic i was covered in piper hair (pipers the only other girl in the hezee, shes my Schnauzer) * sigh *
I
dont think
ive been myself lately, which is one of the reasons i choose to write this....but also , today, I was inspired......
its like
ive been waiting all my life.....
First I would like to thank D.R. for his talk this morning. Without which I would not be inspired to write this. You never cease to amaze me. I am grateful for your leadership and example. (D.R is not only a close friend but also my former youth minister and now serves as a teaching pastor at the church we attend and serve at. I withhold his real name because, well because i am just getting more aware of how many people surf to my site that i
dont know, and last names are not appropriate anymore....ya just never know.)
Now onto the topic with which i have been inspired.
Okay so this particular issue has been stirring in my heart for years. The issue of just.........of just "being"
"Being" you, being the BEING the Lord created you to BE.....
lol"being real"
REAL is the word of the day people.....so if you hear it, lets all pretend we are on the Peewee Herman show and just scream
AHHHAAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAA, cause maybe then we will all remember who God made us, and stop pretending to be someone we are not.
This has always bothered me.....and honestly,
im not without blame in this area. I have, on a
consistent basis, "pretended" that I was someone I was not for fear of judgement.
Really.....and i bet if you were honest, you might just say the same.....right?? Come on now, just admit it. Judgement is an
AWFUL thing.
I look back, and i see this scared,
naive, and insecure girl, who was in desperate need for someone to love her, anyone.....for people or a people to accept her. And that is exactly what I found. Understand, my intentions were ALWAYS good. I desperately wanted to be good....I wanted to be like Christ, I wanted to be like her.....like them......but as
ive grown,
ive begun to realize I was chasing after an illusion. You see....its NOT attainable. NO ONE is perfect. I found an amazing group of friends, i did, but there were only and are STILL only a select few that I let see the REAL
staci.
And you see, This hope of becoming a "happy perfect christian", it only caused more pain.....the more I tried, the further id fall.....even, when i made the slightest mistake. I always felt like I could never measure up. I could never attain the happiness that they had.....i
couldnt attain it because it was a
farce.
Now
dont get me wrong people. I am not saying that happiness is unattainable.
Im just saying that PERFECT happiness.
Infallible happiness, happiness without fault......its not real. There will always be pain, there will always be mistakes made, there will always be addiction, depression,
dependency, obsession etc etc. Let's face it those things are real issues in the lives of many people. Issues in even the lives of close friends and family members. And
im damn tired of
walkin around here pretending that I myself have not struggled with at least one if not many of those issues.
Jesus died for me, he died for me and for you because he KNOWS we are not perfect.....he NEVER asked us to be. He only asked us to seek after Him , to believe in Him, and to follow HIM. And correct me if I am wrong, but MY GOD he LOVES everyone!!! He loves the addict, He loves the
oppressed, He loves the
adulterer, He loves the Homosexual, He loves the Black guy, He loves the White guy, the Chinese guy, the Hispanic etc etc. He loves the alcoholic, the prostitute........He loves the abused, the neglected, the starved, the hungry, the sick.........
If Jesus loved ALL of the imperfect, and we are supposed to follow, then why cant we love the imperfect........
There have been times in my walk with Christ, or shall i say in my experience with Christianity, that I have felt physical pain over some of the mistakes
ive made because i TRULY felt I had
NOONE to go to that would accept me.....even my own husband.
If you take anything from my ramblings this evening I hope you hear this. God loves YOU, not the "going out for drinks with your gals" you or the "Perfect mommy" you or the "Perfect Christian" you or the "flawless wife" or the "awesome blogger" you......
JUST YOU.
You may be very wise, you may be very
loving, you may wake up on the wrong side of the bed 7 days a week but GOSH
DARNIT he loves that about you because he MADE YOU......he made YOU for a specific purpose........think about this...... maybe, just maybe your redemption has a story to tell......Maybe your fall is someone
else's safety net.
Dont dwell on the past, or let ANYONE make you feel like less than a person because you had a beer with dinner the night before. Just be the person God created you to be, and look for opportunities to listen to those around you who are hurting, who are lost, who are in need of a savior.
If you love like Jesus did, they will see Jesus in you....
Who is Staci you ask??
- I am first and foremost a child of God
- i am a wife and mother
- I am a daughter and a sister
- I am shy
- I am grumpy when im sleepy or hungry
- i absolutely do not cry unless my children are in pain or any child for that matter
- i am not as girly as you might think i am
- im a t-shirt and pj pant kinda gal
- I HATE MY HAIR 99% of the time
- I love to scare the bejesus outta myself by watchin scary movies but ALWAYS regret it
- Im loyal
- i keep secrets
- I dont like arrogant people.....mainly arrogant men....arrogant women make me laugh
- I sing in a band
- I dont take compliments well, makes me uncomfortable
- I LOVE me some margaritas
- I LOVE to dance
- I say dammit too often
- smacking sends me over the edge
- apparently im easily irritated
- my ears get red when ive had too much to drink or when im upset
- i am very modest, but not because i think its wrong to dress in immodest clothing but because i am insecure about my body, ALWAYS HAVE BEEN
- I cant stand my toes they make me want to vomit
- i officially cannot stand going to the dentist
- ive not lost any wisdom after the extraction, so i still consider myself to be brighter than the average joe.
- ive recently taken up reading for a hobby.....what are the odds?
- I LOOVE to talk about anything, and everything, specially Jesus.....cause he's my homie
- Karaoke is a must
- i can only take loud children in small doses
- and loud people
- i HATE drama.....if you find me not talkin to you after a healthy dose of it then youll know why
- im not nice when im mad.....but then again who is?
- hmmmm......i guess thats enough for now, but mainly cause the "friends" are kickin in
Before I part I want you to remember that God made you for a purpose, and just in case your one of those that forgets easily, please read this you wont be disappointed.....be real people!!!!