Now before I begin, I want to make it clear that I don’t believe in the actual fortunes of fortune cookies. Haha.
There was one time after having dinner, Me and my family had received some fortune cookies. Just harmless fun in seeing how wild these little pieces of paper can be.
When I had read my “fortune” it said “You are admired for your great organizational skills”
I laughed.
I showed my sister the fortune, and she laughed as well, saying “Yeah that’s definitely not you”
To give a little background on me, you could say that I’m not the greatest when it comes to being organized. I keep most things a mess, and I’m usually okay with that. I lose things often, and I often overlook the small details. On my hard drive I actually have an “unsorted” folder INSIDE of my unsorted folder.
Actually, in 6th Grade my nickname was “The Volcano.” You would never know when my desk would erupt. All my papers and school supplies would fall to the ground, because I would just pile it on my desk like a mountain.
Looking at the “fortune” again, I started to wonder.
…Why?
Why do I laugh at the fact that I’m not really an organized person?
Why do I accept that being organized is a trait that I can’t have?
Why do I let my weaknesses continue to consume me?
A lot of us fall into the same thing. We begin to rationalize our mistakes, weaknesses, and even sins.
“I’m only human.” “I’m not perfect”
While it’s true that sometimes we make mistakes, there are a lot of times where we choose not to learn from them. To make excuses for them. Instead of lifting it up to God and really surrendering it to Him, we just rationalize them.
A lot of us have been comfortable where we are, and even who we think we are. But sometimes, we need to realize that God is calling us to do more, to be more, and to especially love more.
Of course, we always want to give our best to the Lord. But we need to remember that He wants ALL of us. Weaknesses included.