Exactly Who You Are

Some neither lie nor starve nor fight,
Nor yet the poor deny;
But in their hearts all is not right,—
They often sit and sigh.
We need thee every day and hour,
In sunshine and in snow:
Child-king, we pray with all our power—
Be born, and save us so.

-George MacDonald (1862)

I am tired and should go to bed, but my heart wants to linger here with some blank pages, in my cosy living room with glowing candles, white twinkle lights, white mums, greenery, and gifts under the tree.

The quiet evening lingers in a warmth too far away from the feeling of winter, but close enough to a cool temperature that I can turn off my a/c as the evening grows deeper. I listen to the crickets outside and the occasional noisy car out on the road. I breathe deeply with a few moments of quiet and just being still.

I feel inspired by people dear to me in my life who have such a deep trust in God and His goodness and the provisions that He provides and will continue to provide. All shall be well. When our hope is in Christ, we can never be let down, and we are always enough, just who we are.

No matter the circumstances, we are meant to be just as we are. No additions necessary. As much as we may wish for certain changes to ourselves, we are not required to become someone different than what God set inside of you. We should be exactly who we are, and begin there each day.