wLL 51 “Who You Resemble”

~ Erin Audio ☊

Last week we ended with me promising to discuss not having the “perfection” trait. That instead of this trait, you’d consider yourself, well, a wee bit messy. What then? The answer is simple! God is our Father and has so many traits we could never identify with, right? And just as we may not inherit each and every one of our parent's traits, so too, we won’t each inherit the same traits from our Heavenly Father. Each of us is uniquely and wonderfully made in His likeness. 

“I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Wonderful are Your works, and my soul knows it very well.” Psalm 139:14

"So God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them." Genesis 1:27

So if you have the trait of spontaneity and you live as a creative free spirit, then you may not also have the trait of perfection. It’s the same as having either blue eyes or brown eyes because having one of each is not widely thought of as perfect (but clearly unique if you have two different eye colors).

My parents were entirely different in many ways, sleep patterns were just one of their many different traits. My father was an early riser, you know “early to bed, early to rise” sort of person. While my mother was considered a “night owl” and she was just getting revved up when it got dark. I’ve always been like my father very “early to bed” and automatically wake up incredibly early. Two of my brothers are early risers, the other four siblings enjoy and flourish in the evenings. Well, you get what I’m saying.

Physical characteristics are usually a combination of your parents too. And should you be adopted, not knowing who your parents are or you just don’t look like either of your parents—you do look, and are beginning to act—more and more like your Father and your spiritual family! That’s something wonderful, right?

Just for your information, there’s a beautiful transformation that’s taking place in the faces of each of you, whether anyone has noticed or not. When someone new joins our Ministry Team, we ask for a picture and I love to put them side-by-side— looking at the one they submitted when they first came to the ministry (broken and without hope) and once they really saw their HH as their Lover. It’s uncanny how different they look.

I noticed this same thing in my nieces as you may have already read in two of the Salvation Stories. First, it was my sister-in-law who noticed the transformation in her youngest daughter, Teen Suicide Prevented. But then, if you could see the difference in her older sister, Friend's Love Contagious, wow. All I can say, in all honesty, is that my niece is beyond stunning since her transformation! You can tell just by looking at them who they resemble! No, they no longer look like my brother or sister-in-law. Both of them now look like their Heavenly Father.

Today, it’s common to be told to “just be you,” which is, actually something we can agree with. It’s a lot like when someone suggests you move on and find someone new. We can agree... knowing we have found Someone new—Someone who will transform us. His love will bring out the best version of you—far different than you or anyone could ever have imagined!

“My ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts higher than your thoughts." Isaiah 55:8–9

“I send [My Word] out, and it always produces fruit. It will accomplish all I want it to, and it will prosper everywhere I send it. You will live in joy and peace…These events will bring great honor to the Lord’s name; they will be an everlasting sign of My power and love.” Isaiah 55:11