By Charlotte Lowrie
In my work as a photographer and writer, I almost always compare my photographs and my writing to other photographers and writers work. As a result, what is considered to be good, what is thought of as "the best" becomes a moving target depending on what or who is currently in vogue.
In a recent conversation with the Lord, He told me something that I think is important to share with everyone.
Here is what He said.
"Do not compare yourself to others. I did not make you to be them. I made you to be you.
"Only you can do what I created you to do."
All that's left to be said is, amen and amen and amen.
Periodically,
I share insights I’ve received from the Lord. In my view, the insights are so
rich and valuable that it would be wrong to not share them. Following are some
of the most recent insights.
- By
praying what is on our hearts, we grow in love and compassion. "Do not neglect
praying for others for therein is compassion born and demonstrated. Pray and
grow."
- It is
amazing and wonderful that the Lord has "love that has no memory." He does not
remember our sins. We are seen through the lens of Christ’s perfect life,
death, and resurrection.
- "My
coming is near. Be watchmen. Warn each other, for My coming is near, even at
the door."
- "It's
not about fire and brimstone. It is about life eternal in the presence of God."
Pray for your family and friends who do not believe. Pray for them every single
day.
- "Live
while you have days. Live for Me."
- "When
you are weak (in your physical body), be strong in Me and I will be strong in
you."
- "Blessings
are never meant to end with you. Blessings are meant to be passed along through
you to others. There is power enough for pass-alongs. Don't let the blessings
stop with you. Share your blessings with others."
As we see
prophecies are being fulfilled every day, I think of the Lord’s words in
John 14.
"If
you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he
will give you another Helper to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth,
whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You
know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you." John 14:15-17 (ESV).
Please
join me in praying for our brothers and sisters in Christ around the world who
are persecuted for His name.
And if
you are one of the persecuted brothers or sisters in Christ, know that prayers
from around the world are with you every day.
