Cut from a different cloth

When I was younger, 16 to be exact. I received a birthday card from my then first lady of the church I was a member of. She soon became a friend, confidant, supporter, and family. In the card she wrote I was "cut from a different cloth..." I never fully understood until recently what she meant. For years I was the definition of being blinded by my wants. I rode the fence between being of the world and of the kingdom.  My heart yearned for more of God but my flesh wanted to keep up with my "friends" and just be whoever I thought I was. I suppressed the Holy Spirit that what felt like tugging at me. Now I get "it". I had to experience all that I did to prepare me for who I am destined to be!  I have endured a lot and I say endured because I am still here. Ready for what God has for me. I know that God has bandages for all of our damages. He wants all of our junk.  Our pain, what some call flaws, our depression, our loneliness, he wants it ALL. My eyes are wide open now and I'm ready to claim what is mine! People think being a Christian is hard, its pretty easy. God just wants YOU. He wants you to put him first and share his goodness with others. Be an example for your environment not  a product of it. I am so grateful for that birthday card and Michelle McBride's faith and prayers. I am proud to be of a different cloth. =)