I Love What I Got!

I must honestly say that it took time for me to figure out this next topic of discussion for my readers. I was logging into my email account today and came across the Sesame Street clip of the new character that is teaching kids to become self-confident about their personal appearance, especially their hair. This new puppet through singing and dancing has come unto the Sesame Street scene to display the versatility in her beautiful hair. She no longer has to feel inferior to the dolls that portray attractiveness as long, straight and blond. She understands that she is also beautiful with braids, an afro-puff, locks and various other styles that allow her to show her self-confidence. What makes this puppet special is that she "loves what she got"! And because she "loves what she got", she is able to help another child love what she got also.

Although it is targeted towards a special racial group, it immediately sparked my curiosity. It is my sincere desire to see individuals within the body of Christ as a whole become more self-confident. I believe one of the reasons why it is so hard to show love to one another is because people have not yet achieved the self-confidence within themselves to "love what they got"! That is one of the first devices the enemy used against mankind. Original sin entered the world because Adam and Eve were not 100% content with what they had. Although they were given the entire Garden of Eden, the enemy knew how to get them to focus on the one tree they did not have.

Do you find yourself in that position? You often forsake the blessings of the Lord because you ignore everything that you have for the little that you do not have? You ignore life, breath, health and strength, a roof over your head, and a family that loves you. Instead, you focus on what you do not have and what your neighbor has that you secretly desire. I firmly believe that if you can love what you got, it makes it easier to love someone else for what they got. If you are driving a 1996 Honda, just love what you got. Do not envy or despise your neighbor for driving a 2010 Mercedes Benz. If you are working a janitorial job, just love what you got. Do not hate your brother or sister for working a job that earns six figures. If you notice that some people are able to run a peaceful and efficient household, don't hate on them for establishing a system. Ask for help (if need be) and love what you got.

I have seen so much hate within the church - hate that exist between husbands and wives, brothers and sisters; hate that fuels sabotage, ambush, competition and jealousy; hate that plagues the church as a living organism; and hate that serves as the root sin for severed relationships in the house of God. I already love this new Sesame Street puppet and look forward to seeing the positive messages she has to offer. She loves what she got, and so do I! Love is contagious if you know how to first love God and then love yourself. You will then be able to spread love to someone else the Bible way.

Check out the clip on YouTube. Let it be your inspiration to love yourself and love what God has given you. No one else has what you got because God uniquely crafted it for you. So, I encourage you today to love God and love yourself! Only then can you help someone else love him/herself.

View "I Love My Hair" on YouTube.