Acceptance

I want to utter the words, “Please accept me for who I am”, but I stopped. I realized that this is what I really need..
“Please accept my past ‘coz I don’t have the power to change it. But don’t settle for who I am in the present, for I know that I still have more room for growth and I can still change to become a better person. All that I ask for right now is for you to: be patient if I’m not there yet; forgive me for my shortcomings and mistakes; stay with me despite my weaknesses and limitations; and walk with me in this journey as I walk with you in yours.

Change

It’s not your love that will change people, but God’s grace and love. And even if they can experience God’s love through you, you can’t always expect that people will change simply because you love them or simply because they love you. And even if they do change, remember this: If true love comes from Agape (God’s love), and Hesed (the love that we give) comes from Agape, then it’s still God who changed that person, not you. We can’t change people. Only God can. We’re only instruments. If people changed because we loved them, they owe us nothing.. they owe everything to God