Life: Over-easy

I had my eggs over-easy this morning.  That got me thinking to how life is over-easy, perfect on the outside, yet a little runny on the inside.  As individuals, it is so "easy" to make life seem perfect on the outside.  The way we present ourselves on social media is only what we want the world to see...we chose what to post and what filters to add and can even choose who sees those posts.  Yet, just like the over-easy egg, if you poke us, you'll often find a runny mess.

Yep, that's true.  Take the post perfect person you know.  The one you may compare yourself to, be jealous of, or aim to be like.  Guess what?  If you poke them, they're a little bit runny and imperfect on the inside too.

So, why do we constantly compare ourselves to others?  Declare today to stop right now.  Give yourself a break!  Stop comparing your "insides" to someone else's "outsides", as I read the other day.  Take back your life.  It's your life.  Not your life as it compares to someone else's life.  You are enough.  You are perfect the way you are.  You are able to make changes in your life, because they are the changes you want to make.  You are beautiful.  You are created in the image of God.

You are not called to be like anyone else.  You are not even called to be like Christians.  You are called to be like God.  "So God created mankind in His own image" (Gen 1:27).  Yes, you are enough.  You are "fearfully and wonderfully made" (Psalms 139:14).

So, be like the over-easy egg, in all its runniness glory.  Let's talk about that runny part, the part of life that we seldom show people.  Let's look at that egg.  The yolk is actually the most nutritional part of the egg.  We've been bombarded with fitness fanatics that say "egg whites only".  Yet, the yolk contains most of the vitamins and minerals of the egg!  Egg yolks are known to help with cardiovascular health, metabolic health, and memory and cognitive function!

So, embrace your over-easy life! All of it!  That runny yolk of your life is what makes you, you!