Your Father Is Waiting For You To Run Into His Arms; Just As You Are

 The other day I came across this statue of Jesus, kneeling there in front of me with His arms open, and it really began to paint a beautiful picture in my mind. See, I think so many times we are worried that He is going to judge us. We feel as though we don't match up with who He has us to be or that we aren't on the right path that He has for our lives. But this picture of Jesus, kneeling there in front of you with His arms wide open could truly change your life, that is, if you would start believing that Jesus loves you just as you are.
 Now, I first want to start out by telling you that you don't have to be a certain way for Jesus. So many people, and maybe you do too, think that we have to have it all together, that we have to know where we are going, or think that we can't make any mistakes; but this information is false! See, God has created us to be this way, and He has us right where we need to be right here and now, and guess what else? He wants us to make mistakes! In fact, He encourages it! Because when we do, we realize that these things are not a part of His plan for our life, and we are able to follow Him for closely because we were directed away from them. Not only that, but Jesus loves the fact that you are flawed and not perfect! Not one of His followers is! And that is because He is constantly shaping us and molding us into the person that He has us to be.
 Now, with this picture in mind, I want you to know that you don't have to be any certain way for Jesus, for He will accept you know matter what. So no matter what you may carrying, no matter what your past may be, or what you are going through right now, just run into your Father's arms, for that is exactly what He is, our Father, and He is waiting for His child to run to Him.
 Keep this picture in mind today as you go throughout your life, and just know that no matter who you are, no matter what you're going through, and what you have done, He is waiting for you with open and welcoming arms, just wanting to protect you, love you unconditionally, and take care for you.
 So run into your Father's arms today, just as you are, and stop thinking that you have to be a certain way for Him, for when you do, I can guarantee you my friend, that it will change your life.