1018 我所要求的一切，就是你的心
我已看見你的掙扎，我已聽見你呼求要更多地認識我的聲音。我知道你想要討我的喜悅，但覺得自己好像就是無法把事情做對。親愛的，我們在其中是一起的。有意義的關係是自然而真誠的——每一個人都可以自由地做自己；我希望你做你自己。我創造了你，也照你本來的樣子愛你。你不需要在我面前表現自己，或試圖要給我留下深刻印象。我只是希望你來認識我——不只是認識我是主和拯救者，也享受我是你的朋友。
讓我磨平那些粗糙的邊緣；讓我教導你如何像我的孩子一樣行事為人。如果你搞砸了，不要擔心。只要懷着一顆柔軟的心繼續靠近我，當你察覺到我正在觸動你生命中那些需要改變的地方時，就坦然承認。成長為我的形象並不是一項責任；那是當你在更深的層面認識我時，你渴望去做的事。不要再給你自己這麼大的壓力，放輕鬆。我一直以來所要求的，就是你的心完全屬於我。
不要再效法你周圍文化的理想和觀點，而要讓聖靈藉着徹底改變你的思維方式，從內在改變你。這樣，當你活出一個美麗、令人滿足，在神眼中完全的生命時，你就有能力辨明神的旨意。——羅馬書 12:2
1018 All I have asked for is your heart
I’ve seen your struggle. I’ve heard you crying out to know me more. I know you want to please me, but feel as though you just can’t get it right. Beloved, we are in this together. Meaningful relationships are raw and genuine–each person free to be themselves. I want you to be yourself. I created you and love you just the way you are. You don’t have to perform for me or try to impress me. I simply want you to get to know me–to not only know me as Lord and Savior but enjoy me as Friend.
Let me smooth out the rough edges. Let me teach you how to walk as my child. Don’t worry if you mess up. Just stay close to me with a tender heart and admit when you notice I’m tapping on areas that need to change. Growing into my image isn’t a duty; it’s something you desire to do when you get to know me on a deeper level. Stop putting so much pressure on yourself and relax. All I’ve ever asked for is your heart–completely.
Stop imitating the ideals and opinions of the culture around you, but be inwardly transformed by the Holy Spirit through a total reformation of how you think. This will empower you to discern God’s will as you live a beautiful life, satisfying and perfect in his eyes. –ROMANS 12:2