What’s in your bio?

For the life of me, I just can’t come up anything to say in that bio section. You know, that section on our social media accounts that ask us to list a few things about ourselves? I don’t want to leave it blank, but then again, I don’t want to fill it with random facts about myself. It’s just not enough space. I want to write something clever, usually. Something really sleek and modern. So, when someone looks at my page, they think, “she’s really sleek and modern.” Because I am a writer, I want to be in the “cool writer vibe” club. It doesn’t exist. And if it does, I’m probably the only member of this imaginary club… that I really don’t want to be in. I don’t want to be too boring or uninteresting. I just want to be seen as amazing, by people. Whose opinions and thoughts change often. When I think about myself and how I have a tendency to be shifty in my thinking, I know I can’t base my whole life on the opinion of others. I will literally go mad trying to keep up with society’s thoughts about me. When people see me, whether online or offline, judgement calls can easily be made.

I’m a brown-skinned, natural haired wife and mama. I love Jesus with my entire heart and I want to world to know how great He is. I’m super emotional and I love deeply. My heart is tender and wants to share with others. I wear my heart on my sleeve and I’m passionate about the things I’m passionate about. I’m not everyone’s cup of tea, and everyone is not mine. I’m beginning to understand that is quite alright.

You know what? That’s a perfect bio. It’s too long to use on anything but I honestly didn’t plan it to come out so well. I was just describing myself and look what happened. I just walked out what it means to be myself. Honestly, I’ve struggled with doing that for so long because I didn’t think who I am would be accepted by people. Which is so silly because often, people don’t really know who they are themselves. But as I get older and walk with Jesus more and more, I see that I matter to Him. I matter to the great God of the universe. My heavenly Father who has no beginning and no end. The One who was for me before I was even born. His opinion of me is the highest and one that I am most concerned about. I am who I am and it’s only God who changes me. And I’m beginning to be ok with that. You are who you are, without all the bells and whistles. It’s ok to be ok with that. God can use us so mightily in that place of honesty and truthfulness about ourselves. Beyond the bio, beyond the “cool writer vibe” club, beyond the front, the mask and the makeup. God will take our broken pieces and make us whole. When we surrender ourselves to Him, He will come in and lovingly make us over into the men and women He wants us to be. Rest. This isn’t the end of your story… or your bio.