YOU are NOT a Mistake!

Was watching Wreck-It Ralph again on my pc on Chinese New Year's night. I must say that it is one of my favourite animation of 2012. It is so sweetly heart-warming. Plus, I really identified to the story the writers put the protagonists in.

The story follows Wreck-It Ralph, the main villain from the game Fix-It Felix Jr. who left his game in the quest of winning a medal from a game called Hero's Duty, hoping that by doing so, he can finally be accepted by the people from his own game. After a series of chaotic events, Ralph managed to obtain a gold medal but ended up in a game called Sugar Rush. There, he met Venellope Von Schweetz, a little girl whose only dream is to be a racer but was never allowed to race because she is a "glitch". What follows is a series of heart warming encounters between them while they soon learn that they don't need to be liked by everyone in order for them to accept themselves.

The two characters are portrayed as "outcasts" of their own games. Accepted by no one, stays alone and more often than not, they are convinced by the people around them that they do not belong there, or even supposed to exist in the first place. I guess that's how we feel sometimes, huh? I know I felt that countless times.

"It sure must be nice being the good guy." -Ralph

I always found myself trying to fit in, but failing instead. I was always the one who is sitting at the outer part of a conversation group, trying to find the right time to say something & get myself into the conversation too. I was also emotionally & verbally bullied in Standard 5 simply for being disabled. In other words, I wasn't really the candidate for the People's Choice Award.

"Everybody here says I'm just a mistake." -Vanellope

I can't remember how many times I've felt worthless, with no one to care, and sometimes I wondered if I was even supposed to exist at all. Just like the Ralph & Venellope though, with a little encouragement along the way, and with some faith I found the purpose for my existence. It is when Ralph & Vanellope knew for sure who they were supposed to be, that they stopped looking everywhere else to find their worth.

Through knowing Jesus Christ, I now truly understand that my worth is not in what other people say of me but in what the Creator says. Along the years, I understood that God has a specific purpose for me & for everything that has happened to me. I know that He wants me to use everything I have to encourage, motivate & inspire as many people as I can, for as long as I live. God has a PURPOSE for me! As Venellope said, "I can feel it in my codes" that I'm supposed to be an inspiration!

The next time you wonder if you are a mistake, think again! When a Creator creates something, it's for a specific purpose. Know the Creator, that is God, and know the purpose that He has for you. Then you'll find that you never need to really try hard to "fit in" anymore. You'll just fit right in, like a natural.

Even Jesus himself was rejected by His own people before. So,be encouraged! You are NOT a mistake! :)

"I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well." (Psalms 139:14)

"I'm a racer! I can feel it in my codes." -Vanellope