Berto❤️🍫

Let me speak from the heart today. 💭

In Genesis 1:26–27, God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.” Today, I want each of us to look into the mirror 🪞 and ask: Do we truly reflect God?

Jeremiah 1:5 tells us that God knew us before we were formed in our mother’s womb 👶. Yet in Matthew, Jesus issues a sobering warning: “Depart from me, I never knew you.” 💔 When we stray from God’s image, it is often because we chose sin over righteousness. We loved sin, and sin welcomed us as its own ⛓️.

But Jesus Christ is the only perfect human to ever walk the earth ✝️. God sent Him to die for us so that when the Father looks upon us, He sees the cleansing blood of His Son 🩸✨—restoring our place as His children. Salvation requires our acceptance, because true love is freely given. And as 1 Corinthians 13:8 assures us: Love never fails. ❤️

I’ll be honest—the spiritual battle is real 🥀. Sometimes I preach the Gospel, yet struggle to live it out fully. But Orthodox tradition teaches us that growth toward perfection is a continuous, step-by-step journey 🪜, and God will give us victory.

Don’t ever wish to be like me, and I won’t wish to be like you. Even our fingerprints are unique 🖐️! We are not meant to be copies of each other. God knows your true purpose, and He will reveal it to you.

My final word: I picked a random song for this post because I couldn’t find the perfect one. But my true prayer is: “Jesus Christ, I want to be Yours.” 🕊️ I admit that I am the chief of sinners, but I take comfort knowing Jesus came specifically for those willing to repent.

Let’s continue to lift each other up in prayer! 🤲🔥

NOTE 📝: THE IPHONE IS NOT MINE IT’S MY FRIEND IPHONE.
So relax we aren’t competing