fearfully and wonderfully made

You are too loved for that.

You are too loved for that.

Dear friend,

 

You are too loved for that.

 

I hear you wondering why you weren’t good enough.

 

I hear you saying you deserve the wrong things that happened to you.

I hear you defending the people who used you.

I hear you questioning your abilities after they have been questioned by others.

I hear you pleading for the attention of someone who doesn’t value you.

 

I hear you.

And I understand you because I have been there, too.

 

But take a glimpse of yourself through my eyes.

 

Can you see it now? Can you see the strong, capable, beautiful, worthwhile person I see?

A person who deserves all the good that the world has to offer.

A person who I admire.

 

And if you’re not able to see yourself through my eyes, maybe instead remind yourself of how God sees you.

 

Made in His image.

Genesis 1:27

 

Fearfully and wonderfully made.

Psalms 139:14

 

A chosen people, God’s special possession.

1 Peter 2:9

 

Child of God.

John 1:12

 

You are valued.

You have worth.

 

Don’t let the people around you tell you any different.

Don’t let yourself tell you any different.

 

You are too loved for that.

Posted by Leanne DeKay in Grace
Yesterday Got the Best of Her

Yesterday Got the Best of Her

Yesterday got the best of her. 

 

She thought she knew patience,

but the smallest inconvenience made her snap.

 

She thought she was kind,

but hurtful words came out of her mouth.

 

She thought she had put it behind her for the last time,

but she fell back into it.

 

She thought she had healed,

but one mention of it brought instant tears.

 

She thought she was smart,

but she didn’t have any of the answers.

 

She thought she had confidence,

but one comment brought out all her insecurity.

 

She thought she was strong,

but fell apart when given one extra thing to carry.

 

She thought she was reliable,

but she let everyone down.

 

Yesterday.

 

Maybe you have had a yesterday like that.

 

A day that got the best of you.

A day that brought out the worst in you. 

Maybe a day you wish you could do over.

Or a day you wish had never happened in the first place.

 

If that was your yesterday, please know it does not define you.

 

One day does not define your kindness, your strength, or your abilities.

 

You are a child of God, fearfully and wonderfully made.

Any good in us comes from Him.

Let that be what defines you on the good days.

And let that be what defines you on the bad days.

 

Let that be what defines you today and tomorrow.

 

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“I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.”

-Psalms 139:14

 

Posted by Leanne DeKay in Life