When I was little, I would draw all sorts of pictures and drawings for my parents. I would bring them home and present them to them proudly, and they would just as proudly hang them on the refrigerator door or in another place of prominence. And for years they hung there. I remember as I got older, I would look at those silly little scribbles and wonder to myself, "Why do my parents still have that up there?? The older I got, the more I realized how ugly and worthless those drawings really were.
But my parents loved them because they loved me. They didn't care how straight my lines were, or how well I colored in the lines; what they loved was that I had done it. What a beautiful picture of how God loves us.
So many times in my life I've thought to myself, "God, why have you chosen me to do this? I'm no good at it. I've failed so many times. God, if I were You, I'd pick someone else. Someone smarter, someone braver, someone better." And God, in His enormous love, simply smiles and says, "But they're not you. I want you, because I love you. I don't care how badly you mess up. I'll always be there to catch you. You're my child and I love you. Just let me have you."
Have you ever felt worthless? Untalented, unloved, ugly? Unequal to the task that God has given you to fulfill? I want to assure you that you are not the only one. Every other human being on the planet has felt the same way at one time or another. But you are also not alone. God is always there for you. And ohhh, how He loves you.
But my parents loved them because they loved me. They didn't care how straight my lines were, or how well I colored in the lines; what they loved was that I had done it. What a beautiful picture of how God loves us.
So many times in my life I've thought to myself, "God, why have you chosen me to do this? I'm no good at it. I've failed so many times. God, if I were You, I'd pick someone else. Someone smarter, someone braver, someone better." And God, in His enormous love, simply smiles and says, "But they're not you. I want you, because I love you. I don't care how badly you mess up. I'll always be there to catch you. You're my child and I love you. Just let me have you."
Have you ever felt worthless? Untalented, unloved, ugly? Unequal to the task that God has given you to fulfill? I want to assure you that you are not the only one. Every other human being on the planet has felt the same way at one time or another. But you are also not alone. God is always there for you. And ohhh, how He loves you.
Romans 8:14-17
14 For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God. 15 The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.” 16 The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. 17 Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory. 
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