How He Loves Us!

Psalm 139:13-18

For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. How precious to me are your thoughts, God! How vast is the sum of them! Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand—when I awake, I am still with you.

Hello my beloved,

Today I was thinking how much God loves us. There are times I feel discouraged, wondering if I am fulfilling my purpose in this life. I continue to wonder, "Am I enough?" It is also easy to believe the discouraging words of man that surrounds us. Those negative words so easily make it into our heart, and oh do they hurt. I'll never forget the words of my principal in elementary school. We had assigned seating in the lunchroom, and I sat at a table where the girl did nothing but pick on me every day at lunch time. I had enough, and punched her in the stomach - yeah, probably not the best response. So, she cried, and the teacher sent us to the principal's office. Up to that point I was pretty much a model student, a big time rule follower. So, the principal was quite surprised to see me in her office. When I explained about the daily picking on from the girl, the principal understood. She said that the saying, "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words may never hurt me," is untrue. Words do hurt, more than anything, especially when you ponder on those negative words. They never leave you, and they feed your insecurities, haunting you in your vulnerable moments of life. I'll never forget the time, my dad called me stupid, or the boy in junior high told me how ugly I was that there wasn't enough plastic surgery in the world to make me pretty. Yep, those hurtful words find their way into your mind, and pop up again when you least expect it. But I know a God that transformed me. He loves me so much, that He created me for a purpose, and he wrote my days in His book before I even came to be. I truly believe that the enemy is terrified of us. The moment we accept Christ in our life and step into our destiny, he is trembling. It is then that he starts firing all sorts of fiery darts our way trying to distract us from fulfilling our purpose. The moment we start focusing on our insecurities and the hurtful words, is the very moment that the enemy finds a way into us to distract us from our calling. Let us cast down those insecurities and hurtful words, so that we can take authority back on our lives. Remember, our goal in life is not to please man, but to please our heavenly Father, and that is quite easy to do once we realize how much He loves us! Read Psalm 139 when you feel discouraged, when you feel rejected by man, or when you are just having a bad day - it will encourage you to know that God cares :).

Worship with me, will you?