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'I have called you by your name; you are mine.' Isaiah 43:1
Have you noticed how everyone seems to have an opinion about you? And how so many people are quick to drag you down? Sometimes it's too hard to ignore what they say and we let their words rob us of our self-worth. Our self-esteem hits rock bottom - words like, 'I don't love you anymore', 'you're stupid', 'you're useless', 'you'll never learn', 'I wish you'd never been born', 'why can't you be more like your sister?' can leave us feeling like something mingin' that's been scraped off the bottom of a shoe.
God wants you to know how precious you are, how valuable, how important you are to Him. You matter - He loves you just as you are. Listen to some of the things God says about you and never lose sight of your true value, your true worth.
No matter what opinions others may form of you, it's only God's opinion of you that really matters. He says: 'I've called your name. You're mine. When you're in over your head, I'll be there with you. When you're in rough waters, you will not go down. When you're between a rock and a hard place, it won't be a dead end-Because I am God, your personal God ... your Saviour.
I paid a huge price for you ... That's how much you mean to me! That's how much I love you! I'd sell off the whole world ... trade the creation just for you.' (Is. 43:1-4 TM)
written by Bob Gass
'I have called you by your name; you are mine.' Isaiah 43:1
Have you noticed how everyone seems to have an opinion about you? And how so many people are quick to drag you down? Sometimes it's too hard to ignore what they say and we let their words rob us of our self-worth. Our self-esteem hits rock bottom - words like, 'I don't love you anymore', 'you're stupid', 'you're useless', 'you'll never learn', 'I wish you'd never been born', 'why can't you be more like your sister?' can leave us feeling like something mingin' that's been scraped off the bottom of a shoe.
God wants you to know how precious you are, how valuable, how important you are to Him. You matter - He loves you just as you are. Listen to some of the things God says about you and never lose sight of your true value, your true worth.
No matter what opinions others may form of you, it's only God's opinion of you that really matters. He says: 'I've called your name. You're mine. When you're in over your head, I'll be there with you. When you're in rough waters, you will not go down. When you're between a rock and a hard place, it won't be a dead end-Because I am God, your personal God ... your Saviour.
I paid a huge price for you ... That's how much you mean to me! That's how much I love you! I'd sell off the whole world ... trade the creation just for you.' (Is. 43:1-4 TM)
written by Bob Gass
