I AM A CHILD OF GOD

1 John 3:1 NIV See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.

I read this yesterday…

I am loved

I am known

I am precious

I am His

Sometimes it’s good to just stop and take a breath, to remember how much we are loved by God, that we are known by God and that we are so precious to God and all because we belong to Him. We are His child if Jesus is our Saviour. If we do that we will gain a different perspective on everything else because those statements are not only true but the enemy has no way of changing them!😊 

When the enemy maybe whispers that no one cares about you or loves you, you can tell Him God loved you to the Cross and back and His love will never fail you. 

On those days when you feel like you’re a nobody, that you’re invisible and the enemy tries to make you feel less than, just remind him that the Creator of the Universe, the Almighty God knows you by name and your name is engraved on the palm of His hand, and you can go to His throne for an audience at any moment!

The next time you feel a bit rubbish and the enemy tries to tell you you’re not worth bothering with, that you’re not worthy of anything good happening, or that you’ve made too many mistakes so you don’t deserve anything, just remind him you are God’s special treasure, that you are His masterpiece and that He says you are precious in His sight.

2 Corinthians 5:17 NKJV Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.

You see what we believe about ourselves changes how we view the world, and God wants us to see ourselves as new creations in Christ, made in His image, made righteous and accepted in Christ, being transformed daily by His Holy Spirit to become more and more like Jesus Himself, because that’s how God sees us.

Put on your ‘Child of God’ spectacles today and view the world through them from now on and don’t ever take them off because you are who God says you are, you can have what He says you can have, and you can do all that He says you can do and all for the glory of God. Hallelujah!😊 Amen.

HOW IS YOUR HEART?

Proverbs 15:13 NLT A glad heart makes a happy face …

Proverbs 15:15 NLT For the despondent, every day brings trouble; for the happy heart, life is a continual feast.

So often the heart is depicted in the media as romantic emotion, or the medical profession major on keeping our hearts healthy by exercise etc. They’re all different aspects of thinking about the heart but scripture talks about our heart as being our inner selves, our inner spirit.

It reminds us that when our hearts are cheerful then it will show up on our faces. Have you ever caught your reflection in a shop window and realised you looked a bit glum, that your smile has disappeared? Scripture says that if we have a merry heart, a happy heart, life is a continual feast! We might not feel like that all the time but a heart resting in God can be that way because it’s feasting on all He has given us in Jesus.😊

Does the heart affect the way we speak? Proverbs 15:28 NLT The heart of the godly thinks carefully before speaking; ... Jesus said whatever is in our hearts will come out of our mouths, so we need to give our hearts a check up and see what’s in there so we can remove it if we don’t want it to come out at inappropriate moments!😊

What about the things we read or watch? Proverbs 15:14 NIV The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly. Another version says the fool feeds on trash! What is our heart feeding on, is it seeking knowledge or is it feeding on trash? 

Scripture says there’s a lot the heart tells us about ourselves and God wants our hearts to be seeking after Him. He wants our hearts to be full of His love and kindness so that what pops out of our mouths builds people up and doesn’t tear them down; to be full of His joy and peace so we can smile and not look miserable as we go about our day. In fact, just knowing God loves us does our hearts good, so we can smile!😊 Amen.

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