Made in Heaven
There are just some things you notice about people that stand out in a way in which you know there is no way they are not related. One day I saw a momma with her two kids, their facial features were IDENTICAL. There was no way those precious children were not hers. My nieces have the same long, blond, straight hair. They look like twins. When you see them, you know they belong to one another. Now on the contrary, you will see that family of red heads along with a blond haired little girl. Does that blond girl really belong with the rest of the family? There is no way by just looking at that family you would be able to say without a shadow of a doubt that the blond haired girl is related to the rest of the red heads.
Have you ever felt like the blond haired girl with Jesus? Feeling like because you do not fit in with the rest of the world that there is no way you fit in with God? How many times do you think to yourself, there is no way I belong to God? I am not sure that I am His, and that He is mine forever. You let doubt sink in, and because you do not think you resemble God in any way, shape or form, you fall into the lie that you are not His, you do not belong to God (He is a red head, you are a blond).
With every lie we sometimes believe, there will always be a truth to go right along with it. Please listen to this truth and let it sink into your hearts; YOU BELONG TO GOD, HE IS YOURS, YOU ARE HIS, HE CALLED YOU BY NAME, AND CREATED YOU FOR SUCH A BEAUTIFUL PURPOSE! Don’t just take my word for it, take the Lord’s word for it; lets seek the Bible for this truth! Isaiah 43:7 says, “Everyone (insert your name here) who is called by my name whom I have created for my glory I have formed him, yes I made him”. We are literally called, created, and made by God. God loves us so much! Anytime you want to believe the lie that you are not God’s precious daughter, remember this truth and let those lies melt away!
Do you think people know you are related to God when they see you? Do you think you resemble God? The coolest thing about being in God’s family is that we do not resemble him by looking the same, we resemble him by being different and standing out in HIS love. We were not created to fit into this world, but rather created for God’s glory by standing out in His love and beauty. This has to do with our actions, and remaining obedient to Him. People see Jesus in us when we “act” differently. Instead of cheating on a test, we study hard. Instead of teasing kids, we stick up for the bullied. We stand up for God in a place where people talk badly about Him. Let us desire for others to know positively when they see us that we are God’s forever and ever, and that they are too- no matter what color their hair-no matter what they have done or where they come from. We are all made in Heaven, and living in this Earth-for God’s glory.
Let’s Pray:
Lord, I lift every single person reading this up to you! I pray that you let them stand strong in YOU and accept the truth that YOU love them and that YOU called them by name and have created each one of them for YOUR glory. I pray you help us to stand out in your beauty, and not be discouraged by being different. We desire to fit into YOUR life for us. I thank you so much for this comforting truth: we belong to you, and we are yours forever and ever. Amen.
I have learned that doubt has a really tough shot trying to sneak in when I can shout it away with the Lord’s powerful words. Meditate on the power of the Lord’s words in Psalm 24:1 “The earth is the LORD’s (belongs to the Lord) and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it.” Let’s memorize this verse together. Let us hold onto this truth and use it against Satan when he tries to fill our head with lies!
<3 Diane
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