{"id":1715,"date":"2012-09-24T06:00:51","date_gmt":"2012-09-24T11:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=1715"},"modified":"2013-01-24T18:37:05","modified_gmt":"2013-01-24T23:37:05","slug":"how-do-i-know-i-belong-to-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2012\/09\/24\/how-do-i-know-i-belong-to-god\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I know I belong to God?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Made in Heaven<\/em><\/h1>\n

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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.\u00a0 One day I saw a momma with her two kids, their facial features were IDENTICAL.\u00a0 There was no way those precious children were not hers.\u00a0 My nieces have the same long, blond, straight hair.\u00a0 They look like twins.\u00a0 When you see them, you know they belong to one another.\u00a0 Now on the contrary, you will see that family of red heads along with a blond haired little girl.\u00a0 Does that blond girl really belong with the rest of the family?\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n

Have you ever felt like the blond haired girl with Jesus?\u00a0 Feeling like because you do not fit in with the rest of the world that there is no way you fit in with God?\u00a0 How many times do you think to yourself, there is no way I belong to God?\u00a0 I am not sure that I am His, and that He is mine forever.\u00a0\u00a0 You let doubt sink in, and because you do not think you resemble<\/em> 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).<\/p>\n

With every lie we sometimes believe, there will always be a truth to go right along with it.\u00a0 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!\u00a0<\/strong> <\/em>Don\u2019t just take my word for it, take the Lord\u2019s word for it; lets seek the Bible for this truth!\u00a0 Isaiah 43:7 says, \u201cEveryone (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\u201d.\u00a0 We are literally called, created, and made by God.\u00a0 God loves us so much!\u00a0 Anytime you want to believe the lie that you are not God\u2019s precious daughter, remember this truth and let those lies melt away!<\/p>\n

Do you think people know you are related to God when they see you?\u00a0 Do you think you resemble God?\u00a0 The coolest thing about being in God\u2019s family is that we do not resemble him by looking the same, we resemble him by being different and standing out in HIS love.\u00a0 We were not created to fit into this world, but rather created for God\u2019s glory by standing out in His love and beauty.\u00a0 This has to do with our actions, and remaining obedient to Him.\u00a0 People see Jesus in us when we \u201cact\u201d differently.\u00a0 Instead of cheating on a test, we study hard.\u00a0 Instead of teasing kids, we stick up for the bullied.\u00a0 We stand up for God in a place where people talk badly about Him<\/strong>.\u00a0 Let us desire for others to know positively when they see us that we are God\u2019s 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.\u00a0 We are all made in Heaven, and living in this Earth-for God\u2019s glory.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s Pray:<\/p>\n

Lord, I lift every single person reading this up to you!\u00a0 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.\u00a0 I pray you help us to stand out in your beauty, and not be discouraged by being different.\u00a0 We desire to fit into YOUR life for us.\u00a0 I thank you so much for this comforting truth: we belong to you, and we are yours forever and ever.\u00a0 Amen.<\/em><\/p>\n

I have learned that doubt has a really tough shot trying to sneak in when I can shout it away with the Lord\u2019s powerful words.\u00a0 Meditate on the power of the Lord\u2019s words in Psalm 24:1 \u201c<\/em>The earth is the LORD\u2019s (belongs to the Lord<\/strong>) and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it.\u201d\u00a0 Let\u2019s memorize this verse together.\u00a0 Let us hold onto this truth and use it against Satan when he tries to fill our head with lies!\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n

<3 Diane<\/em><\/h4>\n

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Be sure to email our lead barista, Megan, if you would like to join a small group or if you have any questions about the study or this ministry. She would love to hear from you!\u00a0 Teens@girlfriendscoffeehour.com<\/a> .<\/p>\n

Our first study will start October 1st!\u00a0 We will be studying A Daughter\u2019s Worth<\/em><\/strong> by Ava Sturgeon.<\/p>\n

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