Dear Friend,
You are not the mistakes you have made.
You’re a child of God.
You are not how you were raised, or even the rejected child whose father left her.
You are a child of ABBA Father, and He will never leave you.
You are not the broken relationships you’ve been through. You’re not divorce, heartache, or loss.
You are a mended women, a heart healed by God. Even if you don’t feel it.
You are not your failures.
You are redeemed.
You are not the lost job, missed opportunity, or empty bank account.
You are a child of the One who wishes to prosper you, not to cause you harm.
You’re not the imperfect features, unwanted weight gained, or knobby knees. You’re not the split ends, wrinkles, or even the chin hairs.
You are beautiful in His sight. You’re the heart He put inside you. The creation He lovingly stitched within your mother’s womb.
You’re not the things you cannot do, the tasks you can’t complete, or the lists you can’t check off as done.
You are so much more that what you can succeed in or finish!
You are not simply what the mirror reflects, what others project, or what the world claims you are.
You are the Spirit that lives within you.
Everything about this world will tell you that what you do is what makes you who you are. Therefore your failures make you a failure. Your imperfections make you imperfect. Your rejections and hurt make you a vessel of pain. This viewpoint will make you think you don’t have a choice in the matter, that it’s just how it is. That emptiness or bad luck is your lot in life. While this train of thought is prevalent and almost comfortable because of its familiarity, it’s a lie.
Your character lies in Christ. As a child of God you are His, His inheritance belongs to you. You are a princess, a daughter of the king. Perfectly imperfect, but made blameless, flawless, and beautiful because of His spirit that resides within you. And that, my friend, is the only View that matters. His.
Congrats my beautiful friend. Walk in your inheritance with your head held high.
Dave says
I love the faith chapter (11) in Hebrews where we are told that we who believe are looking forward to that place where God has prepared a place for us! We are not what our circumstances and this world tries to tell us we are but we have been bought with a price, the precious blood of Jesus, and are children of the most high God! Hold your head high dear child of God because He has more in store for us than our little earthly minds can imagine! Serve Him with all your heart, mind and soul!!
brieann.rn@gmail.com says
I just reread Hebrews 11 yesterday when my MIL sent me a shirt with that on it! So awesome. God is good!
Lisa Pierce says
I’m reading this a week late, but Gods timing is perfect! Being a former nurse, a former wife, and recently becoming a former daughter with the passing of my mom; the devil is trying and sometimes succeeding at bombarding me with these lies. Even though I know they’re lies, satan can creep in when you’re down.
Grief is a very vulnerable time but thanks be to God and posts like this, my mind and soul are refreshed with the truth. Thank you so much for this post Brie. I needed this!
Now I am going to read Hebrews 11. Thanks Dave, if you’re reading this.
brieann.rn@gmail.com says
Thank you so much. God bless you, my friend.