..... Originally posted on Wednesday, January 19, 2011 .....
So I have been ruminating about a bazillion (that's a lot) of things to blog lately. I'm still mulling over all kinds of things I want to get out but this is one that struck me as I go through this trial. I have really struggled with my image and the way God sees me. Also, I have struggle with loving myself and believing myself to be worthy of God's best for me in my life.
This is actually an excerpt from a fabulous book titled Who Calls Me Beautiful? Finding Our True Image in the Mirror of God;
Before the beginning of time, I knew you*. I knew what color your eyes would be, and I could hear the sound of your laughter. Like a proud father who carries a picture of his daughter, I carried the image of you in My eyes, for you were created in My image. Before the beginning time, I chose you. I spoke your name into the heavens, and I smiled as its melody resounded off the walls of My heart.
You are mine. My love for you extends farther than the stars in the sky and deeper than any ocean. You are My pearl of great price, the one for whom I gave everything. I cradle you in the palm of My hand. I love you, even in the face of your failure. NOTHING you can say or do can cause Me to stop loving you. I am RELENTLESS in my pursuit of you. Run from Me -- I will love you. Spurn me -- I will love you. Reject yourself -- I will love you. You see, My love for you was slain before the foundations of the world and I have never regretted the sacrifice I made for you at Calvary.
When I see every part of who you are, I marvel at the work of My hands, for I whispered words of longing and desire and you came into existence. You are beautiful, and I take pleasure in you -- heart, mind, and body. You are My desire. When you turn your head in shame and despise what I have made, still I reach for you with GENTLE passion.
You are My beloved and I am yours.
Love,
God
(adapted from 1 John 3:2; Isaiah 43:1; Matthew 13:46; Ephesians 1:4; Revelation 13:8; Psalm 194:4; Song of Solomon 7:10; 6:3)
* [remove "you" and replace with your name - God is speaking to "you"] :)
This is actually an excerpt from a fabulous book titled Who Calls Me Beautiful? Finding Our True Image in the Mirror of God;
Before the beginning of time, I knew you*. I knew what color your eyes would be, and I could hear the sound of your laughter. Like a proud father who carries a picture of his daughter, I carried the image of you in My eyes, for you were created in My image. Before the beginning time, I chose you. I spoke your name into the heavens, and I smiled as its melody resounded off the walls of My heart.
You are mine. My love for you extends farther than the stars in the sky and deeper than any ocean. You are My pearl of great price, the one for whom I gave everything. I cradle you in the palm of My hand. I love you, even in the face of your failure. NOTHING you can say or do can cause Me to stop loving you. I am RELENTLESS in my pursuit of you. Run from Me -- I will love you. Spurn me -- I will love you. Reject yourself -- I will love you. You see, My love for you was slain before the foundations of the world and I have never regretted the sacrifice I made for you at Calvary.
When I see every part of who you are, I marvel at the work of My hands, for I whispered words of longing and desire and you came into existence. You are beautiful, and I take pleasure in you -- heart, mind, and body. You are My desire. When you turn your head in shame and despise what I have made, still I reach for you with GENTLE passion.
You are My beloved and I am yours.
Love,
God
(adapted from 1 John 3:2; Isaiah 43:1; Matthew 13:46; Ephesians 1:4; Revelation 13:8; Psalm 194:4; Song of Solomon 7:10; 6:3)
* [remove "you" and replace with your name - God is speaking to "you"] :)
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