You matter

Dear friend,

I want you to know you matter.

You matter to me.

You matter to God.

You matter to many more people than you know.

There are many who think about you regularly. There is God above who thinks about you constantly. You are valuable because God says you are. You are significant because of what God thinks about you and what He says about you.

And perhaps in the midst of this world you might not be able to hear clearly what God is saying about you. But I want to help you to listen, help you to believe, help you to live in what God declares…

• God says that you are priceless. You are worth so much that God decided He would rather be betrayed, spat upon, whipped, and crucified than to live without you. You are so valuable to God that He used all of His power to rescue you so that you would be able to live with Him forever.
• God says you are beautiful. When He finished creating you, He stood back and saw all that He made “was very good.” That’s not to say we don’t have imperfections. But God loves us regardless. Just like when we look at the face of our sleeping child or spouse and simply admire their beauty and treasure the fact that they are “ours” and we also belong to them, even so God cherishes you and looks upon your beauty and treasures you.
• God says that you are His beloved. In fact this is not only the reality of His heart it is the expression of all of His speech and reflected in all of His attitudes and behavior. Beloved is what you are (loved) but also who you are (your identity). Everything else that we might try to use to describe, define or identify ourselves either pales in comparison or completely falls away when compared to the intimate love that God has for us.

Remember this, that because God says you are priceless and beautiful and that you are His beloved then He gives to you bountifully! He showers blessings on you. He works diligently to provide for you, protect you, defend you and redeem you. He provides for your sanctification and transformation into likeness and holiness. He secures your place in His family with His eternal loving kindness and attention, all you have to do is believe and walk in and according to what He says.

You face many battles from within and without. Feelings, thoughts, temptations, accusations, condemnation, oppression, trouble. But nothing in all creation is able to separate you from the love of God in Christ. His love will go through every barrier, tear down every stronghold, break through every wall of separation. There is nothing that will keep His love from getting to you. The question though is will you believe Him? Will you receive His love?

So remember today: You matter!

God has loved you, chosen you and called you since even before the world began.

You are the priceless and beautiful beloved of God! And whether you feel like it or whether you discount your significance in the eyes of God, it does not change the reality of what He feels for you and how He is working to save you to the uttermost.

Please, today, take time to pray this, state this, believe this and live this:

“I matter to God. I matter to others. God says I am priceless and beautiful. I am God’s beloved. God is working to supply everything I need for life and godliness. I only have to believe and obey. I can rest in this. I will follow you God! Thank you God!”