Read with me: 1 John 2:29-3:6
"If you consider that God is righteous, you also know that everyone who acts in righteousness is begotten by him.
See what love the Father has bestowed on us that we may be called the children of God.Yet so we are. The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Beloved, we are God’s children now; what we shall be has not yet been revealed. We do know that when it is revealed we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. Everyone who has this hope based on him makes himself pure, as he is pure.
Everyone who commits sin commits lawlessness, for sin is lawlessness. You know that he was revealed to take away sins, and in him there is no sin. No one who remains in him sins; no one who sins has seen him or known him."
Reflect with me:
We are GOD'S children now! Our identity and worth come from being children of God. Our worth doesn't come from what we do or don't do. Our worth doesn't come from our health, our abilities, or our intelligence. It doesn't diminish because we are struggling. It doesn't waver because of our life or family circumstances. Our worth, dignity, and inherent identity do not change and will not change because GOD DOES NOT CHANGE! If we are nothing else in this world, we are Children of God, and that is enough. That is what matters. Even when you feel like nothing is going well; even when you're anxious, depressed, overwhelmed, or discouraged; even when you can't see God, He is with you. YOU are HIS beloved child. He is madly in love with you, and everything He wishes for you is for your good. Our Father will never abandon us.
We are called to live differently because we've been chosen to do so. God has chosen us to be His children; thus, we are called to live in righteousness, purity, and above all, love.
Today, let's resolve to see our God as He is... as our Father. A Father who loves us so profoundly that if He were to reveal it to us here on earth, we would immediately die of love.
Pray with me:
"Lord, my God, and Father, I want to see you as you are and to be able to see myself and those around me as You do. I trust that I am your child, and You are holding me. Help me to always see myself as a child and to constantly remain in your arms and lean on you! You are so good, so strong, so loving. I need you more than anything or anyone else, Father. Help me to see my worth when I am in the dark. When I'm in the desert, help me to turn around and see that You are still with me. Carry me, my Father, when I lift my arms to you in surrender.
Love, Your beloved Child who trusts in You."
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️