Chosen…I love that word. I don’t know a heart that doesn’t long to be chosen?
Yet the disappointments of life and the deep pain of broken relationships can cause us to forget that we are – chosen, loved, and sought after.
“You are a chosen [woman], a royal priesthood, a holy [daughter], a [woman] belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of HIM who has called you out of darkness into His wonderful light.” 1 Peter 2:9, NIV
Yet, broken hearts and broken circumstances can make us doubt we are valuable, that our future relationships can be healthy, or that anyone would ever want us. Without even realizing it, we begin to see ourselves as disposable. Easily replaced. Not good enough.
As I shared in Chapter 6, this happened to me after my fiance broke our engagement – twice.
I had always believed I wasn’t good enough and now I had proof.
But God…used it to show me a deep place in my soul that would only be complete when I realized that in His eyes, I was just right. Forever loves and chosen.
“It wasn’t until He was all I had that I realized He was all I needed (really needed). Recovering from the heartbreak of being unwanted and rejected, I started to discover my identity and permanent value in who I was in Christ for the first time. The promise of God’s nearness and the fact that He chose me as His own was the only assurance I could hold on to.” (Chapter 6)
{I have a song that I know without a doubt God picked for me to share with you…and then He led me to this version of the music video. How do I know? Because there are photos in it that I’ve used in different ways over the years, but I didn’t know they were in this video until I watched it. Please take time to listen and let your heart respond to these truths – let this words remind your heart that you are secure, significant and accepted. You are CHOSEN and your heart is spoken for.
Oh sweet friends, I pray you would let these words soak deep into your heart. Watch it again and again until your soul knows it’s true!!
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My Name is Harmand Amadeus from California. I am here to give testimony on how got my wife back. My wife left me for no reason 3 years ago. She moved out with another man, i felt like killing myself, my life became very bitter and sorrowful. Then 1 day, a friend of mine told me about a great spell caster that is very good and does not even charge for his services, he said he gave him some lucky numbers that he played in a lottery and he won. I didn’t believe it because I’ve worked with so many of them and it didn’t work. He begged me further so i decided to try this great spell caster called DR. OTIAGBE and i contacted him via his email: {[email protected]}. I still didn’t believe. I used the spell he gave me and the next day i received a call from my darling wife called Rugina last month. She apologized and came back to me. I’m very happy now. Thank you DR. OTIAGBE, You can reach him via email: {[email protected]}
I am really struggling with feeling loved and chosen right now. My husband is being pursued by a former girlfriend (someone I know has no qualms about being a cheater, as she took up with her own former husband when he was still married to someone else). I trust him, but I don’t trust her, and after four years she shows no signs of giving up. He despises jealousy, is quite scornful of it, and every time I’ve brought the subject up, or asked him for reassurance, it has ended badly. He insists he is not interested in this woman, but also insists that “no one will tell me who I can talk to” I have caught him in some falsehoods about how often they are in touch, and who initiates the contact, and I feel “managed” and deceived. I would be so much happier if he would simply cut off communication with her, but I can’t ask him for that. He sees it as an accusation or statement on him, and he won’t tolerate that. I know I could blow the whole relationship apart if I don’t handle this well.
I know the “correct” response is to realize that his fidelity is between him and God, and that God will take care of me no matter what. I”know” this but have a hard time feeling it. I also have a hard time not feeling rage and hatred toward this woman, and these are unlovely feelings I do not want to harbor. I try to focus on the qualities in my husband that drew me to him in the first place — honesty, loyalty, trustworthiness, and try to keep my misgivings between myself and God, but it feels insincere. This is a very special man, knowing what I know about him I know he would simply leave me and go to her if that is what he felt, and would never deceive me or go behind my back, but finding the self-confidence to truly rest on that is very very hard — my first husband was abusive, and his verdict on me was that I am “not the kind of person anyone could ever really love”, so that “training” gets in my way in this new marriage.
Please pray that I will feel God’s love and assurance, that I can trust my husband as he deserves, and that I can have more charitable thoughts about this woman.
How I love that song – thank you for posting this! If you only knew how much I appreciate your book, your words of wisdom and how YOU USE GOD’S WORDS!!! Thank you Renee.
“I had always believed I wasn’t good enough and now I had proof.
But God…used it to show me a deep place in my soul that would only be complete when I realized that in His eyes, I was just right. Forever loves and chosen.” OH YEAH!!!
I had always believed I wasn’t good enough and now I had proof.
But God…used it to show me a deep place in my soul that would only be complete when I realized that in His eyes, I was just right. Forever loves and chosen.
I am starting to see this! Thank you for showing us that we are forever loved and chosen by God.
I love that song so much! I am spoken for by God!
I have been reading your blog for awhile, so I will finally comment.
I have been a Christian for a long time and you are correct!! we are His, we are spoken for.
I am having a had time forgiving my self. I did something with my Mom. I took her to the ER to get patched up after a fall. We got the wound care that we needed, then the dr. said her shoulder was dislocated.
Yes, her shoulder is dislocated, but it was not a result of the fall– it was how her shoulder healed– all by itself. Her shoulder has been this way for 3 years. we (the family) see it as normal, but the medical community sees it as strange. The doctors tried to pop her shoulder in place. They could not, and I feel soooo stupid and foolish for letting them attempt to do this.
She is in pain and had the are X rayed and will see her own physician tomorrow.
Pray that she is out of pain, and that we all learn to accept this as normal.
Sorry silly question, but I’m not totally sure what “my heart is spoken for” really means. Can someone enlighten me a bit, please. Thanks!
AM – I fail or mess up at something in everything I do.
FM – I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Phil 4:13
AM – I am not special
FM – I have been Choosen by God. Ephes 1:3-8
FM – I know the plans I have for you… Jeremiah 29:11
Thank you Jesus I am not feeling this now and I pray it never comes back. However I have gone through times of feeling invisible like no one ever notices me and or I’m not special. Now I know that the enemy uses a little piece of truth and a lot of lies to trick us, so this feeling gets fuel with things that have or haven’t happend in my life. IE: I did not get a wedding or baby shower. My Birthday always gets forgotten. When we have family over for dinners/holidays they are always late, (like 45mins-1 1/2 hrs late) which makes me feel like I’m not important or respected. When these events happen it makes me feel like I am unimportant… But God Says: I am chosen, I am His, He gave His son for me.
I’ve read a lot of the other comments and am praying for your peace.
Blessings and love to you all.
Lynn
I have been behind in the reading and just now finished Chapter 6. It’s so great that I’m finally, yes–FINALLY– learning that my identity is not in my successes, failures, whether I’m rejected or accepted, how I look or how nice I am, what my house looks like, my talents, ability to cook, or how I dress, etc., etc., but is through Christ…PERIOD! I’m already spoken for! I’m a Royal Daughter! And yes the video was definitely meant for me to be seen on this very night because I saw none other than MercyMe last night in concert! And there they are again. Our God is awesome!
When life kicks you, let it kick you forward. Am/fm thoughts
Since Tuesday this week i have been sick. I would get on computer long enough to read the comments on here or on facebook and am encouraged. Then i would lay down to rest. I have found that i apparently get very depressed when i am sick i have no earthly idea why that happens so for my “AM” thought i wrote I feel depressed. for the “FM” on that i choose to believe His love and faithfulness will gaurd my heart Lam. 3:21-23 and i also apparently struggle with another “AM” thought that “I don’t have enough confidence” to that which i have chosen believe the “FM” thought that “He will be my confidence” Proverbs 3:26 . This Chapter was amazingly enlightning! I especially liked what you said in the video and the book about Think, Feel , Live. That we need to STOP and ASK God what triggered that thought and then COMPARE that thought with the word of God to see if it lines up with what He says. I am finding that more times than not this week my thoughts do not line up. So, from now on i am going to do this when those “AM” thoughts come about.
This book has been a blessing to me. The messages are touching my heart and helping to provide new perspective. I have severe IBS that causes me to be homebound a lot. I can’t be the mom, wife, daughter, aunt, person, etc. I want to be. I need to work and can’t. I need and want to “go and do” with my son and husband, family, friends but can’t. A good day for me is when I am able to get my son to and from school along with a trip to the grocery store. I don’t know why I am on this journey and I have to remind myself often that God’s plan is better than mine. I have always been an outgoing person, ready to go, but my illness makes me feel worthless and useless. Others don’t understand. Those are my AM thoughts that I battle daily. My FM thoughts are now: I have been given a spirit of power, love and sound mind 2 Tim 1:7; I am confident God will complete the good work He started in me Phil 1:6; I am God’s workmanship Eph 2:10; I can do all things through Christ , who strengthens me Phil 4:13. This video was a love note sent by God reminding me I am chosen.
Renee, thank you for the powerful resources for this week! God has been speaking so clearly through the AM/FM download and the song you shared this week. And amazing to see how others are affected in a similar fashion. Thank you for the prayer, dedication and Love that you have put into this study. It is so very evident. Thank you too for your message a while back regarding chapter 4…and not needing to do it all at once…that was a much appreciated message as well. The biggest FM thought that is carrying me through the week is: “I will give you victory!” Have a fantastic week everyone!
The last few weeks have been insanely challenging to me. 2 weeks ago I came home from work on a Friday night, fed our baby, and after she was playing on the floor, my hubby picked her up to hand her to me and she puked all over me like 3 times. This is our first child so watching this happen is just heartbreaking! She continued getting sick off and on until about midnight. I was almost going to take her to the ER cause I at one point she was hardly responsive and just laying there…super scary but she pulled out of it before we decided to take her in. She got over that, and then my husband and I started to feel sick. Never got sick like her but felt awful. Forced ourselves to go to work anyway and had a rough day or so but after that we were fine. This past week has been filled with PMS, craving all the food I am trying not to eat right now but feeling like a horrible person when I did give into them(I used to struggle with a borderline eating disorder so I constantly have to keep myself in check with my emotional thoughts on food and exercise). I have been trying to feed our family more whole foods and less processed things….so this of course made me feel like a failure as a mom, wife, and woman….some of us sick and me pms-y and resorting to convenience foods many times in the last few weeks. I’ve been going to bed later so on my days off I want to sleep during our baby’s naps instead of get done things I need to be getting done. My exercise schedule hasn’t been as great during this time either. Then last Thursday I get a call at work saying that my daughter has a fever and I needed to come get her…..missed the rest of the afternoon and the next morning of work, while my hubby took over watching her around noon so I could work a half day last Friday. My hubby is working full time and in school full time so basically parenting and household management are my job for the most part and at the same time I still work part time and want a few minutes to myself…..I am just exhausted. Yesterday I was able to get out of the house for a few minutes. I needed to breath. Needed to be away from it. I want to the grocery store…ha! So relaxing! I wanted to pick up a few items to start making some things for our daughters upcoming 1st birthday…..oh and that…..I am so stubborn. I want to make her cake. My mom made us all of our cakes and I want to do the same. I don’t know why I don’t just throw in the towel and buy one…..but I really want to do this for her. I want to learn cake decorating basics and feel like I might as well start practicing for her birthday cake. After 3 trips to the store yesterday because of forgotten ingredients and one more trip cause our dog got into some of the ingredients and ate them……I just wanted to collapse. I am struggling with comparison- all those other moms and the beautiful parties they throw for their children….I’m just not good enough. My pride- trying to do it all myself and not relying on God’s strength. I feel like a bad mom, wife, and manager of our home- the convenience foods, spending money on birthday stuff (even though I am trying to be frugal) just makes me feel like a bad manager of our money), not feeding my family more nutritious things…..and not being the perfect cake decorator my first time. Ahhhhh it feels good to finally get it out. I’ve been letting it build. As I read over what I am writing I must admit I laugh to myself. God is so much bigger than all of it. I am listening to the lies of Satan and feeling defeated about things I feel God has asked me to do. This is a busy season and I do pray that not all seasons of our lives are this busy but I know they will come. My hubby graduates in May and we are praying for job opportunities. When that happens I will get to be a stay at home mom. We are both so excited about this but we know that that has its own set of challenges and we also know that a job may not come for a long time. I do believe God has asked me to make lifestyle changes in our families nutrition. Little by little….not overnight. To rely on him to help me. Not my own strength. To do what I can as I have time. Not stress myself out trying to change completely in a day. PMS…..oh I how am thankful for you yet I dislike you at the same time! I think I need a whole slew of AM thoughts just for that topic alone. “No I do not look fat” “No my hair looks fine “No your favorite outfit is still your favorite even when your brain is all sorts of PMS wacky” “No you do not need to eat a whole bag of doritos”…..I do not think its bad to make my daughters birthday cake….or have a party for her. What is bad is when I have a party for her and make a cake based on others expectations or my own comparison. I pray for my heart to do this for your glory God. That I may love my daughter through this. That this will be her day. A day of celebrating her as a precious gift! Philipians 4:13 says I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” I have always loved this verse. It is still so true. Even at a busy season, you will give me strength to do these things as I bring them to you and place them at your feet….you give me strength to do the things you are asking of me, and wisdom to weed out the ones that you don’t want for me, or that I am putting on my plate based on the worlds standards. You have chosen me…
“You are a chosen [woman], a royal priesthood, a holy [daughter], a [woman] belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of HIM who has called you out of darkness into His wonderful light.” 1 Peter 2:9, NIV
Satan loves to channel his way into our thoughts. To place small thoughts of ungodly things in order to keep us from doing your will Jesus. Will you continue to help me put more of your word in my heart. That I may never go back to the place I was before starting this book…that I may never again believe the lies that satan uses to make my heart unpraising of you. For you do all things for my good and your glory.
Sorry for the book…..my heart feels much better now!
Bridget,
You need to give yourself a break, girl. Your primary responsibility at this season of your life is to love that precious baby of yours and your husband….all the rest is clutter. You do not have to keep up with every other mom that you see. We are all equipped to live the life that God has planned for us…not someone elses life. You may see the things that the other moms excel at but you may not see the areas where they struggle….and I bet they say the same thing about their lives…..As a mom of 4, let me tell you, we all struggle and we all fall short. It sounds like you are a loving, caring mother and that my friend is the greatest accomplishment of all….who cares who makes the cake…it will be admired for maybe 2 seconds, eaten and the container thrown away….not worth the stress….and your family will survive if you have to feed them processed food at times….I used to beat myself up all the time for not being Martha Stewart but I learned that I do myself and my family more good if I just let go and enjoy them more. The funny thing is….they want YOU! and only YOU! and you don’t have to do anything else but be YOU!
Enjoy this season of life dear friend…..it will go by all too soon!
I pray for you to find a MOPS group in your area. go to MOPS international on line and you can find a group in your area.
When doubt comes against me saying I shouldn’t get my hopes up because I’ll only be disappointed. I will depend on the truth that God is for me, and He has plans for my life that are filled with purpose and hope (jer.29:11)
Jer. 29:11 is one of my favorite Bible verses because it reaffirms that God has plans for me and He will never hurt me or let me down. I sometimes doubt if going back school is a waste of time, but I believe God has led me to that and He has geat plans for me. But I still let doubt tell me I’m wasting my time. I look at that now knowing the devil knows God has great plans for me and would love me to stop but satan (the liar) is not going to win!
AM my husband will never change FM Philippians 3:21
AM I am not loved or wanted FM Psalm 139: 15-16
AM I cannot please anyone FM Philippians 4:13
AM: I am a failure as a wife.
FM: “I am doing this new thing in you”: God is changing me, He is for the success of this marriage.
AM: I am not good enough at my job.
FM: God put me in this position for a reason. He is for His light shining through me.
These AM thoughts enter into my head each day. Before the therapy and prozac, each time these thoughts came into my head I would dwell on them, but now I am more able to put those AM thoughts aside. Along with my faith, He is allowing the therapy and medicine to offer me some peace so that He can speak into my life more…
QUESTION: This week’s video was the music video, correct? Wanted to make sure I hadn’t missed another awesome Renee talking to us video. Thanks.
Praying for you! Happy Saturday!
Gotta love MercyMe! They are a favorite of mine!
#7…I wrote down 3 in my journal
1. AM: I’m not good enough. (I have let this lie go through my head so many times about various things that I was believing it!) FM: I’m fearfully and wonderfully made; all of His works are wonderful and I am one of them. Psalm 139: 14. I couldn’t sleep the other night…many negative thoughts were going through my head. I read this verse over and over again. Went back to bed, and feel asleep saying this verse again and again to myself.
2. AM: I’m not good enough for this role. (Normally I am saying this regarding a professional role and/or being a wife and/or a small group leader.) FM: I am His masterpiece, created to be new in Christ so that I could do good things He planned long ago. Ephesians 2:10.
3. AM: I can’t do _________; it’s too hard. This blank has been filled in with 100’s of things over the years. FM: I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength. Phil 4:13. I have recited this verse more times than I can count. I am finally starting to truly trust and believe it!!! (Happy dance!)
Praying for all of you, sweet loving Sisters in Christ! Big group hug, Online Sisters!
I feel truely blessed, i have been broken hearted many times and the Lord has been there, When evil touched my life God was there to get me through it although when i was young i did not see it that way at the time, I thought God had abandoned me. I have been on my death bed and God came to me and took away all my pain and brought me His peace not of this world and there is no way to describe in words what His peace is and He told me that it was not my time, I had a purpose and I would be healed. I was ready to go, that was 23 yrs. ago. Through my life God, the Lord has taught me to take my sufferings throughout my life and to allow Him into my heart to save the souls of many and touch the lives of others in offering up my suffering to help other people. I have been very sick for many years and in the beginning because the medical community did not know what i had i was dianosed with every mental illness there was, my children suffered greatly for having a Mom that was sick and always in and out of the hospital, The Lord has taught me forgiveness, compassion, love and to love one another and has recently taught me to trust in Him as I never trusted Him before and now He has taught me His love for me and all of Human Kind, every single person on earth. I understand that allowing Him into my heart people often let me know that i am a walking prayer and they could not understand how I could be in so much pain and have joy in my heart….there are days that are not so joyful but God listens and answers my prayers…lately i asked God if i have touched anyone’s life with my faith and people all of a sudden are telling me that they have returned to their faith, or where guided to make a life career from what they saw and learned from me and as i always say, it is not me but The Lord working through me. I am at a point, I am very tired, when i used to pray to the Lord and ask him if it was my time i always heard no, this time i am hearing yes and i am not sure if i should believe it or not, so i ask over and over and continue to hear Yes, my daughter you are coming home. I long to go home. This song has been so profound for me and i have just started A Confident Heart as there are still things that need healing in my heart but more importantly I want to love and know our Lord and God’s love more than ever. I feel God and all of the heavens with me every day and i am not saying i am going to die tomorrow but i will be happy to go home and have my pain and suffering to be over with. When i am in extreme pain and suffering i think of the passion and also think and hope that souls are being saved. God Bless every one of you and Wendy you have been a blessing in my life to address with God’s love for each of us in our brokenness. When i realized how much God loved me my entire world changed even on the really bad days when i am at my end, the end of my rope, feeling like i am all alone, the Lord gently reminds me that i am not, I will listen to this song over and over again it is so true. Bless you
Dearest Laura…you are precious and I so know how you feel….Mental illness is not recognized enough…We are a hurting people who need to be loved and protected from a world that sees me as weak. We are not weak, we are strong, strong in the Lord’s love…Most of the time that is all I have to hang on to so I don’t fall in that pit of despair…Some days i fail, some days I do better…I just wanted you to know that you are so not alone. You probably know that already seeing what and whom you have seen…But God!!! I see you and feel your heart…We have to hang on to Jesus robe, just the hem of His garment is enough to keep us going forward and pressing on. It is not easy but Jesus told us it wouldn’t be easy. I sometimes think of Him and all He suffered in His beautiful heart so that we could be healed and whole here on earth but one day…No more pain, no more tears…Just give me Jesus….Love to you my sister…Peggy
I feel as if I struggle with AM thoughts almost every minute of every day. I never believed anyone could understand what I go through, but In reading I see, I am not alone.
My heart is spoken for – I repeated it many times, I needed to not only understand it, but believe it – in my heart – my spoken for heart. It’s amazing to me, to think of the love God has – for us – for me… Me? What wondrous love is this indeed.
I smiled so big at the part of the song -“to hear you say this ones mine”. Because truly we are His. I need to remember this when those AM thoughts come to assault me. Ive never felt cared for the way I am to understand that God cares for me – never. It seems to take some time to get used to -oh but to know that this love is available to me. Dont wake me if Im dreaming.
Renee, thank you for sharing the video and for allowing God to bless my life and many others through this bible study. We haven been chosen by God before the foundation of the world and our hearts have been spoken for, what an awesome revelation, Chapter 6 has shown me so many things about myself and about others, doubting God’s promises makes it hard to trust His heart. (I have some trust issues) That’s why we need to recognize satan’s lies and refute his temptations and rely on God’s word. Compariing our selves with others is foolish and will always leave us feeling like we’re lacking something. (2 Corth 10:12) We must change the way we talk to ourselves and only speak what God says about us, sadly we often believe satan’s lies and live like they are true. No longer will this be true for me and all the other women in this bible study because the enemy has been exposed and kicked out forever !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Let God Be True .
I am So Amazed how much we are loved by the Lord.
My AM thought is that I cannot really hear the voice of God, that it’s just my own thoughts. I struggle with this when I feel God telling me something that is my desire. I don’t really have a problem when it comes to Him telling me to do something or that I shouldn’t do it. I’ve been praying and waiting for a certain thing in my life for 2 years now, but when I feel Him telling me to keep trusting him, wait for him, put my hope in him, he is working I’m plagued with the thoughts that I’m missing what he really wants for me by waiting for what I want.
John 10:27 The sheep that are My own HEAR and are listening to My voice; and I know them, and they follow me.
AM I will never change – PM Philippians 4:13
AM I am incapable of sustaining disciplines such as quiet time, Bible reading PM Romans 8:31-39
The song is so beautiful! Thank You for sharing. I just happen to know another person who I am also going to share this song with who I think it will also be a blessing to. As I think back on the last few weeks and our little Bible study, my mind was so filled with doubt at the beginning of this and very little confidence in myself unless someone was cheering me on and giving me confidence as I went. I have grown from that point and yes, I am learning to fall forward and trust God. I simply began by writting down verses that spoke to my heart through this Bible study and also through reading. I have carried them with me and when those feelings of doubt would sneak in I would pull them from mind or from my piece of paper and stand on His promises for me. Satan comes in so quiet and so sneaky that we begin to doubt ourselves sometimes before we even really think about it. So now I just ask myself is this the peace of God or the confusion of the devil and pull out my verse such as my grace is sufficient for thee or all things are possible to him who believes. But most of all I look at myself as who I am in Christ and that I am His child and a child of the King. I still have a long ways to go but, oh my, have I grown.
My am thought at this point in my life is doubt coming against me saying I can’t do something because it’s too hard. 18 months ago I was diagnosed with breast cancer and as I was dealing with that the position I was in at work was eliminated and I was asked to take on a role that I knew I couldn’t do and felt God didn’t want me to do so they laid me off after 26 years. I have had to adjust to living with my disease and learning a new job (which God provided). But I will cling to the truth that God is for me! He says I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me and He will restore health to me and heal me of my wounds, says the LORD. ( Phil 4:14, Jere 30:17)
Thank you for the words of encouragement. Through all of this, here you are standing on His promises and setting an example to all of us. I am praying for you Linda. How God puts new direction into our lives and He has new things in store for you. We may not understand it all right now but we will one day. I too stand on that verse often: I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Your sister in Christ, Linda
Renee the one am thought is that I am weak and all alone,from the time that I was a small child and even some time’s even now I fill alone but with God’s grace he is letting me know that he is alway’s with me even when I fill alone,because even when I am around people I can still fill alone but the more that I study God’s word and pray that God will help me with this I know that God is with me and will never leave me nor forsake me. Duet. 31:6 so that is fm that I will replace am with!
AM-I am not smart enough to do anything that is worth anything. FM- Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through Christ who strenthens me.
Am-I cannot share my struggles or experiences with others because I am too shy to speak out and fear if I do it will not come out right. FM-2 Timothy1:7 “I have been given a spirit of power, love and a sound mind.”
Sherri B
I have also had the same filling’s like that too your not alone!God bless you! It’s like you took the word’s right out of my mouth.
first to question 1-3 which thursday said respond to.thereas struggle in with thinking im not good enough is looks ive always had doubt about being pretty enough never thought i was good enough no matter what i did. to #2 ive been lied to cheated on left 3 times in 9 years by my ex so he could go play the last time was at 9;30 at night and we had been doing fine for a few months.#3 who am i in christ 3 that stand out are i have direct access to the throne ,i have been brought with a price and belong to god,i am a child of god he loves me no matter what i do or look like if i mess up and say im sorry and try hard not to repeat the mistake he will forgive. #7 i have answered the usell im not pretty or good enough
Here is a verse that I pray will help you Marie, “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him.” (1 Corinthians 2:9) Hang onto that promise for He is preparing good things for you and not evil. Keep trusting Christ because He Loves You!