I know you sometimes feel ordinary but you’re not.
You are one of a kind ~ a unique and beautiful blend of all God wants you to be.
You are God’s prized possession, a valued treasure of great worth.
You may feel invisible…like you are just one of millions of others.
But God sees you.
And when God sees you, He sees someone He loves.
In Isaiah 43:4, God says, “You are precious and honored in my sight …. and I love you.”
He sees someone He knows.
David said in Psalm 139:1, “You have searched me, LORD, and you know me.” God knows you, too.
Since God knows you, has a purpose for you and loves you just the way He made you, I have no doubt He wants you to feel the same way.
He’ll do whatever it takes to help you get to a place of accepting and embracing your His heart for you so you can become the woman HE created you to be!
Here is the song I feel like God chose for you this week. I hope you’ll take a few minutes to watch, listen and let Him tell you just how beautiful you are! {If you are reading this via email, click here to watch it since it’s not viewable thru email.}
You really are…
Beautiful
Loved
Cherished
Chosen
Treasured
Sacred
You are His!
May God’s sweet affirmations replace all those comparisons. As you identify, understand and embrace who HE created you to be, I’m praying that, like the psalmist, you’re learning to say with confidence, “Lord, You created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb, I praise You because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well” (Ps. 139:13-14)
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To celebrate God’s heart for you — my friends at DaySpring have graciously given me 5 sets of “God’s Heart For You” giveaways to share with 5 of you!! {{so excited!!}}
To enter the “God’s Heart for You” GiveAway share your answer to one or more of the questions at the end of the chapter 8. OR if you haven’t read that far yet, share your thoughts about today’s music video or blog post. Can’t want to hear from your heart :-).
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You have searched me and known me
You know when I sit down and when I rise up
You understand my every thought
You know the paths I will take
and the way I will go.
You know every word I say,
And You put a hedge around me
And cover me with Your love of protection
You knew me before I was born
You made me and formed me
Your thoughts are precious toward me
are for good and not evil
You know my heart and You keep me near You
I am the apple of your eye
I can cry out to you and You will answer
You know my voice, You lift up my soul
You are a merciful, loving God. I love you, Lord.
~in Christ Joyce
Wow, I have heard that song a hundred times and never realized exactly what it said. The pictures make it so much more meaningful. Blessings to everyone this Friday.
I am a little behind and just started reading Ch. 8 today. Thank you so much for this post…it is so refreshing to hear and read this–I am still struggling with actually believing it and applying it to my life each and every day, but I have made some progress since beginning this Bible study! I hope I will eventually reach the point where I can wake up each morning and confidently proclaim and walk in the promises God has for me!
I SO needed the words of this song today. I’m usually one that loves to write my thoughts, but at the moment this song is just washing over me and reaching the needed places. So thankful that God is letting that happen. I’ve heard it many times before, but it just seems to be REALLY reaching today. Thank you SO much for posting it! (I’m currently behind a week and a half on the book study, but I’m committed to catching up. I’m leading a Bible in 90 days group and I got behind on this study in the process.)
What a beautiful song! I have four daughters & this is exactly how I want them to see themselves . . . strong & beautiful women of God.
What a truly beautiful and uplifting song. One of my most favorite. I keep it n my phone with a few others to play in those trying times. We are strong women and we need to embrace that everyday in all the things we do, small and large as they are all to HIS glory. Blessings to all my Sister.
I heard someone on TV say: women worry too much about the outside, and not enough about the inside.
I love the song by Gunther: You make beautiful things, you’re making good things out of dust….
I have this song in my car– and I play it a lot!! I need to hear this over and over and over again.
I had a horrible day on Wednesday and was beating myself up am better today – but the timing of this song is great. My sweet husband says he thinks of me everytime he hears it.
Thanks for the warm fuzzy’s.
I had a horrible day, a few weeks ago— and I am trying to let go It is hard.
Question 1…What really hit me is that I am God’s MASTERPIECE!! I was created by Him this way. This doesn’t give me an excuse to not strive to be better, but it does give me a resource to guide me in the direction I should go! I need to allow God to show me my heart’s desires (His desires for me) so that I don’t spend my whole life filling the desires of others or trying to live up to or be like them.
WOW! As the tears roll down my face I’m overwhelmed by the words proclaiming my beauty to my Lord. I LOVE THIS SONG SO MUCH!!! IT SPEAKS TRUTH!!!
This book has been a HUGE challenge for me, but in the lowest of times some of the truths now pop into my head shortly after the lies and that’s not by chance but God’s design… I AM CHOSEN, I AM BEAUTIFUL, I AM HIS BELOVED, I AM VICTORIOUS IN CHRIST. My struggles recently have been with my worth to others as multiple struggles within my family are occuring. Tough worldly stuff, but OUR GOD IS BIGGER! PRAISE THE LORD!
Thanks for listening to God’s heart for all of us and writing this book and taking the time to walk through it with us. Your insights are so valuable. May you be richly blessed today as well.
1) in what areas do you tend to compare yourself with others and feel like you do not measure up?
2) what personality type describes you best?
it is incredible how god gets our attention…. my husband and i have been taking a class at church which we have been learning the excat topics mention in ch.8 and just last week during class ( we are on class 5,its 8 wk ) i am sitting there thinking to myself ” i’m never going to get this god, we’re in our 5th class and i still do not understand the teachings” i felt like giving up, i was comparing myself to other student they were doing so much better than i, their answers sounded better than mine, i kept thinking to myself i never live up to that standard in chirst eyes. when talking about personalities i struggled, i was checking off all the things i felt i was good at or wanted to be. i thought to myself if i can be more socialable like so n’ so and more organized like mo n’ mo, i ‘d be a great christian too.
then i realized something GOD made me me and them them and you you for his own reasons and own purposes. he loves me just as i am cause that is how he made me. i have other great ares of my life where i am useful and needed just as others are as well. so it is ok that i am a phlegmatic, contoled, fun, perfection, loving women of god who needs to add balance in her life, be reliable to others, think she can solve all problems, lead naturally, love my family, friendly and works well by myself, while trying to be a planner who is well organized and be creative and fair all at the same time. oh i feel so much better! ty;)
Isn’t it amazing that as soon as you think you are finding your place and are starting to accept who you are in Christ that Satan just starts whispering those old familiar lies in your ears. He reminds you of all your weakness at every turn and tries to convince you that you are still not good enough. This Bible study has been such a good help to remind me that it is an every day battle but not one that I have to loose. It is giving us a battle plan to face the enemy (Satan). when Satan starts to tell me I am not good enough or that I may as well give up, I can stand against him armed with Scripture that tells me that I am loved, I am known, I am created beautiful. I am created with purpose. I want to draw closer to God and farther away from Satan’s lies.
I love that song!! Thank you for sharing. I’ve been down on myself because I’ve been I don’t have a lot of friends. Yes there are people at church that I talk to and stuff but there is no one that my husband and I do things with. It’s like the only time we are invited to do anything is if it has to do with a ministry and then we’re not spending time with the people we are working in the ministry. How do you get to know people if you’re always busy doing ministry work? I know I shouldn’t feel this way because God loves me and I am His handiwork. I am set apart but it seems like I am set apart from everyone even people in the church. Please pray for me and God bless you in all you do.
I am a new member of Renee’s web-site; watched the video today and it was truly beautiful. I recently went through a divorce, and my husband didn’t value me enough to commit to our marriage. This video tells me that the most important thing I need to hold on too, is what “GOD” thinks of me. I know, I am an image of him; and that makes me feel really beautiful in so many ways. Don’t let the enemy tear you down; “GOD” loves us regardless ! Even though it was a hurtful experience, I would not change it – because I am so much closer to “GOD”. He is beautiful too me !
I know its easy to forget this message when we feel misunderstood, unloved, unvalued, unappreciated. It doesnt help that we are so emotional as women…=)This message couldnt have come at a better time, for in the past couple days a darkness had been lingering around me telling me that i am not good enough, that i am too fat, that i am not pretty enough…So thank you for being an instrument of God, he is so very Amazing & Loves us so much…& thanks again for getiing me back on track.
Thank you so much for sharing the video! It was just what I needed to hear today!! Your ministry is such a blessing to so many! Thank your for all that you do! 🙂
Amazing, this song always brings me to tears. It is so moving and always makes me think about who I am.
LOVE this song and this video! Until now, it has honestly made me feel weird to listen to this song. I felt like I was being conceited or something. But through this study God has shown me that He would never talk to me the way I think about myself. I need to let my guard down and let Him encourage and love on me. So thankful for His love!
As a little girl, I was taught that when we get to heaven, all our flaws will be “healed.” God would make us perfect. Well, to me, that meant I’d finally be thin and outgoing. I would finally have a tan and be rid of these freckles. Silly, yes, but that’s the world of a young girl who’s different.
After hearing today’s song, I’m thinking maybe in heaven our bodies won’t change after all. Maybe we’ll just be given new eyesight. Maybe we’ll stay the same physically, but we’ll have that wisdom to know we are all beautiful. Just the way we are.
I love hearing from God through music.
I was tickled when I got to the part in the book that asked us to remember what we pretended to be when we were kids. The images were pretty vivid for me and made me smile. I do see remnants in my life now. I am excited to see how God will fulfill his purpose for me. I’m glad I’m his!