We all have days (or sometimes weeks) where we may not feel so wonderful or beautiful. Even in those times where we don’t think we are – guess who does think you are.  You got it – our Father God sees us as beautiful.

You see one way – He sees another.  Who do you want to believe?  Yourself or Him, the one who knows all?  Of course we want to believe Him but sometimes we struggle with how to believe Him.

Try this one simple action.  Sit down in a quiet place.  Open your bible to Psalm 139. Focus on verses 17-18:

How precious are your thoughts about me, O God.
They cannot be numbered!
I can’t even count them;
They outnumber the grains of sand!
And when I wake up,
you are still with me!

WOW – do you realize what the God of all creation is saying to us. He has so many precious thoughts about each one of us – more than the grains of sand. We can’t even count the grains of sand yet God has that many thoughts about us!

Now take a piece of paper and pen.  Read this scripture again and ASK God to tell you what some of these thoughts are that He has about you.  God wants to answer this question and tell you – as a matter of fact He cannot wait to share these thoughts with you.  Sit quietly, listen and just start writing.

The first time I tried this exercise it felt awkward, I was also afraid He wasn’t going to show up but He surprised me (as He loves to do) and it was amazing the thoughts He had about me – I remember shedding a lot of tears at the time but yet feeling so close to Him and truly loved by Him.

One idea I have for you is try listening to one of our soaking CD’s; Words of Love, Words of Encouragement, Words of Healing or Alone with God before you try the exercise above. The graceful music along with scriptural truths and promises spoken draws you into a quiet place where you are open to listen and receive.

Lord, my prayer for all those reading this is you will help them to take time with you. Help them to get up the courage to ASK you what it is you think about them and that each person would be overtaken by your love and your thoughts about each one of them. Bless them this day – in Jesus name I pray – AMEN!

Coreene

WOW! What a great saying. “God Loves Me.” Try saying it out loud right now and then do it again and again. It might seem like an awkward thing to do but do it anyway! Come on - stop for 5 seconds and say out loud to yourself  “God Loves Me” at least 3 times. You can hardly say this without cracking a smile or shedding a tear or two when this realization that He does love you really enters in.

We need this reminder all day long - I know I do. I need to remember He’s not mad or disappointed at me or doesn’t think I’m a failure but instead He is madly in love with me and is in great anticipation of spending time with me! When I start acknowledging this truth and saying these words to myself, everything starts to change and a real joy starts kicking in.

So throughout the day today, take time to remember that God loves you so much - say it out loud as many times as you can - see what happens - you have nothing to lose and a lot to gain!

If you’d like another idea about how to get this truth deep, deep inside so you really believe it, try listening to soaking prayer music. I listen to Words of Love, Words of Blessing and Words of Healing when I need a reminder of what God thinks about me and how He sees me - it sure helps to change the way I see myself and my relationship with our Creator in Heaven!

My prayer for every person reading this is that the love of the Father would infiltrate your heart so mightily that you would know that you know that He is madly in love with you and sees you as precious and beautiful in Jesus name I pray - AMEN!!!

Have a wonderful day!

Coreene