My Value.

I used to have this warped view of how God wanted me to act or be! I always felt that he wanted me to change who I was and I never understood that! I kept thinking to myself... if God wanted to change who I was, why did he make me this way in the first place? It says in Jeremiah 1:5 that before we were in our Mother's womb, God "chose" us.

Being a stay at home mom, I sometimes doubt my worth and value. It's just one of those things I struggle with. I have to remind myself daily that I am valued by God and even others. It's a hard thing to fathom: God's love for me, that is.

But, I realized after reading a devotional recently and felt the Lord speak to my heart... that God doesn't want to change who I am. He made me with special talents, gifts and gave me a certain personality because he knew what I could do with those things. He sees the potential in me. So, instead of God wanting to change who I am, I truly believe he just wants me to get better at being ME.

To see the good in myself and better those good qualities! Not to change those qualities but to see that those qualities are gifts from God and to use them for HIS glory!

Thank you God for showing your love for me today and always. Help me to know my worth and value and that it is in YOU. You are life and without you, there is no life. Thank you for loving me the way you do and for teaching me so patiently.  -Amen.