Mommy, Daddy, watch this! Every parent has heard that command too many times to count. Why do we as children demand our parents attention and approval?
"The world tells us that our value is connected to our ‘doing.’ Growing up, we’re constantly compared. When asked why we were not doing as well as our brother or sister, we felt we were doing our best and we had no answer. So we resolved to try harder, but no matter how hard we tried, someone still wasn’t satisfied. We were still getting the message, ‘Something’s wrong with you.’ This leaves us burned out, confused and turned off. It drives many of us into counselling, when all we need is the assurance of God’s unconditional love!
Your wrong behaviours won’t be changed until you know you’re loved by God apart from what you do. And that’s what Jesus made possible through the cross. Why is this important to believe? Because until you know who you are in Christ, you’ll stumble along believing that your acceptance with God is performance-based.
Your acceptance with God is based on performance, but not yours - Christ’s! Jesus loves you unconditionally and is committed to working with you. And the best part is, He doesn’t condemn you while He’s doing it! He understands your temperament, your struggles, and even the faulty foundation upon which you’ve based your self-worth. He not only understands - He cares.
Once you enter into a personal relationship with Christ He begins a process of relieving your pain, revealing your true value, and releasing your gifts. Bit by bit, He restores everything satan has stolen from you. And while all this is happening, you are positioned securely ‘in Christ.’ Therefore you’re always acceptable to Him."
Ask yourself today...Whose acceptance am I after? What am I willing to do to feel approved by those people?
The most life changing event for me was the day I came to the end of myself and realized that I am never going to be perfect and cannot please everyone. What freedom! I have to be true to myself, own my side of the street and treat everyone with love and respect and the rest is up to them. Some will accept me and choose to share this journey of life with me, others will not and that is just a fact.
I am loved by God and He is more than enough.
Your wrong behaviours won’t be changed until you know you’re loved by God apart from what you do. And that’s what Jesus made possible through the cross. Why is this important to believe? Because until you know who you are in Christ, you’ll stumble along believing that your acceptance with God is performance-based.
Your acceptance with God is based on performance, but not yours - Christ’s! Jesus loves you unconditionally and is committed to working with you. And the best part is, He doesn’t condemn you while He’s doing it! He understands your temperament, your struggles, and even the faulty foundation upon which you’ve based your self-worth. He not only understands - He cares.
Once you enter into a personal relationship with Christ He begins a process of relieving your pain, revealing your true value, and releasing your gifts. Bit by bit, He restores everything satan has stolen from you. And while all this is happening, you are positioned securely ‘in Christ.’ Therefore you’re always acceptable to Him."
Ask yourself today...Whose acceptance am I after? What am I willing to do to feel approved by those people?
The most life changing event for me was the day I came to the end of myself and realized that I am never going to be perfect and cannot please everyone. What freedom! I have to be true to myself, own my side of the street and treat everyone with love and respect and the rest is up to them. Some will accept me and choose to share this journey of life with me, others will not and that is just a fact.
I am loved by God and He is more than enough.
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