Accepted 

There are so many days when I felt all alone in this world, but it’s so different now. I can feel God’s presence with me, and it makes me feel so accepted. It’s even better than how I feel with my best friend, because God knows everything about me. He knows everything, and He still accepts me. It’s an unbelievable feeling knowing that the King of All accepts me for who I am. I don’t have to be afraid of the kids at school not approving of me, and I don’t have to worry about changing anything to please people. I am happy with who I am, because God loves who I am.

LISTEN

You are more than you give yourself credit for, dear one. I know all things, and I love you for exactly who you are. I chose you for that very reason. I want you to stop trying to “fit in”, and start believing in the worth that I have shared with you. You are fully accepted, and fully loved just as you are. Remember that I came and found you, and I never asked you to clean yourself up. Leave that burden to me, because I have already taken care of it. I created you, and I want my child to come to me. 

READ

Romans 8:1 ESV: “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.”

Hebrews 10:10 ESV: “And by that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.”

Galatians 2:20-21 ESV: “I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness were through the law, then Christ died for no purpose.”

REFLECT

Reflect on the gospel.

How has that given you full acceptance?

When do you doubt the acceptance you have through Jesus?

How can you remind yourself that God full accepts, and fully loves you?

Who are you in Jesus? Accepted