Loved, Beautiful, Gifted

I start every morning with coffee with God through daily devotions from Our Daily Bread. Today’s devotion is titled “Loved, Beautiful, Gifted.” Sheridan Voysey wrote this devotion. The scripture reading is Romans 8:15–17 with the key verse, “May the Lord judge between you and me.”, 1 Samuel 24:12. My beloved children, grandchildren, cousins, nephews, brothers, and sisters in Christ, all I write, I first pray to God to guide my words to serve as spiritual food and guidance. I desire God to be my sole source of writing. All the credit goes to God, not me. I am his humble servant. I thank God that He led to use Our Daily Bread Ministries as my inspiration for comments.

When I look back, I relate to Malcolm. At an early age, I was in a turbulent home. I was resentful, fearful, desperate for approval, and feeling falsely responsible for his family’s problems. I hated myself and wanted to die, and suicide was never off the table.

Through many Christians and church members, I realized that God loved me unconditionally. Nothing would ever change His love for me. I knew in my heart that I was loved, beautiful, and gifted. As God reveals His gifts to me, I am using them for His glory.

Reflect:

What words come to mind when you see yourself in the mirror? How different are they from Scripture’s depiction of what God sees in you?

Prayer:

Father, thank You for loving me, gifting me, and making me Your child. May Your Spirit work in me today to truly, genuinely believe it.

My Prayer for You:

May God bless you and thank Him for loving, gifting, and making you His child.

Our Daily bread Ministries (2020/08/05) Loved, Beautiful, Gifted, Sheridan Voysey, retrieved from www.odb.org 05/08/2020 Loved, Beautiful, Gifted.