My Mom recently bought me a book by Holley Gerth called "You're Already Amazing" and I admit, I'm reading it! I say that because those of you who might know my Mom, know that she buys me a lot of books that I rarely get to read. Between being a full-time Reporter, a graduate student at Liberty University, riding horses, and being involved at church it's A LOT on my time. But, I'm glad I've made time for this one.
I was particularly moved by one excerpt in chapter 1 of the book, that reads this:
~ "It's time you knew you're amazing." ~
You smile, laugh awkwardly, glance at the ceiling. "I know, I know," you reply. "So kind of you to say."
I respond, looking at you more intently.
"I mean it's time you really knew. And there's more....
- You're not only amazing.
- You're enough.
- You're beautiful.
- You're wanted.
- You're chosen.
- You're called.
- You've got what it takes....not just to survive but to change the world.
By this time your fingers are wrapped around your coffee cup. You stare down at the bottom of it, focused on the emptiness, wondering why these words are so hard to hear.
Finally, you ask, "Who told you that?"
And I respond, "The only One who really knows - Someone who loves you."
I was so moved by this, as I believe these are things, we as women, we forget about ourselves - or sadly, we honestly have never heard it. These words have never reached our ears by anyone leaving us feeling unnoticed or worse, like we aren't worth it. But there is Good News - God knows you. He knows you better than you know yourself, better than anyone else for sure. And He believes all this about you and more. He is crazy about you, so much so that He laid down His life for you.
Girls, maybe you've heard these words a time or two by a man in your life who decided not to stay for good? And what I believe most don't realize is that men don't get to say these things to a feminine soul and just leave. When they leave, it completely invalidates what they've said to make you feel amazing, beautiful, wanted, chosen. This is because a man who believes you are amazing, beautiful, wanted, and chosen isn't going to leave if he believes these things - the mere fact of him leaving shows he doesn't believe himself if he says these things. Words and actions are powerful. Actions have to back up words in order to make them believable, to prove and validate the words as trustworthy. Only a fool would leave a woman who he truly believes is amazing, beautiful, wanted, chosen, and called into the kingdom of Christ. But, there is again, Good News!
The Lord Himself goes before you and will be with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. - Deuteronomy 31:8, NIV
Jesus Christ Himself will never leave you, He will always stay. Everyday. You can wake up to the Lord everyday and know that YOU are wanted - just as you are, He chose you, He called you to be with Him forever and will stand with you forever, He thinks you are amazing (Zephaniah 3:17), He sees you as nothing less than absolutely beautiful (Psalm 45:11), and He knows every little detail about you - and He can't get enough of you. What a King! Jesus knows you are worthy, but more importantly, we are worthy because of Him! Jesus IS just that into you!
So, if there is a woman in your life who you think deserves to know she is wanted, she is beautiful, she is already amazing, she is enough, she is called by Christ, and she has what it takes - let her know. And let her know, more importantly, that this is Christ's view of her and that He is just crazy about her!
I was particularly moved by one excerpt in chapter 1 of the book, that reads this:
~ "It's time you knew you're amazing." ~
You smile, laugh awkwardly, glance at the ceiling. "I know, I know," you reply. "So kind of you to say."
I respond, looking at you more intently.
"I mean it's time you really knew. And there's more....
- You're not only amazing.
- You're enough.
- You're beautiful.
- You're wanted.
- You're chosen.
- You're called.
- You've got what it takes....not just to survive but to change the world.
By this time your fingers are wrapped around your coffee cup. You stare down at the bottom of it, focused on the emptiness, wondering why these words are so hard to hear.
Finally, you ask, "Who told you that?"
And I respond, "The only One who really knows - Someone who loves you."
I was so moved by this, as I believe these are things, we as women, we forget about ourselves - or sadly, we honestly have never heard it. These words have never reached our ears by anyone leaving us feeling unnoticed or worse, like we aren't worth it. But there is Good News - God knows you. He knows you better than you know yourself, better than anyone else for sure. And He believes all this about you and more. He is crazy about you, so much so that He laid down His life for you.
Girls, maybe you've heard these words a time or two by a man in your life who decided not to stay for good? And what I believe most don't realize is that men don't get to say these things to a feminine soul and just leave. When they leave, it completely invalidates what they've said to make you feel amazing, beautiful, wanted, chosen. This is because a man who believes you are amazing, beautiful, wanted, and chosen isn't going to leave if he believes these things - the mere fact of him leaving shows he doesn't believe himself if he says these things. Words and actions are powerful. Actions have to back up words in order to make them believable, to prove and validate the words as trustworthy. Only a fool would leave a woman who he truly believes is amazing, beautiful, wanted, chosen, and called into the kingdom of Christ. But, there is again, Good News!
The Lord Himself goes before you and will be with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. - Deuteronomy 31:8, NIV
Jesus Christ Himself will never leave you, He will always stay. Everyday. You can wake up to the Lord everyday and know that YOU are wanted - just as you are, He chose you, He called you to be with Him forever and will stand with you forever, He thinks you are amazing (Zephaniah 3:17), He sees you as nothing less than absolutely beautiful (Psalm 45:11), and He knows every little detail about you - and He can't get enough of you. What a King! Jesus knows you are worthy, but more importantly, we are worthy because of Him! Jesus IS just that into you!
So, if there is a woman in your life who you think deserves to know she is wanted, she is beautiful, she is already amazing, she is enough, she is called by Christ, and she has what it takes - let her know. And let her know, more importantly, that this is Christ's view of her and that He is just crazy about her!
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