Worthy of Love, Worthy to Belong

Photo courtesy of Nathaniel Edmunds Photography

By Angel Cantrell

“But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you. For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. I give Egypt as your ransom, Cush and Seba in exchange for you. ”

— Isaiah 43:1-3

Do you believe God has called you by name to be His?  To be loved and chosen… this is a hard thing to accept.  Many of us struggle believing we are even worthy of being loved and chosen by anyone, much less the Creator.  Some of our pasts are filled with shameful behavior that we’ve done or was done to us.  We all have experienced some form of rejection from others, and it is quite painful.

If you have ever walked into a room and felt ‘less than’ or ‘not enough’ and wish you could hide, you struggle with the lie that you are not worthy of love and belonging.

You may think ‘if others knew ALL of me and my life, they may not want to connect to me; they may not accept me.’  But you have a God who does know all and still ‘calls us by name’.  You do belong…to a mighty God and He has given you the worth of His Son.  His love is so deep that He protects you from being swallowed up and consumed by anything life has to give.  

If you are currently caught up in some sin, repent.  If you have hardened hearts toward those who may have sinned against you, forgive. Our behaviors do affect the ability to experience the abundant life which He has already given us.  But in it all, know this – you no longer have to walk in fear of rejection or the lies of shame.  You are created and formed by the master of this universe and He has called you by name.  You never walk alone.

So when you enter that dreaded room, office, church, (name your place) and your lies begin to tell you that you do not belong and you are not loved, remember the truth.  You have been chosen and redeemed and you are His.  Walk with the poise and knowledge that you are the beloved royal bride of a heavenly groom and He is with you - always. Walk as if there is a royal crown on your head and you come to bring love, blessings, and good news to all you encounter -  because you do.

Confident, secure, loved, chosen. 

Worthy

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