What You Say Of Me

I was blown away by the amount of views my last post received. I believe that is due to loneliness being something that so many struggle with and maybe don't talk about very much. 

I have not been able to shake that. It breaks my heart to think that so many struggle with feeling lonely.

I have focused my study time on what the word says about loneliness and I thought that would be what my next post would be about. But that is not the case.

Lauren Daigle has recently released a song entitled "You Say". I have had this song on repeat since last week. It is a game changer. LOOK IT UP. BUY IT. PLAY IT. LIVE IT. BELIEVE. 

I played it for my STARS class (3rd-5th grade girls) last night and we talked through the lyrics and then worshiped to the song. My prayer is that these young girls would truly list to what GOD says of them rather than their feelings or the world. I PRAY THEY WOULD BELIEVE WHAT YOU SAY OF THEM LORD. 

I wanted to share what it is that God says of us. This will certainly NOT be an exhaustive list, but it will give us a good start on who we are in Christ.

You are LOVED. Isaiah 43:4a (NIRV) "You are priceless to me. I love you and honor you."

You are STRONG. Ephesians 6:10 (NIRV) "Finally, let the Lord make you strong. Depend on his mighty power."

You are HELD. Isaiah 41:13 (NLT) "For I hold you by your right hand--I, the Lord your God. And I say to you, 'Don't be aftraid. I am here to help you"

You are his CHILD. John 1:12 (NLT) "But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God."

You are ACCEPTED. Romans 15:7 (NIRV) "Christ has accepted you. So accept one another in order to bring praise to God."

You are ADEQUATE. 2 Corinthians 3:5 (NIV) "Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God"

You are BEAUTIFUL. Isaiah 61:10 (NIRV) "The people of Jerusalem will say, "We take great delight in the Lord. We are joyful because we belong to our God. He has dressed us with salvation as if it were our clothes. He has put robes of godliness on us. We are like a groom who is dressed up for his wedding. We are like a bride who decorates herself with her jewels."

You are BOLD and CONFIDENT. Ephesians 3:12 (NIRV) "Through him and through faith in him we can approach God. We can come to him freely. We can come without fear."

You are CALLED. 1 Corinthians 1:9 (NIV) "God is faithful, who has called you into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord."

You are CHOSEN. Colossians 3:12 (NIRV) "You are God's chosen people. You are holy and dearly loved. So put on tender mercy and kindness as if they were your clothes. Don't be proud. Be gentle and patient."

You are more than a CONQUEROR. Romans 8:37 (NIV) "No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us."

You are FREE. Romans 8:2 (NLT) "And because you belong to him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death."

You are GUARDED by God. Philippians 4:7 (NLT) "Then you will experience God's peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus."

You are his HANDIWORK. Ephesians 2:10 (NLT) "For we are God's masterpiece (handiwork). He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago."

You are KEPT. 1 Peter 1:5 (NIV) "who through faith are shielded by God's power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time."

You are the LIGHT of the world. Matthew 5:14 (NIRV) "You are the light of the world. A city on a hill can't be hidden."

You are an OVERCOMER. 1 John 5:4 (NIRV) "That's because everyone who is a child of God has won the battle over the world. Our faith has won the battle for us."

You are ROYAL. 1 Peter 2:9 (NIRV) "But God chose you to be his people. You are royal priests. You are a holy nation. You are a people who belong to God. All of this is so that you can sing his praises. He brought you out of the darkness into his wonderful light."

You are SAFE. Psalms 4:8 (NIRV) "I will lie down and sleep in peace. Lord, you alone keep me safe."

You are THOUGHT ABOUT. Psalms 139:17-18 (NIRV) "God, your thoughts about me are priceless. No one can possibly add them all up. If I could count them, they would be more than the grains of sand. If I were to fall asleep counting and then wake up, you would still be there with me."

You are VALUED. Matthew 6:26 (NLT) "Look at the birds. They don't plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren't you far more valuable to him than they are?"

You are VICTORIOUS. 1 Corinthians 15:57 (NLT) "But thank God! He gives us victory over sin and death through our Lord Jesus Christ."

This only scratches the surface. The WHOLE Bible is filled with the good things that God thinks about us, created us for, made us to be, helps us to be, etc. 

I know loneliness will come. I know we will struggle. I know that our feelings will lie. I know that we will go through the valley. 

But God has already thought of ALL of that. Nothing takes Him by surprise. That is why He gave us HIS WORD, his love letter, so that we would have all that we need to walk through with strength and not crumble in defeat. That is why he left us with a helper, the Holy Spirit. We do not walk alone. EVER. 

I don't know about you but I am choosing to BELIEVE WHAT HE SAYS OF ME. 

I don't want to listen to my feelings. THEY LIE. 

I don't want to listen to the world. IT IS CONTROLLED BY OUR ENEMY. 

I don't want to turn to other people. THEY ARE HUMAN AND CAN AND WILL FAIL US. 

I don't want to find my worth or my identity in anyone or anything but GOD MY FATHER, GOD MY CREATOR, JESUS MY LORD, JESUS MY BEST FRIEND. 

Heavenly Father,

Thank you so much for song writer like Lauren Daigle who write your words and sing it for all the world to be moved. I ask that you would bless Lauren abundantly. I pray that she would continue to write and sing songs that move us to the core and point us back to YOU. I pray Father for every reader, Lord that YOU would speak LIFE into them. I pray that You would encourage them in their journey and help them to remember that YOU have been where they are and that YOU are right there with them. Father thank you for encouraging me and for using me in my struggles to speak out to the world. Lord Jesus I pray that you would come into our moment right now and that your love and peace that surpasses all understanding would surround us and pour down on us like warm sunshine. Jesus I pray for miracles to happen in the lives of every reader as they stand on YOUR TRUTH and as they BELIEVE WHAT YOU SAY OF THEM. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.