I am Valued...

I'm the sort of person who shrivels away when people say or do things that hurt me.

I don't have a huge sense of worth in my own eyes.

I'm not that great at anything.

And I'm very aware of my failures -

and they are many.

Logic says that I would be a shy, reserved, fearful little thing.

That I would hide at the back of the room with my insignificance.

But God...

I was outside praying this morning, looking at that gorgeous expanse of vibrant garden he's given me.

I was thanking him for everything he's been and is to me in my life.

He's my safe place.

I never experience anything but love and uplifting from him.

And while I'm untrusting that pretty much anyone else can offer that to me -

because we're all human and we all mess up -

I know I will always find a peaceful rest from that with him.

He is the treasure, buried in a field, that is worth giving up everything for.

He places value on my life that is way beyond what I would!

So much so that it brings me to tears.

I am his child.

And he gave his own life for me.

That makes me incredibly valued!

He always magnifies these things!

Like the tiny garden I prayed for -

and he gave me this vast expanse!

How precious he makes me feel!

And what that does is invaluable.

He makes me glow.

He fills me with healing and peace and warmth.

He makes me feel secure and confident

and able to wrap others up in his love too!

Every good thing and every beautiful relationship I have in this life is because of him.

And this is why I love him so much.

And why my life will always be his.

There is nothing and nobody else in this life that will ever be able to do this for me.

He is my everything.

And I'm so grateful.