Guess what. God sees you differently than people do. People look at the externals; God looks at the heart. God always sees our potential. Yep, the P word. He knows who we are and who we can be.
While other people look at the externals of our lives and accept or reject us accordingly, God sees the heart. He also sees us as His own children, wholly and dearly loved. That’s the perspective we need: that we are God’s children—We are his flesh and blood. There is nothing we can or he will do to change that.
Fully comprehending God’s love for us gives us power. His love is unconditional. He knows everything about us—and still loves us. His love has the power to stop our heads from moving side to side to see what others think of us. This love focuses our eyes on the One whose opinion really matters—God.
Ephesians 1:4 says, “Long ago, even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes.” Wow. Without fault. That’s how God sees you. Nobody else sees you that way! Because God loves you, there’s no need to prove your self-worth. That is so relaxing…and freeing!
Getting our perspective straight and resting in the knowledge that He loves us—gives us the impetus we need to get busy living our lives for an audience of One.
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