Maybe if you are the grocery shopper in your family, you may have noticed that some stores have a scratch and dent bin for food items that are not perfect. They sell those cans and boxes for a discount, and most of the time, they are just happy to get rid of the imperfect items. Have you ever felt like some of those items with the scratches and dents, or that your life isn’t as valuable or worthwhile as someone else? Probably every one of us has! As we start out this new season, I want you to think the way God thinks about you. Sometimes we identify with an image of who others say that you are. It happens all the time, we get compared to somebody else, and someone determines that we aren’t good enough, or smart enough. Or, even the opposite happens, that you’re too good for anybody else, or that you are a brain or a nerd because you are smart. Sometimes that happens because of words we have heard, but often it comes when we begin to meditate or think about the words that have been spoken to us, or about us. What begins as a thought to our own mind soon becomes who we think we are. When we let the thought remain, it begins to color or warp who we really are. So as we start this new season…..I want to remind you of what God thinks about you, and I hope you begin thinking that same way. God has a wonderful plan for your life. He has given you talents and abilities that are unique to you. He wants you to live out your dreams and live your best life for Him. When any thought comes into your mind contrary to what God thinks, make sure to replace it immediately with God’s thoughts about you. Be encouraged today that a label doesn’t determine who you are….God does!
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